CHAPTER FOURTEEN
Individual Development in OD
Human-Centric Interventions
 
Udai Pareek, Lynnea Brinkerhoff, John J. Scherer, and Rick Flath
 
 
 
 
 
Every day, thousands of people in organizations are being coached, mentored, and trained under the banner of OD. But is this actually OD? Under what circumstances does individual development (ID) become OD? What does it take for an intervention intended to develop an individual to become something that benefits the organization and vice versa? The authors explore this and other questions in this chapter, developing further distinctions and highlighting dilemmas in conducting ID as OD.
First, we offer a working definition, value and goals of ID, and emphasize the business advantage of employing ...

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