Organizational Development Intervention (Phyllis Young)
Organizational Development Intervention Presentation
Ceate an OD intervention strategy presentation for a fictitious company.
Review the following scenario:
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The problems of declining employee morale, conflict within and among workgroups, and poor employee performance have led the newly appointed division manager of Company X to search for an OD professional. The manager has selected you for this position and would like you to assist with the analysis and development of an OD intervention strategy that will improve team effectiveness and organizational performance. The division currently employs twenty-five staff members. There is no union organization involved. After an initial meeting with the division manager, you have been asked to present your OD intervention strategy to the executive board. Other external and internal consultants will be presenting to the executive board as well. |
Your task is to develop a presentation for the executive board as an external consultant. You will be bidding for the opportunity to assist Company X in its efforts to improve morale and increase employee and group performance within the division. Include the following in your presentation:
· Describe your OD practitioner competencies.
· What makes you the best candidate for this opportunity?
· What are your credentials?
· Select an OD intervention strategy for the scenario above. You may want to review the four categories for OD interventions first. Remember that there may be multiple issues to be addressed at the same time. Develop and explain your intervention plan.
· How will you organize the plan so the organization can effectively and efficiently change?
· What will most likely transform the organization in the given scenario (that is, structural, technical, behavioral, or a combination)?
· Identify eight to ten pertinent interview questions you will ask the management.
· Include your rationale for the selection of your intervention strategy.
· Explain what assessments you will need to perform.
· Describe the data you might need from the organization. Explain how you will collect data and measure results. Justify your answer.
· Create and explain a reinforcement strategy or transfer-of-skills plan.
· How will you be certain that the change has become the new normal and will continue even after your consulting contract has ended?
Be sure to include the following in your presentation:
Speaker notes to support the information on each slide
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Assignment Components |
Proficiency |
Maximum Points |
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Describe your OD practitioner competencies. |
A clear and complete description of your OD practitioner competencies is given. Several specific details are included regarding current competencies that one possesses and reasoning as to why you are the best candidate. |
12 |
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Select an OD intervention strategy for the given scenario. Develop and explain your plan. |
The selected OD intervention strategy aligns appropriately with the given scenario. The explanation is detailed and justifies the choice in strategy. Scholarly resources are utilized in support. |
52 |
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Explain how you will organize the plan so the organization can change effectively and efficiently. |
Organization plan is clear and logical. Details include processes and resources with good innovative ideas. Scholarly resources are utilized in support. |
40 |
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Determine what will most likely transform the organization in the given scenario. |
Ideas and approaches to transform the organization in the given scenario are logical and insightful. Scholarly resources are utilized in support. |
40 |
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Identify eight to ten pertinent interview questions you will ask management in regards to the scenario. |
The interview questions are clear, logical, and appropriate to the situation. Questions are aligned to the specific roles and functions of the management. |
40 |
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Include your rationale for the selection of your intervention strategy. |
Rationale for the selection of an intervention strategy draws on specific examples and is supported by scholarly research. |
36 |
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Explain what assessments you will need to perform. |
Discussion of necessary assessments is clear and appropriate. Many rational details are provided. Scholarly resources are utilized in support. |
32 |
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Describe the data that you might need the organization to provide you. Explain how you will collect data and measure results. Justify your answer. |
Description of the data the organization needs to provide is clear, correct, and comprehensive. Procedures for data collection and measurement are clearly laid out and appropriate to the scenario. Justification is logical and supported by scholarly resources. |
32 |
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Create and explain a reinforcement strategy or transfer-of-skills plan in terms of leadership and motivation. |
The explanation of a reinforcement strategy or transfer-of-skills plan in terms of leadership and motivation created is clear, logical, and effective. The plan takes into consideration many issues present in the scenario. It thoroughly explains how the change will become the new normal. |
40 |