OD GUIDE
OD GUIDE
OD guide
Each section of the guide provides links off to further reading in books and on websites. We start off with the key thinkers who have shaped OD theory and practice…
OD guide
Jay Galbraith
OD expert
Jay Galbraith was Senior Research Scientist at the Centre for Effective Organisations, University of Southern California and founder of Galbraith Management Consultants, probably the most well-known in the area of OD thinking and research…
OD guide
Ed Lawler
OD expert
Distinguished Professor of Business at the University of Southern California, and founder and director of the university’s Centre for Effective Organisations. He has been influential in area of OD and management for more than 20 years…
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Robert Simons
OD expert
Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and researches and writes in the three areas of OD, performance measurement and risk management…
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David Nadler
OD expert
Founder and CEO of the Delta Consulting Group, Inc., which joined Marsh & McLennan Companies and became Mercer Delta Consulting. Recently appointed to the role of Vice Chairman of MMC…
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Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Change expert
Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and former editor of Harvard Business Review. Specialises in strategy, innovation and leadership for change…
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Other academics
More experts
More key academics that address the topic of OD, sometimes as part of a wider topic, usually change management…
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Academic themes
Eight common themes that any internal OD function should commit to memory…
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Industry themes
A list of the common themes suggested by OD experts from several high profile organisations…
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Delivery approaches
Hire v DIY?
Choosing an open or a closed approach to the design process can alter the speed and effectiveness of delivery…