Organisational Growth and Sustainability : An Organisational Development and Change Approach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Viljoen, Rica.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (290 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Randburg : Knowledge Resources, 2025.

Summary:

In an era of rapid disruption and global uncertainty, Organisational Growth and Sustainability by Dr Rica C. Viljoen delivers a bold and timely reframing of Organisational Development and Change (ODC). Drawing from over three decades of work across multiple continents and industries, this book presents a dynamic, context-sensitive framework that integrates theory, practice, and lived experience.With deep roots in African philosophy, systems thinking, and Spiral Dynamics, the book guides readers through:* The evolving role of leadership in complex systems* Inclusivity as both a mindset and method for culture transformation* Practical tools for diagnosis, design, and delivery of large-scale interventions* Emotional intelligence and the emergence of the "Good Enough Manager"* Real-world case studies in mining, healthcare, and post-merger integrationA smorgasbord of tested interventions across individual, team, organisational and societal domainsThis is more than a book--it's a companion for those navigating the unpredictable future of work. Whether you're an OD strategist, HR leader, coach, or academic, this work provides an inclusive, multi-dimensional blueprint for enabling change that lasts.About the EditorDr Rica C Viljoen is a Master Organisational Development and Change (ODC) practitioner with over 20 years' experience in various sectors such as mining, banking and healthcare, in over 40 countries. Mostly, this work resulted in partnering with strategic human resources and executive teams in formulating strategy, consulting on culture and integral talent and facilitation of individual and group coaching sessions.Over the years I have been blessed to be considered as an international thought leader and to function internationally on executive and strategic level in the field of inclusivity, culture, diversity and leadership. Further, I was fortunate to enable strategy and values formation on executive level, and facilitate the translation and implementation throughout the systems in which I functioned. I believe that I can connect very well with employees on all levels in the organisationUsing my behavioural scholar-, scientific and practitioner approach, it gives me great satisfaction to lead, co-design and facilitate projects that ensure that the human capacity in the system is optimised for organisational sustainability. In a published case, where the approach of inclusivity as per my approach was followed, the union did not strike for a day when the national union called for it; resulted in the offset of the Learning and Development budget of a year. In another case, leadership capacity grew (as measured by the BarOn EQi) under Covid situations, where theoretically the capacity had to be completed, resulted in record production targets.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Endorsements

Dedication For

Copyright Page

Full Title Page

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Foreword

About the Editor

About the Contributors

Chapter 1: The External Environmentand Transformations in The World of Work

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Trends, Disruptions and the World of Work

1.3 Why Another Book on Organisational Change and Development?

1.4 How The Field of Study of ODC Can Support Organisational Growth and Sustainability

1.5 The Role of ODC in Organisations

1.6 Lay Of The Land Of The Book

PART 1: Setting theScene

Chapter 2: A Good Story Begins Somewhere

2.1 Background

2.2 The Journey of a Witness to The Field of ODC

2.3 Rebalancing Into My Science, Art and Craft

2.4 ODC an Individual Practice, Through Others

2.5 The Nature of The Field of ODC

2.6 About My Seeing (Philosophical Stance)

2.7 ODC Defined for The Context of This Book

2.8 Final Thoughts

Chapter 3: ODC Conceptualised

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Definitions of ODC

3.3 Nature of ODC

3.4 Final Thoughts

Chapter 4: The Inclusivity Process of ODC

4.1 The Domains of ODC And What it Enables

4.2 Prerequisites of Human Energy to Perform

4.3 The Benefits of ODC

4.4 The Non-Negotiables for ODC Processes

4.5 ODC Practitioners as Leaders

4.6 Final Thoughts

Chapter 5: The C in ODC - change

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Phases of a Typical ODC Process

5.3 The Big 10 Steps of Large Scale Transformational/Change Processes

5.4 Alchemy and the stages of organisational transformation

5.5 Understanding of How to Change

5.6 Six Conditions for Change

5.7 Dis-EASE of Change

5.8 Organisational Elegance

5.9 Final Thoughts

Part 2:The Process Framework

Chapter 6The Science, Art and Craft of ODC as a process

6.1 The Science of ODC.

6.2 Dilemma

6.3 Diagnosis

6.4 Dream/Designing

6.5 Delivery

6.6 Derailment/Display

6.7 Delineating

6.8 Lessons Learned from Large Scale ODCProcesses

6.9 Final Thoughts

Part 3: The HumanSystem

Chapter 7: Emotional Intelligenceand the Good Enough Manager: A pragmatic Approach to Organisational Development and Change

7.1 Introduction: How I Came to This Work

7.2 Emotional Intelligence in a Fragmented and Polarised World

7.3 EQ and Organisational Development and Change

7.4 Enter the Good Enough Manager

7.5 Becoming a GEM: An Organisational Developmental and Change Approachxi

7.6 Final Thoughts

CHAPTER 8:How the Alchemybegan: The Call

8.1 Initiation

8.2 Application and Contexts

8.3 The Sweet Nectar of The Sacred Dream: Working With IxCacao In Sacred Ways

8.4 Final Thoughts

Chapter 9: The Dance of Facilitation

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Ways of Facilitating

9.3 The Dance of Facilitation

9.4 Facilitation Techniques

9.5 Final Thoughts

Chapter 10: How Groups/Systemscan Become Functional, Mature and Optimal

10.1 Introduction

10.2 The Systems Psychodynamic Perspective

10.3 Psychoanalysis

10.4 Other Psychological Defences

10.5 Group Relations Theory

10.6 Basic Assumptions Behaviours

10.7 Final Thoughts

Chapter 11: ODC in Practice

11.1 Introduction to Improvement Science

11.2 Quality Improvement Science

11.3 The Complementary Mutualism of QI and Inclusivity

11.4 The Inclusivity Quality Improvement Framework

11.5 Final Thoughts

Chapter 12: Crafting Inclusive Organisations - Taking Up Our Societal Role

12.1 Introduction

12.2 Setting the Scene - Inclusivity and Its Theoretical Roots

12.3 Practise What We Preach - A Case Study

12.4 Opposing Perspectives - What We Typically Hear

12.5 Final Thoughts

Part 4: The EvolvingLandscape.

Chapter 13: Smorgasbord of ODC Approaches, Modalities and Interventions

13.1 Introduction

13.2 The Voice of an Elder that Did this Herself

13.3 A Bundle of ODC Journeys

13.4 Interventions That Last

13.5 Reflection of The Impact of Journeys

13.6 Final Thoughts

Chapter 14: The Evolving World of Work, Standards of Good People Practices, and ODC

14.1 Introduction

14.2 Evolving and New World of Work

14.3 Standards of Good People Practices in The Evolving World of Work

14.4 Standards and ODC In The Evolving World of Work

14.6 Organisation Development (OD) Standard

14.7 HR Governance, Risk and Compliance (HRGRC) Standard

14.8 Final Thoughts

Chapter 15: Conclusion of Book

References

Endnotes

Index.

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Print version: Viljoen, Rica Organisational Growth and Sustainability

ISBN:

9781991272287