Diversity and Inclusion

What is od?

Organizational development was created as a way of applying behavioral science to help organizations improve individuals and systems.OD’s goal is to help people function better within an organizational context. At its heart, OD is supposed to represent purposeful and meaningful change for the better. An OD practitioner uses two primary tools in his or her work.

Unlike a traditional HR professional, you won’t find an OD professional looking at checklists and manuals.Instead, they are interested in data and research.OD has more in common with leadership and management theory than it does with HR’s risk-managing legacy.Here is a partial list of the different roles that were frequently handled by HR and OD in the past.

Why it is important?

Organizational development was created as a way of applying behavioral science to help organizations improve individuals and systems.OD’s goal is to help people function better within an organizational context. At its heart, OD is supposed to represent purposeful and meaningful change for the better. An OD practitioner uses two primary tools in his or her work.

• Improve organizational effectiveness while adhering to the organization’s culture and values
• Maximize employees’potential and help them amplify their contributions in furtherance of the organization’s success
• Assess what is happening within an organization and then conduct an intervention to try and create positive change
• Align human behavior with the organization’s strategy, structures, processes, business objectives, and so on
• Help promote the organization’s values throughout the workplace