tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868043333703483044.post7453350538328535343..comments2023-10-04T01:56:18.484-07:00Comments on The Little Things: Zip Your LipAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16540136429022445258noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868043333703483044.post-86806892770546474272010-01-06T07:06:45.000-08:002010-01-06T07:06:45.000-08:00Amy,Reading this post, I had a not necessarily rel...Amy,<br><br>Reading this post, I had a not necessarily related idea inspired by some of your observations over time about Sam.<br><br>You might want to do some reading on situational leadership, which is a management technique (from Hersey and Blanchard) recommending different supervisory tactics based upon a subordinate's developmental level (as determined by their competence and confidence) on a specific task.<br><br>The lecture I attended, when I originally leaned about this idea, explained it using the training in movie "The Karate Kid" as a case study.JimWoodshttp://jimwoods.thinkertothinker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868043333703483044.post-42078415067652388912010-01-07T11:11:43.000-08:002010-01-07T11:11:43.000-08:00Jim, sorry not interested.Jon, probably so because...Jim, sorry not interested.<br><br>Jon, probably so because I 100% disagree with the whole concept of "dominance games." Maybe we can discuss it in person.Amyhttp://www.amymossoff.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2868043333703483044.post-33453272167980593852010-01-06T16:14:43.000-08:002010-01-06T16:14:43.000-08:00You know, Amy, it's never okay for J to say an...You know, Amy, it's never okay for J to say any sort of "be quiet" unless it's clearly all in fun -- certainly not in a situation where there any hint of conflict or confrontation. He's the kid, we're the parents -- dominance games with us, unless clearly playful, are simply not acceptable. <br><br>And this is maybe a step closer to identifying my general unease with a number of behaviors from Sammy that you've described.Jon Prescottnoreply@blogger.com