In today’s fast-evolving business landscape, organizations are looking to HR not only for personnel management but as a strategic partner in driving transformational change. The Developing Organizational Development Practitioners: Strategic HR Transformation Training Course is a cutting-edge program designed to equip HR professionals with the tools, methodologies, and mindset required to lead sustainable organizational development (OD) initiatives. As companies grapple with workforce realignment, digital disruption, cultural shifts, and performance optimization, skilled OD practitioners play a vital role in aligning people strategies with business goals.

This highly practical training focuses on strengthening internal capabilities to diagnose organizational issues, design evidence-based interventions, and facilitate systemic change across structures, processes, and behaviors. Participants will learn how to apply OD frameworks, lead change management, foster adaptive cultures, and drive employee engagement using modern tools like agile OD, design thinking, and appreciative inquiry. Whether transitioning into an OD role or seeking to enhance your impact as a strategic HR leader, this course will elevate your professional value and organizational influence.

Duration: 5 Days

Target Audience
• HR Managers and HR Business Partners
• Organizational Development Specialists
• Learning and Development Managers
• Talent Management Professionals
• Change Management Consultants
• HR Analysts and Transformation Leads
• Senior HR Executives
• Performance Improvement Professionals
• Culture and Engagement Leads

Course Objectives
• Understand the principles and evolution of organizational development
• Apply diagnostic tools to assess organizational culture, structure, and processes
• Design and implement evidence-based OD interventions
• Facilitate large-scale change and transformation initiatives
• Use behavioral science to influence organizational effectiveness
• Promote inclusive, purpose-driven, and agile cultures
• Measure the ROI and impact of OD programs
• Enhance internal consultancy and facilitation capabilities
• Develop stakeholder alignment and cross-functional collaboration

Module 1: Foundations of Organizational Development
• History and evolution of OD
• Key values and philosophies underpinning OD
• The role of the OD practitioner in HR
• Organizational systems thinking and holistic models
• Ethics and principles in OD practice

Module 2: Organizational Diagnosis and Assessment
• Levels of diagnosis: individual, group, organizational
• Using qualitative and quantitative diagnostic tools
• Cultural and structural assessments
• Data collection through surveys, interviews, and focus groups
• Gap analysis and readiness assessments

Module 3: Designing OD Interventions
• Selecting intervention types: process, human, structural, technological
• Linking interventions to business strategy and performance
• Prioritizing and sequencing interventions
• Co-designing solutions with stakeholders
• Creating implementation roadmaps

Module 4: Leading Change and Transformation
• Understanding resistance and readiness for change
• Change management models: Kotter, ADKAR, Bridges
• Communicating change with clarity and empathy
• Building coalitions and leadership alignment
• Embedding change through rituals and reinforcement

Module 5: Culture and Behavior Change Strategies
• Diagnosing organizational culture
• Aligning values, leadership, and behaviors
• Shaping high-trust and psychologically safe environments
• Building inclusive and agile cultures
• Managing generational and digital culture shifts

Module 6: Agile and Contemporary OD Methodologies
• Agile OD frameworks and mindset
• Design thinking for organizational problem-solving
• Appreciative Inquiry and positive OD
• Systems mapping and sensemaking
• Future-focused scenario planning tools

Module 7: Internal Consultancy and Facilitation Skills
• Consulting process: contracting, data collection, action planning
• Facilitating workshops and group interventions
• Managing group dynamics and conflict
• Influencing without authority
• Building trust and credibility as an internal OD expert

Module 8: Measuring OD Impact and ROI
• Defining success metrics for OD initiatives
• Using balanced scorecards and logic models
• Pre- and post-intervention evaluation
• Tying OD to business outcomes and KPIs
• Storytelling and reporting impact to leadership

Module 9: OD Practitioner Development and Career Growth
• Building your OD toolkit and professional identity
• Continuous learning and certification paths
• Navigating complex organizations and political systems
• Coaching for influence and executive presence
• Becoming a strategic advisor to the business

Training Approach

This course will be delivered by our skilled trainers who have vast knowledge and experience as expert professionals in the fields. The course is taught in English and through a mix of theory, practical activities, group discussion and case studies. Course manuals and additional training materials will be provided to the participants upon completion of the training.

Tailor-Made Course

This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement. For further inquiries, please contact us on: Email: info@skillsforafrica.org, training@skillsforafrica.org Tel: +254 702 249 449

Training Venue

The training will be held at our Skills for Africa Training Institute Training Centre. We also offer training for a group at requested location all over the world. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, and buffet lunch.

Visa application, travel expenses, airport transfers, dinners, accommodation, insurance, and other personal expenses are catered by the participant

Certification

Participants will be issued with Skills for Africa Training Institute certificate upon completion of this course.

Airport Pickup and Accommodation

Airport pickup and accommodation is arranged upon request. For booking contact our Training Coordinator through Email: info@skillsforafrica.org, training@skillsforafrica.org Tel: +254 702 249 449

Terms of Payment: Unless otherwise agreed between the two parties’ payment of the course fee should be done 7 working days before commencement of the training.