Practicing Organization Development: A Guide for Leading Change: A Third Edition

OUR SUMMARY

Edie Seashore’s contributions to the field of OD have been widely recognized by her colleagues and clients, and have been implemented as a critical aspect of many forward-looking, transformative OD practices.

Here are Edie’s keys to building a transformative practice:

• Leverage your unique skills;

• Build a strong support system;

• Use your passion and excitement as a guide for focusing your energy;

• Consciously choose to shift your unconscious beliefs;

• Gather sound and current data;

• Be curious;

• Follow unique trends in society;

• Seize opportunities and be in the right place at the right time;

• Work and learn with fascinating, interesting thought leaders; and

• Rearrange the furniture.

Edie’s contributions to the field ...