FROM COLLEAGUES IN ADVERSITY TO THE SYNERGY OF THE SET

The author describes the process by which a group of six managers,from a variety of disciplines, on an Action Learning programme influenced each other. The support and encouragement offered is illustrated and related to research carried out by Margerison and Belbin. The article is based on the author′s own recollections leading up to the MBA award, and also as a result of replies to a questionnaire received from colleagues.