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 The OD Practitioner’s Programme 

Developing the skills and knowledge for effective OD practice

Organisational Development (OD) is a planned, holistic approach to improving organisational performance. It is now a significant and influential field of practice that is used increasingly in organisations to deal with issues such as: managing dynamic and complex change, putting people at the heart of their organisation, determining mission, values and strategy, introducing new systems and processes, restructuring and enhancing leadership and employee morale. OD is not exclusively the province of HR: managers from a wide range of functions including finance, marketing, operations and IT are increasingly realising the benefits of OD.

This highly practical programme will equip you with a core understanding of what OD is, with practical OD tools and techniques; it will improve your skills and provide you with greater awareness of self and group process.

Why should you attend this programme?

  • Build your confidence and impact as an OD practitioner
  • Increase your self awareness by identifying strengths and development needs in relation to a set of OD practitioner capabilities
  • Broaden your knowledge of the history and roots of OD practice
  • Develop a systemic approach to identifying OD needs
  • Learn new tools to gather data and intervene effectively in organisational systems
  • Improve your knowledge of group dynamics and their impact on your OD practice
  • Increase your knowledge of organisational design
  • Learn to apply participative approaches to complex change.

Programme content

Module 1: OD from the Inside Out

The focus of this module is on the field of OD and on strengthening your impact, capability and influence as OD practitioners. Sessions include: What is OD?, OD Consultancy, ‘The Self as Instrument’ and Organisational Diagnosis.

Module 2: Understanding the Organisation

This module looks at organisations and how they work through a variety of lenses so that you can intervene as effectively as possible. Sessions include Organisational Mental Models, Culture, Group and Organisational Dynamics and Organisational Design.

Module 3: Tools for Transformation

This module focuses on OD and interventions for change, with particular emphasis on change in complex, fast-moving environments. There are sessions on Models of Change, Large Group Interventions, Appreciative Inquiry and Storytelling as a change method. This module also includes an afternoon of workshops where participants choose the subjects to work on.

NEW for 2009
Module 4: The Future of OD

This module is focused on enabling participants to integrate their learning from the previous modules, and to move into purposeful action. Your skills will be tested and honed as you participate in a challenging business simulation through which you will develop the confidence and embodied knowledge necessary to be effective OD practitioners. Module 4 also focuses on the role of OD in creating organisations capable of facing the challenges of a changing environment, enabling you explore and learn new tools at the cutting edge of OD.

Sessions include:

  • Doing OD: business simulation focused around some of the critical issues facing today’s organisations
  • The role of OD in creating trust and integrity within organisations so they are fit for purpose in today’s turbulent world
  • Contemporary thinking and new trends: where is OD going?
  • Innovative OD tools and techniques such as OD and the arts, creating meaningful work

Who is it for?

You are a manager, executive or professional who needs to successfully influence and communicate with people in a range of situations. You would like to build on your existing skills to enhance your impact, personal effectiveness, credibility and gain buy-in from others.

"I feel the delivery and impact of the practical style of learning experience at Roffey Park has been a very positive experience and I can honestly say I have never experienced any training environment that has had so much of a positive impact on me."

Denise  Drieu           
Senior HR Manager           
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Programme Director

Sue Belgrave
BA (Hons), DipFRCD