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Instructions from Professor:
Instructions from Professor:
Unraveling Intervention Components [WLOs: 1 and 2] [CLOs: 3 and 4]
Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, carefully review Chapter 9, being especially mindful of the objectives of each type of intervention. (hello writer, this is attached.)
For this discussion,
- Define the objectives of the intervention process.
- Describe each intervention type and provide an example of its use.
- Explain your specific change problem.
- Define the type of intervention that you will use and why it fits your problem.
Your initial post must be specific, significant, and at least 300 words. You must support your post with at least two credible resources in addition to the course text to defend your understanding of the intervention process and the relationship to problem solving.
Guided Response: Respond to at least three of your classmates’ posts during the discussion week. Responses to classmates must be substantive and further the discussion by reviewing the various intervention types and the selection made by your classmate for their problem. Always cite and reference the resources in your discussion post and response.
Hello Professor and classmates,
Interventions disrupt or interrupt existing processes. They are designed as a way for the organizational development professional to intervene and improve current company processes. Intervention strategies may consist of different events where the OD consultant implements team building exercises, strategic planning initiatives, and improvements to company culture (Anderson, 2020).
Organizational development interventions have many objectives that may include improving performance, developing members of management, building relationships and trust, increasing job satisfaction, or managing change. Organizational development provides a systematic process for companies to improve their effectiveness by applying behavior based practices focused on the people side of the business (Emad, 2024).
Selecting the correct intervention can be the key to implementing a successful change initiative. The three types of interventions listed in the textbook include individual interventions, team interventions and whole organization interventions (Anderson, 2020).
Individual interventions are those that are targeted at the individual employee. These type of interventions are focused on developing the employee and include such initiatives as supporting their career goals, resolve conflicts or help them to better understand their own behaviors, emotions or motivations (Cosentino, n.d.).
Team interventions in OD help groups of people in an organization become more effective. These interventions use team building strategies to achieve company goals and objectives. Teams work with a professional to define the issues within the team and focus on ways such as better communication, conflict resolution or relationship building to improve the efficiencies of the team (Team Building Interventions: Step by Step Guide, 2022).
Organizational interventions are actions that can improve the overall performance, satisfaction or other effectiveness of the entire company populations. These large-scale interventions are generally done for such this as to increase productivity, reduce costs, improve morale or reduce attrition (Anderson, 2020).
In the case of A to Z Apps, the company has struggled to meet production needs within the product design and development team. . The OD consultant, with the assistance of a survey implemented by the human resources department has determined that the low productivity is due to poor management, lack of training and poor company culture (The Top 7 Causes of Low Productivity Levels, 2023) Due to this problem being a team based issue, the intervention method best chosen would be a team intervention.
-Stacey
References
Anderson, D. L. (2020). Organization development: The process of leading organizational change. Sage Publications.
Cosentino, J. (n.d.). 20 OD Interventions Every HR Practitioner Should Know. Retrieved from Academy to Innovate HR: https://www.aihr.com/blog/od-interventions/#:~:text=Individual%20interventions&text=During%20this%20intervention%2C%20the%20individual,career%20goals%2C%20and%20resolve%20conflict.
Emad, O. (2024, February 20). Introduction to Organizational Development: Principles and Importance. Retrieved from LinkedIn Learning: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/introduction-organizational-development-principles-importance-emad-1dewf/
Team Building Interventions: Step by Step Guide. (2022, March 20). Retrieved from Teambuilding.com: https://teambuilding.com/blog/team-building-interventions
The Top 7 Causes of Low Productivity Levels. (2023, September 11). Retrieved from Quixy: https://quixy.com/blog/causes-of-low-productivity-levels/#:~:text=5.%20Lack%20of%20Management%20Poor%20management%20is,to%20the%20organization%20for%20which%20they%20work.