1. The Internal Consulting Toolkit for HR and OD Professionals
A Guided tour
The Group for Organizational
Effectiveness, Inc.

2. What is gOEbase?
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3. gOEbase is a web-based OD toolkit that enables HR, OE, training and other professionals to diagnose and resolve business issues in ways that enhance organizational effectiveness.
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4. supports internal consulting and business partner roles
gOEbase
supports internal consulting and business partner roles
HR Generalists Acting as Business Partners
Learning and Development Professionals
Organizational Development Professionals
HR Leaders
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 2014 The Group for Organizational Effectiveness, Inc.

5. not designed for purely transactional jobs
gOEbase is
not designed for purely transactional jobs
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6. Facilitates the ongoing development of internal consulting skills
Two Primary Purposes 1
Provides real-time tools and resources to help diagnose organizational issues, and design and deliver solutions to improve organizational effectiveness 2
Facilitates the ongoing development of internal consulting skills
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 2014 The Group for Organizational Effectiveness, Inc.

7. Contains hundreds of highly-integrated resources
Organizational effectiveness
Competencies
Facilitation
Employee/Leadership development
Performance management
Conflict resolution
Training
Individual effectiveness
Coaching/Mentoring
Employee retention
Business strategy
Organizational change
Succession/Workforce planning
Work environment
Strategic HR
Talent Management
Morale/Engagement/Culture
Organizational design
Team effectiveness
Mergers/Acquisitions
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8. gOEbase is regularly updated
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9. Seven Types of Resources
Overviews -- primers or methodologies
Tools -- highly customizable, hands-on resources such as worksheets, surveys, spreadsheets, exercises, and other job aids
Advisors -- interactive applications that provide customized advice
Research Summaries -- summaries of relevant research
External Resources -- reviews of books, web sites & other resources outside gOEbase
Guided Educational Tours -- structured learning paths to build internal consulting skills
Videos -- short video clips on topics of interest
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10. There are Thousands of gOEbase Users Around the World
100
Over one-third of
organizations have adopted gOEbase!
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11. Using gOEbase
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12. Access gOEbase on the Web
gOEbase operates within all major browsers
gOEbase requires no IT support
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13. Users can easily access all gOEbase resources with simple, intuitive navigation:
The Issue Definer – helps users clarify the problem they are facing and funnels them to a few targeted resources
The Resource Library – allows users to browse resources by major topics – for easy access
Search -
enter a word or phrase & gOEbase identifies all relevant resources
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14. The Issue Definer
Let’s look at the Issue Definer
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15. Issue Definer
Simply identify a need ...
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16. Issue Definer “Funneling”
Make a few choices to clarify your need...
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17. Issue Definer Results
And a vast array of resources are instantly narrowed to the ones you need most
Simply click on any link to go directly to that resource
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18. The Resource Library
Let’s look at the Resource Library
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19. Resource Library
You can also search by entering a word or phrase & gOEbase identifies all relevant resources
You can browse by topic or resource type
Let’s choose a topic
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20. Resource Library
Let’s take a look at the different types of resources gOEbase provides . . .
Choose a sub-topic to see available resources
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21. Overviews
gOEbase is fully integrated – Overviews link directly to related tools and resources
This is an example of a “how-to” Overview
Tips are embedded throughout gOEbase – they provide “expert” consulting advice
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22. Tools
Each Tool always tells you what it is, when to use it, and how to use it
Most Tools contain downloadable files that can be easily edited
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23. There are downloadable templates,
There are downloadable templates, surveys,
There are downloadable templates, surveys, spreadsheets and much more!
Download
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24. Research
Research Summaries and “Fast Facts” summarize research on specific topics and identify practical implications
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25. External Resources
External Resources contain reviews and sourcing info about books, articles, and websites
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26. Guided Educational Tours
Guided Educational Tours are structured learning paths to build internal consulting skills
These self-paced tours allow you to track your progress along the way
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27. Videos
Short videos identify gOEbase resources on specific topics with tips on how to best use them
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28. The Development Center
Let’s look at the Development Center
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29. Development Center
The Development Center helps build your readiness...
...and ensures your HR/OD/ Training function's success
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30. Web Links
Let’s look at Web Links
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31. Web Links
Find HR/OD Sites, conferences, associations, educational and other resources of professional interest
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32. Advisors
Let’s look at Advisors
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33. Advisors
Advisors are highly interactive applications that provide customized advice
To see a demo Advisor in action, visit and click “Sample Resources”
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34. Orientation and Training
Orientations – gOEbase comes complete with both video orientations and live webinar orientations to ensure user readiness
Workshops – gOE can also provide its’ highly-rated HR Consulting Skills Workshop to further develop internal capabilities
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35. Thank You!
We hope this guided tour has given you an initial idea of how gOEbase’s capabilities can help your HR team support the business.
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