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• Organizational Problem: Blaze Mining is a mid-size, family-owned oil and mining company located in Louisiana. Over the past 10 years, leadership of the company has fractured and become antagonistic. Non-collaborative internal teams have caused great damage to the management and operation of critical functions within the organization. Recently, a new CEO joined the organization and was stunned by the discord within the leadership team and its effect on the bottom line.
• Organizational Design: Blaze Mining is family-owned and managed. There are multiple divisions and departments pertinent to the type of operation occurring: mining, oil, offshore, human resources (HR), finance, education, and safety. Each section is led by a family member and a personally selected team. The CEO is the overseer of the company.
• Challenge and Request Criteria: For the company to survive, the problems within the leadership team must be identified and addressed in a professional manner. The CEO of Blaze Mining is requesting an OD intervention to interact with the leadership group and develop a cohesive team focused on the success of the organization. The intervention is to include
  • three workshop sessions, once a month, for three months;
  • specialized intervention with each division and department; and
  • a wrap-up session with all stakeholders.
• Summarize the Action Research Case Study assignment in Week 3.
• Justify why it is a problem and the type of problem.
  • Example: Is it turnover, diversity, ethical, job satisfaction, downsizing, restructuring, or other?
• Define the selected action research process based on the Week 3 Action Research Case Study assignment paper. Which were diagnosing the problem by speaking to the CEO about their concerns and what their goal was. Planning action was the next step which was developing a plan based on data research. The taking action phase was implementing the workshops.
• Identify the intervention type selected in the Week 4 Intervention Selection and Application assignment. The intervention type selected was the team/group or also known as the human process intervention.
• Describe the intervention process.

Section 2

For Section 2 of your paper, you will

• Describe the role of the consultant during the intervention.
• Categorize the competencies and ethical behaviors needed for the intervention.
• Define the recommended research methods that will be utilized during the intervention.
• Describe recommended data collection and evaluation methods during the intervention.
• Define a timeline for the intervention process.
• Identify anticipated resistance to the change and the process for reconciliation.

Section 3

For Section 3 of your paper, you will

• Hypothesize the projected outcomes for the OD change project.
• Validate your reasoning for the projected outcome.