topic: [[Creating]] people: #people/constancedierickx created: 2023-05-07 *In complex systems, which means anything with people, teams, time, etc, the best we can do is create conditions, we can't force outcomes.* This reminds me of [[Farming]], and how [[Farmers can't cram for the harvest]]. Farmers can till the soil, provide fertilizer, carbon, nitrogen, and other essential elements. Only the pea can do the growing. It's kind of like [[learning happens naturally]], if we can allow learners to get into a growth [[Mindset]] so that they can [[be available for the opportunity]] to learn through performing in a context of [[psychological safety]]. It's kind of like using [[Circle Up]] and [[Project L&L With HUSF]] to create the routines for [[wellness]]. [[create the conditions]] is a mantra I would like to use when I'm in a position of [[Leading]] This matters because with [[reactance]], pushing people to do or be a certain way will backfire. Instead embracing where they are at, and working on the system around them is the only way things will improve. In organizations, there is a U-shaped curve for resources and effectiveness of teams: ![[Resources and team effectiveness.jpg]] (Tannenbaum & Salas, 2020) Chapter 7 ##### What would the opposite argument be? [[cognitive reframing]] approaches from the opposite angle, it doesn't work on the conditions for learning or wellness, it works on the mindset. Here is a place where [[The Dichotomy of Leadership]] means that one can be a leader by setting a vision, can be [[Mentoring]] by asking good questions, and can be [[Coaching]] and [[facilitating]] by helping people experiment and learn. tags: #note/statement | #on/leadership | #on/growth ##### Sources: [[How To Create The Conditions To Optimize Your Success.pdf]] [[🐓 Idea Farm/Deadfall/For myself only/Readwise/Books/Teams That Work]] Tannenbaum, S. I., & Salas, E. (2020). _Teams that work: The seven drivers of team effectiveness_. Oxford University Press.