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Steven M. Smith. Producer: The Ghosts of Borley Rectory. Steven began his career at 16, working on films such as Four Weddings and A Funeral, and Television like Lovejoy.
- January 1, 1
- 1.85 m
- London, England, UK
- Stage 1: Late Status Quo
- Stage 2: Resistance
- Stage 3: Chaos
- Stage 4: Integration
- Stage 5: New Status Quo
- Postscript: Coping with Change
- References
- Acknowledgements
The group is at a familiar place. The performance pattern is consistent. Stable relationships give members a sense of belonging and identity. Members know what to expect, how to react, and how to behave. Implicit and explicit rules underlie behavior. Members attach survival value to the rules, even if they are harmful. For instance, the chief of an...
The group confronts a foreign elementthat requires a response. Often imported by a small minority seeking change, this element brings the members whose opinions count the most face to face with a crucial issue. A foreign element threatens the stability of familiar power structures. Most members resist by denying its validity, avoiding the issue, or...
The group enters the unknown. Relationships shatter: Old expectations may no longer be valid; old reactions may cease to be effective; and old behaviors may not be possible. The loss of belonging and identity triggers anxiousness and vulnerability. On occasion, these feelings may set off nervous disorders such as shaking, dizziness, tics, and rashe...
The members discover a transforming ideathat shows how the foreign element can benefit them. The group becomes excited. New relationships emerge that offer the opportunity for identity and belonging. With practice, performance improves rapidly. For instance, an experienced accounting group must convert to a new computer system. The group resists th...
If the change is well conceived and assimilated, the group and its environment are in better accord and performance stabilizes at a higher level than in the Late Status Quo. A healthy group is calm and alert. Members are centered with more erect posture and deeper breathing. They feel free to observe and communicate what is really happening. A sens...
Virginia Satir’s Change Model describes the change patterns she saw during therapy with families. In my experience, the patterns she describes occur with any group of people when confronted by change. I use this model to select how to help a group make a successful transformation from an Old Status Quo to a New Status Quo. Table 1 summarizes my sug...
Satir, Virginia, et. al., The Satir Model: Family Therapy and Beyond, ISBN 0831400781, Science and Behavior Books, 1991. Weinberg, Gerald M., Quality Software Management: Anticipating Change (Volume 4), ISBN 0932633323, Dorset House, 1997.
A special thank you to—Jerry Weinberg and Dani Weinberg for introducing me to the work of Virginia Satir; Jean McLendon for deepening my understanding about Satir’s work; David Kiel for sharing his insight into the Change Model; Naomi Kartenfor editing and improving this article; and my family and friends for teaching me about change and supporting...
Steven M. Smith is the author of the poetry collection Strongman Contest (Kelsay Books, 2021). His poems have appeared in publications such as The American Journal of Poetry, Aji, The Worcester Review, Rattle, Ibbetson Street Press, Better Than Starbucks, The Big Windows Review, Book of Matches, Offcourse, Hole in the Head Review, Third ...
Steven M. Smith is Emeritus Professor of Plant Genetics and Biochemistry at the University of Tasmania in Australia and Chief Investigator in the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture.
Professor of Psychology, Texas A&M University - Cited by 23,330 - Memory - Creative Cognition - Design Fixation - Context - Metacognition
Steven began his career at 16 working on films such as Four Weddings and A Funeral, and Television like Lovejoy. He produced his first feature film Time of Her Life, which screened at Cannes in 2005 and went on to produce & direct features: Haunted (series), Essex Boys: Law Of Survival, Invasion Earth, I Am Hooligan, Borstal, The Doll Master ...
Steven M. Smith Winning the Best Thriller at the 2021 National Film awards in London for the highly successful film The Haunting of Borley Rectory! Steven began his career at 16 working on films such as Four Weddings and A Funeral, and Television like Lovejoy.
