OD: The Changing World of HR

25 August 2013, Singapore: In 2007, a HR competency study co-sponsored by RBL Group and University of Michigan Ross School. The study identifies six (6) competencies that are essential for HR professional who adds value to a business / organization. These competencies were previously considered for OD professional: -

• The Credible Activist: being credible (respected, listened to) and active (offering a point of view and challenging others' assumptions)
• The Operational Executor: flawlessly executing the operational aspect of managing people and organizations
• The Business Ally: contributing to the success of the business by understanding its social context, how it makes money, and how to organize its parts to make more money
• The Talent Manager / Organization Designer: mastering theory, research, and practice in both talent management and organization design
• The Strategy Architect: having a vision of how the organization can succeed in the marketplace and actively shaping the strategy to fulfill this vision
• The Culture and Change Stewards: recognizing, articulating, and shaping corporate culture and facilitating the change processes required to keep the culture aligned with the business needs

(Source: OD Network (2013), Handbook for Strategic HR: Best Practices in OD from OD Network. AMACOM)