Lemons to Lemonade : Resolving Problems in Meetings, Workshops, and PLCs by Diane P. Zimmerman and Robert J. Garmston (2013, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherCorwin Press

ISBN-101452261016

ISBN-139781452261010

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Number of Pages200 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameLemons to Lemonade : Resolving Problems in Meetings, Workshops, and Plcs

Publication Year2013

SubjectLeadership, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Interpersonal Relations

TypeTextbook

AuthorDiane P. Zimmerman, Robert J. Garmston

Subject AreaEducation, Psychology

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight7.8 Oz

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ReviewsGarmstonand Zimmerman have written a book that is the perfect blending of theory and research with very practical, user-ready techniques for facilitating meetings AND for dealing with specific challenges. In particular, I appreciated the focus on reflection, the notion of the levels of expertise, and the many concrete examples of specific facilitating challenges. I would LOVE to see this kind of training offered for administrators!, Reading Lemons to Lemonade is like having an expert at your side for every human occasion. Brilliantly to the point, Garmston and Zimmerman anticipate and deal with every issue imaginable when it comes to working with groups. Cycling in and out of principles and practical solutions (including providing sample responses) the authors have provided a succinct and comprehensive guide for becoming experts at working with people in all situations., ReadingLemons to Lemonade is like having an expert at your side for every human occasion. Brilliantly to the point, Garmston and Zimmerman anticipate and deal with every issue imaginable when it comes to working with groups. Cycling in and out of principles and practical solutions (including providing sample responses) the authors have provided a succinct and comprehensive guide for becoming experts at working with people in all situations., Before I opened this book, I tried to predict what I would find based on the authors' prior writings. Here's what I thought: The book will offer sage yet practical advice in response to common challenges faced by school leaders. It will offer specific and transferable processes and strategies to enhance individual and collective performance. It will be enjoyable to read. Indeed, that is just what I found. I predict that you will too!, Garmston and Zimmerman have written a book that is the perfect blending of theory and research with very practical, user-ready techniques for facilitating meetings AND for dealing with specific challenges. In particular, I appreciated the focus on reflection, the notion of the levels of expertise, and the many concrete examples of specific facilitating challenges. I would LOVE to see this kind of training offered for administrators!, Garmston and Zimmerman have written a book that is, to my mind, the perfect blending of theory and research with very practical, user-ready techniques for facilitating meetings AND for dealing with specific challenges. In particular, I appreciated the focus on reflection, the notion of the levels of expertise, and the many concrete examples of specific facilitating challenges. I would LOVE to see this kind of training offered for administrators! , Given that there is continuing turnover in educational leadership, it seems critical that effective practices be revived and renewed in order to sustain their impact. This book addresses that need not by simply reintegrating, but by refining and amplifying effective practices. More importantly the purpose of this book is to further the effectiveness of those 'being led,' and the interventions offer clear and powerful guidance for leaders wishing to amplify collective thinking power of a group., Garmston and Zimmerman have written a book that is the perfect blending of theory and research with very practical, user-ready techniques for facilitating meetings AND for dealing with specific challenges. In particular, I appreciated the focus on reflection, the notion of the levels of expertise, and the many concrete examples of specific facilitating challenges. I would LOVE to see this kind of training offered for administrators!, Anyone who is in the position of facilitating team meetings will find Lemons to Lemonade: Resolving Problems in Meetings, Workshops, and PLCs, an incredibly useful resource. Authors Robert J. Garmston (co-founder of the Center for Cognitive Coaching) and Diane P. Zimmerman (a teacher, principal, superintendent and leadership trainer) share strategies and protocols for managing 'the unexpected occurrences that crop up when groups of people work together.' They seek to help readers use these events 'to build group cohesion, productivity, and learning.' The strategies shared in Lemons to Lemonade help facilitators understand the needs of particular groups and address specific group dynamics in order to ensure collaborative efforts are fruitful and enjoyable for participants., Garmston and Zimmerman have written a book that is, to my mind, the perfect blending of theory and research with very practical, user-ready techniques for facilitating meetings AND for dealing with specific challenges. In particular, I appreciated the focus on reflection, the notion of the levels of expertise, and the many concrete examples of specific facilitating challenges. I would LOVE to see this kind of training offered for administrators! , Anyone who is in the position of facilitating team meetings will find Lemons to Lemonade: Resolving Problems in Meetings, Workshops, and PLCs, an incredibly useful resource. Authors Robert J. Garmston (co-founder of the Center for Cognitive Coaching) and Diane P. Zimmerman (a teacher, principal, superintendent and leadership trainer) share strategies and protocols for managing 'the unexpected occurrences that crop up when groups of people work together.' They seek to help readers use these events 'to build group cohesion, productivity, and learning.' The strategies shared in Lemons to Lemonade help facilitators understand the needs of particular groups and address specific group dynamics in order to ensure collaborative efforts are fruitful and enjoyable for participants., Anyone who is in the position of facilitating team meetings will findLemons to Lemonade: Resolving Problems in Meetings, Workshops, and PLCs, an incredibly useful resource. Authors Robert J. Garmston (co-founder of the Center for Cognitive Coaching) and Diane P. Zimmerman (a teacher, principal, superintendent and leadership trainer) share strategies and protocols for managing the unexpected occurrences that crop up when groups of people work together. They seek to help readers use these events to build group cohesion, productivity, and learning. The strategies shared inLemons to Lemonade help facilitators understand the needs of particular groups and address specific group dynamics in order to ensure collaborative efforts are fruitful and enjoyable for participants., Given that there is continuing turnover in educational leadership, it seems critical that effective practices be revived and renewed in order to sustain their impact. This book addresses that need not by simply reintegrating, but by refining and amplifying effective practices. More importantly the purpose of this book is to further the effectiveness of those 'being led,' and the interventions offer clear and powerful guidance for leaders wishing to amplify collective thinking power of a group., Before I opened this book, I tried to predict what I would find based on the authors' prior writings. Here's what I thought: The book will offer sage yet practical advice in response to common challenges faced by school leaders. It will offer specific and transferable processes and strategies to enhance individual and collective performance. It will be enjoyable to read. Indeed, that is just what I found. I predict that you will too!, This book's major strengths include: its focus on an area that needs much support, its use of cognitive coaching as the basis for strategies and techniques, and the focus on strategies and minimizing theoretical ideas.

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Table Of ContentAbout the AuthorsIntroduction To Intercede Is To Lead Why Read This Book Problem LocaterChapter 1. The Novice to Expert Journey We All Begin as Novices Accomplished Means Competent Uninformed Novice Proficient Accomplished Highly Accomplished Expert Proficiency Scale Attributes of the ExpertChapter 2. Building Personal Confidence Connecting Mind and Body 1. Breathe 2. Try Progressive Relaxation 3. Walk 4. Center Yourself Physically 5. Over Prepare. Over Prepare 6. Address the Stress of Conflict 7. Check Your Negative Predictions at the Door 8. When Stuck, Move 9. Maintain Your Identity as a Facilitator 10. Monitor Your Need to Know 11. Take Care to Arrange the Room 12. Create a "Circle of Excellence"Chapter 3. Intervention Principles Principles Guide Decisions 1. Compassion 2. Precise Language 3. Congruence 4. From Low to High RiskChapter 4. Deciding to Intervene Establish Meeting Standards Set Working Agreements Evaluate Working Agreements Clarify Tasks Intervene as Necessary Deciding to Intervene with an Ad Hoc Group Intervening Preemptively 1. Is the Agenda Relevant? Plan the Beginning Cluster Reports Mix Strategies 2. Is Engery Waning? Around the Room and Back Again Card Partners The Card Stack and Shuffle 3. Are Emotions Ratcheting Up? First Turn/Last Turn 4. Might the Group be Heading Toward Conflict? Grounding Deciding When to Intervene 1. Is Intervening Important? 2. Am I the Best Person to Intervene? 3. Are My Observations Accurate? 4. Will It Be Quick or Take Time? 5. Can the Group Learn From It?Chapter 5. Common Group Issues Getting Attention Attention First Refocusing Common Signal Physical Proximity Verbal Proximity Redirecting Engagement Join a Whole Table That is Off Task Refocus Serial Storytelling When Workflow is Hampered Address a Refusal to Follow Directions Assist with Difficulty Transitioning Address Uneven Finishes with Group Work Engergize a Quiet Group Managing Your Emotions Positional Thinking--Power Struggles From Positions to InterestChapter 6. Managing Common Challenges Low Engagement Knitters Non-participants Daydreamers Silent Participants Frowners Distracteds Distruptive Group Members Broken Records Long-winded Speakers Humorists Inappropriate Humorists Latecomers and Early Leavers Resisters Side Talkers Know-It-Alls Monopolizes Misinformants Interrupters Subject-Changers Cell Phones and TextingChapter 7. Strategies for Advanced Facilitation 1. Group Conflict Grounding Existing State--Desired State 2. Demoralizing External Events Desired State Third Point Redirect Resistance Pace and Lead Structured Interviews 3. Disputes Stop the Dispute Early Verbalize the Issue Acknowledge Each Position Identify the Sources of Information Check Perceptions Reframe the Conflict as an Asset 4. Dissenting Views Paraphrase Partner Pace the Emotion Redirect the Attack Reframe the Opposition Help Groups Utilize Styles Assumptions Wall Brainstorm Questions Disperse to Agree 5. Personal Attacks The Six-Step Response Step Between Opposing Members Change the Narrative Enlist the Group in Solving the Problem 6. Challenges to the Leader Process Commercial Engage With More Intensity Engage With Less Intensity Request Civility 7. Subgroup Manipulation Decision Matrix Values Decision Matrix Require a Quorum Pace, Lead and Poll One-Minute Advocacy Alternate Microphone Advocacy 8. Sabotage 9. Irresolvable Conflict Polarity Management

SynopsisThis is a practical toolkit for facilitators, providing interventions for all kinds of meetings, from professional development sessions to PLC deliberations., The complete guide to getting the most out of every gathering of educators! Prevent meetings from descending into aimless rambling or counterproductive conflicts that end up wasting everybodys valuable time. This resource gives you a playbook to help anyone confidently lead group discussions so that problems get solved, not created. The authors, both veteran educators and experts in group dynamics, detail: How to prepare yourself to facilitate the discussion and keep it on task Best practices for squashing conflict without wounding pride Methods for dealing with "interrupters," "subject-changers," disputes, personal attacks, and other time-waster events, Prevent meetings from descending into aimless rambling or counterproductive conflicts that end up wasting everybodys valuable time. This resource gives you a playbook to help anyone confidently lead group discussions so that problems get solved, not created., Do your meetings spiral angrily out of control? Or simply not make the most of the participants' talents? Lemons to Lemonade by Robert J. Garmston and Diane P. Zimmerman is the playbook you need to promote civil, productive discourse, detailing: how to prepare yourself to facilitate the discussion and keep it on task; best practices for squashing confilict without wounding pride; methods for dealing with "frowners," "interrupters," "subject-changers," "humourists," and other time-waster types. With this book, you will never waste another opportunity for problems to get solved by the combined powers of capable minds.

LC Classification NumberAS6