It is the absolute pleasure of TripleEd to welcome Professor Amy Fraher from Southampton University to us! As part of the visit Professor Fraher will, among other things, give a presentation on “Mindfulness in Action”. The presentation is based on a recently published article in Academy of Management Discoveries. The paper not only use interviews with Navy seals – which is interesting in and by itself, but also publically available videos as sources of data. The interesting methodology notwithstanding, the focus of the presentation is the findings for how to build resilient teams. Please find the abstract below.
WHERE: Samvetet (S507)
WHEN: 4th of April
TIME: 10.15-11.30
If you are interested in attending please let Markus (markus.hallgren (at) umu.se ) know since we might need a larger room.
You find the article here (or email Markus – see above)
ABSTRACT
This study of US Navy Sea Air and Land (SEAL) commandos contributes to research investigating mindfulness in high-reliability organizations (HROs) by identifying the individual and collective influences that allow SEALs to build capacity for mindful behaviors despite the complexity of their missions, the unpredictability of their operating environments, and the danger inherent in their work. Although the HRO literature identifies a number of hallmarks of reliability, less attention is paid to how mindfulness is operationally achieved in situ by individuals on the frontline working in HROs. This study addresses this gap using a multiphase, multimethod investigation of US Navy SEALs, identifying new links between individual mindfulness attributes (comfort with uncertainty and chaos) and collective mindfulness influences (a positive orientation towards failure) that combine to co-create a phenomenon we call “mindfulness in action.” Mindfulness in action occurs when HROs achieve an attentive yet flexible focus capable of incorporating multiple—sometimes competing—realities to assess alternative solutions and take action in dynamic situations. By providing a more nuanced conceptualization of the links between individual mindfulness attributes and collective mindfulness influences, this paper opens up new avenues of discovery for a wide range of reliability-seeking organizations. For supporting media please see https://vimeo.com/153223681.
Yesterday we had the great pleasure to listen to associate professor Andrea Mannberg and her presentation on social aspirations and risk taking in off-pist skiing. Andrea is an economist that have worked on different variations of risk behaviors. With a quantitive approach she provided a very refreshing perspective on the actions of people involved in what can easily become an extreme context.
Yesterday we again had the great pleasure of listening to Robert Gephart from the University of Alberta, Canada. This time he presented/had a workshop based on his book chapter “Interpretative Social Science” – reference below. The chapter is not only useful for people interested in qualitative research at large, but also a call for really considering what we are doing, why we are doing it, and how we are doing it.
Per and Eivor Wikströms stiftelse gracefully approved our application related to theory and method development in grand challenges associated with extreme contexts. The idea behind the program is to develop an exchange program with scholars in french speaking academic environments. The program is a continuation from the Riksbanken funded exchange program and will run during 2019.
Today we had the great pleasure to listen to Professor Robert Gephart giving a presentation on “Narrative resistance: Temporal work, risk sensemaking, and institutional legitimation” The paper is co-authored with Marc Bonnet and Roy Suddaby. The paper is really interesting, developing theory on the difficulties of resistance and how resistance bring about oppression by institutional entities set in place to protect citizens.
This Friday Virginia Rosales went from a promising doctoral student to a promising Ph.D. After a successful defense of her dissertation titled “The interplay of roles and routines: Situating, patterning, and performances in the emergency department” she can now call herself a “doctor”! TripleEd´s members are of course extremely proud and happy for her! Next step is to continue her work at HEC Montreal.
We, TripleEd and the research profile “Leadership, Organization and Working life” @ the Department of Pedagogy, are excited to welcome Professor Robert Gephart from University of Alberta to Umeå. Professor Gephart is an extremely well-known professor in the broad field of organization studies, with a particular interest in crises and qualitative methods. You find his biography below. We really hope that you take the opportunity to attend the two events. There will be one seminar and one workshop. Please see information below.