Organizational Leadership Reflection Paper

This course has allowed me to reflect on my current role as an OD professional while also planning for my future success in this same role. Through reading, self assessment, peer review, and daily engagement of the organizational process, this course has been an invaluable learning event from both an academic and professional perspective. My perspective on the organizational development process has changed through an increased awareness of how to “solve[..] problems with S-T-P” (Schmuck, Bell, & Bell, 2012, p.155), an improved understanding of the importance of “goals, roles and procedures” for the examination of organizational conflict (Schmuck, Bell, & Bell, 2012, p.230); and the uses of “classical, complex and special interest OD designs”(Schmuck,

The more I learn, the more competent I will become proficient at facilitating change, and in helping organizations such as mine, develop the ability “to sustain a heightened capacity for solving their own problems”(Schmuck, Bell, & Bell, 2012, p.9). as second facet of my approach toward organizational leadership is to develop an environment that is predicted on trust. As Deaner (1994) points out, “Those who want to create an honest environment, thereby increasing productive energy, may nevertheless model such behavior and provide opportunities for others to do so””(Deaner, 1994, p.439). This desire for an environment that cultivates a sense of trust, stems from a life that is rooted in my

To say that that my faith has influence my life in every facet would be an understatement. As a Pastor, I seek to faithfully execute the role I have been called to fill in the Church, while demonstrating “impressive empathy” (Fullan, 2011, p.4) in the face of a societal culture that denies the need for a savior. As I carry out my professional role in organizational development, I am reminded of the gifts that God has bestowed upon me, which includes a profound sense to help others. This, I believe, has been cause of my attraction toward organizational development work. Helping individuals, building effective teams, and improving organizations by focusing on “interpersonal and group interactions” (Schmuck, Bell, & Bell, 2012, p.9). As I conduct myself in these areas, my faith dictates my moral and ethical perspective. I am reminded that as a Christian, I represent the one whose name I bear, and should speak and act with integrity. As the Bible states, “Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in speech and is a fool” (Proverbs 19:1, New American Standard