Eight (8) Benefits of Creating an Organizational Development Plan
Is your organization prepared for the pending recovery?
There are green shoots of recovery sprouting up around us. Recent research indicates that organizations are moving beyond a focus on cost-cutting and starting to prepare for a rebound.
The leading organizations are starting to plan for how they will thrive in the "new normal" by developing organizational development plans.
Here are the eight (8) benefits of building an organizational development plan:
- Execute organizational strategy
- Risk management
- Maintain legal & regulatory compliance
- Expand scope & quality of services provided
- Aid & preparing employees for future assignments
- Increase & maintain professional competence
- Increase & maintain technical competence
- Assist in the recruitment & retention of desirable personnel
And the five steps you should be doing to build your plan:
- Align your learning & development plan with the strategies and priorities of your organization (chances are they are changing).
- Assess your talent - start with the most critical functions first (We are seeing a lot of focus on innovation, market & business development, and consultative sales skills)
- Develop the plan
- Implement the plan
- Monitor your results, learn and make changes, and communicate.
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Here is a template (in a pdf form) of a mindmap that you can use Download Development Plan - Organizational (Just click on the + at end of branches to see all the content).
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