OD Culture and needs assessment What is Organizational Development?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. Organizational Development methods are employed to improve Organizational Effectiveness (OE).Performance improvement is a key reason for implementing organizational development tools and methods.Or in simple … [Read more...] about Organizational Development & Organizational Effectiveness
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How to select people for redundancy – and destroy your business for a long time to come
How to select people for redundancy - use 360's? or - How to select people for redundancy – and destroy your business for a long time to comeWe know that we are in increasingly difficult times for many businesses and organisations. With many having to both “down size” and “right size”. This means identifying the roles that have to go. In the UK it is illegal to make people redundant – it is the jobs that go. This month has seen an interesting article published in People Management (the … [Read more...] about How to select people for redundancy – and destroy your business for a long time to come
10 tips for engaging people
Managers engage, so do we as 'community' champions Having a community or network (intranet or social network) is one thing, growing it and building trust is quite another. Engagement of users, be they employees or customers is vital for the strategy to be sustainable and successful. Remember the 90:9:1 rule, our goal must be to beat this.As organizations become more geographically diverse, having the ability to share knowledge, communicate and network is a competitive advantage. Using … [Read more...] about 10 tips for engaging people
Action Learning for Leadership Development
Action Learning for Leadership Development Introduction When devising any leadership programme, it is important to ensure that as participants students are not only ‘taught’ or trained, but that they have the opportunity to put learning into action. Experience has shown us that unless we practice new skills and ideas soon after a programme we tend to forget the lessons learnt. In practice many of us tend to short circuit this cycle and often ship the reviewing phase as it is often difficult … [Read more...] about Action Learning for Leadership Development
businessacronyms
Business Glossary and Dictionary of Terms Index -> A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZAbility The capacity to perform an act, either innate or as the result of learning and practice.Ability Grouping Arrangement whereby students are assigned to groups on the basis of aptitude testing.Accelerated Learning Combining adult learning theory and whole brain learning theory in the learning environment to achieve a faster learning rate.Accounts … [Read more...] about businessacronyms
Innovation in a recession
How do you innovate when budgets are cut, prices of high tech are increasing and you have less people to do more with? Innovation in a recession Innovation is about more than new products and technologies - its about ideas - and ideas from your brain and the brains of your people and networks can be free - all you need to do is give permission to be creative harness the ideas that result - some you can use - most you wont be able to... yet.In her book The Innovation Equation, Jacqueline … [Read more...] about Innovation in a recession
Managing Change in Organizations
Managing Change in Organizations Welcome to our page on change management.For organizational development to be effective, change needs to be managed. Many organizational focus on the project management aspects of change. While this is an important factor - it is not the critical factor. People are.Often when undertaking change processes in organizations we focus on the process, the project management. Often when change fails it fails because we have not taken into account the impact … [Read more...] about Managing Change in Organizations
There is no “i” in team
There is no "i" in teamOr so they say.For years management trainers and gurus have been using the literal letters in the word "team" and tritely say: "there is no 'i' in team" - in other words in teams it is not about the individual, but the collective - the team, the common goal. They were of course wrong, as you can clearly see there is an 'i' in team.Unfortunately many people say that "there is no 'i' in team” or “no i in teamwork” as a way to discourage individual … [Read more...] about There is no “i” in team
History of PEST analysis
The PEST Analysis Political, Economic, Social and Technical factors affecting a business or organization from the environment in which it operates.Originally designed as a business environmental scan, the PEST analysis is an analysis of the external macro environment (big picture) in which a business operates. These are often factors which are beyond the direct control or influence of a business or organization, however are important to be aware of when doing product development, business … [Read more...] about History of PEST analysis
how do i do a swot analysis
How to do a SWOT Analysis - tools and worksheets How do I do a SWOT analysis?This page has been developed to help and support individuals new to business, HR, HRD and Management with assignments which require use of the SWOT analysis tool.Go straight to the free SWOT templateSWOT AnalysisA SWOT is a planning tool used to understand the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in a business. It involves specifying the objective of the … [Read more...] about how do i do a swot analysis
Learning Styles Questionnaire – Honey & Mumford style LSQ – TRAP
A 'lite' version of a learning styles questionnaire: This Learning Styles Questionnaire is loosely based on the model developed by Peter Honey and Alan Mumford this 'lite' version can help you identify typical strengths in your learning habits. Instructions: Look at the following statements – if they are usually true for you tick the appropriate white boxQuestionAPTRI find it easy to meet new people and make new friendsI am … [Read more...] about Learning Styles Questionnaire – Honey & Mumford style LSQ – TRAP
Creating an organisational wide innovation culture
Creating an organisational wide innovation culture Ever heard people say...“What we need in this organisation is innovation”, “Creativity will give us the edge”.Leaders often utter these words with little realisation of the difficulties of bringing about a fundamental shift in the behaviour necessary to create an innovation culture across the enterprise. “We can empower people to bring new ideas, we’ll run some workshops on creativity” if only it were that simple. But alas this … [Read more...] about Creating an organisational wide innovation culture
Who is responsible for marketing? – all change in the business world
Who is responsible for marketing? If we Google or Bling "who is responsible for marketing" we get marketing, directors or everyone. Indeed many thought leaders on marketing say: "Everyone in your company should be aware of the marketing message, visions, and goals of the company, and should reflect that message in everything they do that is related to the product and your customers."Which is a truism, but how many organizations actually actively encourage all staff to participate. On a regular … [Read more...] about Who is responsible for marketing? – all change in the business world
CSI in organizations a valid approach
CSI in organizations – a valid approach? We are in the beginnings of massive change for both the way we employ people and the way organizations are financed and run. To prepare us for the ‘new world’ we need to look at things from a different perspective.At first glance Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) in organizations and organizational development may look a little out of place, but when things go wrong it can help the rest of the OD world to understand why the ‘victim’ died, who was … [Read more...] about CSI in organizations a valid approach
Counter-offer to a resigning employee? Human Capital, Talent & Retention
Counter-offer to a resigning employee?In our previous post (maintaining performance during notice periods) we explored the issues of the psychology of change. These looked at the value of retaining people throughout their notice.This and psychological state is valid when an employee has an offer and tenders their resignation, and we consider offering a counter-offer to keep this talent.Counter-offers fall under the same category although many may not see it this way.When an … [Read more...] about Counter-offer to a resigning employee? Human Capital, Talent & Retention
OrganiSation or OrganiZation – which spelling is correct?
OrganiSation or OrganiZation? The great spelling debate What is the correct spelling? OrganiSation or OrganiZation - the great Atlantic debate There is a belief that it is spelt with an 's' in the UK and in the US with a 'z'.In fact, while the US spelling is with a 'z' the UK preferred spelling is also with a 'z' and as an alternative with an 's' if you follow the guidance from leading authoritative dictionaries.This is true even in my 1972 Concise Oxford … [Read more...] about OrganiSation or OrganiZation – which spelling is correct?
The sneaky psychology of influence selling and advertising
The sneaky psychology of advertising is all around us, but are we aware? We all experience it everyday, but do we really appreciate just how easily we are swayed and influenced in our opinions.For example - what company do you associate with which of these logo colours? Stop and think for a moment.....The answer is at the bottom of this article.But before you scroll down... whoops too late for many of you, have a look at this info first:Answer: But of course none … [Read more...] about The sneaky psychology of influence selling and advertising
Leadership going through the levels
No matter what level of manager you are, a team leader or first line manager you will need leadership skills to succeed. The transition from 'employee' to team leader or supervisor/ manager is often a difficult one. The management in the business do not see you as part of their team. The employees from where you have been promoted no longer see you as one of the girls (or boys), and now part of "the management".You are in the middle ground. One your own!Identifying what leaders need at … [Read more...] about Leadership going through the levels
How to Run a Webinar
The story of how to run a webinar #cipdlrn #CPD Yesterday (9th Feb 2012) was the day of my first “real” webinar. Sure I have used online platforms before, In fact back in 2004 I used an inline platform to bring a colleague into a public course run in the US that he missed due to traffic stopping him from getting his flight. But this was a first, not a small audience, and not an invited audience – but a “public” event. Quite a large event – well over 100 participants In the beginning Some of … [Read more...] about How to Run a Webinar
Social media expert or wannabe?
Social media expert or wannabe? ... or how to spot a fake social media expert.Let me start this piece by saying that I am not a social media “expert”. I use social media for marketing and promoting my business, but It is not a service that I routinely do for people. What frustrates me is people that claim to be experts in helping businesses in social media, but are blatantly not.The more you look around, the more people there are that proport to be “experts” in this area. Why are there … [Read more...] about Social media expert or wannabe?
