use of OST in resolving workplace conflicts
Raffi Aftandelian
raffi at bk.ru
Sat Oct 8 05:15:59 PDT 2005
Greetings all!
An opportunity has come up where I am not sure OST would be ideal.
An international NGO is partner with a Russian NGO and together they
implement a youth education project. This project has been very
successful but the Russian staff are in a conflict with management of
the project, which include both a Russian and an American.
Would OST be the method to use here if the number of people coming to
a potential OST meeting would not total more than 10?
Another way of posing the question, is have you used OST as a way of
addressing and dealing with through workplace conflicts?
I was thinking that as a design for such a situation an evening of
storytelling and a day in OS.
I will be meeting with the staff in the coming weeks to get a
firsthand picture of the situation.
Thank you,
Raffi
mailto:raffi at bk.ru
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Raffi,
I regularly use OST means - linked with methods derived from "Wicked
Problem" Solving.
This approach changes the OST Dynamic - and engages the faciklitator at
a different level...
An alternative approach is to use something like GE's WorkOut Strategies...
Let me know if I can help
R/
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