tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38265342205697698412023-11-15T10:03:41.888-08:00Organization Development (OD)Prodcons Grouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02227116214041311214noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826534220569769841.post-29396468938694764972009-01-12T02:08:00.000-08:002010-05-30T22:24:23.606-07:00Organization Development (OD)<em></em><br /><em>For everything you wanted to know on <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">building leadership and management</span></strong>, refer <strong><span style="color:#006600;">Shyam Bhatawdekar’s website</span></strong>: </em><a href="http://shyam.bhatawdekar.com/"><em>http://shyam.bhatawdekar.com</em></a><em><br /><br />(Refer our <strong><span style="color:#006600;">High Quality</span></strong> <strong>Management Encyclopedia</strong> <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">“Management Universe”</span></strong> at: </em><a href="http://management-universe.blogspot.com/"><em>http://management-universe.blogspot.com/</em></a><em>)<br /></em><br />It will be a good idea also to refer: <em>(Learning Organization) </em><a href="http://learning-organization-profile.blogspot.com/"><em>http://learning-organization-profile.blogspot.com/</em></a><em> and (Knowledge Management) </em><a href="http://knowledge-management-initiative.blogspot.com/"><em>http://knowledge-management-initiative.blogspot.com/</em></a><br /><p><strong><span style="color:#993300;">Definitions</span></strong></p><ul><li><strong><em>Richard <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Beckhard</span></span>:</em></strong> Organization development (OD) is a planned, top-down, organization-wide effort to increase the organization's effectiveness and health. OD is achieved through interventions in the organization's processes, using behavioural science knowledge.</li><li><strong><em>Don Harvey and Donald R Brown:</em></strong> Organization development (OD) is defined as a long-range effort to improve an organization’s ability to cope with change and its problem solving and renewal processes through effective management of organization culture.</li><li><strong><em>Wendell French: </em></strong>OD refers to a long range effort to improve an organization's problem solving capabilities and it's ability to cope up with changes in it's external environment with the help of external or internal behavioral scientists, consultants or change agents as they are sometimes called.</li><li><strong><em>Warren <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bennis</span></span>:</em></strong> OD is a complex strategy intended to change the beliefs, attitudes, values, and structure of organizations so that they can better adapt to new technologies, markets, and challenges. </li><li><strong><em>Blake and Mouton:</em> </strong>OD is a systematic way of introducing change based on a structural model for thinking; progressing in a programmatic sequence of steps from individual learning to organization application; focused upon those silent and often negative attributes of culture which dictates action that so frequently contradict business logic, with emphasis on confronting and resolving conflict as a prerequisite to problem solving and employing a variety of techniques of organizational study and self learning to bring about the necessary change.</li></ul><p><strong><span style="color:#993300;">OD: Putting All of These Definitions Together</span></strong></p><ul><li>Definitive for the organization’s long range vision and mission.</li><li>Supportive of the organization’s long range vision and mission.</li><li>Improves organization’s ability to create change and also to cope up with change.</li><li>Development/learning process to improve an organization’s decision making and problem solving capabilities.</li><li>Continually identifies, allocates, and develops resources in ways such that these resources are more available to the mission of the organization.</li><li>Introduces planned changes, in an organization or it's part, based on a shared diagnosis. </li><li>Increases organizational effectiveness and efficiency through planned interventions based on research findings and theoretical hypotheses of behavioral sciences. </li><li>Set of interventions into the activities of an organization to facilitate learning and to make educated choices on alternative ways of managing.</li></ul><p><strong><span style="color:#993300;">Values and Objectives of OD</span></strong></p><ul><li><span style="color:#000000;">OD is way of looking at the whole humanistic side of organizational life. OD emphasizes on the human dimension of an organization consisting of main humanistic values: </span><span style="color:#000000;">1. O</span><span style="color:#000000;">opportunities to people to function like human beings rather than be treated as mere inputs. 2. Opportunities for individual and the organization to develop to their full potential. 3. Increasing the effectiveness of individual and organization. 4. Creating an organizational environment that generates exciting and challenging work. </span></li><li>Improving mutual trust and emotional support among all the employees.</li><li>Promoting, in a healthy manner, incidences of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">intra</span></span>-group and inter-group confrontations.</li><li>Creating a culture in which authority is based on knowledge and skills.</li><li>Encouraging open communication bottom up, top down, side ways and diagonally.</li><li>Increasing the level of enthusiasm and satisfaction among the employees.</li><li>Promoting problem solving culture.</li><li>Improving individual employee participation and group participation to plan and implement.</li></ul><p><strong><span style="color:#993300;">Process of OD </span></strong></p><ol><li><span style="color:#000000;">Plan the changes and the process of change, necessarily, in consultations with the trained and experienced consultants/behavioral experts by advising the top management and seek their approval. It is primarily initiated by the top management.</span></li><li>Change the attitudes and habits of individuals, particularly, in the areas of interpersonal behavior.</li><li>Create a team culture in the organization.</li><li>Work out appropriate new structures.</li><li>Solve short term day-to-day and long term problems involving external and internal changes.</li></ol><p><strong><span style="color:#993300;">Process of Change: <em>Action Research</em></span></strong></p><p>Kurt <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lewin</span></span> believed that the motivation to change was strongly related to <em>action</em>. If people are active in decisions affecting them, they are more likely to adopt new ways. "Rational social management", he said, "proceeds in a spiral of steps, each of which is composed of a circle of planning, action, and fact-finding about the result of action."</p><p>The process of change takes place in three steps:</p><ol><li><strong>Unfreezing:</strong> Faced with a dilemma, an individual or a group becomes aware of need to change.</li><li><strong>Changing (moving):</strong> The situation is diagnosed and new ways of behavior are explored and tested.</li><li><strong>Refreezing:</strong> Application of new behavior is evaluated, and if found suitable, it is adopted.</li></ol><p><strong><span style="color:#993300;">OD Interventions</span></strong></p><p><span style="color:#000000;">Following are some of the OD interventions given under four major classifications:</span></p><ol><li><strong>Human processes: </strong>T group, process consultation, third party intervention, team building, organizational confrontation meetings, survey research.</li><li><strong>Techno structural: </strong>Formal structural change, differentiation and integration, cooperative union-management projects, total quality management, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">kaizen</span></span>, quality circles, work design.</li><li><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Human resource management: </strong></span><span style="color:#000000;">Goal setting, performance appraisal, reward systems, career planning and development, managing work force diversity, employee wellness.</span></li><li><strong>Strategic:</strong> Integrated strategic management, culture change, strategic change, self designing organizations.</li></ol><p><strong><span style="color:#993300;">For More Guidance, Assistance, Training and Consultation</span></strong></p><p>Contact: <a href="mailto:prodcons@prodcons.com">prodcons@prodcons.com</a></p><p><span style="color:#663300;">Training on the subjects "Organization Development", "Learning Organization" and "Knowledge Management" is imparted by <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Prodcons</span></span> Group's Mr <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Shyam</span></span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bhatawdekar</span></span> and/or Dr (Mrs) <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Kalpana</span></span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bhatawdekar</span></span>, renowned management educationists and consultants and trainers- par excellence with distinction of having trained over 150,000 people from around 250 organizations. Implementation of these initiatives is also facilitated by the team of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">Prodcons</span></span> Group.</span></p><p>Also refer: <a href="http://prodcons-group.blogspot.com/"><em>http://prodcons-group.blogspot.com/</em></a><em>, </em><a href="http://training-development-function.blogspot.com/"><em>http://training-development-function.blogspot.com/</em></a><em> and </em><a href="http://productivity-consultants.blogspot.com/"><em>http://productivity-consultants.blogspot.com/</em></a></p><p><strong><span style="color:#993300;">Other Topics of Interest</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color:#006600;">All Management Topics</span></strong> <em>(General Management, Marketing and Sales, Service, Operations/Manufacturing, Quality, Maintenance, Human Resources, Finance and Accounts, Information Technology, Life Management)<br /></em><br />The topics are listed in alphabetic order:<br /><br />(<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Home Pages for All the Management Topics</span></strong>) <a href="http://management-universe.blogspot.com/">http://management-universe.blogspot.com/</a> and <a href="http://management-universe-enotes.blogspot.com/">http://management-universe-enotes.blogspot.com/</a><br />(<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Building Leadership and Management</span></strong>) <a href="http://shyam.bhatawdekar.com/">http://shyam.bhatawdekar.com</a><br />(<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Alphabetic List of All Management Topics</span></strong>) <a href="http://management-enotes.blogspot.com/">http://management-enotes.blogspot.com/</a><br />(<strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Home Page for Writings of Shyam Bhatawdekar</span></strong>) <a href="http://writings-of-shyam.blogspot.com/">http://writings-of-shyam.blogspot.com/</a><br />(5S Housekeeping) <a href="http://5s-housekeeping.blogspot.com/">http://5s-housekeeping.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Activity Based Costing- ABC) <a href="http://activitybased-costing.blogspot.com/">http://activitybased-costing.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Advertising) <a href="http://advertising-mass-communication.blogspot.com/">http://advertising-mass-communication.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Anger Management) <a href="http://controlling-anger.blogspot.com/">http://controlling-anger.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Assertiveness) <a href="http://assertiveness-skill.blogspot.com/">http://assertiveness-skill.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Assessment Centers) <a href="http://assessment-centers.blogspot.com/">http://assessment-centers.blogspot.com/</a><br />(A to Z of Management Systems) <a href="http://a-z-management-systems.blogspot.com/">http://a-z-management-systems.blogspot.com/</a><br />(A to Z of Quality Techniques) <a href="http://a-z-quality-techniques.blogspot.com/">http://a-z-quality-techniques.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Balanced Scorecard) <a href="http://balanced-scorecard-system.blogspot.com/">http://balanced-scorecard-system.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Basic Statistics) <a href="http://statistics-basic.blogspot.com/">http://statistics-basic.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Behavioral Safety) <a href="http://behavioral-safety.blogspot.com/">http://behavioral-safety.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Benchmarking) <a href="http://benchmarking-system.blogspot.com/">http://benchmarking-system.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Body Language or Non-verbal Communication) <a href="http://body-language-communication.blogspot.com/">http://body-language-communication.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Books- Best Management Books) <a href="http://best-management-books.blogspot.com/">http://best-management-books.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Boundaryless) <a href="http://shyambhatawdekar.blogspot.com/">http://shyambhatawdekar.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Brainstorming) <a href="http://brainstorming-technique.blogspot.com/">http://brainstorming-technique.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Business Ethics and Ethics in Management) <a href="http://business-management-ethics.blogspot.com/">http://business-management-ethics.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Business Plan) <a href="http://business-plan-document.blogspot.com/">http://business-plan-document.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Business Process Reengineering- BPR) <a href="http://business-process-reengineering-bpr.blogspot.com/">http://business-process-reengineering-bpr.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Career Planning within Organizations) <a href="http://organizational-career-planning.blogspot.com/">http://organizational-career-planning.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Case Method) <a href="http://case-method.blogspot.com/">http://case-method.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Case Studies in Management) <a href="http://corporate-case-studies.blogspot.com/">http://corporate-case-studies.blogspot.com/</a><br />(CEO Roles, Qualities and Competencies) <a href="http://ceo-qualities.blogspot.com/">http://ceo-qualities.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Change Management) <a href="http://manage-change.blogspot.com/">http://manage-change.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Coaching) <a href="http://coaching-skill.blogspot.com/">http://coaching-skill.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Communication) <a href="http://communication-for-business.blogspot.com/">http://communication-for-business.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Competencies- Life Management) <a href="http://shyam-bhatawdekar.blogspot.com/">http://shyam-bhatawdekar.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Competency Matrix) <a href="http://competency-matrix.blogspot.com/">http://competency-matrix.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Conflict Management) <a href="http://manage-conflict.blogspot.com/">http://manage-conflict.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Corporate Governance) <a href="http://corporate-governance-policy.blogspot.com/">http://corporate-governance-policy.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Cost Management) <a href="http://cost-management-control.blogspot.com/">http://cost-management-control.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Cost of Quality- COQ) <a href="http://cost-of-quality.blogspot.com/">http://cost-of-quality.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Counseling at Workplace) <a href="http://counseling-skill.blogspot.com/">http://counseling-skill.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Creativity and Innovation) <a href="http://creativity-management.blogspot.com/">http://creativity-management.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Critical Thinking skills) <a href="http://critical-thinking-skills.blogspot.com/">http://critical-thinking-skills.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Cross Cultural Etiquette and Manners) <a href="http://cross-cultural-etiquette.blogspot.com/">http://cross-cultural-etiquette.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Customer Orientation) <a href="http://customer-orientation.blogspot.com/">http://customer-orientation.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Customer Relationship management- CRM) <a href="http://customer-relationship-crm.blogspot.com/">http://customer-relationship-crm.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Daily Management) <a href="http://daily-management.blogspot.com/">http://daily-management.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Decision Making) <a href="http://decision-making-function.blogspot.com/">http://decision-making-function.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Delegation) <a href="http://delegation-skill.blogspot.com/">http://delegation-skill.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Design for Manufacture) <a href="http://design-for-manufacture.blogspot.com/">http://design-for-manufacture.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Dining Etiquette and Table Manners) <a href="http://dining-manners.blogspot.com/">http://dining-manners.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Discipline at Work) <a href="http://discipline-at-work.blogspot.com/">http://discipline-at-work.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Dream Exotic) <a href="http://knol.google.com/k/shyam-bhatawdekar/my-exotic-dream/6txz9nck6g3/8">http://knol.google.com/k/shyam-bhatawdekar/my-exotic-dream/6txz9nck6g3/8</a>#<br />(Effectiveness and Efficiency) <a href="http://effectiveness-efficiency.blogspot.com/">http://effectiveness-efficiency.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Effectiveness Management: <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">HSoftware</span></em></strong>) <a href="http://humansoftware.blogspot.com/">http://humansoftware.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Efficiency Techniques: Work study: Motion and Time Study) <a href="http://work-study-measurement.blogspot.com/">http://work-study-measurement.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Efficient Work Methods or Practices) <a href="http://efficient-work-methods.blogspot.com/">http://efficient-work-methods.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Email Etiquette) <a href="http://email-etiquette-manners.blogspot.com/">http://email-etiquette-manners.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Emotional Intelligence) <a href="http://emotional-quotient-intelligence.blogspot.com/">http://emotional-quotient-intelligence.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Empowerment) <a href="http://employee-empowerment.blogspot.com/">http://employee-empowerment.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Enterprise Resource Planning- ERP) <a href="http://erp-management.blogspot.com/">http://erp-management.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneur) <a href="http://entrepreneurship-entrepreneur.blogspot.com/">http://entrepreneurship-entrepreneur.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Executive Etiquette and Manners) <a href="http://executive-manners.blogspot.com/">http://executive-manners.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Exit Interview) <a href="http://exit-interview.blogspot.com/">http://exit-interview.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Financial Ratios and Financial Ratio Analysis) <a href="http://financial-ratios.blogspot.com/">http://financial-ratios.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Financial Services) <a href="http://finance-related-services.blogspot.com/">http://finance-related-services.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Functions of Management) <a href="http://functions-of-management.blogspot.com/">http://functions-of-management.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Gemba Kaizen) <a href="http://gemba-kaizen-improvement.blogspot.com/">http://gemba-kaizen-improvement.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Genuine Professional) <a href="http://knol.google.com/k/shyam-bhatawdekar/the-genuine-professional/6txz9nck6g3/10">http://knol.google.com/k/shyam-bhatawdekar/the-genuine-professional/6txz9nck6g3/10</a>#<br />(Global Mindset) <a href="http://global-mindset.blogspot.com/">http://global-mindset.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Goal/Target Setting) <a href="http://goal-target-setting.blogspot.com/">http://goal-target-setting.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Group Discussion) <a href="http://group-discussion-gd.blogspot.com/">http://group-discussion-gd.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Group Dynamics) <a href="http://group-dynamics-process.blogspot.com/">http://group-dynamics-process.blogspot.com/</a><br />(How to Be a Good Boss) <a href="http://good-boss.blogspot.com/">http://good-boss.blogspot.com/</a><br />(How to Get Promoted) <a href="http://get-promoted.blogspot.com/">http://get-promoted.blogspot.com/</a><br />(How to save Money) <a href="http://knol.google.com/k/shyam-bhatawdekar/how-to-save-money/6txz9nck6g3/11">http://knol.google.com/k/shyam-bhatawdekar/how-to-save-money/6txz9nck6g3/11</a>#<br />(HR Dynamics) <a href="http://hrm-dynamics.blogspot.com/">http://hrm-dynamics.blogspot.com/</a><br />(HR Strategies and Functions) <a href="http://strategic-functions-hrm.blogspot.com/">http://strategic-functions-hrm.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Human Capital Architecture) <a href="http://human-capital-architecture.blogspot.com/">http://human-capital-architecture.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Human Relations) <a href="http://human-relations-aspect.blogspot.com/">http://human-relations-aspect.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Human Resource Planning) <a href="http://human-resource-planning.blogspot.com/">http://human-resource-planning.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Human Software- <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">HSoftware</span></em></strong>) <a href="http://human-software-hsoftware.blogspot.com/">http://human-software-hsoftware.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Internal Motivation or Self Motivation) <a href="http://internal-motivation.blogspot.com/">http://internal-motivation.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Interpersonal Relations) <a href="http://interpersonal-relations.blogspot.com/">http://interpersonal-relations.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Interview Skills) <a href="http://interviewing-skill.blogspot.com/">http://interviewing-skill.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Interview Preparation for Job Seekers) <a href="http://interview-preparation-jobs.blogspot.com/">http://interview-preparation-jobs.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Interview Questions) <a href="http://interview-question-bank.blogspot.com/">http://interview-question-bank.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Just in Time Management- JIT) <a href="http://just-in-time-management.blogspot.com/">http://just-in-time-management.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Kaizen) <a href="http://kaizen-improvement.blogspot.com/">http://kaizen-improvement.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Knowledge Management) <a href="http://knowledge-management-initiative.blogspot.com/">http://knowledge-management-initiative.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Lead Time Management) <a href="http://lead-time-management.blogspot.com/">http://lead-time-management.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Leadership) <a href="http://lead-max.blogspot.com/">http://lead-max.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Lean Enterprise) <a href="http://lean-organization.blogspot.com/">http://lean-organization.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Learning Organization) <a href="http://learning-organization-profile.blogspot.com/">http://learning-organization-profile.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Life Management: Competencies) <a href="http://knol.google.com/k/shyam-bhatawdekar/competency-matrix/6txz9nck6g3/4">http://knol.google.com/k/shyam-bhatawdekar/competency-matrix/6txz9nck6g3/4</a>#<br />(Life Management: Effectiveness Management: <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">HSoftware</span></em></strong>) <a href="http://knol.google.com/k/shyam-bhatawdekar/management-in-life-profession-family/6txz9nck6g3/3">http://knol.google.com/k/shyam-bhatawdekar/management-in-life-profession-family/6txz9nck6g3/3</a>#<br />(Life Management: I Am Liberated) <a href="http://knol.google.com/k/shyam-bhatawdekar/i-am-liberated/6txz9nck6g3/6">http://knol.google.com/k/shyam-bhatawdekar/i-am-liberated/6txz9nck6g3/6</a>#<br />(Life Positions and OKness) <a href="http://life-positions.blogspot.com/">http://life-positions.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Life Skills) <a href="http://life-skills-competencies.blogspot.com/">http://life-skills-competencies.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Listening) <a href="http://listen-skills.blogspot.com/">http://listen-skills.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Management Anecdotes) <a href="http://management-anecdotes.blogspot.com/">http://management-anecdotes.blogspot.com/</a><br />(Management Book- Best Books) <a 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