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Intervention and Leadership
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Identifying, even in broad terms, the nature of the challenge the group is
facing assist develop hypotheses about what form an intervention should
take and A gap between espoused values and behaviour;
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Tension arising because of the existence of competing commitments;
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Raising an “undiscussable” (unspeakable) issue; and/or
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Patterns of work avoidance.
Identifying, even in broad terms, the nature of the challenge the group is facing
assist develop hypotheses about what form an intervention should take and
about its purpose and its timing. 5
4. Interpretation
At its simplest interpretation is a hypothesis that reflects an observation about
the groups’ behaviour given what its stated purpose is. Using the diagnostic
framework (Figure 1) such an interpretation could be one targeting any level of
action or interaction between the three dimensions (human, political or
leadership) but needs to be crafted to take into account it’s timing in the life of
the group and the degree to which the identified issue or behaviour is already
apparent and important to others (it’s “ripeness”). Actions, taken too early or
late, that are too intense, poorly targeted or focused on secondary issues will
either heat things up, cool things down or make issues less pertinent.
Recognising the potential effect of an intervention coupled with good
judgment, intuition, experience and resilience forms the foundation for success.
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