Future Directions in Organizational Development PDF

ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CHANGE FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN OD SHEILLA LIM OMAR LIM | ODC KMS2024 Overview TODAY'S LEARNING OBJECTIVES To explore the trends affecting how OD is likely to be practiced in the future To explore how OD is likely to change in the future To unde...

ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CHANGE FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN OD SHEILLA LIM OMAR LIM | ODC KMS2024 Overview TODAY'S LEARNING OBJECTIVES To explore the trends affecting how OD is likely to be practiced in the future To explore how OD is likely to change in the future To understand why OD efforts fail  Not knowing the:  fundamental principles of change management  critical contribution that HRD function can make to the management of change Succumbing to the temptations of ‘quick fix’ OR ‘simple solutions’. Not appreciating the significance of: Why do ODC   leadership cultural aspects of change efforts fail?  people issues Trainers & developers lacking credibility in the eyes of line managers / staffs SHEILLA LIM OMAR LIM | ODC KMS2024  Charles Darwin: “It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones who are MOST RESPONSIVE to change” SHEILLA LIM OMAR LIM | ODC KMS2024  Trends within ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT Trends affecting OD practice Traditional Pragmatic Scholarly trends trends trends SHEILLA LIM OMAR LIM | ODC KMS2024  Traditionalists: Traditional trends  OD should be driven by long-established values of human potential, equality, trust, & collaboration.  These root values should be integrated through interventions that i. humanize work, organizations, & society ii. help employees balance work & family/personal life iii. promote diversity & spirituality at the workplace iv. champion self-actualization of organization members  Ensure that organizational processes are: Transparent, possess integrity, treat people with dignity, & serve diverse stakeholders. SHEILLA LIM OMAR LIM | ODC KMS2024  Impacts on OD’s Future Traditional  Return to original humanistic values trends  Increase focus on PROCESS interventions (performance outcomes is of secondary importance) SHEILLA LIM OMAR LIM | ODC KMS2024  Pragmatists: Pragmatic trends  OD should be certified like most other professionals. i. Certification of members Create boundaries between WHO IS (and is not) an OD professional and WHAT IS (and is not) OD practice ii. Create a common body of knowledge iii. Define minimum levels of competencies iv. Institute other regulatory infrastructure.  Emphasis on change technologies, i.e., under the banner of CHANGE MANAGEMENT. Viewed as highly relevant & applied practice (e.g., medicine, engineering, accounting) SHEILLA LIM OMAR LIM | ODC KMS2024  Impacts on OD’s Future Pragmatic  Emphasize values of effectiveness trends  Increase focus on relevant practice  Value the performance outcomes of OD work SHEILLA LIM OMAR LIM | ODC KMS2024 Scholarly trends Scholars:  Making research contributions to the understanding of change.  Championed by universities and applied research centers  Far less concerned about how OD is defined, what its values are, how it is practiced, or whether an OD practitioner is involved  Concerned with creating valid knowledge, & with generalizing conclusions about how change occurs, how it is triggered, under what conditions it works well. SHEILLA LIM OMAR LIM | ODC KMS2024  Impacts on OD’s Future Scholarly  Emphasize values of understanding, trends prediction, & control  Search for variables that explain change & effectiveness SHEILLA LIM OMAR LIM | ODC KMS2024 Trends within Organization Development will… OD practice  have more conflict in the short-term  be more integrated in the long-term SHEILLA LIM OMAR LIM | ODC KMS2024  Contextual trends & their effects on OD’s future Organization development will be: ECONOMY  more embedded in the organization’s operations More global More concentrated wealth More concerned ecologically  more technologically enabled More concerned with cultural diversity  more involved in supporting technical & WORKFORCE managerial innovation Increasingly diverse Increasingly educated Increasingly contingent  shorter OD cycle times  more interdisciplinary TECHNOLOGY More E -commerce Faster organizational processes  more diverse in client organizations More productivity  more cross-cultural ORGANIZATIONS More networked  more concerned with ecological sustainability More knowledge, learning & innovation based Future Trends in Learning Technology SHEILLA LIM OMAR LIM | ODC KMS2024 Personal computer, internet  Enabled men to transcend the barriers of physical distance  No longer limit learning to an educational setting  More web-enabled courses  Enable life-long learning Internet of things [IoT] Personal data privacy Cyber security threats SHEILLA LIM OMAR LIM | ODC KMS2024 Artificial intelligence [AI] What is your point of view: Robot managers are better than human managers at certain tasks Would you trust a robot more than a manager? SHEILLA LIM OMAR LIM | ODC KMS2024 What can a robot do better than a manager Provide unbiased information 36% Maintain work schedules 34% Problem solve 29% Manage a budget 26% Answer confidential questions without causing fear of scrutiny 21% Evaluate team performance 20% What can your manager do better than a robot Understanding my feelings 45% Coach me 33% Create (or promote) a work culture 29% Evaluate team performance 26% Problem solve 25% Provide oversight/direction 24% SHEILLA LIM OMAR LIM | ODC KMS2024 Ratio of human-machine working hours, 2018 vs. 2022 (projected) SHEILLA LIM OMAR LIM | ODC KMS2024 SHEILLA LIM OMAR LIM | ODC KMS2024 What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. Jane Goodall SHEILLA LIM OMAR LIM | ODC KMS2024 END OF CLASS SHEILLA LIM OMAR LIM | ODC KMS2024