Course Description

This comprehensive course provides a deep dive into the discipline of Organization Development, addressing the growing need for internal change agents to navigate complex corporate environments. Participants will examine critical challenges such as resistance to change, organizational alignment, and building high-performance cultures. Through a blend of theoretical frameworks and experiential learning, attendees will acquire the tools necessary to diagnose organizational health and implement strategic interventions. The methodology focuses on evidence-based practices that allow practitioners to foster sustainable growth and employee engagement. By the end of this program, participants will be prepared to lead transformational initiatives that align human capital with long-term business objectives.

Course Objectives

  • Analyze the historical evolution and foundational theories of Organization Development.
  • Evaluate various diagnostic models to assess organizational effectiveness.
  • Develop actionable strategies to manage resistance and promote stakeholder buy-in.
  • Formulate comprehensive intervention plans tailored to specific organizational needs.
  • Implement human process interventions to enhance team dynamics and collaboration.
  • Measure the effectiveness of OD initiatives using qualitative and quantitative metrics.

Who Should Attend?

This course is designed for HR professionals, management consultants, team leaders, and business executives who are responsible for driving change, improving organizational culture, or enhancing operational performance within their respective organizations.

Course Agenda

Day 1 – Foundations of OD and Diagnosis

  • Introduction to Organization Development core values.
  • The role of the OD consultant as an agent of change.
  • Understanding the client-consultant relationship cycle.
  • Overview of organizational diagnostic models and frameworks.
  • Techniques for gathering and interpreting diagnostic data.
  • Hands-on: Conducting a SWOT analysis on a fictional organizational case study.

Day 2 – Intervention Strategies

  • Classifying OD interventions: Human, structural, and strategic.
  • Designing interventions for individual and group effectiveness.
  • Strategies for overcoming resistance to organizational change.
  • The impact of culture on the success of interventions.
  • Developing an effective communication plan for change.
  • Hands-on: Role-playing an intervention feedback session with a simulated stakeholder.

Day 3 – Managing Change and Team Dynamics

  • Facilitating team-building activities and workshops.
  • Understanding the psychology of group decision-making.
  • Managing conflict during times of organizational transformation.
  • Leadership roles in sustaining cultural change.
  • Tools for fostering psychological safety within teams.
  • Hands-on: Small group design of a team-building exercise plan based on a specific issue.

Day 4 – Evaluation, Sustainability, and Wrap-up

  • Methods for measuring and evaluating OD outcomes.
  • Institutionalizing change to ensure long-term impact.
  • Ethical considerations in professional OD practice.
  • Identifying personal development goals for an OD professional.
  • Open floor for comprehensive Q&A and networking.
  • Hands-on: Individual action planning to apply OD strategies in participants' own workplace environments.

Assessment Methodology

All courses conducted by EdTech will begin with a Pre-evaluation and end with a Post-evaluation. The instructor will evaluate the knowledge and skills of the participants according to the feedback given by participants. This will help to recognize the benefits and the level of knowledge gained by participants through the course.

Training Methodology

Facilitated by a highly qualified specialist, who has extensive knowledge and experience; this program will be conducted using extensively interactive methods, encouraging participants to share their own experiences and apply the program material to real-life work situations in order to stimulate group discussions and improve the efficiency of the subject coverage.

Percentages of the total course hour classification are:

  • ​40% Theoretical lectures, Concepts and approach
  • 20% Motivation to develop individual skill and Techniques
  • 20% Case Studies and Practical Exercises
  • 20% Topic General Discussions and interaction

Course Manual

Participants will be provided with comprehensive presentation material as reference manual. This presentation material is a compilation of core valuable information, references, presentation methods and inspiring reading which will be used as a part of the material guide.

Course Certificate

At the completion of the course, all participants who successfully accomplished the required contact hours will receive an EdTech Training Participation Certificate as a testimony to their commitment to professional development and further education.

Why Edtech ?

  • Industry Experienced; Internationally Qualified Trainers
  • Hands-on Practical Sessions & Assignments
  • Intensive Study materials
  • Flexible Schedules
  • Realistic training methodology
  • High-Quality Training in Affordable Course Fees
  • Achievement Certificate, as approved by the Ministry of Education (Abu Dhabi Center for Technical and Vocational Education Training - ACTVET), HABC, AWS, IAOSHE, SHRM, etc.