What Members Are Saying About SIOP’s New Online Network*
Zachary Horn Chair, SIOP Electronic Communications Committee Aptima, Inc.
What a way to kick off SIOP's newest member benefit! We had a hunch that my.SIOP—SIOP’s new social collaborative network for I-O—would fill a gap in the SIOP member experience, but the level of hands-on member engagement at the annual SIOP conference in San Diego was incredible!
Before the weekend was over, close to 1,000 SIOP members had already added content to their profiles, uploaded profile photos, added themselves to the community map, and began meeting other SIOP members in content groups. In case you missed it, the line for a “free professional photo” at the PDRI-sponsored photo booth routinely held 10 to 20 people. In total, over 400 members got their free photos taken—perfect for use on my.SIOP and elsewhere on the web.
Brent J. Lyons, Doctoral Candidate Organizational Psychology Michigan State University
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Are there any fans of Chris Argyris out there? I ran across a paper I wrote in grad school where I summarized some of the work of Chris Argyris ….. and critiqued it as well. The paper is ‘interesting’ to read now – about 15 years later. I had recently been thinking about learning organizations and ran across a blog that made reference to his ideas on how organizations develop over time. I really liked his work while I was in school, but found that work not adequately supported by empirical research. Maybe I needed to read more of his books and articles. The paper was not "great" and now of course there is a Wiki with more detail. I share some excerpts from my paper below. I would like to hear from people on how his theories and concepts have influenced your work. Are Argyris’s theories still relevant today? Are they too academic? For example do people accept and apply double loop learning, the ladder of inference, Theory of Action and Espoused Theory? I have not kept up I have to admit, but I really liked his early writings on organizational structure and human development…
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During my last post, we discussed the idea of students requesting Facebook interaction from their professors. I received a good amount of feedback regarding interacting with students outside of the classroom from readers and even friends and family who read the blog. I love the idea of using Yammer or LinkedIn for in-network social situations. And, I agree that it is a huge organizational challenge (work, school, or otherwise) when direct reports or students request social interaction you are not comfortable with. I’ve even spoken with colleagues who have asked students what their classroom expectations are. And, students are now expecting texts, Facebook messages, and other communications outside of the classroom.
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What Members Are Saying About SIOP’s New Online Network*
