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

SUMMARY

Organizations around the globe are finding that what they thought was unconventional five years ago has become mainstream today. The longer the traditions of the companies, the more innovative they must be to meet the demands of a changing society. Call it “the strengths revolution,” “natural capitalism,” or “triple bottom-line,” recent economic and social upheaval is also spawning opportunities to redefine the workplace. The authors have taken the view that deep engagement at the level of the individual, using a wide array of already existing ID activities, can have system-wide impact and yet must be leveraged through the four arenas of development (seen in Figure 14.1) in order to be referred to as OD. Rick Flath, co-author, has ...