South Florida Organizational Development Network

Complete 8 One Day Workshops

to gain a Certificate in OD!

Offered: Workshops, On-line via Webex, In-House Training

Learn how you can become an OD Consultant!

Intro to OD Certificate Program

Introduction:

Organization Development (OD) is a rapidly growing profession geared to improving both performance and people in the workplace. The aim of this certificate is to help you understand your role as an OD Professional and provide you the best-in-class OD models, case studies, and skills to meet the needs of increasingly demanding organizational environments. Whether you have extensive experience or are just entering the field, this program will offer you the learning opportunities and practice you need to succeed as an OD specialist.

Learning Objectives

Understand your role leading change and improving individual, team or organizational-wide performance
Develop and implement focused, practical assessments
Identify principles for guiding, implementing and evaluating change effectively
Gain valuable models and tools to apply back at the workplace
Network with other OD professionals

Audience

This certificate is designed to those in OD/HR roles prepare for Organizational Development and Change-Management positions.

Leaders and managers who want to learn how to guide change to achieve goals
Human resource practitioners who want a firm foundation of OD theory, models and skills for change
Organization development specialists who want to expand their skills for larger and longer impact
Workplace learning and performance professionals who want to lead change and improve individual, team and enterprise-wide performance in organizational settings

Online Program

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Introduction to OD

This course provides learners with an overview of OD, its history, current leaders, and common practices. Learners recognize their role as an Organizational Development (OD) professional, which consists of identifying and implementing proven solutions to develop individuals, teams, and organizations. Learners recognize how to develop their skills to succeed as strategic business partners in their organization. and recognize how OD professionals add value to the business by developing strategies that address critical challenges facing the organization.

Learners will identify some of the major OD areas of responsibility within an organization:

What you will learn:

* Gain a stronger understanding of the field of organization development
* Connect OD initiatives to strategic business goals.
* Use the action research process to diagnose opportunities for improving the organization
* Clearly define your role as an internal OD consultant
* What organization development IS and ISN'T
* OD challenges organizations face

OD Process Consulting

This course give participants an opportunity to develop of their skills as a internal/external consultant. Participants identify their role as a change agent, and recognize what OD competencies are needed to be effective when working on client interventions

What you will learn:

* Gain an understanding of the role of the OD consultant
* Understand what is a change agen
* Identify OD Practitioner Core Competencies
* Realize your OD Role as Partner with the Client

Learners will review the competency requirements, assess their current level of competency, and identify a learning plan. Learners will review each competency requirement and practice demonstrating competencies in action learning projects.

Organization Systems and Dynamics

This course gives participants an understanding of organizations behavior, their systems and dynamics. Participants recognize the factors the comprise organizational systems, their behaviors and processes.

What you will learn:

* Recognize the important system components of an organization
* Understand the Implications for Organizational Effectiveness.
* Identify the formal and informal elements of an organization
* Define organizations as open system
* Recognize the Implications for Organizational Effectiveness.

Using the Action Research Model: Summary of Questions to Guide Diagnosis and Intervention

Organization Analysis & Design

This course provides participants with the basics on how to collect information (with surveys, interviews, etc.), how to analyze the results, and how to use that information to build support for your efforts. Participants recognize the importance of accurately identifying the source of problems and create solutions. Participants use problem solving tools to analyze problems and identify solid solutions.

What you will learn:

When and how to conduct an Organizational Analysis
Define tools and process for conducting research
Learn to use organizational assessments that contain high technical quality and relevance
Processes Assessing Organizations – What, How, and When
Purposes of Assessment
Planning A Sound Evaluation
Developing Measures
Collecting, Analyzing, and Interpreting the Data
Communicating the Results
Evaluating and Reporting with Integrity

Organization Effectiveness and Interventions

This workshop provides participants with the skills and knowledge to develop analyze data, determine an action plan and provide recommendations for organizational improvement. In addition, participants will identify specific OD Interventions to develop implementation plans. Participants will also gain experience creating measurement criteria to analyze the effectiveness of the intervention

What you will learn:

* Determine the process for presenting recommendations and an Action Plan
* Identify specific OD Interventions that support organization improvement
* Develop a client intervention plan and define the measurable outcomes
* Identify how to apply these tools in individual situations

What you walk away with:

* Report writing and presentation skills to present findings
* Skills and tools to plan your OD intervention with clients
* Measurement criteria to evaluate outcomes

Organization Development Facilitation

This course helps participants build their repertoire of effective group facilitation techniques, including active listening, questioning formats, paraphrasing, redirecting, and leading follow-up sessions. Participants practice planning and facilitating discussions, providing feedback, and employing appropriate training interventions, learn to identify how roles emerge, build consensus, guide decision-making, make observations, and handle difficult participants.

Participants will enhance their skills as a facilitator by asking the right questions, keeping the discussion focused, and encouraging participation within the group. Participant’s receive valuable constructive feedback on the impact of heir facilitation skills.

What you will learn:

* Recognize skills required to effectively facilitate groups and teams
* Recognize the facilitator’s roles and competencies
* Identify a set of tools to manage group process
* Develop skills in facilitation and team building

Organization Behavior and Challenges

What you will learn:

Facillitating Organization Change

In this course, participants learn the role of the consultant in the change management process.. As a change leader, one of your most powerful strengths is your ability to understand how individuals and systems react to “change.” This understanding will guide you towards developing and implementing strategies that will help you manage the change process more efficiently and effectively. In this course you will explore the key change theories, apply them to real life examples, and begin to create a framework for how you approach change management. A major stumbling block for organizational change efforts is planning the change with people in mind. Through case studies and in class activities you will learn and practice how to design a plan and communicate with the people involved in the change effort.

What you will learn:

Develop skills as a professional change consultant
Refine your understanding of how change happens and your role in facilitating change
Help organizations create a change strategy to address the need for change and align their vision
Identify a change management process to help organizations transform and sustain change
Demonstrate tools and techniques to lead change