Highlights: Organization Development Network 2022 Conference

“We have to focus on human needs within the organization,” shares Dr. Jacquelyn Bergmann, chair of the Organization Development Network 2022 Conference. Dr. Jacquelyn Bergmann and Jason Stubbers, strategic advisor for the conference, join host Mike Horne in conversation to talk about the highlights from the upcoming ODN Conference in Orlando, Florida.

This year’s conference theme is humanizing the future of organizations. Dr. Bergmann explains that there has been a major mindset shift in employees post COVID and organizations must adjust to reflect that shift. In order for organizations to be successful, they need to prioritize meeting human needs versus just prioritizing productivity and profits. Speakers will cover topics that relate more to human needs such as hybrid and remote working environments, mental health issues, and stress reduction. The conference itself meets human needs by offering their events in hybrid form, with all plenary speakers live streamed, providing a decompression chamber where attendees can listen to music and create art, and including events like speed networking so attendees can get to know one another.

Tune into this week’s episode of the Authentic Change Podcast to hear more about the Organization Development Network 2022 Conference and the importance of prioritizing human needs within organizations.

• “We have to focus on human needs within the organization. And I think so often in the past, we focused on the processes and the productivity. And now in the post COVID world, things have changed.” (5:45-5:58 | Jacquelyn)
• “People are at the heart of everything that we do. And that's what we need to focus on is making sure that our people are happy and healthy, and able to balance what we're asking them to do in the organizations.” (7:30-7:44 | Jacquelyn)
• “I think there's a lot that corporate organizations, when it comes to humanizing the organization, can learn from the nonprofit field and really, really look at what it takes to make their employees comprehensively happy.” (8:54-9:12 | Jason)