Life Line™
Line-Level Workgroup Conflict Intervention
At times, businesses, organizations and their subunits operate at their most efficient and effective and still at other times the reverse. Cycles are part of the life of organizations. The goal often is to maximize peaks and minimize valleys; to produce steep slopes leading to high peaks on “up legs” and gradual slopes with shallow valleys on “down legs.”
A high potential for conflict exists during these cycles as resources increase, decrease and are realigned. Factors contributing to the intensity of these "peaks" and "valleys" in organizational cycles are:
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Leadership breakdowns |
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Changes in Market Interest in Product/Service |
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Decreases in performance quality |
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Employee "personality" problems |
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Failure of performance monitoring and feedback systems |
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Leadership/Personnel Changes occurring too often or not often enough |
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Legislative/Legal changes or challenges |
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Raw materials availability |
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Technology change |
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Value change |
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Weather |
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Workforce availability |
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Workforce skill level |
Life Line™ Intervention Protocol
Rev: 08/04/08
