Question

How can you use your knowledge of OB to enhance your job performance and career? Give one example of how OB could increase your effectiveness in the classroom or in a corporate environment.

Do you think OB is only helpful in a work environment, or could it help you in your personal life? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Ob refers to organisation behaviour that is how the people in an organisation behave with each other or with external environment in different situations. It can be used to predict those behaviour and accordingly make a plan to utilise their energy effectively.

For example if the subordinates are already expert in doing a task , then they will be irrtated of directions are given to them frequently so here according to their behaviour we know that the leader should only support them in their work rather than working as a task master.

It can help in following ways

1. Motivating the employees.

2. Coordinating group efforts.

3. Increasing efficiency.

4. Putting right person at right job.

5. Creating training programs

6. Resolving employee grievances.

7. Improve emplyer employee relations

8. Performance appraisal and rewarding

9. Reducing resistance to change.

10. Effective communication.

Similarly OB can be used in personal life as well. For example at different stage of life , children shows different behaviour and there is a need to understand them and act accordingly so parents by understanding their behaviour , guide them accordingly. It also helps in maintaining work life balance. More often misunderstanding between family members become the reason for domestic violence or other problems as well. Understanding each other is the key to this. Traits like leadership motivation conflict management are all can be used in personal life as well.

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