OST for Office Conflict. Yes or No?

[Birgitt Williams]

Elwin,
This sounds to me like something requiring some quiet reflection time by
yourself, listening to your inner wisdom. It is an ethical matter and
only you can know what it is that is right for you.

Birgitt Williams



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and Joan
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 5:31 PM
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Subject: OST for Office Conflict. Yes or No?

Dear Colleagues,

A few days back, while I was on assignment in Ethiopia, a consulting
firm I have long association with emailed to say they needed me to
cover a 2 day management training and team building job with a US Gov’t
office in DC.

Fair enough I thought. The consulting firm knows me well and our
history together has always been one of success.

I asked for and received a Statement of Work (SOW) that was the usual
referencing of interactive approaches to building cooperation, respect
and a sense of teamwork.

Based on the SOW, I wrote a proposal for a 1 1/2 day Open Space
conference with the theme, “Looking for Opportunities to Improve Our
Teamwork”.  

The proposal was accepted by the client.

 I am now Stateside. I just talked with the client and things look
pretty ugly. 

I now  know the “real” interest in this exercise is to get rid of one
or two of the office employees. These two people are viewed by a new
management (my clients) as subversives, if not terrorists. The new boss
wants them “gone.”

In 5 days I am scheduled to do this Open Space with six employees
including the boss.

I am not at all reluctant to change my proposal and do my “hard hat”
management consultant routine. 

 On the other hand this might be a perfect OST opportunity.

What say you?

eg


Elwin Guild
Future Development International
Baltimore
elwinandjoan at yahoo.com

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