Assessment and Diagnosis for Organization Development: Powerful Tools and Perspectives for the OD Practitioner

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William J. Rothwell Ph.D. SPHR SHRM-SCP CPLP Fellow is President of Rothwell & Associates Inc. and Rothwell & Associates LLC (see www.rothwellandassociates.com). He is also a Professor of the Workforce Education and Development program Department of Learning and Performance Systems at The Pennsylvania State University University Park campus. He has authored co-authored edited or co-edited 300 books book chapters and articlesincluding over 90 books. Before arriving at Penn State in 1993 he had 20 years of work experience as a Training Director HR and Organization Development in government and business. He has also worked as a consultant for more than 40 multinational corporations--including Motorola China General Motors Ford and many others. In 2012 he earned ASTD's prestigious Distinguished Contribution to Workplace Learning and Performance Award and in 2013 ASTD honored him by naming him as a Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP) Fellow. In 2014 he was given the Asia-Pacific International Personality Brandlaureate Award (see http://www.thebrandlaureate.com/awards/ibp_bpa.php). Truly global in his outlook he conducted training in 15 nations around the globe in 2014 alone and visited many other nations virtually to offer webinars. Notably in 2015 he visited China for his 76th time since 1996. His recent books include Organization Development in Practice (OD Network 2016) Mastering the Instructional Design Process 5th ed (Wiley 2016) Practicing Organization Development 4th ed. (Wiley 2015) The Leaders Daily Role in Talent Management (McGraw-Hill 2015) Beyond Training and Development 3rd ed. (HRD Press 2015) Effective Succession Planning 5th ed. (AMACOM 2015) Career Planning and Succession Management 2nd ed. (Praeger 2015) Organization Development Fundamentals: Managing Strategic Change (ATD Press 2015) The Competency Toolkit 2 vols 2nd ed. (HRD Press 2015) Creating Engaged Employees: Its Worth the Investment (ATD Press 2014) Optimizing Talent in the Federal Workforce (Management Concepts 2014) Performance Consulting (Wiley 2014) the ASTD Competency Study: The Training and Development Profession Redefined (ASTD 2013) Becoming An Effective Mentoring Leader: Proven Strategies for Building Excellence in Your Organization (McGraw-Hill 2013) Talent Management: A Step-by-Step Action-Oriented Approach Based on Best Practice (HRD Press 2012) the edited three-volume Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management (Wiley/Pfeiffer 2012) Lean But Agile: Rethink Workforce Planning and Gain a True Competitive Advantage (Amacom 2012) Invaluable Knowledge: Securing Your Companys Technical Expertise-Recruiting and Retaining Top Talent Transferring Technical Knowledge Engaging High Performers (Amacom 2011) Competency-Based Training Basics (ASTD Press 2010) Effective Succession Planning: Ensuring Leadership Continuity and Building Talent from Within 4th ed. (Amacom 2010) Practicing Organization Development 3rd ed. (Pfeiffer 2009) Basics of Adult Learning (ASTD 2009) HR Transformation (Davies-Black 2008) Working Longer: New Strategies for Managing Training and Retaining Older Employees (Amacom 2008) and Cases in Government Succession Planning: Action-Oriented Strategies for Public-Sector Human Capital Management Workforce Planning Succession Planning and Talent Management (HRD Press 2008). He can be reached by email at wjr9@psu.edu and by phone at 814-863-2581. He is located at 310B Keller Building University Park PA 16803. Dr. Angela L.M. Stopper is the Director of Program Innovations at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management where she oversees the development and delivery of innovative management and leadership development programming for the School. In addition to her work at UC Davis Dr. Stopper is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Education at Penn State where she has developed and is teaching a course for the Master of Professional Studies in Organization Development and Change degree. Over her career Dr. Stopper has worked in numerous client-facing positions at Penn State within the Outreach and Online Education departments and the Smeal College of Business. Dr. Stoppers current research focus is global talent development. Working with the Association for Talent Development the research team is investigating trends and challenges and how formal informal and social learning play in this area. Dr. Stopper is the author and co-author of multiple publications and presentations focused on global talent development online education service marketing change leadership and strategic visioning and leadership.  Past research projects include numerous internal and external corporate needs assessments workshop development and facilitation in the United States Saudi Arabia and China consulting projects focusing on executive coaching and research papers in the areas of learning preferences of a generationally diverse workforce cross-generational collaboration and using distance learning in noncredit adult education programs. Dr. Stopper holds a B.S. in Marketing and International Business a M.S. in Workforce Education and Development and a Ph.D. in Workforce Education and Development with a concentration in Human Resources and Organization Development all from the Pennsylvania State University. Jennifer L. Myers PhD is a practitioner in the field of human resource development and organization development for the public sector. She is also graduate faculty at Penn State where she teaches for the master of professional studies in organization development and change. Dr. Myers holds a PhD from the Pennsylvania State University in workforce education and development specializing in human resource development and organization development. She received her masters degree from Boston University Massachusetts and is also a graduate of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) Georgia. Prior to transitioning to her current position she served as an instructor for the Professional Personnel Development Center (PPDC) at Penn State. Dr. Myers is an Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) veteran and is a recipient of numerous service awards some of which include the Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Bolder Meritorious Unit Award and multiple Commendation Medals. Her current research interests are employee engagement organization development and strategic planning. She is the author and coauthor of multiple publications and presentations focused on engagement diversity healthcare and career development. Dr. Myers most recent publications include the following: Zaballero A. G. and Myers J. L. 2014. Engaging the best people. In W. Rothwell A. G. Zaballero and J. G. Park (Eds.) Optimizing Talent in the Federal Workforce. New York: Management Concepts Press. Baumgardner C. Z. and Myers J. L. 2014. Creating an engaged culture. In W. J. Rothwell (Ed.) Creating Engaged Employees: Its Worth the Investment. Alexandria VA: ASTD. Wolfehope K. and Myers J. 2014. Leadership and the effectson employee engagement Journal of Knowledge and Human Resource Management 6(13). Alzahmi R. A. and Myers J. L. 2013. Identifying performance gaps through needs assessment. In W. J. Rothwell (Ed.) Performance Consulting: Applying Performance Improvement in Human Resource Development (pp. 342344). San Francisco CA: John Wiley & Sons. Imroz S. M. and Myers J. L. 2013. Application of SWOT Analysis.In W. J. Rothwell (Ed.) Performance Consulting: Applying Performance Improvement in Human Resource Development (pp. 305307). San Francisco CA: John Wiley & Sons.