ERIC Number: ED319924
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Publication Date: 1990
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Forging Consensus: Building a Dialogue among Diverse Leaders. Putting Ideas into Action. Special Report Number 140.
Ghiselin, Bernie
This document describes the struggles of a diverse group of 37 community leaders, called the Greensboro One Task Force, with the issues of race, class, and government in order to develop a bond package that could be supported by the majority of the voters of a North Carolina city. Through quotes from the participants, the document illustrates how consensus was achieved in this 1985 contest. A concluding chapter outlines three things that the two nonvoting group facilitators considered important about their role: (1) setting boundaries and structures; (2) staying neutral themselves; and (3) having complementary styles. (CML)
Descriptors: Adults, Change Agents, Community Development, Community Influence, Community Leaders, Group Behavior, Group Dynamics, Leadership, Personal Narratives
Center for Creative Leadership, P.O. Box P-1, Greensboro, NC 27402-1660.
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC.
Identifiers - Location: North Carolina (Greensboro)
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