Organization Development (OD)

Organization development (OD) is a deliberately planned effort to increasean organization's relevance and viability. OD  helps an organization to become ready for the implementation of change towards continuous improvement.  To ensure that the introduction of Hoshin Kanri into an organization, we pay careful attention to assessing the current values and beliefs of the organization and assess the organization's readiness to meet change.  We then create a systemic learning and development strategy intended to enhance the basics of beliefs, attitudes and relevance of values, and structure of the current organization in order to better absorb Hoshin Kanri methodology. 

Organization development is an ongoing, systematic process of implementing effective organizational change. Organization development is known as both a field of applied behavioral science focused on understanding and managing organizational change and as a field of scientific study and inquiry. It is interdisciplinary in nature and draws on sociology, psychology, and theories of motivation, learning, and personality.

OD provides a framework for change to take place so that desirable positive outcomes are realized.  We also design interventions with application of several multidisciplinary methods and research besides traditional OD approaches. 

• OD approaches we use to ensure Hoshin Kanri is successful in your organization:
• - the creation of communication plans,
• - customized training (live and online),
• - employee opinion surveys, and
• - full scale environmental assessments.

The Hoshin Kanri Process
Robust methodology for implementing change...

Hoshin Kanri is a step-by-step strategic planning process. The literal translation of Hoshin Kanri can have several American meanings. "Ho" meaning method or form and "shin" meaning shining needle or compass. Kanri means management or control; a methodology for strategic direction setting.

Hoshin Kanri provides an elegant method for creating a comprehensive communication system between all levels of employees, keeping everyone focused on meeting organizational goals.

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Just in Time Training
Work on real issues with content as need it...

Work on real time challenges during a facilitated "just-in-time" training session. We believe that the best way to really learn something is to apply it immediately to issues that affect your business.

Team members prepare for group sessions with online web based training prior to the live session. Blended learning methodologies are employed to enhance learning and maximize efficiency.

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Organization Development
Change is the only constant in organizational growth...

Working with executive management teams, we facilitate the groups understanding of the competition, the current environment, and what it will take to become a top performing organization. 

Customized sessions on visioning, missioning, and planning are designed to create a solid road map with tactics that can then be transferred into team charters and communicated throughout the organization.

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