Organizational Development in Pandemic
The pandemic has brought about radical changes in not just the way of life but also in the way organizations approach work. Now is the time for the OD guys to shine. The years of stagnancy, the change initiatives frozen in time, the dynamic transformation visualized, discussed but never implemented have all been jolted to life by the pandemic. A time for crisis is also the time for opportunities and organizational development experts can put on their cape and work magic in making working condition better and an impossible life a little bearable under such extraordinary circumstances.
It is time for the leaders to take risks and drive initiatives. Business decisions stuck in red tapes, bureaucracy and procrastinations have been propelled into action thus empowering to leaders to make quick decisions, take unique actions and build up people around them in the process.
The pandemic has shown that valuing people over profit is the way to go forward, business leaders have resorted to innovative distribution of resources in order to retain the workforce and create an environment of trust and compassion. With little scope for inertia, interesting things are shaping up and changes are embraced with less resistance and more enthusiasm.
The post pandemic world will be inclusive, flexible and innovative. What would it mean for the organizational development initiatives?
In addition to the above aspects, a conscious effort to create an ecosystem mindset will be crucial. Any organization is a complex series of network with various external and internal stakeholders. The organizations doing exceptionally well during the pandemic have taken the transactions with each of them a step beyond, creating opportunities and values together.
Most strategic associations proved to be elusive when the organizations needed them the most however, employees, customers and most vendors stuck together and survived together. Its a valuable lesson for the organizations and reinforces again the learning of valuing people over profit.
Embracing technology and evaluating solutions from several vantage points while not getting overwhelmed with data is another aspect to be considered while charting the future course. Finally learning, unlearning and relearning while adapting to changes with flexibility and swiftness would be the challenges and opportunities for the organizational development initiatives within the organization.
The post pandemic world shall belong to the organizations committed towards building people and creating lasting values in their transactions.
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