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Organizational Development Essentials You Always Wanted to Know (2nd Edition)
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Unit price / perOrganizational Development Essentials You Always Wanted to Know (2nd Edition) is a practical, accessible guide to building expertise in organizational development and change management. It combines core OD principles with modern practices, including AI-enabled insights, evolving workplace dynamics, and a focus on measurable impact.
Key Features Include:
- Complete coverage of OD fundamentals, frameworks, and planned change models, including systems thinking and action research
- Practical guidance across all 5 stages of OD interventions: Entry, Diagnosis, Implementation, Evaluation, and Institutionalization
- Updated content on using AI in data analysis and diagnosis, along with emerging organizational challenges
- Ready-to-use templates, trackers, and tools for real-world OD practice
Whether you are leading a transformation initiative or developing your OD capabilities, this book focuses on application over theory. The 2nd edition expands on the first with enhanced diagnostic approaches, deeper coverage of data collection and analysis, and practical ways to incorporate AI into OD workflows.
Authored by Ankur Mithal and Michael Kientz—practitioners with a combined 45+ years of experience across banking, BPO, non-profit, and global organizations—this book brings clarity and practical depth to every chapter.
Part of Vibrant Publishers’ Self-Learning Management Series, it serves as both a primer for beginners and a reliable reference for experienced professionals. By the end, you will be able to:
- Diagnose issues with data and AI
- Design targeted interventions
- Measure outcomes effectively
- Sustain long-term change
Organizational Development Essentials is not just a conceptual guide—it’s a practical field guide for building organizations that are effective, adaptive, and human at their core.
Pages: 227 pages
Paperback (ISBN): 9781636517193
eBook (ISBN): 9781636517230
Hardback (Color): 9781636517247
Category: Business & Economics
Author: Albert Singh, Vibrant Publishers
1 Introduction to an Organization and Organizational Development
1.1 An Organization
1.2 The World Today
1.3 What Is Organizational Development?
1.4 Characteristics of Organizational Development
1.5 Assumptions Made in Organizational Development
1.6 Core Values of OD
1.7 What OD Is Not
Chapter Summary
Quiz
2 The Relevance of Organizational Development
2.1 Goals of Organizational Development
2.2 From Reacting to Change to Planned Change
Chapter Summary
Quiz
3 Evolution and Growth of Organizational Development
3.1 Pioneers of OD
3.2 Streams of Evolution
3.3 Models of Planned Organizational Change
Chapter Summary
Quiz
4 Entry
4.1 Initiating the Process of Planned Change
4.2 OD Practitioners
4.3 Developing the OD Proposal
4.4 The Core Elements of an OD Proposal
Chapter Summary
Quiz
5 Diagnosis
5.1 The Process of Diagnosis
5.2 Diagnosis of Organizational Systems
5.3 Identifying Relevant Variables
5.4 Data Collection
5.5 Data Analysis – Quantitative Techniques
5.6 Data Analysis – Qualitative Techniques
5.7 Analyzing Data with AI
5.8 Communicating Findings
Chapter Summary
Quiz
6 Implementation (Action Plan)
6.1 Overview of Interventions
6.2 Types of Interventions
6.3 Leading the Change
Chapter Summary
Quiz
7 Evaluation
7.1 What is Evaluation?
7.2 Types of Evaluation of OD Interventions
7.3 Measurement
7.4 Characteristics of Good Measures
7.5 Timing and Frequency of Evaluation
7.6 Analysis, Summary, and Communication
Chapter Summary
Quiz
8 Institutionalization
8.1 Institutionalization and the Need for It
8.2 Challenges with Institutionalization
8.3 Institutionalization-Friendly Characteristics
8.4 Institutionalization Processes
8.5 Measuring the Level of Institutionalization
Chapter Summary
Quiz
9 The Making of an OD Practitioner
9.1 The OD Practitioner
9.2 Competencies
9.3 Core Skills and Knowledge
9.4 Expectations of an OD Practitioner
9.5 Ethical Issues That Confront Practitioners
Chapter Summary
Quiz
References
Further Reading
Glossary
Ankur Mithal is a business professional with 15+ years of experience across OD, operations, and consulting, with leadership roles at Standard Chartered, IBM Daksh, and HCL BPO.
Michael Kientz is an organizational development expert with 30+ years of experience, having led global learning and OD initiatives at Citigroup and Compassion International.
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