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1 ORGANIZATION-PERSON-GROUP The Israel Association for the Study of Group & Organizational Processes w w w. o f e k - o p g. o r g Authority, Leadership and Boundaries In Individuals, Groups, Organizations, and in Society OFEK s International Experiential Conference ÂÓÈÏÏ ÈÏ È Â Ù ÌÈÈapple  ÌÈÈ ˆÂ ÌÈÎÈÏ w w w. o f e k - o p g. o r g סמכות מנהיגות וגבולות Á  ÌÈapple ˆ ÌÈË Ù Ù Ï ÈÓÂ Ï ÔÈ apple Ò Ramot, Israel February 3-8, 2008 Ï È ÂÓ Â Ù In association with: Û Â È MBA Management & Business Psychology Program THE TAVISTOCK INSTITUTE THE TAVISTOCK INSTITUTE Ô appleâï ÂËÒÈ Ë ÔÂÎÓ MBA ÈappleΠÈÏ ÈappleÂ È ÒÚ È ÂÏÂÎÈÒÙ

2 The conference and its purpose In 2008, OFEK s 21st annual International Group Relations Conference will focus on the interactions and interrelationships between Authority, Leadership and Boundaries, as they are reflected in the life of individuals, groups, organizations, and in the general socio-political reality, both local and global. The conference will provide opportunities to work with the concepts of Authority, Leadership and Boundaries, explore their multiplicity of meanings, learn their modes of operation, and experience their complexity. This is an experiential conference, modeled on the Tavistock Group Relations Conferences (GRCs), which were started by The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations, London, in 1957, and have since been conducted all over the world. What is a Tavistock Group Relations Conference? The GRC was designed to study the behavior and development of groups, organizations and societies. Its relevance has never waned. The exploration it launches is as significant today as it was sixty years ago. A Group Relations Conference is a temporary organization, an organization existing for the duration of the conference, in which the processes taking place mirror those occurring in familiar existing organizations, which we encounter and in which we work in our daily life. In the GRC learning occurs through direct experience. The conference is designed to provide a variety of settings/opportunities for members to exercise and/or accept leadership and authority in here and now situations, to uncover, face and deal with the various forms of resistance encountered in doing so, and to manage oneself in relation to task and role. The hope is that the opportunities for exploration and experience offered in the conference would lead to insights that would, in turn, help forge and transform ways of being and relating in a range of interpersonal, institutional and societal spaces. Close attention is paid not only to overt and conscious behavior, thoughts and feelings, but also to the covert and unconscious processes those that take place beyond one s normal awareness within oneself, in the groups one works with, and in the conference system as a whole. The learning is personal. The individual member has the opportunity to discover where she or he is in such a complex and varied setting. In a range of events members can exercise their authority and leadership, deal with the opportunities, problems and resistances encountered within and without, while engaging with the work of the conference. Since the GRC does not have any set syllabus or established evaluative criteria for performance, each member is likely to experience his or her learning differently. Who is the Conference for? Potential participants range widely, from private practitioners, through supervisors, to managers of just a few subordinates, to people who run multinational organizations. 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3 (psychiatry, family medicine, nursing) professionals who are interested in groups, organizations and social systems. The structure of the conference differentiates between first time participants who are members of Sub-Conference A, and those who have attended similar conferences in the past, who are members of Sub-Conference B. Participation in Sub-Conference A does not require any prior knowledge or training, only the willingness to learn from experience. As this is an international conference, the working language will be English. In events were all participants are Hebrew speakers, the work may be conducted in Hebrew. What does the Conference deal with? The present conference sets out to explore, in addition to the traditional issues of Leadership and Authority, the complex and multifaceted issue of Boundaries. Authority: is defined as "the right to take action and make a decision". The sources of authority are among the topics examined in the conference. Authority can derive from inside or from outside, from "above" or from "below", from formal or from informal sources. Assuming authority is a result of an "internal drama" involving internalized relations conscious and unconscious with significant authority figures (such as parents) from the distant past, as well as from the present, and beneficial or traumatic experiences that left their mark, even when ostensibly forgotten. Leadership: has to do with the individual s ability to identify the needs of the organization or the group, to contain the emotional aspects of the situation, to forge meaning and offer a direction, and to produce a welltimed impact. The qualities of the leader, as well as the internal and external conditions that enable or prevent the assumption and exercise of leadership, will be examined during the conference. Boundaries: separate the inside from the outside, the self from the other, one s own identity personal, familial, cultural, religious, political, ethnic etc. from the identity of others. Boundaries define and separate individuals, groups, tasks and roles, organizations and the larger environmental context in which they operate. They mark the extent of one s authority, and delineate the domain of leadership. Boundaries can be rigid or flexible, open or closed, permeable, semipermeable or impermeable. Metaphorically, boundaries are not a "line" but a "space", a "border zone". A boundary can be experienced as "a danger zone" or conversely, as "a safety zone"; it can be perceived as a sign of exclusion, or as a reassuring demarcation of where one s internal or external territory ends and the territory of the other begins. Boundaries can be viewed as limitations or restrictions, or they can be experienced as a protecting measure, a container that enables constructive and creative functioning. What is off limits can be a seductive, titillating attraction worth crossing boundaries for, or the mark that makes the infinite finite, the alien intimate, that provides a sense of safety and enables understanding and mastery. Either way, the boundary space of a system requires management. The concept of, and attitude to boundaries, borders and limits are dramatically changing in a world where virtual reality, globalization and neo-colonialism gain progressively more power, and change our understanding of human limits and limitations, a world where the unification of a continent and the abolition of differences are gradually and systematically taking place, while in other parts groups fight for their survival, fortify their boundaries, and subdivide into ever more tiny identity groups or tribes. 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4 We will examine these topics as they manifest in our experiential conference, in the context of dynamic processes, both conscious and unconscious, visible or hidden. The conference therefore provides opportunities for a hands-on experiential study of issues such as: Taking up roles of authority and leadership Understanding dynamic processes (overt and covert, conscious and unconscious) within and between groups, organizations and in societies Exploring the interconnectedness between the formal and informal strata of the organization Delineating boundaries, personal, interpersonal, group, national, cultural etc., observing them, examining their effectiveness/ineffectiveness, permeability/impermeability, flexibility/rigidity, width or spaciousness/twodimensionality/constriction Observing (guarding, respecting) versus violating boundaries Examining the interrelationship between (formal and informal) role taking, and the development of personal, organizational and social boundaries Studying the identity crises that might be created by the blurring of boundaries or their buttressing The ethical working assumption is that an expanded personal awareness leads to less projection onto others, and to more acceptance of personal responsibility; it contributes positively both to the individual himself and to the society he is part of. Place and Context why attend a group relations conference in Israel? Geographically the conference takes place in a quiet, serene, pastoral and safe area the charming Ramot guesthouse overlooking the Sea of Galilee. Psychologically, socially and politically though, the conference takes place in the eye of the storm. Since its inception, in 1948, Israel has struggled to define its boundaries, and have the world recognize its territorial limits and limitations. Today, Israel is a country fraught with contradictions. On the one hand, in sixty years of independence, Israel has managed to survive, to thrive, to develop modern technology and to build a "national home for the Jewish people", a melting pot for an ethnically diverse nation. On the other hand, both politically and socially, it is a conflicted nation, existing in a conflictridden, unstable, split and splintered geographical and socio-political context. Holding the Tavistock conference in Israel at the present juncture may provide a special opportunity for non-israelis to examine, together with Israelis, local and global phenomena concerning the abolishment or buttressing of borders and boundaries, the weakening of leadership, and the deep suspicion, and thus hesitation, in granting authority and in accepting traditional hierarchies worldwide. The Organizational context: OFEK The present conference, like the twenty conferences preceding it, is an integral part of OFEK s organizational life and raison d etre. Historically, GRCs were the driving force behind the founding and the forming of the organization, and to this day, they are a central annual activity, possibly the organization s flagship. OFEK the Hebrew acronym stands for: Organization, Individual, Group, and means horizon is the Israel Association for the Study of Group and Organizational Processes. 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5 benefit of society, offering a wide range of workshops and conferences that help disseminate the "group relations" approach and method, and apply it to the Israeli context. This is OFEK s 21st international conference. Sponsorship The MBA management & business psychology program the College of Management in Rishon Le-Zion trains students with academic backgrounds in psychology or related areas, for a master s degree in business administration. The program provides profound psychological understanding, aimed at equipping the modern manager with up-to-date knowledge and managerial skills in various spheres, with an emphasis on the psychological aspects of organizational life. The program is professionally affiliated with OFEK, and has contributed financially toward the international and Israeli GRCs. Homepage: The Tavistock Institute devised, developed and publicized around the world and in Israel an experiential, hands-on method of learning, as well as models of "group relations". 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6 private practice Organizational Consultant and Supervisor in Germany, Austria, as well as world-wide Guest Professor, Institute for Research and Further Education, Vienna, Alpen-Adria University of Klagenfurt Germany Judith Levy PhD, Senior Teacher, Department of English Literature, Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty, MBA Management & Business Psychology Program at the College of Management, Rishon Le-Zion Organizational Consultant, and Executive Coach, Jerusalem Member, OFEK Israel Ilana Litvin Anuradha Prasad MSc, PhD, IARI, New Delhi Professional Member, Indian Society for Applied Behavioral Science Certificate Course on depth psychology, Jung Center, India Facilitator of Institutional Change Processes Executive Director, Human and Institutional Development Forum, Bangalore India Mannie Sher BA, TQAP, FBAP, Director, Group Relations Programme and Principal Consultant, Organisational Development & Change, Tavistock Institute Fellow, British Association of Psychotherapists, Member, OFEK UK Avi Nutkevitch Silvia Silberman MA, Psychologist Psychotherapist, Group and Organizational Consultant in private practice Lecturer, Schechter Institute, Jerusalem Consultant, AGAS for coping with violence Member OPUS Member OFEK Israel Dorit Szykierski PhD, Senior Clinical Psychologist; Psychotherapist in private practice Tel-Aviv Member OFEK Israel *Will be drawn from this list. Registration: When? Where? How? Place: The conference will take place at the Ramot Hotel, (overlooking the Sea of Galilee) under full board conditions. Members and staff will reside and work in the hotel. Hotel website: Time: The conference will begin on Sunday, February 3, 2008, at 13:30, and end on Friday, February 8, 2008, at 12:15. Conference Fees: The full fee for the conference is divided as follows: Tuition fees: For A & B members: $750 Hotel fees: Private accommodations: $670; Double occupancy: $530 Early registration discount: Applicants registering before Friday, December 16th, 2007 will receive a $120 discount in tuition fees. Payment can be made in either shekels, or foreign currency according to the exchange rate on the day of payment. A registration fee of $50 must accompany the completed Registration Form. This sum is included in the conference fee, and is non-refundable. Checks for registration and participation should be made out to OFEK and sent to OFEK, The International Conference 2008 P.O.B Tel Aviv, 61171, ISRAEL The last day of registration is Sunday, January 27th, The conference meets the requirements of OFEK, and is considered one full GRC. For further details please contact: Roni Gerby Pre conference administrator [email protected] Tel: or: Joe Djemal Conference administrator [email protected] Tel: Hanna Marder Conference administrator [email protected] Tel: OFEK's Website: Authority, Leadership and Boundaries In Individuals, Groups, Organizations and in Society A Tavistock Experiential Group Relations Conference The Ramot Hotel, Ramat Hagolan 3-8 February, 2008 First Name* Last Name* Academic Degrees* Gender* Age Participating in sub-conference (please circle) A or B Previous participation in Tavistock-type GRCs (please circle) 1. This is my first attendance at a Group Relations Conference 2. I have participated in a full Group Relations Conference A. Title of conference Where Duration Sponsoring organizations (if known) B. Title of conference Where Duration Sponsoring organizations (if known) C. Addresses Home Phone Fax Mobile Work Phone Fax Mobile Please indicate where you prefer to receive correspondence: Home/Work/ Present Place of Work* Title / Role Description* Main roles and responsibilities at work Topics of the conference that you expect to be relevant to your work I enclose $50 registration fee Signature Date * These details will be included in the participants list