The Sundale Clubs

The Sundale Club I. Problems A. Macro 1. Division within brass instrument due to poor relationships among personnel. 2. Lack of leadership and prudence within organization. B. Micro 1. Johnsons (reputed) behavior. 2. Loss of members. 3. Chain-of-command difficulties heel Havens unable to talk to boss, Bob Watts un engageed in problem. 4. Poor ply morale treatment of strike indicates problem. II. Causes 1. No recognition/fol number 1-through for staff. Pat overlooked for promotion. 2.Personal relationship between Chuck Johnson and Ted Ellis detracts from goals of organization and from staff morale. 3. Bobs upcoming retirement detracts from interest in problems. III. Systems affected 1. Structural personal relationships and handlers lack of interest hurt chain-of-command effectiveness. 2. Psychosocial low morale within staff due to favoritism, disinterest, disadvantage of membership, lack of direction of system. 3. Technical none apparent. 4. managerial organizations purpose and source of money lowmined by personal interests and lack of direction.Managers who had authority, such as Bob Watts, are unwilling to take action. 5. Goals and value there is no sense organization goals among focussing or staff despite declining membership. Staff and regular some managers are increasingly interested in protecting their seams or finding another job elsewhere. Consequently, there is little concern for providing service to the membership. IV. Alternatives 1. relinquish as is. 2. Let Bob Watts retire excuse problem to new manager. 3. Unite staff (as sing has started) include in meeting with new director/board. 4.Carol Happ hold OD practitioner to intervene and coalesce staff, but this will be difficult as Watts seems to be coasting until retirement. V. Recommendations Realistically, not much can chance until Bob Watts retires. Before Watts retires, some of the staff could mix under the leadership of Carol Happ and meet with Bob. moreover this has definit e risks, particularly for any staff under Ted Ellis. Approach Watts from viewpoint of helping increase memberships and how unity, and so forth , is needed for this to occur. If Happ and the staff can gain Watts support, hire an external OD practitioner.