The Incident Of My Mini Experiment - 1267 Words

The incident My opportunity to practice or implement my mini experiment when I was called in to a meeting with the General Manager and several other staff. The goal was to review a major situation where key components were not in stock. Resulting in the business not being able to function correctly until resolved. My goal in relation to my mini experiment, was to remain engaged in the meeting and not allow my default routine of mentally withdrawing and shutting down to take place for as long as possible. Incident insights The meeting was heading for a finger pointing session this struck me of the chronically defeated team (Tyson 2010), and how this leads to poor team performance. This frustrated me as I wanted to contribute in a positive†¦show more content†¦This is holding my breath for a three count, in order to stop my mouth from making comments I regret. Instead allowing my mind to think of solutions or options to remain actively engaged in the meeting and not withdraw into myself. When the time came I took the opportunity and employed the circuit breaker. Experiment outcomes, the good The impact this had on the tone of the meeting was noticeable. It became apparent to me the General Manager was expecting me to behave the way I had previously, having my mini meltdown. When it became apparent I was not, and able to progress the conversation past the usual point he appeared to be visible thrown by this. I felt he had already planned the exchange in his mind before walking into the meeting. This had an unforeseen side effect as the General Manager had lost control of the meeting and I was now effectively running it. We were able to address the immediate issue and form action points to move forward. This is an example of me being able to influence in real time in order to achieve positive goals for myself and others. Somehow I had managed to remain detached yet engaged (Hughes 2015) resulting in a more productive experience. Experiment outcomes, the bad The next steps in the meeting was when I was unsuccessful in delaying my default routine. I relinquished control of proceedings back to the General Manager. The overriding dynamic of the