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Question

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.

1. Identify the type of change occurring.

2. Develop the action research process.

3. Select the diagnostic process for the planning phase.

4. Defend your reasoning for the choice.

5. Classify the intervention type.

6. How you will implement the intervention type.

7. Utilize the action research checking phase to validate the change outcome.