Organizational Development

Organizational Development (OD) within HR is a strategic approach to improving an organization’s overall effectiveness and performance. It involves planned, systemic efforts to enhance various aspects, including company culture, processes, leadership, and employee engagement. HR professionals in OD roles work to identify areas for improvement, implement changes, and support ongoing learning and growth. OD encompasses activities such as change management, leadership development, and team building. The ultimate goal is to create a more adaptive, innovative, and efficient organization that can successfully navigate change, boost employee satisfaction, and achieve its business objectives, making it a cornerstone of HR’s strategic contribution to an organization’s success.

How to Implement an Upskilling Plan at Your Organization

A 6-step upskilling implementation game plan. Taking your current employees

Is it Time for a Human Resources Health Check?

It’s may not always be obvious that your business needs

How To Be An Ally: A Toolkit To Promote Racial Equity In Your Organization

BLG Firm members recently attended Developing a Roadmap to Allyship, a

11 Trends That Will Impact Employee Development

Remember when 2020 seemed like some futuristic era straight out

Additional Tools, Insight & Solutions Search

Fixing the Policy Gap Before It Became a Legal Problem – Case Study

Turning HR Firefighting into a Compliance System – Case Study

Onboarding New Graduates: Gen Z Workforce Integration

As organizations continue to welcome new graduates into the workforce, HR directors and workplace [...]

Retention Through Recognition: Summer Morale Boosters

Employee retention is not only driven by compensation, benefits, or career advancement. Often [...]

Do Payroll Remittance Errors Justify Waiver of CRA Tax Penalties?

Threshold 2 employers that don’t remit payroll deductions to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) [...]

Essential Services And Labour Disputes: Key Considerations For Manitoba Municipalities

Manitoba Labour Relations amendments introduce significant changes for municipal employers [...]

Ask The Expert – Access to Personnel Files

Employers are often asked whether employees have the right to access documents contained in their [...]

The Summer HR Policy Tune-Up Canadian Employers Need Before Heat, Holidays and Staffing Pressure Hit

Summer has a way of exposing weak HR policies. It rarely happens all at once. It starts with [...]

Recruiting the Summer Workforce: What Employers Need to Know About Seasonal Hiring

Summer hiring season presents a major opportunity for employers across industries. From hospitality [...]

Onboarding Seasonal and Contract Workers: Building a Safer, More Productive Workforce

Seasonal and contract workers play a critical role in helping organizations manage peak periods [...]

Using HR Analytics to Prove the ROI of Engagement: How to Connect People Data to Retention, Productivity, and Risk

Engagement Needs a Stronger Business Case Most HR professionals believe employee engagement matters [...]

Back-to-School Is a Retention Risk for Working Parents

September Is More Than a Scheduling Problem Every year, the same workplace pressure arrives with [...]

Data-Driven HR Without the Surveillance Problem: How Canadian Employers Can Measure Engagement Without Losing Trust

The Line Between Insight and Surveillance Is Getting Thinner HR leaders have never had access to [...]

From Listening to Action: Why Employee Engagement Surveys Fail When HR Doesn’t Close the Loop

The Survey Is Only the Beginning Most employees have completed an engagement survey at some point [...]

Quick Links

Organizational Development

Additional Tools, Insight & Solutions Search

HRI AI Assistant