Organization Development
“Organization development is a long-term effort, led and supported by top management, to improve an organization’s visioning, empowerment, learning, and problem-solving processes, through an ongoing, collaborative management of organization culture.”
–Wendell French & Cecil Bell
Organization development services provided by Northwest Leadership Strategies include some of the following:
- Change Management and Team Development
- Communication Audits (internal & external)
- Industry Research
- Organizational Structure analysis and modeling
Organization Development Facts
- Organization Development meets the challenge of change by improving processes, systems and relationships to support long-term strategy
- The two major goals of Organization Development programs are:
- Improve the functioning of individuals, teams and the total organization
- Teach organization members how to continuously improve their own functioning
(French & Bell, Organization Development)