2. CONTENTS
Introduction
Characteristics
Intervention in OD
Intergroup intervention
Intergroup team building
Team intervention
Blake, Shepherd Method of intervention
Third party peace making
Structured intervention
3. Introduction:
Intervention - It is a sequence of planned
activities, actions and events intended to help an
organization to improve its performance and
effectiveness.
It is a process by which change is
introduced into people’s thoughts, feelings and
behaviors.
4. Characteristics of intervention:
Need/ Goal specificity
Scope/ Level of change target
Focus/ Purpose
Internal Support
Programmability
6. Intergroup Intervention
Intergroup interventions are integrated into OD programs to
facilitate cooperation and efficiency between different groups
within an organization.
- Intergroup team building intervention
- Team intervention
7. Intergroup team building
intervention
Different group
Leaders meeting
Next team meet
separately to make
list (feelings)
Groups meet each
other and share
list
Team Discuss each point
Try to come on
solution
8. Team Intervention
This focus on task issues, Such as the way things are done, the skills and
resources needed to accomplish tasks ,the relationship within a team
members.
Identify who’s
“At – Risk”
Target –
lowest 10%
Team Meeting
Discuss data
Intervention
Begin
Second Intervention
Meeting
Request for further
testing
9. This method is used between groups that are strained
and overly hostile.
Commitment from both group leader for their
willingness to find procedures that will improve inter
group relation.
Groups put in different room
Blake, Shepherd Method of
intervention
10. Blake, Shepherd Method of
intervention
The team’s come together to share things , without comment
and discussion just clarity.
Groups identify issues and try to resolve it.
Set priority and generate action
Follow up meetings
11. Third party peace making
Walton’s Approach to 3rd party peacemaking :
The conflict issues
Precipitating circumstances
Conflict relevant act
The consequences of the conflict
12. Structured intervention
This class of intervention includes changes :
Changes in task , structural and technological subsystem
of organization.
People and workflow arrangements.
