OD Presentation on

Role of an OD Consultant

Presented By:
Group 7

What is OD?
A series of planned processes by which human resources are identified, utilized, and developed in ways that strengthen the organizational effectiveness by increasing problem solving capabilities and planning.

Organization development is any process or activity, based on the

behavioral sciences, that, either initially or over the long term, has the potential to develop in an organizational setting enhanced knowledge, expertise, productivity, satisfaction, income, interpersonal relationships, and other desired outcomes, whether for personal or group/team gain, or for the benefit of an organization, community, nation, region, or, ultimately, the whole

of humanity

OD Implies

Planning
Identification and use of human resources

Strengthening of organizational effectiveness.

How does OD effect top management?

It is long-range in perspective Requests support from the top managers, because they control resources and

rewards.
expands their ideas, beliefs and behaviors.

How does OD affect employees?

Diagnosing problem Considering solutions

Selecting a solution
Identifying change objectives Implementing planned change Evaluating results.

OD Consultant

The role of the OD consultant is to structure activities to help the organization members solve their own problems and make them learn to do that better.

Duties of OD Consultant.

Organizational assessment Change Management

Problem Solving and Team building

Process Consultancy Meeting Design

What do OD practitioners do?

Create an organizational vision and mission Set goals and make decisions

Lead
Attract and retain good employees Reduce turnover and absenteeism Improve productivity Resolve conflict

Contd..

Design work
Coordinate department and share information More effectively develop and implement change

strategies
Change the organizational culture Relate to the external environment Anticipate and prepare for the future.

Competencies of an OD practitioner
Intrapersonal skills o Self-Awareness o Manage stress Interpersonal skills o Ability to work with others and groups

o Needs to understand point of view

o Must establish trust and rapport.

Contd..

General consultation skills

o Ability to manage consulting process o Ability to design changes Organization development theory o Knowledge of change process

o Understand their own role in the field of OD.

How does OD consultant adds value?

The OD practitioner (consultant) adds value in many ways. 4 sets of attributes are brought to the organisational context: i) ii) iii) a set of values; a set of assumptions about people, organizations and interpersonal relationships; a set of goals for the practitioner, the organization and its members; and

iv)

a set of structured activities that are the means of achieving the values, assumptions and goals.

How the change is brought(LEWINs model)

Unfreezing

Movement

Refreezing

ACTION RESEARCH MODEL

Problem Identification Joint Diagnosis

Consultation with an OD practitioner

Joint Action Planning

Data Gathering and preliminary diagnosis

Action

Feedback to client

Data Gathering after Action

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