Workshop On Organizational Understanding And Development

INTRODUCTION

Enhance your managerial and organizational effectiveness with our Workshop on Organizational Understanding and Development. This program is designed to help managers, supervisors, executives, and other leaders improve organizational performance by gaining a clear understanding of the processes, motivations, and behaviors of individuals and groups within organizations. Managers need to grasp the intricacies of the people-organization relationship and the social systems that exist and evolve in workplaces. This knowledge enables them to implement actions and controls that benefit both employees and the organization. By understanding and managing organizational culture and climate, and recognizing the factors that influence employee commitment, managers can drive both personal and organizational development and effectiveness. This, in turn, reflects positively on the organization's ability to navigate change. Through this Organizational Understanding and Development workshop, participants will learn to optimize their use of people as valuable resources, leveraging their own power, authority, skills, and leadership abilities to achieve mutual benefits for all stakeholders.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

By the end of this course on Organizational Understanding and Development, participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the history and visions of organizational development and the role of the organizational development practitioner.
• Apply tools to diagnose an organization's effectiveness.
• Advise on the role of diagnostic models in assessing the health of the organization.
• Obtain data to decide how to initiate and manage organizational changes and understand the link between data and intervention types.
• Assess their own instrumentality and personal development needs within the context of the organizational development role.

DURATION

5 Days

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course on Organizational Understanding and Development is designed for senior managers, senior HR practitioners, organizational development specialists, internal change agents, and consultants who aim to enhance their understanding and effectiveness in managing organizational development.

COURSE CONTENT

Exploring the Roots and Practices of Organizational Development

• What is organizational development?
• The value organizational development adds
• Origins of organizational development
• Relationship between organizational development and human resources
• Practical applications of organizational development

Working with Big System Organizational Models and Frameworks

• Understanding organizational models
• Reviewing planned and systemic organizational frameworks
• Using models to diagnose organizational health

The Self as Instrument

• Identifying your type of organizational development practitioner
• Using yourself as a diagnostic instrument
• Maximizing your impact

The Work of Organizational Development

• Organizational development as a consultancy process
• Uncovering what really matters in organizations
• Organizational development interventions

Developing an Organizational Development Action Plan

• Creating a practical action plan
• Implementing and supporting organizational development initiatives

GENERAL NOTES

• This course is delivered by seasoned trainers with extensive professional experience.
• Training includes a mix of practical activities, theoretical knowledge, group work, and case studies.
• Participants receive comprehensive training manuals and additional reference materials.
• A certificate is awarded upon successful course completion.
• Tailor-made courses to meet specific organizational needs are available. Contact us at training@skillsforafrica.org for more information.
• The training will be conducted at the Skills for Africa Training Institute in Nairobi, Kenya.
• The training fee covers tuition, materials, lunch, and the training venue. Accommodation and airport transfer can be arranged upon request.
• Payment should be made to our bank account before the training starts, and proof of payment sent to: training@skillsforafrica.org.