2023 has been a year and a half for many of us. But yesterday, I was delighted to discover that my little blog has been listed in the top 20 blogs for OD.According to their site, the list is "The best Organizational Development blogs from thousands of blogs on the web and ranked by traffic, social media followers & freshness." wow, what an honour.Better than that, we are number 1 out of 190+Here are the top 10, and you will find some great blogs to follow: … [Read more...] about Thank you Feedspot, Top OD blog of 2023
Organizational Diagnostics and Strategy Maps
The world of organizational development is s strange one. ask 10 practitioners in the field what it is and you will get 11 different answers!For those of us involved in the cloak and dagger world of Organizational Development we use a wide range of organizational diagnostic tools however when it comes to planning and monitoring progress we often do things a little freestyle. While this may feel creative and valuable it may well be one of the contributing factors to change programmes not … [Read more...] about Organizational Diagnostics and Strategy Maps
Organizational Development a true path to strategic development?
Is Organizational Development a true path to strategic development? In the past it has been behaviourally focused. Now it is time for change. Time to get more holistic. More business like. More balanced.Traditionally Organizational Development (OD) was mainly concerned with the three S’s of an organisation:Structures Staff and SkillsSpecialists and consultants practising in Organizational Development would look at an organization and identify its stage of growth or maturity. … [Read more...] about Organizational Development a true path to strategic development?
Developing entrepreneurial skills into business people
HAVE-DO-BE or DO-BE-HAVE?In business we often hear terms like ‘business person’ or ‘entrepreneur’, but what do they mean and can we train these skills. Let’s look at what these terms mean before we explore any route to development:Business person “a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)”Entrepreneur “An individual who, rather than working as an employee, runs a small business and assumes all the risk and reward of a given business … [Read more...] about Developing entrepreneurial skills into business people
Not What Why
When situations are difficult it is easy to remain task focused (what), but does this help us maintain a future resistant approach?Schein in “Organizational Culture and Leadership” says “what happens in organizations is fairly easy to observe, but in the effort to understand why such things happen, culture as a concept comes into its own”If leadership is the key to the future success of our organisation then culture is the lock. In a world where we are very short term-ist (just look … [Read more...] about Not What Why
Organisational Development – #oneword #HR #CIPD
In 2015 100s of HR professionals were asked a simple question in a survey… in one word describe…ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENTParticipants were invited from the CIPD Members LinkedIn group, the CIPD communities, and the CIPD Facebook group. 613 participated. Of those, over 70% have been in HR for more than 11 years.Not all questions were mandatory The demographics for this were:Processing of one word data. During data analysis, spellings were corrected, and capitalisation resolved. No … [Read more...] about Organisational Development – #oneword #HR #CIPD
The Hybrid Theory – manager, leader or something else?
The Hybrid Theory - beyond management & leadership... It’s the 21st century and, being an ‘evolved species’, we’ve come to recognise the requirement for progressive adaptation in response to external stimuli and environmental conditions to maintain competitive advantage. Civilised society has put comfortable distance between ‘natural selection’ and survival.From perpetual battles under empirical regimes to co-operative negotiation and global trading through ‘organisations’, complex … [Read more...] about The Hybrid Theory – manager, leader or something else?
Coaching – seven sport and organisational analogies
Emphasis on excellence Putting high value on persistence Stressing self-reliance Embracing competition Encouraging comradeship Massive motivation to win - to be the best Huge satisfaction for winnersSource: David Megginson … [Read more...] about Coaching – seven sport and organisational analogies
What’s new in od
What's New in Organizational Development - workshops The What's New Workshop SeriesWe have noticed that many organizations demand leading edge solutions - NOW - but many of us do not have the time to research what is going on in other organizations. That is where we can help. We have looked at many organizations, seen what they are doing (and what works) and have distilled this information just for you. Easy 1/2 day workshops. You will take practical ideas away with you.Sessions run … [Read more...] about What’s new in od
RapidBI organisational development
Organisational Development Are you a Coach, Consultant, HR Specialist, Business Advisor, Accountant or VC?Do you need to get under the surface of an organisation or company?Do you want to maximise returns for your client?Do you want tools and approaches will help you be more effective?Then read on...It's not always easy to pinpoint where a business is going wrong. Especially when you're under pressure and can't see the wood for the trees.But help is here. At RapidBI (or … [Read more...] about RapidBI organisational development
organizational development OD
Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, 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 … [Read more...] about organizational development OD
