The organizational chart that I created is of the organization I work for and it
identifies the central individuals who could be helpful with my action research project.
When considering the current relationships between these groups who are at different
levels of the hierarchy lack horizontal communication. Also, different departments have
difficulties working cohesively to achieve goals. When I first started, I noticed that there
were preexisting “politics” that existed such as each department focusing only on their
agenda so that there was no leadership to balance competing priorities. The sources of
authority and power of these individuals is overwhelmed with day to day operations, and
while the Executive Director is open and receptive to change and different ideas, there
is little to no follow-up to see things through. There is a high level of collegiality among
these individuals who manage and direct the different departments however the level of
collaboration is needs improvement.
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