It’s one thing to recruit the right person.

It’s a very different thing to then lead and develop that person, and that person’s team, in a way that delivers optimum performance.

Organisational development (OD) occurs when a trained consultant introduces, uses, then hands over specialised tools to develop individuals, teams and organisations to enhance their effectiveness. OD is based on the well-researched notion that leadership drives culture drives results.

High quality organisational development is proven to increase employee engagement, enhance productivity and produce greater results by solving people related challenges. OD is often used to develop teams, positively influence culture and empower future leaders but it is also often applied to more negative issues including:

• High staff turnover
• Low employee morale / engagement
• Restructure / change processes
• Conflict
• Silo mentality between departments
• Increased workers comp claims
• High workplace stress
• Inadequate succession planning

Michelle Crawford, Forsythes Recruitment’s organisational development consultant, draws on a diverse range of tools and experience to firstly understand and define your challenge, then tailor a program that will meet your unique needs.
Michelle has graduate and post graduate qualifications in social science and social ecology and is a qualified coaching and performance consultant. Her knowledge is supported by a diverse HR and consulting career including work on humanitarian projects globally.

But it is Michelle’s accreditation and experience as a Human Synergistics coach that she is perhaps best known for.
Successful users of Human Synergistics tools number in the millions internationally. The tools measure the relationship between human behaviour and performance to help people achieve self knowledge. Self knowledge — be it in an individual, a group or an entire organisation — is the foundation step for performance and growth. However, it is not just a step, it is a leap, a breakthrough from the past to embrace the possibilities of the future.

Human Synergistics began operating in New Zealand in 1979 and in Australia in 1989 and now has offices in four major centres between the two countries. A network of over 1,000 accredited consultants provide Human Synergistics with a database of individual, group and organisational behavioural variables that is unmatched in its depth and breadth.