Activity – Your Action Stances
The 4 Player Model
Action | Description | |
 | You are making a Move when you initiate action. It is an invitation for others to react and respond. It can be an overt suggestion or a statement of advocacy or opinion. If you introduce new ideas into the conversation, help shape direction, help individuals and groups to move forward, find/ put forward solutions to problems then you are making a Move. | |
 | You are making a Follow when you support another’s stance, agree with one side or another in a debate, agree to carry forward the ideas of others, help to strengthen the ideas of others, build coalitions. A Follow action always serves to perpetuate the action already on the table. | |
 | You are making an Oppose when you challenge an action that someone else has proposed, provide a contrasting view and perspective on the subject, disagree with what others are saying, are against what is being said, offer resistance to an idea or action | |
 | You are making a Bystand when you are reflecting on actions without acknowledging agreement or disagreement. A Bystand adds a neutral perspective, bridging competing and opposing actions, describing process rather than content, declaring the impact of a conversation on self, noticing what is going on and naming it. |
Exercise
Note: A more comprehensive and detailed understanding of your behavioural preferences can be obtained by completing the Kantor Behavioural Propensities Profile ©. Contact us for details – enquiries@policyhubscotland.co.uk
Survey
We thought it might be interesting to get a feel for the profile of learners undertaking this course, by conducting a series of polls across the classes. All votes are anonymous, the aim is to build an understanding of the behaviours, preferences and characteristics of those in governance positions across Scotland’s public services.
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