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Laske’s ‘Transformative Effects of Coaching on Executives’ Professional Agendas’ (1999)

June 27, 2019 By Otto Laske Leave a Comment

This blog contains a downloadable copy of Laske’s Psy.D. dissertation of 1999 (2 volumes). The thesis was submitted to William James College, Newton, MA. Readers were Robert Kegan, Ph.D., of Harvard Graduate School of Education; Samual Moncata, Ph.D., of William James College, Newton, MA. (then called ‘MA School of Professional Psychology’); and Tim Hall, Ph.D, of Boston University’s Business School. The dissertation is a comprehensive social-emotional and cognitive study of 6 executives from the Boston, MA, area, the first of its kind.

The dissertation comprises 2 parts:

1. volume 1 (5 chapters): methodology and findings

2. volume 2 (Appendices A to D, focused on the relationship of executive and adult development, and including interview data as well as  coaching recommendations based on interview scoring outcomes).

On this blog, a third part comprises the volumes’ figures.

In nuce, the dissertation undertakes to show the limitations of theories of executive development given their neglect of the ‘vertical development’ axis, both in its social-emotional and cognitive dimensions. It introduces the distinction between ‘ontic’ and ‘agentic’ development barely acted upon in organizations even today, as well as the issue of the linkage between the social-emotional and cognitive dimensions still unacknowledged in today’s developmental research. In the course of doing so, the thesis presents the original conceptualization of CDF, the Constructive Developmental Framework, originally referred to as ‘DSPT’, Developmental Structure/Process Tool, where ‘structure’ refers to social-emotional stage, and ‘process’ to phase of cognitive development (the latter pioneered by Elliott Jaques).

The academic uniqueness of the thesis lies in connecting, for the first time, Kegan’s assessment of ‘social-emotional’ stage with Basseches’ assessment of cognitive phase, for the sake of formulating a comprehensive ‘vertical’ profile of executives and leaders, accomplished by integrating Elliott Jaques’ work on Requisite Organization. As a result, the thesis presented CDF, the Constructive Developmental Framework, a ‘depth-first’ assessment methodology whose stringency and depth of developmental thinking is still unsurpassed today. Despite of being focused on executive coaching, not a single “coaching school” except Paul Anwandter’s Academia Inpact, Santiago de Chile, took note of the research presented in the thesis.

Anticipating today’s interest in ‘artificial intelligence’, chapter 5 of volume 1 (p. 214) sketches an artificial intelligence mechanism for automating developmental interview analysis, a project not greatly advanced even 20 years later. The chapter’s title is “DSPT: A Tool for Monitoring Executive Development with regard to Cognitive Flexibility and Developmental Vulnerability and Resilience”. The dissertation pits consciousness as (social-emotional) structure against consciousness as (cognitive) process, thereby shedding light on two sides of mental functioning in a way that would be useful to consider when building complex, ‘dialogue savvy’, Apps, as were first dealt with in the 2018 book  on ‘Dynamic Collaboration’ (www.connecttransform.be) co-authored by Jan De Visch and the blog author.

The 1999 dissertation was never published except through UMI [Proquest] dissertation services (https://www.proquest.com/products-services/pqdtglobal.html), where it is available under order no. 9930438.

All teachings at the Interdevelopmental Institute between 2000 and the present are based on an explication of the thesis for the sake of teaching the Constructive Developmental Framework through certification courses, workshops, keynotes, articles (many of which are found on under Blogs), and books (under Publications).

The first, and it seems, only, dissertation extending the research on cognitive development in the thesis was written by Dr Iva Vurdelja 12 years later (see https://aura.antioch.edu/etds/330/).

Laske 1999 dissertation vol. 1

Laske 1999 dissertation vol. 2

Figures vol. 1 & 2 (Appendix E, vol. 2)

 

 

 

Filed Under: Assessment, Book Publication, CDF Mentoring, Coaching, Cognitive Dimension, Consulting, Consulting to Executives, Developmental Coaching, Dialectical Thinking, Socio-emotional Dimension Tagged With: CDF, Cognitive Dimension, Dialectical Thinking, DTF, Introduction, Socio-emotional Dimension

Einladung an deutsche Berater und Coach ihre berufliche Praxis höherzuschrauben

August 10, 2016 By Otto Laske Leave a Comment

Warum nicht mit alten Vorurteilen brechen die aus der positivistischen Tradition stammen und alle im Flachland landen? Dazu ist im Zeitalter des distributed leadership mehr Anlass als je. Die alten Kompetenzschablonen sind tot, und nun wie weiter? Vielleicht hülfe es, sich zu erinnern dass Menschen sich ihr ganzes Leben lang entwickeln? Das würde auf die Erwahcsenenforschungen führen, die in diesem Buch von Otto Laske (übersetzt von Rainer v. Leoprechting 2010) dazu verwandt werden, neue Einsichten und Werkzeuge in die Weisen des Umgangs mit ‘human resources’ einzuführen. Das Buch zeigt die Stufen der lebenslangen Entwicklung der persönlichen Erfahrungen, die jeder in seiner Arbeit und seinem Leben macht, und die zu stets grösserer innerer Freiheit und Selbständigkeit führen. Das Buch gibt dazu neue Werkzeuge an die Hand und zeigt auch, wie man über die Verwandlung der Arbeit durch neue, z. B. holakratische Umgebunglen, nachdenken sollte.  Humanpotenziale erkennen, wecken, und messen: https://www.paypal.com/webapps/hermes?token=60F77738JL486200S&useraction=commit&mfid=1488977619419_a1f09f7d58708#/checkout/login

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Filed Under: Articles by Otto Laske, Book Publication, Coaching, Consulting, Consulting to Executives, Deutsch, Developmental Coaching, Distance Learning Course, Finding Talent, integral thinking, Nature of Work, Socio-emotional Dimension, Translations, Workshops, Wprk Design Methodology Tagged With: CDF, Introduction, Otto Laske, Socio-emotional Dimension, Team Coaching

Effective Team Coaching: Juggling Personalities and Roles

November 2, 2015 By Otto Laske Leave a Comment

Teams are usually viewed as “flat”, disregarding that each of their members is active on a specific level of accountability associated with a specific universe of discourse. What team members are thinking and saying is thus not determined not only by their developmental size of person, but also by the size of their organizational role, and their understanding of the relationship between the two. A team coach or team leader who is disregarding this fact is going to be less effective that s(he) could be.

In this webinar, Otto Laske outlines a typology of teams in which both team members’ size of person and size of role receive due attention.

Filed Under: Coaching, Presentations, Video, webinar Tagged With: Cognitive Dimension, Introduction, Socio-emotional Dimension, Team Development, Video

Invitation for the workshop “Rewiring Team Dynamics: Building Collective Intelligence”

May 28, 2015 By Otto Laske Leave a Comment

Dear IDM Friend,

May I invite you to attend the International Workshop on Rewiring Team Dynamics: Building Collective Intelligence  in Mechelen (Belgium) from June 17th – June 19th .

The way we work is changing. So is the nature of teamwork at all levels in the organization changing. The age of ‘command & control’ in teamwork is shifting towards a ‘collaborate & communicate’ approach. We all know that innovation and creativity mainly takes place in a collaborative context. Nevertheless teamwork remains for a lot of organizations a confounding mystery. Diversity is rarely used in the most effective way. Most of the team’s potential remains unlocked.

Otto Laske and myself have developed an approach that reveals the principles by which we can unlock the potential of colleagues, that can release the creative potential of your organization. Building upon the Constructive Developmental Framework we have developed a set of tools both practical yet deep in wisdom. The Workshop ‘Rewiring Team Dynamics’ helps you practice ways by which to create collective intelligence and reveals the learnable art of thinking productively together. The workshop is based on a system of thought forms that help team members unravel their own resources for thinking in a provocative way.

Given its uniqueness, the workshop will take you on a fascinating journey, opening you mind for a completely different approach to empowering and leading teams. We will teach how teams can drastically improve their communication and collaborate to deliver breakthrough results.

The workshop will be facilitated by Dr. Otto Laske and myself. We will use case examples, mind opening dialogues, and powerful exercises to let you experience how ‘collective genius’ can be created. I hope to welcome you in Belgium. You can find more information on https://interdevelopmentals.org/product/rewiring-team-dynamics/. You can also subscribe for the workshop by simple reply on this mail.

 

In short:

Subject: Rewiring Team Dynamics

Date: June 17th – 19th (3 days)

Where: Koningin Astridlaan 144, 2800 Mechelen (15 minutes from Brussels, capital of Europe)

Price: 2600 USD (travel and accommodation not included)

 

As a special bonus, participants in this workshop will receive a free pdf copy of a forthcoming short book on the framework used in the workshop, entitled “Dialectical thinking for integral leaders: A primer.

Kind regards,

 

Jan De Visch

Managing Director Connect & Transform

Executive Professor Human Capital Management Enterpreneurial MBA Flanders Business School (Association KU-Leuven)

Filed Under: IDM News Tagged With: Application, Cognitive Dimension, Development, Introduction, Jan De Visch, Organisation Development, Team Coaching, Team performance

Introduction to Cognitive Growth: a possible journey from age 25-100

February 23, 2015 By Otto Laske Leave a Comment

In this short video I give listeners some examples of differences in phase of cognitive development individuals are typically in. My goal is to sensitize listeners to asking “where am I myself presently as to the structure of my thinking, and how does this determine the world I am seeing as real?”

Filed Under: Cognitive Dimension, Dialectical Thinking, Video Tagged With: Cognitive Growth, Development, Dialectical Thinking, Introduction, Otto Laske, primer sources, Thought Forms

Deutsche Einführung zu CDF

February 12, 2015 By Otto Laske Leave a Comment

Dieses kurze Video hat den Sinn, Sie in den Konstruktiven Entwicklungsrahmen, CDF genannt, einzufuehren. Otto Laske zeigt, wie die CDF Dialogmethode und Denkmethode positiv zu Ihrer Arbeit im Coaching, der Psychotherapie, und der organisatorischen Beratung beitragen kann.

Filed Under: Deutsch, Video Tagged With: Beratung, CDF, Coaching, Deutsch, Introduction, Psychotherapie, Video

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Architectural Work as Environment Making: Why Should Architects Acquire Tools Comprised by CDF, the Constructive Developmental Framework? https://interdevelopmentals.org/?p=8159

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CDF: A Social Science Framework for Understanding Human Agency https://interdevelopmentals.org/?p=8142

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The End of “Organizational Development” is the Beginning of Self-Development: An Insiders’ View of the IDM Dialectical Thinking Practicum https://interdevelopmentals.org/?p=7641. Have a look at why this should interest you whose skills half-life are shrinking by the day.

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13 Oct 2020

Next Monday, on 19 October, at 8am (-9am) CET, I organize a free information session on the Dynamic Collaboration Webinar Series, which will be held starting in November/December.

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An Intense Five-Month Dialectical Thinking Practicum for Logical Thinkers https://interdevelopmentals.org/?p=7563 Increasingly, mere logic-bound systems thinking is not good enough for dealing with 'wicked' problems. You can help yourself in this predicament by acquiring dialectical skills #IDM

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