Defining Standards For OD Professionals

While focusing on advances in technology in the Organisational Development space, the importance of setting and maintaining high standards and communicating the same to the stakeholders within the organisation must always be borne in mind.

- Dr. K. N. Viswanatham

Setting standards is among those aspects that are of major concern for Organisational Development (OD) Professionals. While focusing on advances in technology such as implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Robotics, Blockchain to the Organisational Development space, one should not forget the importance of setting and maintaining high standards, and communicating the same to the stakeholders within the organisation.

The primary question is "What happens if standards are not set in the context of organisation?"

Without standards

The development of the organisation will be in chaos

The stakeholders will view the organisation as ad hoc and informal

The long-term growth of the organisation will be impacted negatively Simply put, it results in organisational dysfunction. Hence, there is a case for OD professionals investing their time and energy in setting standards and adhering to them. Setting and maintaining high standards is indisputably the key to success in building an organisation and taking it to the next orbit. Organisations that do well have consistently demonstrated exactingly high standards. Irrespective of the zeitgeist - such as the VUCA environment- adhering to standards gives the basic health to the organisation.