Tham khảo tài liệu 'true north groups a powerful path to personal and leadership development bk business_5', kinh doanh - tiếp thị, quản trị kinh doanh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 66 TRUE NORTH GROUPS YOUNG PRESIDENTS ORGANIZATION NORMS MAKE THE FORUM GO In our research we discovered that the groups with the most explicit norms are created by the Forum of the Young Presidents Organization. This is a global group of chief executive officers under fifty who run organizations with annual revenues greater than 5 million and more than forty employees. YPO chapters of up to one hundred members exist in most major cities in the United States and around the world. Members pay 7 000 to 10 000 annually to belong to YPO and to participate in its local national and international meetings. Presidents conclude their membership when they reach their fiftieth birthday but many join an organization of YPO alumni so they can keep their relationships alive and continue to learn. In the 1970s some California members wanted to have a place and time to talk about personal and family issues so they created the Forum an intimate confidential and supportive set of groups that exist within most YPO chapters. The value of these groups is evidenced by the fact that 80 to 90 percent of YPO members participate in a Forum. Similar Forum groups have been formed for about 40 percent of YPO spouses and additional ones have been created for the adult children of members. YPO members may remain in their Forum group past their fiftieth birthday which provides a sense of history and continuity. At monthly Forum meetings members start by giving brief updates on their lives which may lead to an initial discussion topic that evolves from issues shared by the members. The Forum facilitator who is also a member of the group keeps a parking lot of issues of interest that arose during prior meetings when there was insufficient time to discuss them. NORMING 67 EXHIBIT 5 True North Group Norms NORM RATIONALE Confidentiality Essential for trust and openness Openness Exploring one s personal experiences Trust Without it people won t share deeply Differences Respecting others uniqueness .
