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The Organizational Development Certificate Program
Newly Revised!

Program offered in Cooperation with

More than 1,000 OD Practitioners Certified Through Linkage!
Certificate overview
The practice of organizational development has never been more critical. Organizations are
increasingly focusing on the structures, systems, and processes that impact people and
performance. Organizations that aspire to greatness are increasingly turning to OD practitioners
to help them get there. The newly redesigned
Organizational Development Certificate
Program
can help you answer that call.

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Organization: Programs that define how
high-performing organizations connect their resources
to ensure the utmost levels of productivity.
Direction-Setting: Programs that help practitioners
become business partners on critical issues-such as
where is the organization heading, who should be
leading it, and how the vision should be
communicated.
People: Programs to guide practitioners through the
methods and tools needed to drive a culture of
performance and trust in order to optimize the
organization's capabilities.
Processes and Tools: Programs designed to help
facilitate change initiatives that add direct value to
the bottom line.
The Organizational Development Certificate
Program
Who should enroll
OD, training, and HR professionals who want to acquire best-in-class OD methodology and techniques to enhance their impact and drive
true business results.

Program takeaways
• The best OD theories and research on OD best practices
• Practical OD tools and resources
• An expanded network of OD professionals
• Enhanced credibility as an OD professional
• The crystallization of your own OD platform
Program Curriculum
The curriculum is based on Linkage's Organizational Design Wheel™. This model defines the characteristics
common to high-performance workplaces.
Based on your level of experience, choose between the Classic Track and the Advanced Track of the curriculum. In
addition, you can focus on the dimensions of the
Organizational Design Wheel™ that are most relevant to your work:

Classic Track:
Suggested curriculum for OD Practitioners with 0-5 years of experience
• Introduction to Organizational Development (Core) - Dimension: Organization
• Organizational Analysis & Design (Core) - Dimension: Organization
• Consulting Skills - Dimension: Organization
• Leadership-Level Facilitation: Delivering Dynamic Leadership Training - Dimension: Processes & Tools
• Developing a Sustainable Mentoring System - Dimension: Direction-Setting
• Decisive Leadership: Using Creativity, Experimentation and Data in Decision Making-New! - Dimension: Direction-Setting
• Maximizing Your Influence: A Program Designed Especially for Women Leaders - Dimension: People

Advanced Track:
Suggested curriculum for OD Practitioners with 5+ years of experience
• The OD Lab for Advanced Practitioners (Core) - Dimension: Organization
• Advanced Consulting: Confidence and Power in Your Approach - Dimension: Organization
• Bottom-Line OD: A Certification Program for Improving Return on Investment- Dimension: Processes & Tools
• Designing and Implementing Leadership Development Systems - Dimension: Direction-Setting
• Designing and Implementing Succession Management Systems - Dimension: Direction-Setting

Shared Elective Courses Complementary to both Tracks:
• Talent Development: Strategies to Manage and Grow Your Organization's Future -- NEW!
• High Impact Relationships: Enhancing Your Emotional Intelligence to Drive Performance - Dimension: People
• Leading Across Organizational Boundaries: Finding Common Ground-Newly Revised! - Dimension: People
• Powerful Conversations for Building Commitments - Dimension: People
• Strategic Thinking - Dimension: Processes & Tools
• Systems Thinking - Dimension: Processes & Tools
• Change Leadership: How Leaders Drive Organizational Change - Dimension: Direction-Setting
• The Best of OD Summit - Dimension: Organization
Certificate program length:
4 courses (not concurrent), at least 1 of which must be a core course and the remaining three courses must be
chosen from the selected track and/or shared electives-recommended program completion within one year

Schedule:
See individual courses for complete schedule with locations

Dual certification
If you are interested in The Organizational Development Certificate Program as well as The Certificate for
Leadership Development Professionals
you may be able to leverage up to 2 electives to accelerate the completion of
both. Contact us at 303-526-7202 or clamar@summitlearningpartners.com for assistance in mapping your curriculum.

Certificate price:
$4,895 (Note: There is an additional fee of $180 if you select High Impact Relationships and Driving Innovation,
$265 if you select
Bottom-Line OD, $850 if you select Best Practices in Succession Management, and $700 if you
select
Leadership-Level Facilitation as one of your courses.)
Office: 303-526-7202 * clamar@summitlearningpartnerscom