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Organizational Development

A teeny tiny glimpse...

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Team Through a Hoop

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Objectives
Demonstrate how OD affects us personally, regardless of our position in an organization
Demonstrate the issues facing organizations

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Agenda
Team Through a Hoop OD Defined
Who are the Clients? What issues does OD address? How are those issues addressed?

Waterline Model Helium Stick EQ Wrap-up & Additional Resources

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What is OD?

Organizational Development is the process of improving organizations by increasing organizational and/or employee effectiveness.

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Who are the Clients?


Board of Directors, CEOs, VPs
During changes in corporate strategy, mission, leadership, technology or organization structure

Middle Managers
Within specific areas or across functions to identify sources of conflict and barriers to performance, or help build a broader vision and more effective leadership

First Line Supervisors


To improve operations and employee involvement, establish high involvement work teams, improve organizational communication, develop supervisory training or new reward systems

Line Workers
To facilitate job redesign improved performance, teambuilding or improvement in the work environment

What Issues Can OD Address?


Micromanaging Grooming Future Leaders Ineffective Norms/Patterns Biz Growing Pains Performanc e Gaps Decisions Dont Stick Lack of Mission/Vision Conflict Role Ambiguity

Diversity Issues
Low Morale

Skill Building High Turnover Infighting


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How are Issues Addressed?


Organizational Effectiveness
Change Management Strategic Planning Group Facilitation Org Restructures Sociotechnical Systems Design Action Research
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Employee Effectiveness
Executive Development 3rd Party Conflict Resolution Customer Service Training Leadership Development Workforce Diversity Communications Training

The Waterline Model*


Task

Maintenance Structure (Roles & Goals) Group (Dynamics and Development) Interpersonal (Between 2 People) Intrapersonal (Within an individual)

*Adapted from Harrison, R. (1979) The Waterline Model: A Diagnostic Intervention Model for Managing/Leading Groups.

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Secret Sauce for Success?


Sponsorship Systemic Thinking Expecting and Addressing Resistance Balancing Task and Maintenance Addressing 3 Factors

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The Rub
Metrics- How do we know we have succeeded? Change- even change for the better-is hard.

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Helium Stick

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Emotional Intelligence
What I see
Personal Competence

What I do

Self Awareness Self Management

Social Competence

Social Awareness

Relationship Management

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Joharis Window
We can only access this by receiving feedback fromKnown othersto Self
Unknown to Self

Known to Others

1. Public

2. Blind

Unknown to Others

3. Hidden

4. Unknown

Luft, J. (1970, 2nd Ed.) Group Processes; An Introduction to Group Dynamics. Palo Alto, CA: National Press Books.

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Review

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Additional Resources
Connor, D. (1992) Managing at the Speed of Change. New York: Random House Books. Goleman, Daniel. (1998) Working with Emotional Intelligence. New York: Bantam. Heen, S., Patton, B., & Stone, D. (1999) Difficult Conversations. New York: Penguin Books. Heifitz, R. & Linsky, M. (1999) Leadership on the Line. Boston: Havard Business School Press.

ONeill, Mary Beth. (2000) Executive Coaching with Backbone and Heart. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

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Behavioral Patterns
Micromanage Lack of follow-through Trust

Under-perform

Distrust

Accountability

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Conviction/Connection Model
Rigid - Inflexible Conviction

Disengaged Avoidance

Connection

Enmeshed

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Over-accommodating

Triangulation

You

Them

3rd Party
*Based on the work of Murray Bowen

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Communication Breakdown
Words 7%
Visuals Vocals Words

Vocals 38%

Visuals 55%

*Mehrebien, A. (1972) Silent Messages. Chicago: Aldine-Atherton.

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The Interpersonal Gap Model*


Pass through filters and are transformed Into
As observable actions

Pass through filters and are transformed Into

As private intentions

Bs private interpretation s

*Based on the work of John Wallen, PhD.

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What are YOUR filters?


Work Background Income
Age

Education
Values

Religion

Gender

Birth Order Marital Status Ethnicity Organizational Role

Sexual Orientation
Family Norms

Physical Abilities

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