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The Fifth Discipline: The Ladder Of Inference Method

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Where I currently work one of my responsibility is to interview new hires. I recently just interviewed a potential new hire. At the interview I got along with him tremendously, he had a great personality, easy going, down to earth and just easy to talk to. At the interview he mentioned to me that he really needs the job since his wife is out of work, and he needs the money to support his family. He had tried many other jobs before but they either did not pay enough or they were just not interested in him. The only issue I had was that I was uncertain whether he would be good for the job or not. I really wanted to hire him since I really got along with him and I felt bad for his predicament. After the interview I told him that I would get back …show more content…

“The Ladder of Inference was first put forward by organizational psychologist Chris Argyris and used by Peter Senge in The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization.” (Team, n.d.). The Ladder of Inference method basically takes you through the thinking process that most people do before they take any actions. By breaking down this process step by step you are able analyze your thought process better and make sure that you are truly coming to the right decision. Each of these steps in your thought process is like a rung in a ladder. The 1st rung in the ladder would be the Reality and Facts, 2nd rung Selected Reality, 3rd rung Interpreted Reality, 4th rung Assumptions, 5th rung Conclusions, 6th rung Beliefs, and the 7th rung Actions. I will first start with which ever rung I am holding at, which is the 4th rung Assumptions, and ask myself what I am thinking and why. I will retract my steps all the way back to the first rung in the ladder enabling me to organize my thoughts clearer and hopefully come to the right conclusion.
What are my assumptions? That he would be willing to work harder than most people. Why? Because he really needs the job to support his family. My other assumption is that if he would not be suited for the job, perhaps in the long run it would even be best for him if he did not get the job. Why? Because if he is not suited for the job he

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