The OD ACADEMY
Advanced Certified Program
for Leaders of Change
DATES FOR THE NEXT PROGRAM UNAVAILABLE
Introduction
The OD ACADEMY is a direct response to a rapidly changing job market which, due to pandemic and other current trends is requiring different skillsets from people-professionals.
With over 40 years of practice and research, Dr. John J. Scherer gathered some of the most significant minds of this discipline to pass forward the precious and unique know-how.
Divided into 8 modules, this program guides practitioners in a structured way through frameworks, useful models and teaches skills essential to be a proficient OD leader.
With an international audience in mind, this program is designed to equip participants in skills necessary to be a significant partner and sometimes even a guide to business leaders in running large, innovative, international organizations and create thriving and positive working cultures.
Learning objectives
- ★ Learning how to lead system-wide transformations for organizations and communities
- ★ Learning how to analyze and diagnose organizations using action learning approach
- ★ Learning how to create and apply successful change interventions in cross-functional teams in all types of organizations from micro to multinational corporations
- ★ Learning how to inspire, facilitate and lead change
- ★ Learning how to master change and transformation as a way of continuous adaptation to VUCA world
- ★ Knowing how to create greater effectiveness and needed change in virtually any situation using the principles of system-wide high-engagement performance-improvement (HEPI)
- ★ Learning how to initiate, implement and track breakthrough projects
Message from Our leaders
John Scherer
For several years a small group of colleagues and I have been accumulating our best material and techniques to pass on in forwarding the important work of transforming individuals, groups and organizations. Three years ago a colleague, Dr. Noushin Bayat, collected, collated and organized every piece of material from my 40+ years of practice, preparing it for use by people like you, the next generation of change artists. It will be a delight to introduce you to this material – as well as ‘the good stuff’ from my closest consultant colleagues – and to the skills and principles we apply in our work.
OD is our future!
In rapidly changing times there is no space for managing human resources – we all know that human beings are work in progress and our mission as people-professionals is to help them thrive in the workplace, making it an efficient business organism at he same time.
Audience
In this carefully curated program, 24 practitioners from all around the world will learn, share and practice together in a friendly, creative atmosphere guided by some of the most significant mids of the OD industry.
Methods of learning
8 live virtual sessions
Every three weeks you will participate in a 4-h live group session with Dr. John J. Scherer and other faculty members. You will have:
- unique lectures
- Q&As
- demos
- case studies
Weekly groupwork
In groups of 4 you will have a weekly practice and group coaching sessions where you can:
- solve your challenges
- ask questions
- help others
- widen your toolset
- practice what youve learned
Online materials
You will receive a daily piece of inspiration as well as access to:
- videos
- articles
- audios
- templates
- forum
- webinars and more!
Faculty
Dr John J. Scherer
Dean
From 1973-1982 John was co-developer and Core Faculty of America’s first competence-based graduate program in the applied behavioral sciences, and is an internationally-respected change consultant and leadership coach.
Lynnea Brinkerhoff, MSOD
Associate Dean
Long-time Facilitator of LDIs and EDIs, Lynnea has served as a leadership and change consultant to American Express, Disney University, ACE Hardware, Deloitte & Touche, Reebok, General Motors, New York City Police, AmRest and others.
Pauline Holland, MSOD
Associate Dean
Through her work as an Executive/Team Coach, and through her Leadership and Organisation Development work, she enables individuals and groups to harness their energy in pursuit of their higher personal and organisational goals.
Next Steps
- 1 Filling out an application form online
- 2 Interview with faculty member
- 3 Presentation of a project
- 4 Tuition and confirmation
- 5 You're ready to start!