THE SPIDER WEB EXERCISE (Impact of the exercise as an OD tool) The Spider Web is an Organization Development (OD) tool used in the practice of OD as an institutional self assessment tool to enhance organisational change. The name is deduced from the visual imagery created in the application of the tool. The spider web …
WHY YOUR PROPOSALS END UP IN THE SHREDDER
In a conversation with Mrs Aberta Chuku Dono, a marketing professional in Ghana, she said” Marketing is a skill but Selling is an Art” she explains that people need to see the brighter colours of a new purchase to gain satisfaction. So the job is to paint them a picture of added value . The …
THE POWER OF THE OD PROCESS
It is a proven and established fact in Organisational Development that the process is as important as the content. Indeed how you arrive at the solutions and effect change in your organisation is a major determinant of the sustainability of your change effort. People tend to accept and adopt better to development ideas and steps …
THE ROLE OF DISSATISFACTION IN CHANGE
The aged Akan adage states that “advice changes no man, but trouble surely does”. The relation between the change and its catalyst lies not in the trouble but rather in the amount of DISSATISFACTION of the current state presented by the magnitude of the trouble. People change only when there is reason to warrant a …
HOW SMART IS YOUR DEVELOPMENT PLAN?
Being smart in ordinary parlance is built on a connotation of intelligence, knowledge and appeal. However, the Discipline of Organisational development gives a much detailed and pragmatic application of the word SMART. In OD, smart refers to a yardstick in creating sustainable change efforts: goals, visions, missions, etc. Specific: This is a unique attribute of …
INTRODUCTION TO TEAM BUILDING
Team Building is an OD intervention which transcends organisations beyond the negativity of individualism into higher performance through team spirit
WATCH OUT FOR THE DREAM KILLERS
I have a dream, …..….…… This is a quote memorized in recognition of great achievers like martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela and the likes of great achievers. Indeed it all begins with a dream. A vision to progress beyond an undesirable status. The greatest achievements are formed on common visions and dreams which materialise into …
CHANGING FOR ORGANISATIONAL GROWTH
Change is an inevitable aspect of life. It is therefore necessary to undertake successful change efforts to foster growth and development. Successful change efforts are dependent on the effectiveness of the change model or formula utilized in managing the transition. THE SCE FORMULA SCE = D x V x Fs x B Where: SCE …
ARE YOU A WANTREPRENEUR OR AN ENTREPRENEUR?
The misconception that everyone who conceives or starts a great Idea is an entrepreneur has misled potentially successful Corporations to crumble and fold up within the first five years of the business’ life. True entrepreneurs know as a fact that establishing a self-sustaining Idea goes beyond the conception and inception of a business. Leaders of …
THE TRANSFORMATION OF AFRICA LIES IN ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The African continent is saddled with a myopic and eccentric politicking which has for ages, tied Africa to a pathetic state of under development, destruction and disaster. It is indeed ironic to find Africans amongst the top richest individuals in the world while the continent stills rates as the poorest. It is no secret that …