November 21-22, 2011: Workshop : Organizational Management
The participants spent two days in gaining knowledge that is necessary for sustainable organizational management. The purposes of this session are shown below:
- To understand the meaning of sustainability
- Identify main three areas which contribute to the sustainability of an organization
- Identify underlying issues which obstruct the operation of an organization
- Learn some tips for tackling issues that an organization may face
At the beginning of the lecture, the lecturer mentioned three key words; communication, networking and funding.
The lecturer emphasized that among the communication is most important.
In order to understand the importance of communication, the participants shared their own experiences, discussed their opinions and did some role-play exercise.
For example, they were divided into two groups to do a role-play. The groups performed a role-play with the following scenarios.
- Your organization is Department of Social Welfare. But your boss is making organizational strategy which is not reflecting the reality of persons with disabilities’ needs in your opinion. How do you talk to you boss to reconsider?
- Your organization is an umbrella organization for all DPOs in the region. There is a conflict of interests among DPOs of different disabilities over one pot of funding. How do you intervene/mediate?
All participants came from different courtiers and backgrounds, however the skills and knowledge that they gained could be universally applied. Also, these skills were useful not only for office management but also in their personal daily lives.
