Organisational Development Practitioner Essentials Programme #ODPractitionerEssentials

ODPE is a unique programme that supports leaders and practitioners who want to help their organisations. grow, evolve and thrive in a challenging world. The outcome we are looking for from this programme is to support capable, confident and credible leaders who become the “go to” people internally. We have adapted the programme to support those of us who are likely to be in charge of or delivering restructure or organisational redesign.

Public services have never faced challenges at the scale we have experienced in the last 2-3 years! This programme equips leaders and practitioners with the mindsets, tools and approaches to build on the lessons learned in response to the crisis to harness and boost individual, team and organisational effectiveness.

This programme will give you the practical ‘know-how’, insights, tools and confidence to tackle challenges like:

• Leading and managing effectively in this new world of work
• Enabling healthy, flexible and high performing teams
• People fulfilling their purpose
• Growing healthy, well and resilient people, teams and organisations
• Using digital mind-set in cultivating the right culture

Fundamentally the programme is about supporting leaders and practitioners to grow organisational effectiveness through people.

The programme is targeted at the very leaders currently involved in change and transformation – be that HR, L&D or OD practitioners as well as senior managers, aspiring leaders and leaders of transformation.

The programme covers the essentials of organisational development and consultancy but from a real-life and practical sense. We have also developed content on demystifying OD which is to be delivered by Frank O’Sullivan from Wirral Council; essential OD tools, mindsets and approaches needed for success delivered by Chris Malings from our associate team; an introduction to organisational design delivered by Sylvia Baumgartner from Labyrith Consulting; and effective completion/handover of projects by Nigel Carruthers, LGA. Overseeing the content and programme delivery we have a faculty of senior OD experts.

What’s in it for participants?

This programme offers so much:

• An exploration of the here and now; current thinking, ideas and approaches to planned organisational development,
• An opportunity to reimagine a long term, collaborative approach for sustainable change,
• An increased awareness of ‘self’ and how you can increase your presence and impact in a hybrid setting,
• A chance to share your expertise with others, and to learn from those around you,
• The confidence and expertise to become a trusted partner within your organisation.

The Objectives

1. Practical tools – thinking about working within our new realities, kitting yourself out with a range of tools and techniques you can apply in your practice,
2. Demystify OD – a safe place to explore where you currently are as a Practitioner and to get to grips with the latest thinking and techniques,
3. Develop your sense of ‘self’ and understand the presence and impact you can bring to your role,
4. Consulting – gaining a deeper understanding of your role and your potential to make a lasting impact,
5. Your ‘Top Work’ – Building trusted, collaborative relationships that can withstand challenge to establish yourself as the ‘go to’ person for transforming OD,
6. Real world scenarios – the chance to put theory into practice and work collaboratively within the group, addressing a real-life piece of work for another organisation