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Organization Development (OD) is the practice of planned, systemic change in the beliefs, attitudes and values of employees for individual and company growth. The purpose of OD is to enable an organization to better respond and adapt to industry/market changes and technological advances.

 

Organization development (OD) is the art and science of successful organizational change and performance through the practice of planned, systemic change in the beliefs, attitudes and values of employees for individual and company growth. The LeaderShift Architect enables an organization to better respond and adapt to industry/market changes and technological advances.

 

While OD emerged from human relations studies in the 1930s, during which psychologists realized that organizational structures and processes influence worker behavior and motivation. LeaderShift OD focuses on aligning organizations with their rapidly changing and complex environments through organizational learning, knowledge management and transformation of organizational norms and values. LeaderShift OD includes: organizational climate (the mood or unique “personality” of an organization, which includes attitudes and beliefs that influence members’ collective behavior), organizational culture (the deeply-seated norms, values and behaviors that members share) and organizational strategies (how an organization identifies problems, plans action, negotiates change and evaluates progress).