Organizational Development

Ease@Work employee assistance expertise plays a key role in long-term organizational development by helping leaders maximize the potential of people to work together efficiently.

Philosophy

• Demonstrate sensitivity to the unique cultural needs of each organization.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of the goals and strategies of the organization.
• Assist employees in the process of gaining awareness of the organization’s cultural status.
• Address the organization’s specific needs through a comprehensive four-step process.

Process

1. Assessment: Allows for in-depth cross-cultural examination of intervention needs.  All data gathered will remain wholly confidential, while essential trends will guide the fine-tuning of the development phase.
2. Development: Functions as the foundational phase in addressing the organization’s development needs.  May take various forms including workshops, group problem-solving sessions, one-on-one coaching, team goal/strategy clarification or process identification meetings, etc.
3. Implementation: Consists of ongoing services designed to further support, guide and monitor the organization’s progress on the stated objectives.  It is this phase which generates the momentum needed to sustain positive change.
4. Reassessment: Gauges level of goal attainment for project.

Complete data management services are provided throughout the process outlined above.  These include contract preparation, assessment results, training/consulting design, workshop attendee tracking, evaluation summaries, results reporting and formal recommendations.

Results

• Greater understanding of organizations functioning and of how each individual’s attitudes and behaviors affect the total system.
• More finely-tuned strategies to enable the organization to exceed customer expectations.
• Enhanced sense of individual responsibility for the organization’s success; greater empowerment and improved problem-solving abilities at all levels.
• Intensified focus on and commitment to increasing productivity and profitability.