THE JOURNEY
The year is 1989. The dream is born! Using skills and experience
gained in education and counseling to touch the lives of people
in organizations, we operated on the hypothesis that if they
became better individuals their organisations and the world
would be a better place.
Watkins and Associates – Personal / Professional
Development Services took individuals out of
the organization, dusted them off, give them a brand new perspective
on work and life and put them back into the organization to
make a difference.
On examination, the evidence did not support the original
hypothesis. The results of this approach indicated that it
was a challenge for the individual to go back into the organization,
remain focused and initiate change in the face of rigid unchanging
organizational realities.In 1995, driven by a professional
need to continue to deliver quality results for our clients,
Watkins and Associates rode the wave of change.
We chose to focus on the broader picture and adopted a systemic
approach to organizational life. Watkins and Associates
ODCS (Organisational Development Consultancy Services)
was born. Our unit of study and intervention became the organization:-
its vision and values, its structures and processes, its culture
and its people.
We focused on the dynamic interplay among these organizational
elements within a rapidly evolving and turbulent business
environment. The results were manifested in our ability to
facilitate the alignment of these elements into fluid “whole
systems”, organizations that could weather the challenges
of business profitably.Committed to embracing and creating
change, we have positioned ourselves to serve our clients
even better.
Our posture today is one which allows us to compete aggressively
at regional and international levels, to collaborate with
leading organizations as professional partners and to deliver
a wider and deeper range of interventions for client-systems
that are expanding in terms of their needs, geographical reach,
alliances and aspirations. Out of Watkins and Associates,
ODYSSEY CONSULTinc was born!
the ODYSSEY continues
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