Organization Development

Organization Development (OD) is a philosophy with planned effort, driven by top management to improve organizational performance and organizational health. The OD practitioner works in a manner similar to a physician. First they diagnose, assess, and evaluate the health of the organization; then they prescribe solutions designed to improve the effectiveness of people in the organizataion and the organization itself.

Some typical OD applications are:

1. Evaluating and diagnosing systems in the organization to understand areas for improvement.
2. Identifying approaches (or "interventions") to improve effectiveness of the organization and its people.
3. Planning for and implementing major organizational changes.
4. Evaluating service delivery systems.
5. Improving the current level of employee engagement.
6. Increasing employee accountability.
7. Improving the products and services provided to customers.