How Do You Build an OD Function That Leaders Value and Scale It for Greater Impact?
As organizations grow, transform, and operate across increasingly complex environments,
Organization Development professionals have an important opportunity: to move beyond delivering programs and become
strategic partners who influence culture, leadership, talent, and organizational effectiveness.
Join GIODN for an engaging and highly practical session with Kristin Chase, senior-level organizational
development consultant, culture strategist, and executive coach, as she shares her real-world journey of helping
build and scale an OD function during a period of significant organizational growth.
As a founding member of the Organizational Development team at Universal Destinations & Experiences, Kristin
advanced from Senior HR Representative to Senior OD Director while helping evolve the OD function into a global
capability supporting leaders, teams, talent, culture, and organizational performance.
Drawing from more than 24 years of experience in organizational development, culture transformation, talent
strategy, and executive coaching, Kristin will share the lessons, challenges, successes, and practical strategies she
learned along the way.
What You’ll Explore
During this interactive GIODN session, participants will examine how to:
- Define the strategic value of OD and clearly communicate the contribution OD can make to organizational success.
- Build credibility and influence with operational leaders by connecting OD work to the challenges and priorities that matter most to the business.
- Move OD from a programmatic role to a strategic partnership that supports leaders through growth, change, and transformation.
- Build and scale an OD function by developing the processes, tools, systems, and capabilities needed to support an expanding organization.
- Create impact at multiple levels of the system—individual, team, leadership, culture, and enterprise.
- Strengthen engagement and culture through intentional listening, talent, leadership, and organizational development strategies.
- Apply lessons learned from a global OD journey to strengthen or expand OD capabilities within your own organization.
A Real-World OD Case Study
This isn’t simply a discussion about what an OD function should look like. Kristin will take participants inside the experience of actually building one, sharing the decisions, relationships, tools, systems, lessons learned, and leadership challenges involved in growing an OD practice and increasing its organizational influence.
The session will balance the art and science of Organization Development, with opportunities for discussion, reflection, and application.
Participants will leave with practical ideas they can use to strengthen the credibility,visibility, and impact of OD in their own organizations.
Who Should Attend?
- This session will be especially valuable for:
- OD professionals and consultants
- HR and Talent leaders
- Change practitioners
- Leadership Development professionals
- Internal consultants
- OD team leaders
- HR Business Partners
- Culture and transformation leaders
- Professionals building or expanding an OD Center of Excellence
Whether you’re establishing an OD capability, growing an existing function, or seeking greater strategic influence
with senior and operational leaders, Kristin’s experience offers a practical roadmap for increasing the impact of OD.
About Kristin Chase
Kristin Chase is a senior-level organizational development consultant, culture strategist, and executive coach with
more than 24 years of experience helping leaders and organizations thrive through growth and change.
Her expertise spans global talent and culture transformation, culture diagnostics, employee listening and feedback,
succession planning, talent and performance management, leadership coaching, competency frameworks,
executive development, team effectiveness, and facilitation.
Today, through Chase Talent Development, Kristin works with organizations to intentionally design, align, and
activate their desired culture while coaching emerging and high-potential executives to expand their leadership
impact, influence, and effectiveness.