Re: Communist Techniques of Indoctrination and LGATs ?

corboy,

I am going to throw something into the mix, here, and I ask readers to take it for what it is worth.

I have been frequently disturbed by some techniques I have seen utilized in OD (Organization Development) interventions. The generally relate to top down decisions made to change organizational behavior. Best practice OD would have such decisions being made unilaterally or with full knowledge of organization stakeholders. We call this "doing things to people" as opposed to "doing things with people".

I have also seen management and/or external facilitators impose their values and their agendas on employee populations. (Note, this may be more apparent in Japan-based organizations, in which global initiatives are imposed.)

So, maybe, you can see this as a form of manipulation, and w/o consent.

I will now drop the bomb. A few months ago I asked a Japanese OD scholar, and prominent academic who has studied the history of OD and its application in various contexts, if: OD = communism? I expected a guffah as his response, but he said, "...in certain minds, yes."

Will leave you to ponder that statement, as I am continuing to ponder it.

bakkagirl