Episode 224: OD’s 2026 Reality Check: What Actually Deserves Your Attention

Bob 'n Joyce Talk HR 'n OD · Feb 10, 2026 · 23m

If you’re in OD or a leadership role, chances are your 2026 priorities already look familiar—and that might be the problem.

In this episode, Bob and Joyce unpack what a group of seasoned OD practitioners believe must be at the center of OD and leadership attention in the year ahead. Some of the themes will feel like the usual suspects. Others—especially the growing influence of AI—push against comfortable assumptions about how OD creates value.

Rather than offering a tidy checklist, this conversation invites a harder look. Where is your organization genuinely making progress—and where are you…