Organisational Development (OD) is all about using behavioural insights to transform systems and structures to align an organisation’s capability with its strategy. As the craft of OD approaches its 70th year, the skills and mindset of OD have never been more important. In our ever-changing world of work and global pace, an organisation’s ability to respond is key to its success. Practising OD means understanding growth, impact and human systems. Leaders operating with an OD approach are able to build agile and resilient workforces, through ethical and sustainable leadership and culture, whilst having a defined sense of purpose, strategy and direction.
This two-day workshop will help participants successfully understand application of OD processes and tools, explore the role of the OD practitioner and develop their own skills and talents in this role. The workshop gives leaders, managers and change agents an opportunity to reflect on real work challenges and how they may tackle this using OD thinking and practice.
- Have developed their knowledge of the field of OD
- Be equipped with more OD tools and concepts
- Be supported in thinking about current work challenges in an OD way
Workshop outline
DAY ONE
1. Introduction
- Welcome, introductions and housekeeping
- Overview and objectives
- Personal objectives
- Working effectively together
2. Demystifying OD
- Your lens on OD
- OD in your organisation
- A shared definition of OD
3. Being an OD practitioner
- OD consultancy roles
- Building impact and credibility
- Levers, power and the consultant
- Action research
4. OD tools
- Using organisational models
- Complexity and chaos theory
- Use of metaphor
- The self as instrument
- Group dynamics
5. Practising with a live issue
- An opportunity to practise new OD tools and skills with co-coaching and observation
- Reflections and learning on the practice
6. Review and close
- Review of learning
- Questions and gaps in knowledge so far
DAY TWO
1. Review of day one and co-creation
- Adding any gaps in knowledge to the agenda
2. Developing your OD agenda in your organisation
- Connecting OD with the wider business agenda
- Engaging your key stakeholders
- Leveraging your skills, experience and passion
3. Action learning
- Embedding your learning
- An opportunity to work on complex challenges with the group
4. Co-coaching
- Practising your OD consulting skills
- Working on your own OD agenda
5. Final reflections
- Developing an OD network
- Key learning summary
- Close
