Reply to Organizational Change

OVERVIEW: In 2004, the United States went through a presidential election cycle. Many observers of all political persuasions note that the country seems highly polarized along ideological lines. Others observed the campaign was one of the most divisive on record. The name-calling and strident political rhetoric has produced widespread feelings of stress and uneasiness among many in our country. Given the foreign policy and domestic challenges facing the president, it is easy to imagine the urgency associated with a period of healing and game plan to unite the country and its people. Assume that you are a member of a core group of advisors to a new administration.

PROBLEM: Recommends how to change the polarized status quo, deal with the collective stress in the aftermath of the campaign and election, and begin changing the political culture toward what the founding fathers had in mind - E Pluribus Unum.