1. ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT
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2. The practice of changing people and organizations for positive growth
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3. Widely recognized as the founding father of OD.
One of the modern pioneers of social, organizational, and applied psychology.
Widely recognized as the founding
father of OD.
Kurt Lewin (1898 – 1947)
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4. planned interventions in the organization's processes, using
Organization Development (OD) is "an effort, planned, organization-wide, and managed from the top, to increase organization effectiveness and health through
planned interventions in the organization's processes, using
behavioral-science knowledge."
-Beckhard
To improve the organization's capacity to handle its internal and external functioning and relationships.
Includes:
improved interpersonal and group processes
more effective communication
enhanced ability to cope with organizational problems of all kinds
more effective decision processes
more appropriate leadership style
improved skill in dealing with destructive conflict
higher levels of trust and cooperation among members
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5. OD Strategies ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT
Action Research - An assessment and problem solving process aimed at improved effectiveness for the entire organization or specific work units.
Conflict Management - Bringing conflicts to the surface to discover their roots, developing a common ground from which to resolve or better manage conflict.
Executive Development - One-on-one or group developmental consultation with CEO's or VP's to improve their effectiveness.
Goal Setting - Defining and applying concrete goals as a road map to help an organization get where it wants to go.
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6. OD Strategies ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT
Group Facilitation - Helping people learn to interact more effectively at meetings and to apply group guidelines that foster open communication, participation and accomplishment.
Strategic Planning - A dynamic process which defines the organization's mission and vision, sets goals and develops action steps to help an organization focus its present and future resources toward fulfilling its vision.
Teambuilding - Improving how well organization members help one another in activities where they must interact.
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7. WHAT IS ACTION RESEARCH?
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8. STEPS IN ACTION RESEARCH
Entry
finding needs for change within an organization
Start-up and Contracting
identify critical success factors; clarify roles for the consultant(s) and employees; deal with resistance within the organization
Assessment and Diagnosis
collect data in order to find the opportunities and problems in the organization
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9. STEPS IN ACTION RESEARCH
Feedback
two-way process serves to tell those what one found out, based on an analysis of the data
Action Planning
distill recommendations from the assessment and feedback; consider alternative actions
Intervention
carry out the change process
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10. STEPS IN ACTION RESEARCH
Evaluation
evaluation procedure to verify this success, identify needs for new or continuing OD activities, and improve the OD process
Adoption
implementing processes to insure that OD remains an ongoing activity within the organization
Separation
recognize when it is more productive for the client and consultant to undertake other activities
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11. WHY DO OD? Human resources Changing nature of the workplace
employees in the company; large fraction of the costs of doing business
Changing nature of the workplace
workers today want feedback on their performance,
they want a sense of accomplishment;
they need to be more efficient
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12. WHY DO OD? Global market Accelerated rate of change
the competition is so stiff; our environments are changing, so our organizations must also change to survive and prosper
Accelerated rate of change
thinking has changed radically about organizational structures to emphasize faster customer response, lower costs and continuous learning
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13. To be successful, OD must have the involvement of all employers.
WHO DO OD?
CHANGE
AGENTS
Internal Consultants
employees of the organization
External Consultants
people from outside the organization
To be successful, OD must have the involvement of all employers.
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14. WHEN IS AN ORGANIZATION READY FOR OD?
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15. FORMULA FOR CHANGE Dissatisfaction X Resistance to Change Vision X
First Steps
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16. To thrive in tomorrow's business environment
—characterized by a dynamic work force, rapid changes in technology, changing nature of the workplace and the increasing instability of the global environment—organizational development must be an ongoing effort.
Encouraging continual examination and readiness for change must be part of the organization's culture.
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