Predictions are commonplace in the stock market and real estate, but they should be just as common in organization development (OD), which can be as volatile, with people moving from one organization to another for many reasons. As OD practitioners, can we predict how or why employees leave? Where is the OD field going? What will it look like five or 10 years from now?
A successful OD practitioner must be able to see around the corner in at least three areas: work trends, global trends, and technology trends. In this session we will discuss current business issues that practitioners are facing today, identify emerging trends that will impact the future, and discuss how an OD practitioner can stay ahead of these trends.
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Catherine Haynes is a dual title Ph.D. candidate in Workforce Education Development and Comparative International Education at The Pennsylvania State University. She is certified in Global Career Development and Facilitation (GCDF) and is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Advisor.
Catherine is from the Caribbean island of Grenada but resides in the United States. She is currently investigating the roles that indigenous tour guides have on tourists’ authentic experience in the Caribbean. After a 22-year career in the U.S. Army, Catherine retired as a Human Capital Manager where she was responsible for the successful operation and implementation of all human resources functions for soldiers and civilian employees including training, employee relations, evaluations, and professional development. As the EEO Advisor, Catherine was the senior counsel to commanders on all aspects pertaining to EEO and served as an advocate for employee issues.
Catherine is a graduate of the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI) and is the recipient of two Meritorious Service Medals. She recently co-authored two chapters in Optimizing Talent in the Federal Workforce (2014, Management Concepts); authored two chapters in Organization Development Fundamentals: Managing Strategic Change (2014, ASTD Press); and co-edited The Competency Toolkit, 2nd Ed. (2014, HRD Press).
Aileen Zaballero is a senior partner of Rothwell & Associates and a dual-title Ph.D. candidate in Workforce Education and Development and Comparative International Education at The Pennsylvania State University. She is a Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) since 2009. Aileen is currently working on a project that will produce a Competency Model and Career Map for the advanced commercial building workforce, utilizing the U.S. Department of Labor's competency model framework and aligning with the new Department of Energy supported and industry-developed Better Buildings Workforce Guidelines.
Aileen has recently authored and co-authored chapters in Performance Consulting-Applying Performance Improvement in Human Resource Development (2013, John Wiley & Sons); co-edited and co-authored Optimizing Talent in the Federal Workforce (2014, Management Concepts); co-authored a chapter in Organization Development Fundamentals: Managing Strategic Change (2014, ASTD Press); and co-edited The Competency Toolkit, 2nd Ed. (2014, HRD Press).
William J. Rothwell, PhD, SPHR, is the president of Rothwell & Associates and professor in the Workforce Education and Development Program at the University Park campus of Penn State University. As a researcher he has been involved with the last five competency studies conducted by Association for Talent Development (ATD, formerly ASTD). In 2012 he won the association's prestigious Distinguished Contribution Award. He is author of 81 books and 250 articles in the field and had 20 years of experience in government and the private sector before becoming a college professor in 1993.
