What is Structural Dynamics?
Structural Dynamics is a methodology developed by Dr. David Kantor. It offers a practical, intentional approach to improving the quality of conversations and interactions, both in the workplace and our broader lives.
It enables us to be more actively aware of our own communication preferences in a conversation, asking ourselves – ‘What can I bring into this moment that will help the quality of this conversation?’
Why it matters.
We’re increasingly facing complex challenges in our working and personal lives. To thrive in this context, we need to activate our superpower of human connection and teaming up, learning how to have more effective conversations under pressure.
“Conversational agility is at the apex of modern leadership development. It enables us to work together and problem-solve more effectively by harnessing the wisdom from diverse perspectives.”
Edna McKelvey
PeopleTalking Elder
How it works.
Every time you enter a conversation, the way you show up – what you say and how you say it – has the potential to help, hinder or even harm its outcomes and the relationships involved. So, it’s worth putting some time into learning an approach that increases awareness and capability.
With the right tools, you move beyond simply reacting in the moment and instead begin intentionally shaping conversations toward stronger connections and better results while supporting a climate of psychological safety.
This enables you to track two things simultaneously: the What of the conversation (the topic/content being discussed) and the How of the conversation (the way in which people are engaging).
It allows you to really ‘read the room’ by understanding the flow of conversational patterns and how to contribute in a way that encourages everyone’s voice to be heard and valued. This can be transformative in terms of the quality of ideas, results and relationships.
How it creates impact.
- Improving communications: Understanding and improving communications within your team in low and high stakes situations
- Intervening effectively: Learning to produce positive change in both your team’s dynamics and outcomes
- Improving leadership in high stakes situations
- Better communication and leadership style: Understanding the impact of your early personal history and adult relationships on your communication and leadership style
- Understanding boundaries and rules: Learning why and how an individual’s differing preferences for boundaries and rules affect their conversation and how to work with this effectively
- Leading your team through difficulties: Discovering why leaders or teams don’t get along, developing insight and perspective in leading your team through these difficulties
How we help.
Consulting
- Co-creating programs that support the achievement of your strategic and cultural aims
- Structural Dynamics offers a systemic lens to diagnose and navigate opportunities and challenges, determining how best to intervene at an individual, team and organisational level
- Providing a unique foundation for leadership development programs to support measurable changes in behaviour aligned with an enterprise leadership approach
Coaching
- Individual and team coaching programs, using structural dynamics to support improved performance, connection and alignment
- Our team coaching helps leverage different perspectives to solve complex problems by building conversational awareness and agility to promote an open, collaborative working environment that delivers results
- Individually, we support senior leaders in a wide range of contexts, especially in high stakes environments
Training
- Globally recognised as leaders in Structural Dynamics and training for both independent practitioners and for leaders within organisations who wish to embed and build internal capability
Let’s make conversations work in your organisation.
We’ll help transform your people and business through conversations and meaningful connections that improve performance and wellbeing.