The Role of Human Resources in Organization Development HR320
$1495.00
Human resource professionals have a critical role to play in identifying an organization's competitive advantage and ensuring its success. One of the ways to address that strategic issue is to employ and use OD methods. Because OD work is concerned with the thoughts and beliefs of the individuals who make up an organization and focuses on how the work gets done, the practice is inextricably linked with HR.
Whether you will be working side-by-side with OD consultants or are being asked to engage in an OD project yourself, this workshop will deepen your understanding of the practice and the process of organizational learning and change. You will address:
- OD: What is it? Does it work?
- Roles and responsibilities
- Models for organizational change
- Types of interventions
- Contracting vs. internal consulting
Key Topics
- Defining the practice
- Understanding organizational culture
- Step-by-step approach to addressing organizational change
- Learning when to use one-time events and when to employ long-term process shifts
- Addressing the pros and cons of external consultants
- Contracting with consultants - and with clients
- Practical tips and tools when you have to do it yourself
Special Features
- Working in small groups on a simulation of a typical OD assignment, you will assess a situation, diagnose root causes, and make recommendations to the company's senior management. Using an action maze, you will find multiple decision points along the way that may lead you to an effective solution or that could lead you astray.
- Participants will engage with a world-class organization development professional to discuss the convergence of HR and OD as a practice. The imperative need for HR practitioners to act as OD professionals to effect culture change and unleash worker creativity will be discussed.
Who Will Benefit
HR generalists with at least five years of experience
Instructor
Robert K. Prescott
