postheadericon Organizational Development Interventions



Organizational development interventions refer to the techniques (methods) created by OD professionals, coaches and mentors to help solve the pressing problems of organizations who seek their services. A single organizational consultant cannot use all the interventions available in his arsenal. It is always preferable to use interventions when the need arises. This therefore calls for an effective understanding of the organization, its needs and the problems it is facing so as to make sure that the right intervention tools solve the right kinds of problems.

The following are the different kinds of organizational development interventions:
• Sensitivity training
• Survey feedback
• development discussion
• Goal setting and planning
• Team building and management objective.
• Managerial grid
• Job enrichment, participative management and quality circles.
• Process consultation intervention
• Inter-group Team-Building Interventions
• Third-Party Peacemaking Interventions
• Structural Interventions

These kinds of intervention can be used in various settings depending on the need of the organization.
Survey feedback intervention provides data and information to all the managers. Information related to the attitude, structure, working conditions will be included in the survey. Managers analyze the data pertaining to each and every employee and takes appropriate action. They try to analyze the problem, evaluate the result and correct the problem.

On the other hand, along the consultation process, the consultant meets all departments, work teams, and observes the interaction and skill levels of those working in those areas. Goal setting and planning goals are important for the overall strategic plans for the profitability of the organization. Managerial grid identifies management behavior on different ways. It looks into production-oriented factors as well as the employee-oriented factors and combines them to interact with each other. It also gives the structural view of the laboratory training. Managerial grid interventions also relate to the leadership skills.

The growth of any organization pulls its peoples to change their thinking toward organizational development interventions. People with planned and changed interventions can grow in organizations. An intervention forms the front view of any developed organization. So it is important to follow and implement creative interventions.

In implementing OD interventions, it is important to apply criteria to goals, experiment with alternative arrangements, establish inter unit task force, and identify key communicators and fire-able offenses.
An intervention forms the appropriate relationship between strategy and organizational development. So a development model is required to reflect the human resource, management and structure to build the organizational development intervention. At last an intervention makes a way for the effective business development with lots of competition.

How can you ensure the success of the implementation of organizational development interventions in your organization? How will you know if you’re using the right kind of intervention?

postheadericon Leadership – 5 Benefits of Personal Development Planning



The best leaders know that they need to keep developing and growing in order to fulfil their true potential. In the current economic climate, where there are more and more demands on leaders to take and implement tough decisions, the need for personal development planning is probably even more important than ever. So what are the 5 key benefits of approaching personal development planning with the same rigour and professionalism as business planning?

Benefit 1: Self reflection

Just like business planning, personal development planning starts with an assessment of where you are now. To do this, you need to reflect on your skills, knowledge, experience and personal attributes and consider:

o What you do well

o What you don’t do so well

o What would make you even more effective

This self reflection is not only powerful in terms of planning your personal development but also in raising your self awareness.

Benefit 2: Clarity

Personal development planning has two key aspects to it. The first is deciding what activities and areas you want to focus on in the short term, say the next 12 months. The second is about getting clarity on where you want to take your career over the next 5-10 years. Personal development planning helps you to get that clarity.

Benefit 3: Decision making

We are continually faced with a number of choices in our work and our life. Being clear on your priorities for your career, the type of experience that you need to acquire and the skills and attributes that you need to develop helps you to take informed decisions, quickly.

Benefit 4: Long term view

We all have come across colleagues who took a promotion or job change that offered something exceptional in the short term but turned out to be a bad long term choice. While a large pay rise might look attractive, ask yourself whether the role will help you to achieve your longer term career goals.

Benefit 5: Wise investment

There is certainly no shortage of options available to spend either your own or your organisation’s cash on training and development. On the other hand you want to make sure that you make the most appropriate investment. If you have a clear goal or destination this becomes much easier to do.

Bottom Line – Personal development is no longer an optional extra. So when will you get started?

postheadericon The Preschoolers Lesson Plans For Toddlers – 5 Best



Your baby begins the learning process from the time they are born and it is up to you, the parents, to stimulate and nurture your toddler’s thirst for learning at an early age. If you are like most parents you are always looking for fun and educational ideas to keep your baby entertained while at the same time preparing him or her for preschool and beyond. Many experts believe that it will benefit your child to be exposed early on to preschoolers lesson plans. Of course lesson plans for toddlers that might not yet be ready for the full preschool curriculum need to be geared towards steady and natural development of skills that will be essential to the learning process ahead.

I have put together a list of 5 top resources for parents and their toddlers that will keep you both focused on what the most important areas of learning and development are for children of their age. All of the resources presented are terrific for preparing your child for preschool and beyond.


Top Resources For Developing Creative Activities & Lesson Plans For Toddlers:


“Total Learning: Developmental Curriculum for the Young Child” by Joanne Hendrick. While this is a book aimed at teachers of young children, any parent looking to develop an age appropriate curriculum for their young child will find tremendous value in this book. Rather than focusing on a specific subject area, this book will help you to develop your own lesson plans that will give a head start to your toddler on his or her way to preschool.