Designing and delivering interventions
8 important questions on Designing and delivering interventions
What is an organizational development (OD) intervention?
3 points about interventions:
oIntervention enters into continuous stream of organizational life
o Interventions interrupt existing processes on purpose
oPurpose of interventions is to improve effectiveness of organizations
Criteria that define an effective intervention:
- Knowledge of outcomes: interventions must be based on valid knowledge
- Extent to which it enhances organization’s capacity to manage change
Factors that can affect intervention success.
oTo avoid generating too many options
-Readiness for change: is the beliefs, attitudes and intentions of employees regarding change
- Cultural context: interventions need to be modified to fit the culture
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Types of OD interventions
Team
Organizational
Individual OD interventions
Framework for coaching is GROW:
·Goal – what do you want to do differently?
·Reality – what is happening now?
·Options – what options do you have?
·Will – what options will you choose?
Career development
oAims to motivate, develop, promote and retain individuals
oSupport employees to develop organizational capabilities
Conflict resolution
Team OD intervention
-Team development: encourage teams to develop and perform better. Team building costs a lot of energy and time
-Team psychometrics: to create a better understanding of team members
-Inter-team interventions: each team meeting independently to develop a list of their own perceptions and of the how it believes the other team perceives it
Organizational OD intervention
-These interventions target a whole organization
oThey consist of multiple activities over a longer period of time
What are development programmes
oProvide time for reflection
oTake individuals out of their comfort zone
oTrack progress
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