In the social sector, most people tend to see program evaluations as high-stakes endeavors designed to confirm the value of specific programmatic work. And yet the findings often feel irrelevant or ...

Jeff Tompkins is a writer and teacher of English as a Second Language living in New York City. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1967 and was educated at Brown University and University College ...

Even the most well-intentioned companies pass through stages of organizational development, including periods of chaos. As long as that chaos does not immobilize the company, it can form the basis or ...

Organizational culture is central to the performance of any organization. It reflects how employees act and interact, how they rise to challenges and respond to change, and how the organization as a ...

For an organization to thrive, it must be committed to continual, positive change. The secret to this level of growth is implementing an organizational development (OD) strategy at your company.

Organizational development is the application of behavioral science principles to the study of what makes organizations more functional and effective. Organizational development practitioners analyze ...

The Organizational Development Post-Baccalaureate Certificate at Saint Louis University is designed for professionals who work with organizations to improve effectiveness and guide planned change over ...

In the early 1500s, Hernán Cortés led an expeditionary force into the Aztec Empire. When his force had disembarked on shore, he set fire to the fleet of ships they’d used to cross the Atlantic. This ...

An organizational development intervention proposal typically summarizes a problem and recommends a solution. To write such a document, you need to do some research first. This usually involves ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The name “Philips” has long been synonymous with light bulbs. Founded in 1891, the Dutch company also developed some of the earliest ...

The New School’s Organizational Development team serves as a strategic partner with the university community, facilitating learning, growth, and engagement experiences that inspire and nurture staff ...