People are an organization's greatest asset: their energy, creativity, and intelligence fuel a company's success. Leveraging this asset requires human resource (HR) leaders capable of cultivating talent, developing leaders, and shaping cultures that inspire performance. Building these skills in your HR talent is essential, because the transformation of the HR function will only happen with the transformation of the HR practitioner.
It is no longer enough for HR professionals to have expertise in transactional disciplines like compensation, recruiting, and employee relations. To be competitive in today's business environment, HR practitioners must also have the skills and confidence to shape culture, coach leaders, and facilitate strategic change in the line organizations they serve. 
In short, they must learn to see organization development as a core component of their professional skill set.
Peak Development's model for transforming HR teams blends education and consulting. We use a variety of tools—from OD AcademySM custom skill sessions, to Backstage ConsultingSM, to executive coaching, and more—to build organization development (OD) capacity. By integrating learning over time, providing avenues for direct application, and reinforcing new behaviors, we create sustainable growth and accelerate your HR team's ability to achieve better business results.
Recent Projects
- Organizational architecture and Backstage Consulting for HR executives at an R&D organization, where we worked to advance the design of a new global operating model. Our clients gained additional expertise for this specific project while simultaneously increasing their HR team's capacity to lead future organization design initiatives from within.
- Partnering with a technology company's HR team to deepen OD skills, and then use those skills to drive new initiatives. Peak Development conducted OD Academy sessions with regional teams in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and provided ongoing consulting to focus newly acquired skills on current business issues.
- Working with a global pharmaceutical company to transform the skills of their HR function. Since 2004, the company's entire HR team has participated in OD Academy custom skill sessions with Peak Development. The company has come to view the session as a foundational experience for their HR leaders, shaping their mindset and providing tools to help them be more effective HR/OD practitioners.
