Organizational behavior management
Organizational behavior management (OBM) is about helping people work better together in businesses or organizations. To do this, we need to understand how people behave and how different ways of working affect how they behave.
Think of it like a big puzzle, where everyone in the organization is a piece of the puzzle. Each piece needs to fit together in just the right way for the organization to work well. OBM helps us figure out how to make those pieces fit together so the whole organization can work better.
There are four key things we look at when we're practicing OBM:
1. Behavior: We look at the actions people take or the things they say that help or hurt the organization.
2. Environment: We look at the physical space where people work and the tools they have to do their jobs.
3. Consequences: We look at the things that happen after people behave in particular ways, like rewards or punishments.
4. Goals: We look at the things the organization wants to achieve and how people's actions can help or hinder those goals.
So, by understanding behavior, the environment, consequences, and goals, we can try to figure out how we can make things work better. We might look at ways to reward people who do good work, or how we can improve the physical space where they work. Or, we might try to find ways to help people work together more effectively.
All of these things can help us make the puzzle pieces fit together in a better way. And when that happens, the whole organization can work better and achieve its goals more effectively.
Think of it like a big puzzle, where everyone in the organization is a piece of the puzzle. Each piece needs to fit together in just the right way for the organization to work well. OBM helps us figure out how to make those pieces fit together so the whole organization can work better.
There are four key things we look at when we're practicing OBM:
1. Behavior: We look at the actions people take or the things they say that help or hurt the organization.
2. Environment: We look at the physical space where people work and the tools they have to do their jobs.
3. Consequences: We look at the things that happen after people behave in particular ways, like rewards or punishments.
4. Goals: We look at the things the organization wants to achieve and how people's actions can help or hinder those goals.
So, by understanding behavior, the environment, consequences, and goals, we can try to figure out how we can make things work better. We might look at ways to reward people who do good work, or how we can improve the physical space where they work. Or, we might try to find ways to help people work together more effectively.
All of these things can help us make the puzzle pieces fit together in a better way. And when that happens, the whole organization can work better and achieve its goals more effectively.