Organization Development for Trainers—Organization Development

Chapter . Training and OD

Trainers and organization development (OD) professionals have traditionally not been linked in any significant way. However, this situation is changing rapidly as more and more trainers focus on organizational performance and how the work they do contributes to the bottom line. The purpose of this Infoline is to provide a basic background in OD and to show how trainers and other workplace learning and performance (WLP) professionals can incorporate OD principles into their work. But first, a solid definition of OD is required.

What is OD? It is the planned process of developing an organization to be more effective in achieving its business goals. Unlike human resource development functions—which focus on individual development—OD ...