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Organizational Development

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Dedicated to developing leaders

At the University of Florida, Human Resource Services is dedicated to becoming strategic partners with leaders on campus to produce the results that help our institution become a model for worldwide leadership. Organizational development is a process for understanding, developing, and changing organizations and improving their health, effectiveness, and self-renewing capabilities(D.D. Warrick, Ph.D., University of Colorado). Effective organizations “get the right things done” to achieve their mission and vision.


Organizational Effectiveness

Organizational Effectiveness

Strategic Planning Services – this process is critical for clarifying mission, vision, values, and goals with measurable outcomes. A strategic plan is a roadmap for focused and deliberate effort towards producing outcomes that matter. This approach allows an organization to follow a process customized to fit its needs. As your…... Learn More

Faculty and Staff Development

Faculty and Staff Development

Our team believes in the concept “preeminence through people.” Managing the human side of an organization is both an art and a discipline. It means building the knowledge, skills, and abilities of others and helping them develop and achieve their potential so UF can achieve our aspirational vision. It incorporates…... Learn More

Developing UF Leaders

Developing UF Leaders

Developing successful leaders at all levels is vital to becoming a preeminent institution. The challenges our campus leaders face every day demand essential skills for becoming agile, forward-thinking, and bold problem-solvers. UF Training and Organizational Development offers a number of opportunities to help cultivate these competencies at each level.   The…... Learn More

Team and Fee Structure

We are dedicated to being a strategic partner with leaders on campus to produce the results that help our institution become a worldwide leader. Organizational effectiveness is a process that relates to “getting the right things done the right way.” Doing so during times of change requires courageous leadership and…... Learn More