ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

0 TOPIC ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   Survey Data What does OD mean to you – what are the things that you believe the person tasked with this role should look to manage and resolve? Cristina Falcão Pharmaceutical Manager/  Chief Science Officer/Lawyer/Translator / Change Manager at Farmácia F, Lisbon, Portugal   Survey Response There is no single definition of Organisational Development. OD can be defined as "planned change”.OD includes team-building, career development, talent management, training, and change management, among others. Organisational climate is how employees perceive the company's overall mission, vision, values, goals, and strategy and is the origin of organisational culture - how employees perceive management's beliefs and value systems, which will determine the success of and motivation of  employees. It is much harder to change organisational culture than changing the organisational climate. OD focuses on developing the structures, systems, and processes within the organisation to improve organisational effectiveness. Organisational Development is concerned with change to attain more fully integrated individual needs with organisational goals; leads to greater organisational effectiveness through better utilisation of resources, especially human resources, and provides more involvement of organisation  members in the decisions that directly affect them and their working conditions. Organisation development is an education-based process, which relies on training to training to enhance the organisation's awareness and knowledge required for a successful change process.   Cristina Falcão has a diverse professional background including qualifications in the following areas: - Lawyer (Law Firm Sole Proprietorship) - Pharmaceutical Manager /Chief Science Officer/ Change Manager at Farmácia F., Portugal - Technical Translator since 1990 With published legal articles (in Portuguese) for pharmaceutical magazines, Cristina is a regular contributor to Pharma IQ. Cristina has delivered new legislative proposals for some business activity sectors and possesses vast professional experience and knowledge in law, pharmaceutical and technical translation issues. A technology innovator, she is qualified in Change Management Control, Marketing for Pharmacies, Conflict Management and Cold Supply Chain. She has conducted the formulation of policies in International Publishers Association (IPA), European Booksellers Federation (EBF), and European Publishers Federation (EPF). Considered to possess strong forecasting and analytical capabilities, strategic planning experience, and proven leadership ability, Cristina is fluent in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and German.