HR Manager's Guide to Organization Development helps HR managers and generalists understand the nature of organization development interventions and apply approaches in their own work environment and circumstances based on some examples. This is essentially a 'how it was done' book. It provides relevant examples of organization development interventions that address common needs that arise in organizations e.g., changing culture, building leadership alignment, resolving conflict, managing change, engaging employees, strengthening decision-making, strategic planning, and team-building.

This guide describes specific organization development techniques used and how they were applied to solve an identified problem or drive greater organization effectiveness. The end result is a collection of examples of organization development interventions that may serve as potential models for HR managers to use. Process charts and checklists are provided as tools for the reader's use.

Some of the topics covered are:

• Organization development — Foundational concepts
• Basic organization development methodology
• Fundamental mindsets
• Organization design
• Transition and change management
• Work group effectiveness
• Leadership alignment
• Team building
• Shifting the culture
• Strategic planning