2. Prepared By
Manu Melwin Joy
Research Scholar
School of Management Studies
CUSAT, Kerala, India.
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3. I am OK, you are OK : Get on with
• I have just arrived at my
workplace. In comes the
boss with a stack of papers.
• “Here is the report we have
been waiting for” she says “ I
have marked points for your
action. Will you see to these
and report back, please?”
• “Right” I say “I will do that”.
4. I am OK, you are OK : Get on with
• In agreeing to the boss’s
request, I have checked with
myself that I am competent
to do what she asks and feel
good about doing it.
• I see her being fair and
reasonable in asking me to
do it.
5. I am OK, you are OK : Get on with
• Thus I am in the position of
“I am OK, you are OK”. In
our social interaction, the
boss and I are getting one
with what we are both
there to do.
• Each time I have an
interaction from this
position, I reinforce my
belief that I and others in
the world are OK.