Culture and values can be seen as a person's beliefs and experiences.
These help guide an individual in their decision making.
Role and Importance of Culture, Values and Ethics in OD Practice
OD culture, values and ethics are used to help direct choices about:
Client engagements
Data gathering strategies
Managing feedback
Interventions
Designing intervention
Importance of Culture, Ethics, and Values
Guide choices on how to proceed.
Offer a larger vision.
Help ensure growth, development, and self-evaluation.
Promote dialogue/clarity.
Guidance on how to implement values.
Puts values into play to help create change in most humane way.
Common Values in OD
Participation, involvement, and empowerment.
The importance of groups and teams.
Growth, development, and learning.
Valuing the whole person.
Dialogue and collaboration.
Authenticity, openness, and trust.
(Anderson, 2019).