OD Interventions personal and interpersonal

od interventions

1. OD Interventions Introduction & Classification Personal and interpersonal interventions

2. OD Intervention ? “OD interventions are sets of structured activities in which selected organizational units engage with a task or a sequence of tasks where the task goals are related directly or indirectly to organizational improvement”

3. Classification of OD interventions One way of classifying OD interventions is in terms of the size and complexity of the client group Personal and interpersonal interventions Team and intergroup interventions Structural interventions Comprehensive interventions

4. Three broad factors are of concern to the OD practitioner in selecting an appropriate intervention: The potential results of the technique The potential implementation of the technique The potential acceptance of the technique

5. Personal and interpersonal interventions Laboratory training Career planning interventions Managerial grid (phase I) Stress management Process consultation Johari window Transactional analysis

6. Laboratory training Used to increase the interpersonal skills of the managers Basic concept involves the use of a group as a laboratory for experimenting, learning, and discovering cause-effect relations in interpersonal communication

7. Laboratory training The objectives are : Improved insights into managerial and personal style An increased ability to assess one’s impact on others A greater awareness of the conditions that facilitate or inhibit group functioning Increased skill in analyzing and coping with change and ambiguous problem situations

8. Career planning interventions Managerial career development is an ongoing process of change in activities, positions and values The purpose of career planning is to develop and promote high potential employees in channels where their abilities will be utilized to the fullest Steps in career life planning Determining where you are now Deciding where you want to be Developing a plan for getting where you want to be

9. Managerial grid (Phase I) The first phase of the grid focuses on personal and interpersonal interventions A grid seminar is conducted by in-company managers Focus of the training is to give attention to assessing an individual’s managerial styles, problem solving, critiquing and communication skills Managers learn to become 9,9 managers

10. Stress management Biofeedback Meditation Counseling Training programs in stress management Wellness programs Seminars on job burnout

11. Johari Window

12. Transactional analysis TA is a way to help people understand each other more effectively TA model assumes that every person has three ego states The parent The adult The child

13. Transactional analysis A transaction is a unit of communication and can of 3 types Complementary Crossed Ulterior Depending upon experiences there can be 4 life positions I am OK, you are OK I am OK, you are not OK I am not OK, you are OK I am not OK, you are not OK