Organisational Development: The four key aspects to keep in mind

1. What is 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.

• Successful OD is based on an analysis of the organisations environment and an internal needs and strengths analysis that identifies the main challenges to be solved through a holistic OD process. The starting point is the development of a realistic vision for the future.

• Successful OD in Scouting is based on the principles of Scouting (Mission and Method) and organisational behaviours in a learning organisation

2. What is the OD model?

3. What are the OD Disciplines?

Project management • Governance and decision-making: Structures and processes to ensure the organisation

successfully delivers on it’s mission and strategic plans

• Financial management and planning: Processes and tools to ensure finances are used efficiently to support the organisation’s mission and strategic plans

• Measuring and improving quality in Scouting Change management

• Managing and supporting leaders of change (volunteer & paid): 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 and 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

Communication strategy and plan

• Preparing and implementing an effective communications strategy: What, Why, How, When and to Whom - Considering each of the stakeholders and the nature of the communication which would be effective and useful to them

4. How can your NSOs and NSAs get support in OD?

• The Organisational Development Core Group

• Tailored support: Consulting, workshops, etc. ! Contact the Regional Scout Bureau [E-MAIL]

• The library of documents [LINK]

• OD seminar, February 11-12, 2012; Gilwell Park

• Needs and strengths analysis, some examples