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Organizational development is a planned, systematically managed strategy of reeducation that is designed to bring individual beliefs, values, and attitudes into alignment within an organization. Such alignment allows the organization to better respond to changes in technology and industrial and social environments. The organizational development effort includes any formal organizational restructuring undertaken in response to these influences.

This FutureU module introduces the key distinguishing characteristics of organizational development. Participants survey various ways to provide motivation, reinforcement and feedback to personnel, including how to unfreeze old learning, encourage the movement toward new learning, and develop a culture of ongoing learning. Alternative interventions that facilitate change processes and methods of overcoming the limiting conditions of the leadership climate, the formal organization, and the organizational culture are also introduced.

Participant Profile

Executives and mid- to upper-level managers who want to learn about the role of the HR function in planning for and managing organizational and change.

Topics

• Understanding and using motivational theories, positive reinforcement and feedback strategies.
• Interventions that facilitate the change process.
• Unfreezing old learning and encouraging new learning. Developing an atmosphere of ongoing learning and change. How to overcome limiting conditions of the leadership climate.
• How differences in individual perception influence organizational effectiveness.
• How to examine motivational barriers to workplace learning. Strategies for managing effective worker training.
• How to develop a strategy that will motivate individuals and groups to achieve organizational objectives.
• Key concepts involving change management models.
• How to select and apply organizational change models.
• How to identify and overcome resistance to change.
• How to analyze the various sources of power and conflict in organizations, understand how they influence behavior, and apply strategies to deal effectively with them.

Module Design

When delivered online, this module lasts two weeks when offered as part of the focused-learning program on Leadership and Human Resources. It is also available as a stand-alone, four-week online course. In either case, it requires an average of 10 hours a week of online participation and study time.

Delivery Options

Off-the-shelf or customized to meet your organization's needs. Usually delivered entirely online, via FutureU's Internet-accessible electronic campus or on your own corporate Intranet. Participants "attend class" from their own desktop or laptop computers, at home or at work, and at whatever time is most convenient to them. Such asynchronous online delivery is especially suited to geographically separated employee groups and those who find it a challenge to fit learning into an already full work schedule. Can also be adapted for on-site delivery.

Customization

Every organization faces a unique set of challenges and opportunities. The FutureU team can customize this module or any other FutureU module or program to address your real workplace concerns and integrate case study material based on your organization's experience. This course can also be modified for "blended" delivery integrating a mix of face-to-face and online work to ease those with little technology experience into the world of online learning.

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