LEADING YOUR TEAM TO PEAK PERFORMANCE: HOW TO NEGOTIATE THE NONNEGOTIABLE. Issue 80 (March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shapiro, Daniel L.
• Is Part Of: Leader to leader. Issue 80(2016)
• Page Start: 43
• Page End: 47
• Publication Date: 2016-03
• Subjects: Leadership -- Periodicals; Management -- Periodicals; Organizational change -- Periodicals; Nonprofit organizations -- Management -- Periodicals; 658.4092
• DOI: 10.1002/ltl.20231
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1087-8149

Abstract

Abstract : Shapiro refers to what he calls a fundamental dynamic of human relations, confronted by every organization, even at the level of a team or a division. People want both affiliation and autonomy, creating tension and therefore challenges for managers. This can trigger what he calls the "'Tribes Effect, ' a mind‐set that pits team members against one another: It is me versus you, us versus them." He discusses and explains "five lures of the tribal mind." These are vertigo, repetition compulsion, taboos, assault on the sacred, and identity politics. "The key, " Shapiro writes, "is to promote positive relations and counteract the Tribes Effect, turning conflict from an obstacle into an opportunity for organizational success."