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The loss of a predictable future

Sometimes life is tough. External forces over which we have no control, seem to dominate our lives. We get fixated on them.��

Roll out organizational values: A step by step guide

Organizational culture change programs like rolling out organizational values, are meant to change the way people behave in organizations. Typically CEO's together with their HR or OD team, embark on road shows to commun...

I get many calls from leaders saying they want me to help them with "strategic planning." But what do they really want?

At first I viewed happiness as a relaxation. A letting go of responsibilities. A time to do what the beautiful people do. Eating, drinking, dressing well, having fun in scenic locations, receiving things and then sharing...

Which is your story? Cinderella or the Heroes Journey?

This practical book contains 10 team interventions any facilitator can use to build a team or improve the performance of a team. Each of these organizational development interventions can be used in a two to three hour session, or grouped together into a longer workshop.

The team interventions are:

Share wants and don't wants within a team.
Share personal values in a way that builds trust.
Build a team based on sharing strengths.
Create a set of team rules, values or behaviours.
Develop a common vision of the future.
Create a team identity or brand.
Develop a stakeholder promise.
Clarify team roles and priorities.
Use process feedback to improve the way the team works together.
Share positive affirmations in a way that builds the team.

If you are involved in any type of organization wide or team change, or are working with a team that is not performing at its best, then this book containing practical team interventions is for you. Think of it as ten easy to use recipes for team building or team performance workshops.��

Many facilitators spend a great amount of time, energy and money to become accredited to run a single Organizational Development intervention. In this book, we give you 10 tried and tested 'recipes' or team interventions. Like any good recipe we provide all the information you may need to successfully facilitate each intervention. This includes:

The goal of the intervention.
Who the intervention is for.
The time required.
The materials you will need.
Instructions for a practical group activity.
Instructions for getting feedback after the group activity.
An explanation of why this intervention works.

If you are an Organizational Development facilitator or a Human Resources business partner, then this is one book, you must keep in your Organizational Development tool kit.

Organizational Development for teams is available in both kindle and print format, on Amazon.

This is the second book in our OD Interventions Library series. The first book in the series "Organizational Development: How to choose the right intervention" shows you how to diagnose an organizational problem and choose the right organizational development intervention.

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A practical book on how to diagnose a situation & choose the best OD intervention for your client.

This is the first book in our OD Interventions Library series. This practical book shows you how to:

Diagnose an organizational development problem.
Develop clear organizational development objectives.
Get buy-in from your clients for an Organizational Development intervention.
Produce business results from your OD intervention that your client will value.

Contents

Introduction. How to choose the OD intervention you need.

Part 1. Understand client challenges.

Client problems that indicate a need for organizational development.
Changes that need organizational development support.
Client goals that need support from organizational development.

Part 2. Determine the type and scope of your OD intervention


Analyse the information given to you by your client.
Develop organizational development objectives to meet your client's needs.
Choose appropriate OD interventions to match your objectives.

Part 3. Take action and continue until you achieve your objectives.



Facilitate your chosen intervention. (See other books in our OD interventions library for workshop designs.)
Practice and reinforce the change.

Conclusion. From organisational development to achievement.

If you are an Organizational Development or Human Resources professional who wants:

To be treated like a valued business partner to operational and strategic leaders in your organization.
To win respect and credibility for the OD or HR function.
To be seen as a professional who achieves real business results with each OD intervention that you run.
To obtain support and commitment from operational and executive leaders.

Then "Organizational Development: How to choose the right intervention: is for you.

Organizational Development: How to choose the right intervention is available in both kindle and print format, on Amazon.

One of your most important roles as a CEO or strategist is to develop a powerful strategic plan that provides direction to the organization.

Sounds easy enough.

But developing a business strategy that provides direction, meets the expectations of a board of directors, and disparate stakeholders, future proofs the organization, and gets everyone in the organization excited about the future, is a daunting task.

Not everyone in the organization is ready to support you.

Not everyone in your organization wants your strategy to work.

You will come up against personal interests, unresolved conflict, blindspots, status quo protectors, and people who cannot move beyond thinking about day to day operations.

Some of these challenges are easy to spot, but some people may quietly sabotage your efforts behind your back.

The stakes are high. If you develop a powerful strategy that gets everyone in the organization excited about the future, and supporting you in your new direction, your organization will thrive in the future.

Without a powerful strategy, your time as a CEO will consist of fire fighting.

If apathy, saboteurs and blind spots prevent your from developing a strategy to future proof your organization, not only will you struggle to make profits in the future, but your time as a CEO will consist of firefighting, and conflict.

This practical book for CEO���s and strategists, will lead you step by step through all the tasks you need to do, in order to develop a powerful strategic plan or common vision for your organization. A strategy that you will be proud to present to your board of directors or parent company, and has the support of your management team and important stakeholders. A corporate plan you can use to guide your organization into the future.

Contents of the CEO Strategy - a step by step guide


When to do strategy.


The step by step guide to strategy.


1. Plan your strategy workshop

Identify strategic issues.
Clarify workshop objectives.
Identify workshop challenges.
Plan the workshop content.
Plan the workshop process.
Plan the time.
Select the delegates.

2. Prepare for your workshop

Collect strategic information.
Prepare workshop materials.
Organize workshop logistics.
Manage delegate expectations.

3. Run your strategy workshop

The CEO's role during a strategy workshop.
The facilitator's role during a strategy workshop.

4. After the workshop.

Write your strategic plan.
Evaluate your strategy.
Plan to implement your strategy.





Strategy for CEOs: A step by step guide is available from Amazon.

If you are weary of strategy retreats that go nowhere and achieve nothing, and want to develop a powerful strategy for your organization, then this book is for you.