OST for Office Conflict. Yes or No?

[Larry Peterson]

Elwin:

This is where I would have further conversation with the sponsor about
the Open Space portion of the "training" particularly given the small
size of the group.  

Has the "manager" (your client), made up his/her mind about the two
employees.  Is the manager open to hearing things that would change
their mind?  If not, I wouldn't want to Open the Space and the sponsor
is not willing for it to be open.  If the mind is made up, then it would
set false expectations of the participants.  If becoming a team of 6 is
not possible, then putting forward the idea will impact the whole team,
not just the two.  If there is a possibility, then the OST might help it
to happen or confirm that it cannot -- the truth will emerge (the dead
moose).  The sponsor needs to know this and make a tough decision if
necessary.  If the sponsor is unwilling to make tough decisions, then
you've got more issues on your hands.

As well, to what extent is the sponsor willing to allow the ideas that
come forward to get applied/put into action. It that only his/her
decision?   Even with a tight timing, having some conversation with the
sponsor about the realities of the event can help a good decision to
emerge.  Ultimately, the sponsor will hold the bag for creating false
hopes or alienating other team members who end up staying.

Just some thoughts off the top.

Larry

Larry Peterson
Associates in Transformation
Toronto, ON, Canada
416.653.4829
 
larry at spiritedorg.com  
www.spiritedorg.com 
 

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Hi, global folks --

Michael's message to you all reminds me to tell you that we will be having a
"Fabulous Facilitators" morning breakfast meeting (the stammtische that I
host every month for OpenSpaceniks and others) on September 25 in Berkeley,
California, USA.  In October it will probably be on the 30th. 

Do drop by if you are in the area (contact me at lisaheft at openingspace.net
for more details) - our Fabulous breakfasts are every month, always on a
Monday morning, and usually on one of the last two Mondays of the month.

Cheers to all of you meeting this Monday elsewhere in the world,

Lisa

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L i s a   H e f t
Consultant, Facilitator, Educator
O p e n i n g  S p a c e
lisaheft at openingspace.net 
www.openingspace.net 

 

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