Getting the best out of your people
Organisations operate in a constantly changing environment. External changes can include a new competitor, evolutions in technology, or new legislation. Internal changes include changes in leadership agendas, culture evolution and staffing changes. As a result, organisations often find that business practices which used to perform well are no longer as effective. Such practices need adjusting to maximise their impact on organisational goals.
Organisation Development can take many forms and can focus on different aspects of an organisation. But some fundamental principles tend to be present:
- Maximising the value gained from the organisation’s resources. For example, in an automated manufacturing plant, development might focus on mechanical efficiencies. If an organisation produces people services, it might focus on people capabilities.
- Aligning to an organisation’s strategy, goals and core purpose. All development is carried out to achieve these things to a greater extent. Development without such a focus can become incompatible with the rest of the organisation and can cause issues in other areas.
- Applying behavioural science knowledge and practice. For example, leadership, group dynamics and work design. This ensures that people practices develop based on scientific understanding how and why people behave they way they do.
- Aims to institutionalise continual improvement within organisations. Done continuously, it’s a type of planned, ongoing, systematic change. It’s also related to change management. Many developments are implemented using change management practices.
Blue Star HR can work with from top level strategy with your leadership team using a multitude of frameworks such as SWOT and PESTLE analysis linking to your strategic plans and targets to analyse what the business needs and requirements are. Blue Star HR are skilled at leading management workshops and facilitating these activities and seeing these through to implementation to ensure your workforce is constantly positively evolving to meet the needs of your business.
Members of the Blue Star HR team are also practicing educators and can skilfully translate the theoretical principles into practical solutions that are bespoke and tailored to meet your business needs in your particular industry.
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