Best Practices in Organization Development and Change: Culture, Leadership, Retention, Performance, Coaching

FOREWORD BY RICHARD BECKHARD

In June 1999, Linkage, Inc. performed a research study on the current state of Organization and Human Resource Development. The study indicated that there is a strong demand, in particular, for the following OD/HRD initiatives (Table 2) within organizations.

This handbook approaches each of these 5 OD/HRD topic areas through practical case studies. From the perspective of the practitioner, the handbook presents a practical framework for designing, implementing, and evaluating a successful OD/HRD initiative.

MAJOR FINDINGS

Linkage examined many organizations from a variety of industries that ranged in size, with a reputation for having best practice management systems, to compile this book. They were asked to share ...