Archives by Tag 'OD'
Harvard Yale Written Goals Study – fact or fiction?
Having written goals A study reveals that 3% of graduates (Yale & Harvard) make ten times as much as the other 97% students – MYTH!
Learning and OD through Social Media
Can we learn from social media? This article explores how social media can enhance informal learning. Exploring self directed & self motivated learning through social media tools & technology
Organizational Development & Organizational Effectiveness
Organization Development (OD) is a complex strategy intended to change the beliefs, attitudes, values, culture and structure of organizations so that they can better adapt to new technologies, markets, and challenges.
Balance in the Nine Box Grid for Talent Management
Talent is required at all levels. If all a business employed were high fliers then staff turnover would be unsustainable. This innovative nine box grid application
Useful Links
Recently I have noticed a number of trends on many professional forums. There appear to be increasing numbers of people in HRD roles or studying for HRD roles that lack some of the ‘basics’. To meet this need I have written a number of guides and introductory articles, their purpose is to act as a [...]
Diagnosing Organizational Culture
Today I read a thread on Diagnosing Organizational Culture, where someone was asking for recommendations on tools to use to undertake this task.
If you are only looking for isolated culture tools then the following should be considered (in no particular order):
Diagnosing Organizational culture – Harrison
Denison Organizational Culture Survey – Denison
Corporate Culture Questionnaire – SHL
The Creatrix [...]
Strategic Organizational Development
OD professionals are the CEOs allies in creating a top performance culture for the organization. Organizational Development professionals are specialists in Change Management and Culture Development. However many find themselves in positions that make it difficult to get a straight line of communication to the CEO. Mainly because of the Organizational structure and the fact [...]
Coaching – seven sport and organisational analogies
Coaching – seven sport and organisational analogies
Why Organisational Development often fails to deliver
Organisational development (OD) is the label given to many HR and training related strategies, but it is more than that. – why many OD programmes fail
Innovation – Individual or team effort – "Collective Leadership"
Collective Leadership – the next step in ensuring innovation in organisations? Innovation is no longer about individuals but team approaches. his piece explores innovation as a behaviour rather than just a process.
