Organizational Development Edition

A Note From Our HR Director

Spring is in full bloom. This season brings change as the flowers blossom and the greenery grows. Think about that as a metaphor for your personal/professional season of change. What seeds are you planting today for career growth, retirement planning or starting that hobby you have always wanted to pursue? Life has a way of keeping us too busy to do the things that really make us happy, but we have to learn to make the time – if for no other reason than our mental health and wellbeing. I mentioned this before, but change is inevitable. Let’s look at change as a beautiful thing, like the new spring flowers in bloom, then we are sure to embrace change with more positivity and a fresh outlook on what is forthcoming.

May is not only Mental Health Awareness month, but also Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, which celebrates the contributions and achievements of the AAPI community. And for those with students in grades K-12, this week is Teacher Appreciation week.

This month’s e-newsletter highlights your Organizational Development (OD) department. OD supports the County’s ability to continually improve its processes and offerings, by focusing on improving our capabilities through the alignment of strategy, structure, people, rewards, metrics, and management processes. Think about what you can do to improve the organization. Have you communicated that new and innovative idea that recently crossed your mind? What are you doing today to prepare the next generation of County leadership? We all play a role in planting seeds and watering them to maturity.

Thank you for all you do and remember to BLOOM where you are planted.

The BEST is yet to come 😊

Yvette M. Best, EdD, CCP, SPHR/SHRM-SCP

Organizational Development - Culture By Design

The culture of every organization is driven by its leadership philosophies, practices, processes, and goals. Orange County Government embodies these elements through its Organizational Development programs, initiatives, and support resources for the purpose of driving leadership development, employee engagement, and retention.

The Organizational Development (OD) team provides structured support through the facilitation of making connections with one another, focusing on the commitment to the citizens of Orange County and driving results through the efforts of our most valued resources, Orange County employees.

Organizational Development Services

Climate Surveys

The OD team partners with department leaders to create custom surveys which provide insight into employee needs, foster open lines of communication, and give employees the opportunity to share their workplace experience.

Meeting Facilitation

Meeting process support is provided to ensure the achievement of desired outcomes. Some elements include:

Ice Breakers
Team Building/Engagement Activities

Identifying Communication Styles on Your Team

Enhance team effectiveness by increasing self-awareness of different communication preferences and understand the communication styles of others.

Mayor’s Executive Leadership Program

Developing the County’s next generation of senior leaders

Each year County Administration selects aspiring leaders from across all County departments to participate in the Mayor’s Executive Leadership Program (MELP). The MELP serves as one factor of the County’s leadership development and succession strategy.

The Organizational Development Team partners with County Administration to coordinate the facilitation of ten bi-weekly sessions over five months focusing on the skills and competencies needed to lead county operations at the highest level.

Employee Recognition

Employees are nominated by their Director based upon workplace behaviors that demonstrate one or more of the Leadership Principles (Inclusion, Collaboration, Innovation, Customer Experience and Productivity).

Employee nominations are placed in a random drawing for recognition accolades such as Breakfast with the Mayor or Additional Leave.

Quarterly Breakfast with the Mayor

Additional Leave

Orange You Amazing

A new Countywide employee appreciation program called Orange You Amazing is launching soon. This program will recognize employees who have exceptional job performance behaviors. Honorees will have the opportunity to receive monetary awards and be recognized personally by the Mayor and County Administrator.

Trivia

The first employee to email HREvents@ocfl.net with the correct answer to the following trivia question will receive a prize.

What are the pillars of Culture by Design?

Need More Information?

The OD team is available to provide support with any of the programs and initiatives outlined or customized solutions; contact them at OC_Culture@ocfl.net.

For general HR questions, email HumanResources@ocfl.net, call 407-836-5661 or visit www.ocfl.net/HR.

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