Guest Scholars:

  • Dr. Gary N. McLean (Professor, Assumption University, Bangkok, and Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota, USA).

  • Dr. Toby Egan (University of Maryland, USA)


Topics Include:

  • Defining Organization Development.

  • Examples of Organization Development interventions.

  • Identifying the right OD interventions.

  • The roles of internal and external OD consultants.

  • Choosing an OD consultant to work in your organization.


Episode Structure:

  • Introduction (minutes 00:00 to 01:44)

  • Conversation with Dr. Gary N. McLean (minutes 01:45 to 23:19)

  • Conversation with Dr. Toby Egan (minutes 23:20 to 44:14)

  • Discussion between Dr. McLean and Dr. Egan (minutes 44:15 to 1:06:19)

  • Wrap-up (minutes 1:06:20 to 1:07:50).


Bios:

  • Dr. Gary N. McLean is professor, PhD in OD program, Assumption University, Bangkok; professor emeritus, HRD, University of Minnesota; former senior professor at Texas A&M University; Renowned Scholar, International Islamic University, Malaysia; adjunct professor in the HROD PhD program in NIDA, Bangkok. He is past editor of several refereed journals and served as President of AHRD and IMDA. He was President, McLean Global Consulting, a family OD business. His research focus is international and national HRD, Gender, and OD. He authored an award-winning OD book and has published over 300 peer-reviewed articles.

  • Dr. Toby Egan is an associate professor in the School of Public Policy and the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. He was a vice-president of Korn Ferry International, a global consulting firm serving US-based Fortune 500, nonprofit, governmental, and multinational firms. Dr. Egan has also founded several university academic and executive education programs at three universities and has received numerous best research, and academic awards. His research emphasizes organization development, learning organizations, coaching, innovation, and leadership. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Egan immediately teamed with physicians and medical technology consultants to launch a series of research studies which have been disseminated widely.

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Sponsor:

This episode is sponsored by: Interpretive Simulations. Find out about their services and their HRManagement simulation at https://www.interpretive.com/

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