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OPD theory: a new way of thinking about HR, Employment Today, July 2013.
OPD Summary.
Testimonial from a Professor of HR.
Advancing impact and status of HR.
OPD leadership model ANZAM Paper 2008. Human performance as a strategic driver of organisational results has been debated in theory and practice for decades as evident from numerous published works, with the debate establishing that there is no model directly linking staff actions to organisational strategy. This paper analyses relevant literature and then reviews .... more
Why we do what we do. People 'see' any situation according to the mental 'transparency' (or 'frame') they use and will act according to the content of that transparency. OPD has manageable, clear psychological targets based on a detailed causal model of psychology .... more
Aligning minds and what that means. People 'see' any situation according to the transparency they use and will act according to the content of that transparency. In business this means that each person must be clear on what is expected of them (outputs or key performance indicators - KPIs) and the key actions that best enable the KPIs to be achieved. Clarity first .... more
Where organisational development stops and training starts. Organisational development is ensuring the best possible models on the transparencies in minds of all team leaders, supported by a full administrative system guiding implementation, all resulting in well defined transparencies in the mind of every staff member that orientates them to the task they are expected to perform and the results expected to accrue from their efforts .... more
Keep complexity of mind in mind. It is not sufficient for the person to know the written sets of outputs and actions; they need to be able to visualize what to do and to 'see' themselves doing it .... more
First things first. We need do first things first to ensure management models are based on effective social science .... more
What makes OPD unique and different? Good question. Answer: It is a better model of the link between staff behaviours (human performance) and business strategy and goals. It is the best possible model in fact, it is the only way staff behavior can be linked directly to strategy .... more
Summary: There is simply no other way. I have done quite a few articles. Of the last few, I have had some feedback, some said 'great' others have said 'deep' while others have found them too complicated yet others found them too wordy .... more
Leadership and people versus task. Over the years there has been discussion on the leadership issue of people versus task. What exactly was the balance, when should the leader be concerned about people and when about task, and what is the difference between these two sorts of activity .... more
...But what do I do? All this theory is fine, but what does a team leader actually do to develop improved human performance? .... more
Why do I need a theory of leadership? Let's talk again about how we work as a species. The general theory of psychology offers understanding of our psyche based on what are called mental sets. These are sets of habits, thoughts, and feelings all integrated with some circumstances. So if we experience a similar circumstance, then the mental set tends to activate .... more
Toward a better understanding and application of engagement The typical notion of engagement is an emotional bond between staff and the company. Factors used to build engagement include mission and vision statements, values workshops, improving supervision and focusing on the relationship with staff and company, social clubs, internal newsletters, and staff benefits and privileges. .... more
Lasting gains in staff performance Leadership does make a difference. Leadership pays back in many ways, first better business results, second, people more satisfied, more stable .... more
Building better performance expectations The definition of the complete manager is a person who identifies what people need to do to succeed then gains their commitment to do it every day as needed. I would add to the definition that when the .... more
Sustainable leadership The OPD system is the leading edge system for managing human performance in relation to organisation outputs and strategy. It will provide superior performance producing superior results, and will advance both performance and results beyond whatever may be in place, or whatever else you may seek to do. Benefits will include superior increased surplus which in .... more
Time Budgeting There are two aspects to traditional time management. The first is being organised or avoiding losing time through poor work habits, the second is planning how we are going to fit what we need to do in the time we have available .... more
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