After an intense week of working with leaders in very complex situations, clear lessons for getting groups and enhancing leadership in groups to move to action have emerged for me. I invite you to add and challenge my insights.

Follow up:

• Set context by telling the story of how the group got to this specific time and place in their conversation • Anytime the group or individuals are confused as to where they are revisit how they got to this specific point in time and in the conversation • Remind them of the result and that they are always experimenting • Acknowledge achievement continuously • Remind the individuals in the group to be generous to themselves and others - being in the space of learning • Stop frequently to ask what the conversation is about and which conversation to focus on if multiple are going on • Brainstorm and develop proposals in small groups, make decisions in plenary • Never end before the one next step and person undertaking it has been agreed on • Always ask about interest vs. position • Allow space to differentiate, then seek to integrate interests • Write down all proposals, be clear if new contributions are modifications or counterproposals • Fragmentation can occur when the pressure to align is an either/or and forces partner to choose between own result (performance measure) and partnership result • Moving forward can mean that not everybody has to participate • Leadership moves can be active or reflective - moving or staying interested • Sub-optimization for the sake of the group has to be done authentically without pressure