Synthesis Questions
Question #1: Thinking about Your Thinking: Documenting Your Development as an AOD Practitioner
Assume you are at a job interview for an organizational development and training position at a large pharmaceutical company in the Philadelphia area. One of the interviewers says the following to you:
“I think that the real value of a graduate program is that it can make permanent, valuable
changes in your thinking. The program provides you with a more sophisticated way of
thinking about the subject matter. If, for example, you complete a graduate program in
architecture, you never see buildings the same way. Your study leaves an enduring mental
impression that shapes your perceptions and your instinctual responses. It is clear that your
AOD graduate program focused on several key areas:
Adult learning and professional development/training
Organizational/systems dynamics & organizational development
Conflict dynamics and conflict management
Team dynamics, team performance, & team development
Organizational leadership & strategic decision-making
Can you briefly tell us how you thought about these topics before you entered the AOD
program and how you think about them differently now? How would you describe specific
ways that your thinking has changed — and been enhanced — about these program areas
through your AOD experience?”
In answering your interviewer, please discuss the first three themes and choose either Team Dynamics or Organizational Leadership as your fourth theme. In your discussion, please link the points you make to specific concepts or insights from the courses you attended (readings, lectures, projects, etc.)
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