Disadvantages:
Unfamiliar with organization.
Unfamiliar with culture, communication
networks, and power systems.
Advantages:
Familiar with culture and norms.
Knows power structure.
Personal interest in organization.
Disadvantages:
May lack specialized skills.
Lack of objectivity.
Likely to accept organizational system.
May lack necessary power and authority.
Stabilizer Style
Maintains low profile.
Tries to survive by following directives.
Cheerleader Style
Places emphasis on member satisfaction.
Does not emphasize organization effectiveness.
Analyzer Style
Places emphasis on efficiency.
Little attention to satisfaction of members.
Persuader Style
Seeks compromise between cheerleader and
analyzer styles.
Achieves average performance.
Pathfinder Style
Seeks high organization efficiency and high
member satisfaction.
Desired style for OD practitioner.
Advising. Self-disclosure.
Reflection. Silence.
Read Chapter 5.
Prepare for OD Skills Simulation 5.1.
Read and analyze Case: The Old Family
Bank.