Organisation development and design
Designing organisation models and systems, and developing behaviour and culture, to enable organisation strategy and performance.
Designing organisation models and systems, and developing behaviour and culture, to enable organisation strategy and performance.
Organisation development and design (OD&D) is about enabling an organisation’s performance and effectiveness. It is done through two key practices:
Together, these practices can enable organisations to deliver sustainable strategies, build adaptable workforces, and create great employee and customer experiences.
OD&D helps organisations to understand their current state, and work towards an imagined or desired future state, identifying issues and opportunities, and effectively supporting and facilitating people, teams and organisations through change.
In order to operate effectively and provide good work and a good employee/customer experience, organisations need to be consciously and reflectively designed and developed. As the business context becomes more interconnected, more complex and more technology enabled, the skills of organisation design and development are increasingly demanded."
Each standard progresses through four levels of impact. Which level do you most embody in your day-to-day work?
Using analytics to inform organisation decision making
Tackling barriers to work today whilst creating inclusive workplaces of tomorrow.
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How can people teams balance line managers’ need for operational people management support while growing their team’s strategic influence through the HRBP role?
We look at how investing in digital technologies, HR skills and culture drive success in restructured people functions
A case study of an HR function shifting from an Ulrich+ model towards an employee experience-driven model
A case study of a people function shifting to a four-pillar model to deliver a more consistent employee experience throughout the organisation
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