What is organizational development? Beckhard (1996) defined organizational development as a planned, organization-wide effort managed from the top, to increase the effectiveness and health of the organization through planned interventions in the "process". of the organization, using behavioral science (Anderson, 2012, p.2). . Nowadays in business, for an organization to be successful, it must be flexible. They must implement effective organizational development (OD) interventions “intended to make an organization and its constituent parts conscious of how results are achieved and how individuals and groups interact with each other” (Leach, 1978, p. 34). ). “OD interventions involve respect for people, a climate of trust and support, shared power, open confrontation of problems and active participation of stakeholders” (Justo, 2009, ¶ 1). This research paper identifies the different interventions; defining an intervention, why interventions fail, and planning interventions to succeed. There are different levels that an organization can try to improve, such as individual, group, organization or trans-organization. “According to Robbins (1994), OD integrates a set of planned change interventions that are based on humanistic and democratic values, aimed at improving organizational effectiveness and employee well-being” (Justo, 2009, ¶ 3). Four major interventions used today are strategic, technostructural, management and leadership development interventions, as well as team development and group process interventions. Strategic intervention Strategic intervention focuses on the organization and its interaction with its external environment and often involves changes in many areas. ..... middle of paper ......NSxBD7EONRAcYyXD5omdRfqMzfTXcI2R2JfSPrm5fZzbwX50mIsMHy-exZaii&sig=AHIEtbT2Wuu1zwU6XkhQ4DC8AqDG4XEnEwWinter, Richard. (nd). Interpersonal interventions [PowerPoint slide]. Retrieved November 14, 2011 from http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:QvdOfrQg9q4J:teaching.fec.anu.edu.au/MGMT2035/Interpersonal_Week%25208.pdf+Process+consultation+in + Individual/Interpersonal+Process+Intervention&hl=fr&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEEShvAAahazAf4HOlDiNpo5O_ddoAG4DSP1XEGpJ8aI4Us_LQlUn-MY_BkFz1V1yLscynl0gkw1qaHgUp78yflwi869x81O2gvg-Fon9-9AmYR zw WB4mOfWW7wq8erqX4GPFnLd6H&sig=AHIEtbRIlzZynRXQQo6UzWlmQc_iiGF9dQThird party interventions. (1998). Accessed November 19, 2011, from http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/peace/treatment/3ptyint.htm Haws, Tim. (nd). Team building. Retrieved November 19, 2011 from http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/Arosset/pie/Interventions/teaming_1.htm