ABSTRACT
One of the common dicta in OD, a kind of working rule-of-thumb, used to be heard frequently: “The O in OD stands for organization.” That point needed emphasis and is still relevant for those pursuing individual interests, as many do via one individual or personality measure or another (such as Myers-Briggs or whatever). Early ODers often had transmuted their interest in T-groups or in sensitivity training into an emphasis on individual emotional experiences, and a general neglect of macro-system properties resulted.
