BEST PRACTICES IN OD

Date:  Thursday, March 31, 2005
Registration:  5:00 – 5:30PM
Presentation: 5:30 – 7:30PM

Workshop Summary

BEST PRACTICES IN OD

• How do we determine best practices in OD?
• How does this compare to other fields, i.e., medicine, engineering?
• How will best practices in OD be established in the future?

Bring your ‘best practices’ experience and contribute to a lively discussion
on traditional and non-traditional OD practices. This highly interactive session
will combine presentation and audience participation.

Learning Objectives and Key Session Take Aways:

• Clarify how best practices are defined and used in OD projects
• Examine whether there are best practices in OD, and the implications for
  our OD work.
• Examine and build on your own OD best practices.
• Explore what the future holds for OD best practices.

Who should attend?

Managers, OD practitioners, HR practitioners using or purchasing OD services

Presenter: Neil Kyle, PhD

Neil is a seasoned OD practitioner with 20 years of extensive experience in
leadership, change management, strategic planning, team building and training
with public and private org. He has held a variety of senior management positions
in OD with Simon Fraser Health Authority, The United Way, ICBC and the HR consulting
group and has a proven track record of cost savings and ROI with his projects.

Neil has taught at UBC, BCIT, Douglas College and SFU. He has published and
presented in the area of change management at conferences.

Currently, Neil provides management consulting services as the principal of
Neil Kyle & Associates, which has been in business since 1986. He is president
of the BCODN.