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EUROPEAN SCOUT REGION

ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORE GROUP Academy Session 2011, Paris October 30th and November 1st 2011
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Organisational Development

Organisational development (OD) is a planned effort to make an organisation more effective and sustainable by involving the people of the organisation in a change process which is based upon a strategic vision that evolves with society and focuses on the Mission of Scouting

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Workshop @ Academy 2011

Stephen Peck (UK)

Matthias Gerth (Switzerland)

Intro
Language(s)? Who are you? (Name, NSO, function, motivation) What do you expect? use the post-its What are the biggest challenges in your Organizations? write down one to three challenges, beginning with the biggest challenge How to face challenges? holistic approach

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Organisational Behaviours in Learning Organisations

The concept of Learning organisations O Organisational Behaviours i ti lB h i

Involving and consulting Flatter organisations Storing and sharing information Encourage learning and development External stimulus Holistic approach to strategy

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Here we are: Organisational Development

Organisational development (OD) is a planned effort to make an organisation more effective and sustainable by involving the people of the organisation in a change process which is based upon a strategic vision that evolves with society and focuses on the Mission of Scouting

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Organizational Development in perspective

Learning organisations and organisational behaviours Holistic approach Scouting and Scout method Strategic Planning Process and supporting disciplines Effective communication strategy THE OD MODEL

TheOrganisationalDevelopmentModel SupportingaStrategicApproach
Project Management (throughout)

Strategic Planning Process

ScoutValues&Mission
CreateVision SituationAnalysis

Change Management (throughout)

Governance& Decision Making

DecideStrategy DesignOrganization Managing Leadersof Change

Financial Management& Planning

Revise & Modify

StrategicPlan Openness& Learning ActionPlans Action Plans

Qualityin Scouting

Evaluate & Review

Review

Plan

Do

CommunicationStrategy&Plan(fromstarttoend)

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OD Disciplines Strategic planning

Developing Vision & Strategy As described in the Strategic Planning Kit (WOSM) D i i Designing an effective organisation ff ti i ti Creating processes, roles & responsibilities, job specifications, performance indicators, quality measurements Managing & controlling successful projects Agreeing scope, creating work plans, measuring p g progress, reporting p g , p g progress & status, risk , management, closing the project successfully & learning for the next time

OD Disciplines Project management

Governance & decision-making Structures & processes to ensure the organisation successfully delivers on its mission & strategic plans it s Financial management & planning Processes & tools to ensure finances are used efficiently to support the organisations mission & strategic plans Measuring & improving quality in Scouting Defining measurements which will have a real impact g p on the quality of the Scouting experience for all stakeholders and systems to track & analyse those so that we become more successful

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OD Disciplines Change management

Managing change in an organisation Preparing people for changes in the organisation & setting it up so that the change will be successful g p g Managing & supporting leaders of change Preparing people for changes in the organisation & setting it up so that the change will be successful Applying the Adults in Scouting approach to senior volunteers and to paid staff Openness & learning in the organisation How learning can occur across the entire organisation, how lessons learned by some can be shared with others, how we can bring about continuous improvements in our approach & how we can avoid repeating errors unnecessarily
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OD Disciplines Communication
Preparing & implementing an effective communications strategy Wh t Wh What, Why, H How, Wh When and to Whom - C d t Wh Considering each id i h of the stakeholders & the nature of the communication which would be effective and useful to them

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Your challenges

Would this structured approach help to resolve the issues? How?

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Developing a realistic vision

What is a realistic vision? Based on what you have learned so far and the case of your own organization, develop a realistic vision statement for the future of your organization Discuss in small groups

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Support for your organization

The Organisational Development Core Group Tailored support: Consulting, workshops, etc. The library of documents OD seminar, February 11-12, 2012; venue tba Needs and strengths analysis, some examples Q&A

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