CALL FOR ARTICLES: In an Era of Transformative and Traumatic Disruptions…What Can OD Bring?

John Bennett/ June 29, 2020/ Organization Development, Publications

Articles will be featured in Organization Development Review Special Issue (March–April 2021)  I’m honored to be one of the guest editors for this special issue of Organization Development Review. Click here for original printing in ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT REVIEW Vol. 52, No. 2, 2020 We have been experiencing what living in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world (VUCA) looks and

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New Competencies Required for the Evolving Nature of Change — Part 2

John Bennett/ November 23, 2018/ Change, Services

Conceiving a change is an important step in creating it. Yet, a concept without action does not produce results. Through change events such as reorganization, process redesign, technology enhancement, etc., organizations provide the opportunity to learn and grow in their capacity for future change. Observation and experience tell us that individuals can increase their capacity for change. Those with successful

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New Competencies Required for the Evolving Nature of Change — Part 1

John Bennett/ November 14, 2018/ Change, Services

We don’t need to look far to realize the speed, complexity and volume of change continue to increase. Given the evolving nature of change, individuals are being asked to change, change leaders and organizations must invent, accept and implement new strategies for change. Old methods of changing may not be adequate for the new realities. Resilience is an essential skill

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