Organization development - OD - has been defined by just about every author writing on the subject. In 1969, Richard Beckhard penned the following: "Organization Development is an effort planned organization-wide and managed from the top to increase organization effectiveness and health through planned interventions in the organization’s "processes," using behavioral-science knowledge."

A Collaborative Approach to Organization Development

EMI works in a collaborative manner with our federal and non-federal clients to design and implement solutions to improve organizational and financial performance.  Our core capabilities include:

Savvy Executives Prefer an OD-Centered Approach

An organization development-centered approach: 

• provides a long-range perspective
• engages executive management, along with primary stakeholders
• helps to facilitate required change by expanding people’s ideas, beliefs, and behaviors so they apply new approaches to old problems
• provides an opportunity for employees and stakeholders to participate in the process

EMI Reduces the Risk of Chaos by...

Customizing the approach and support to the needs of your management team as they:

• Articulate the vision, mission and goals of the enterprise
• Assess the “current” and “desired” states of the organization
• Identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT)  the organization may face in moving to the “desired” state
• Design and plan the phases of change based on organizational change readiness
• Implement the change strategies
• Evaluate reactions to change initiatives
• Modify the change strategies based on feedback and unanticipated circumstances 

OD Memberships

  Organization Development Network

You Next Step

If you are responsible for bringing about systematic change to your organization, with minimal chaos, and desire to work with a knowledgeable and results-oriented firm, fill out out services form or call us at 770.587.9032.