Organizational Relationships

One important component needed for a cohesive work environment is relationships. Relationships help keep an organization together, and also provide a healthy and comfortable environment for the employees. Relationships bring personal cohesiveness, and personal support within an organization. There are different components that contribute to healthy relationships. They include the flow of communication, methods used to communicate, the way members communicate, the way conflict is handled, and the support and openness of the members. At the Met, the Pastor is the head of the organization, the ministers are directly below him, following them is other paid staff, and then the congregation. Communication flow at the Met is relatively smooth

This includes, the way mangers relate to the workers, the way conflict is handled, and the way the members communicate with each other as a whole. At the Met, they have a combination of a benevolent authoritative, and a consultative management system. Some decisions are strictly made by the head of the organization, but there are some decision that are left in the hands of the employees and members. Members are aware that there are consequences to certain behaviors or decisions, as in the benevolent authoritative management style, but they also feel confident in their management and in themselves and both levels have feelings of responsibility. The mangers at the Met communicate in a way that exudes a spirit of excellence and accountability, but they also communicate in a way that makes the members feel comfortable and respected. Dealing with conflict, is necessary to keep the order within the organization. At the Met, conflict is quickly addressed and handled accordingly. They ensure that when conflict is being addressed, all members relevant to the argument are present, as well as a person that is not involved. This person will act as the mediator and must be unbiased. This is because they don’t want any member of the conflict to feel attacked. While dealing with the conflict all members must be truthful and