ASTD’s most recent T&D (August) has a most insightful article featuring how CEOs view measurements of learning. Altogether 96 executives were surveyed and some interesting (some dismaying) results were obtained. Firstly on a scale of 1 to 4 (4 being very satisfied) for their satisfaction of current measurement of learning, the average score was 2.5…
Category: Organization Development
Prizes for Innovation Rise
Cash prizes are becoming a more popular way for organizations to encourage innovation. A McKinsey study of prizes worth more than $100,000 suggests that the aggregate value of such large awards has more than tripled over the past decade, to $375 million. Moreover, the role of prizes is changing: nearly 80% of those announced since…
Organizational Development Models – Weisbord’s Six-Box Model
Weisbord (1976) proposes six broad categories in his model of organizational life, including purposes, structures, relationships, leadership, rewards, and helpful mechanisms. The purposes of an organization are the organization’s mission and goals. Weisbord refers to structure as the way in which the organization is organized; this may be by function – where specialists work together…
The Problem with Short-Term Overseas Assignments
Employee-only temporary relocations — when families stay behind — often result in troubled marriages, depression, and child behavior problems, according to a new study by Dwellworks, a relocation firm. Financial pressure adds to the stress. 35% of respondents said their relocations resulted in extra financial obligations for the family, including childcare and help with household…
Organization Development Models – Force Field Analysis
Kurt Lewin developed the model for analyzing and managing organizational problems which he has termed Force Field Analysis (French & Bell, 1995; Fuqua & Kurpius, 1993; Lewin, 1951) in 1951. This model is relatively simple to understand and easy to visualize. A depiction of the model (see Figure 1) identifies both driving forces and restraining…
Rich, Young, and Chinese
China’s rapidly growing wealthy class — its 1.6 million households could grow to 4.4 million by 2015 — differs not only from less affluent Chinese consumers, but also from other wealthy customers around the world. For one thing, they’re younger: 80% are under 45, compared to 30% in the United States and 19% in Japan….
Create a Sustainable Culture
I have recently been asked by a client about how to make sustain the service culture we’ve been working on. In short, three things: 1. System/Process – A process is basically a pre-determined set of actions which leads to a desired outcome. Having processes that are deliberated and documented helps promote consistency of outcomes. One…
Everyone A Leader 