TO LEAD, CONNECT FIRST: BECOMING A BETTER MANAGER THROUGH T-GROUPS | Online
About this event
For 50 years, Stanford Graduate School of Business trained its future leaders through its most oversubscribed course, Interpersonal Dynamics (affectionately nicknamed “Touchy Feely”), which is based off the innovative T-group (“Training” Group) model, pioneered by Kurt Lewin when he was Director of MIT’s Research Center for Group Dynamics. After training at Stanford as one of the few facilitators of the model globally, leadership coach Norman Tran evolved the training to make the learning more specific, actionable, and measurable. Since then, he's partnered with adult development expert and CultureLabX SF Lead, Marisol MacGregor, who’s developed leadership trainings at companies like Zendesk, Logitech, and Comcast, to bring together the latest research and tactics in Interpersonal Dynamics, that you can start using immediately to improve your impact and relationships as a leader.
Key Takeaways:
- High-level overview of the Interpersonal Dynamics approach, with an emphasis on relationships
- Learn leading-edge interpersonal concepts, i.e. The "Relationship Bank Account" and what behaviors are considered "Depositing" vs "Withdrawing"
- Experience an abridged T-Group (10 direct participants and an observational feedback group)
- Capture your takeaways in a “User Manual” that helps your team collaborate more effectively with you
“It's become a rite of passage for these up-and-coming business leaders, an almost mandatory training lab for developing strong managerial and interpersonal skills.” –– Inc. Why the Most Popular Class at Stanford's Business School Is About Relationships.
