Discuss the Initial Meetings with the Family Business Client

question 11

Essay

Discuss the initial meetings with the family business client. Include key questions and strategies for the OD
consultant to prepare for a successful intervention.

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Definitions:

Conservative Cultural

Pertaining to cultures that prioritize traditional values and are resistant to change or new ideas.

Behavior Norms

Social rules that govern the actions within a group, specifying appropriate and acceptable behaviors for its members.

Independent Self

A concept of self-identity that emphasizes individualism, autonomy, and self-reliance, often contrasting with a collectivist or interdependent view of self.

Interdependent Self

represents a self-concept that is fundamentally connected to and contingent on relationships with others.