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Build Cooperation or Expect Resistance

建设合作或期待阻力                   文/Ivan R. Misner 博士                                         Click to for English version

上个月的文章里,我提到了在“卓越”与“平庸”之间作出抉择的重要性。随着时间的推移,那些渐渐接受平庸表现与藉口的分会,往往面临挣扎的困境。成功的秘诀其实在于——对能够在分会中倡导成功与卓越的事物有所坚持。这些事物包括教育、遵守系统、良好的出席率等等。 

我在上个月的文章中没有提及的是——你在追寻卓越时所应抱持与展现的“态度”。 

BNI分会中达致成功的要诀——或就任何组织而言——取决于拥有“方案导向”的态度,进而自然地倡导与建设合作精神。[1] 

不论在BNI内外,抱持着“问题导向”态度的人为数之多,令人咋舌。这群人所预设的是:为了追寻卓越,他们必须找出所有问题与缺陷的所在,并倾其力将它们完全解决。 

在你的BNI分会中,尝试以下练习。它将展示“方案导向”如何鼓励合作,并朝向卓越的方向前进,而“问题导向”如何引入妨碍成就的阻力。 

·     要求会员们点出分会的两大问题,并将它们依严重程度进行评量——1代表严重问题,而10代表没有问题。

·     不论他们评量什么问题,你的初始的回应将是:“为什么评量那低?”例如,他们给出一个等级4的评量(表示他们对情况有些不满),你接下来的回应将是:“为什么评量那么低?哪一些元素是让评量不致于落到3 2或甚至是1的原因?” 

这样的方式有助于会员们意识到某一些东西是可行的——如果分会多进行这些东西,则情况将得以改善。 

利用这样的方式,你将焦点转移到解决方案上:整个分会聚焦在“要做些什么”,而不是“不做些什么?”会友们将为问题找到答案——他们要做的,只是找出什么是可行的,并多多进行它。 

我们常常了忘记答案就在身旁。大多数人都容易被问题所困扰。只要简单地聚焦在那些已经可行的方案,你的分会就能合作起来寻找一个解决方案。 

问题导向与方案导向的差异 

以下简列出的,是问题导向与方案导向分会的差异,及其结果。 

抱持问题导向的信念,我们起劲地专注于:

·         发生什么问题

·         需修补什么

·         责备

·         控制

·         过往

·         缺失与弱点

·         复杂化

·         定义 

想想你将如何反应——如果你和某些人有些问题,而他们却不断聚焦于负面,更不难理解这样的态度——不论在任何情况下(家庭、企业、人际网络组织等等),是如何轻易地引发阻力,并妨碍正面方案的进程。 

抱持方案导向的态度,你已经在你将如何前进的思维之中思考。你的焦点放在:

·         要达到什么

·         什么是可行的

·         进程

·         影响力

·         协调

·         资源与实力

·         简化

·         行动 

聚焦在方案将协助在分会中创造“共振”。你将专注在那些可行的事物,而非相反的事物上。 

依循这种方法之时,切记——有时候,创造共振的艺术是知道应该对什么事物略过不见!如果你努力地想立即解决每个浮现的小问题,进而成就卓越,你将倍感挫折,而被击垮。 

相反的,在同一时间内,聚焦于两、三样事情上——挑选那些亟需改进的部分。无可避免的,那些事情将为你下来的十个问题带来正面的影响。 

简而言之,以下是一些建设合作与方案导向的辅助性观点:

·         在思考行动时,以启动某些事情来取代停止某些事情

·         集中在可以立即执行的小行动

·         将精力集中在可行的事物上

·         明确、清楚定义出可以迈向成功的步伐,而非失败

·         聚焦于方案,而非问题

·         渐进式地朝向解决问题的方向

·         不要修补没问题的事物

·         找出什么可行,并多进行它!

·         在行动中找出有用的特质与资源

·         筛选方案 

在分会中建设合作的方法是——聚焦于解决问题的正面方案。当这种情况没能发生时,你几乎可以预见必然的阻力。 

[1] MerKergow & Jackson, Solutions Focus 

陈燕明 2007116
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200711月号SuccessNet ——Build Cooperation or Expect Resistance


 

From the Founder
Build Cooperation or Expect Resistance (1)


Last month I spoke about the importance of choosing between "excellence" and "mediocrity." Over time, groups that gradually accept mediocre performance and excuses tend to struggle. The secret is to be adamant about doing the things that promote success and excellence in a group. These things include education, following the system, passing quality referrals, good attendance, and more.

What I didn't talk about in last month's article is the "attitude" you must embrace and exhibit when striving for excellence.

The key to achieving excellence in a BNI chapter—or in any group for that matter—lies in having a solutions-focused attitude, which naturally will promote and build cooperation. (1)

It's amazing how many people (inside and outside BNI) have a problems-focused attitude instead. They assume that in order to achieve excellence they first must pinpoint everything that's wrong and lacking in the situation and channel all of their energy into fixing it completely.

With your BNI chapter, try the following exercise, which demonstrates how a solutions-focus encourages cooperation and progress towards achieving excellence, and how a problems-focus leads to resistance toward greatness.

• Ask members to pinpoint the two main problems in the chapter and rate those problems on a scale of 1 (huge problem) to 10 (not a problem at all).
• No matter what number they rate each problem, your initial response should be, "Why so high?" Let's say they give a #4 rating (which would indicate that they are not very satisfied with the situation), your response will then be, "Why so high? What's working that made you give it a 4 instead of a 3, a 2, or even a 1?"

This approach helps members to realize that there are some things working, and how things would be better if the group did more of those things.

With this approach you shift the focus toward a solution; the entire group focuses on what to do instead of what not to do. Fellow members will create the answer to the problem—all they have to do is pinpoint what's working and do more of it.

We forget that the answers are always there. Most of us get easily preoccupied with the problem. By simply focusing on what's already working, your chapter can cooperate to find a solution.

Differences between a problems- and solutions-focus
Outlined below are the differences between having a problems-focus chapter and having a solutions-focus chapter, and the consequences of each.

By maintaining a problems-focus, we get stuck dwelling on:
• What's wrong
• What needs fixing
• Blame
• Control
• The past
• Deficits and weaknesses
• Complications
• Definitions

Think about how you would react if you were having an issue with someone and they were focusing on the negative. It's easy to see how, in any situation (family, employment, entrepreneurial, networking group, etc.), this attitude engenders resistance and stunts progression of a positive solution.

By having a solutions-focus, however, you're already thinking in terms of how you will move forward. Your focus is on:
• What's wanted
• What's working
• Progress
• Influence
• Collaboration
• Resources and strengths
• Simplicity
• Actions

Focusing on solutions helps create resonance in a chapter. You're focused on what works rather than what doesn't.

With this approach, it is very important to remember that sometimes the art of creating resonance is knowing what to overlook! If you try so hard to achieve excellence that you attempt to immediately work through every little problem that comes up, you will become frustrated and overwhelmed.

Instead, focus on two or three things at a time—pick the things that need the most urgent improvement. Inevitably, those things will positively impact the next ten problems you have.

In conclusion, here are some supplemental points to focus on when building cooperation and working toward solutions:
• Think of actions as starting something rather than stopping something.
• Concentrate on small actions that can be taken now.
• Focus your energy on what's working.
• Come up with specific and clearly defined steps that build on successes, not failures.
• Focus on solutions, not problems!
• Take incremental steps to build towards the solution.
• Don't fix what isn't broken.
• Find what works and do more of it!
• Spot useful qualities and resources in action.
• Be selective about solutions.

The way to build cooperation in a chapter is to focus on a positive-solutions focus to problems. When that doesn't happen, you can almost always expect resistance.
 

 

 
 

 

 

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