by Michael F. Broom, Ph.D. | Dec 14, 2020 | Conflict Resolution, Organization Development
A few months ago, I was working with five faculty members of a university sociology department. They were having difficulty getting along with each other. There were lots of conflicts and negative judgments were abundant. I interviewed each one. They were all...
by Michael F. Broom, Ph.D. | Nov 23, 2020 | Leadership, Organization Development
Changing an organization’s culture or the norms of a team is not something to take lightly. An organization’s culture is the pattern of how it routinely behaves much like the personality of a human being. The analogy is apt since an organization is a human...
by Michael F. Broom, Ph.D. | Nov 18, 2020 | Organization Development
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” — Margaret Mead She was pissed! She couldn’t make her team work. As the new leader of a perennial...
by Michael F. Broom, Ph.D. | Nov 17, 2020 | Leadership, Organization Development
Don’t waste your strategic plan. A good strategic plan serves as the focal point for how an organization toward both long and short-range success. It provides… Direction for aligning an organization’s staff and activitiesCriteria for organizational...
by Michael F. Broom, Ph.D. | Jan 31, 2019 | Organization Development
Let’s clarify the definition of organization development (OD), the most powerful technology for managing change in human systems. It is unclear to too many people and organizations who could need it. Not too long ago, I was having dinner with a client during a project...
by Michael F. Broom, Ph.D. | Jul 13, 2018 | Leadership, Organization Development
Consensus decision-making has the reputation of being very time-consuming. It needn’t be if the steps outlined below are followed. The failure of most supposed consensus procedures result from failing to ask those objecting if they are willing to accede to the...
