Behavioural training, consultancy and audits worldwide
Transforming Potential, Together.
Every organisation runs on a hidden operating system: trust, influence and communication. We map it, then help you improve it.
Audits, training and consultancy
For when you know something is wrong but not exactly where.
Workshops for leaders, supervisors and teams, in English, Arabic or Urdu.
Advice on culture, structure and change, with ongoing support if you need it.
Find OPDEV in your country
Our chapters deliver training, consultancy and audits in their own markets. Clients in other countries work with our global team.
Recent work
A few of the projects clients have asked us for.
Four areas, across every service
Our audits, trainings and consultancy are organised in the same four areas, so findings lead straight to the right support.
Most of our projects start with an audit
The ONN Audit shows who people trust, who they go to for advice, and where communication breaks down between teams. Everything after it is built on what it finds.
Take the Clarity Scan
A short check for leaders. Answer a few questions and receive your score across trust, leadership, communication, decisions and capability.
Who we work with
Our specialists are based in London, Lahore, Greece, Norway, Germany and the United States, and deliver on-site, virtually or blended.
Schools & education: Leadership, teacher development and Train the Trainer for schools and universities.
Multinationals: Training and advice for regional offices and their teams across borders.
Growing organisations: Support for companies going through growth, restructuring or culture change.
Our outreach programme
Institutions such as schools, hospitals and NGOs, as well as individuals, can apply for grants, scholarships and bursaries that cover the cost of our training and consultancy.
What our clients say
The workshop helped me see how my own behaviour sets the tone for my team. I left with a few simple habits that have already changed how we work.
The OPI course gave me a clearer view of how work moves through a team. It has changed how I assess operational risk and team capacity.
The diagnostic assessment gave us a clear picture of trust, alignment and daily behaviour across the school. We now know where to focus our development work.
Our team communicates more openly since the Teams That Work Well Together workshop. Because the examples reflected our real situations, staff took the changes on board straight away.
OPDEV helped me see friction points in my team that I had been missing. Their approach made the next steps feel achievable.
The teacher training made a big difference to my classroom. I plan lessons with more confidence and I can see my students responding.
I enjoyed the Managing for Managers course and use what I learned every week. It gave me a clearer structure for leading my staff and running the school.
The HPI course on brand building and entrepreneurship gave me the structure and confidence to launch my personal brand. I started using what I learned in the first week.
The session was practical and the language was easy to follow. It showed clearly what was holding us back and what we could change straight away.
What I valued most was the focus on behaviour within real processes. I now use what I learned when advising founders through periods of growth.
The assessment showed communication gaps we had accepted as normal for years. Because the patterns were mapped clearly, we could deal with them without anyone feeling blamed.
The session helped our staff step back and look at how we work as a team. The practical tools are now part of our weekly routine.
OPDEV’s report put into words patterns we had sensed but never fully understood. It made our next steps more realistic and easier to agree on.
Blogs, guides and case studies
Tell us what’s happening in your teams
Send an enquiry or book a call.
Results
Boost productivity and engagement: +41%* client-reported lift in the share of employees rated top-tier.
Improve manager effectiveness: +86%* client-reported lift in the share of managers rated top-tier.
Raise employee satisfaction: +48%* client-reported lift in employee satisfaction.
Strengthen engagement: +50%* client-reported lift in employee engagement.
* Client-reported results, based on a comparison of OPDEV clients and non-clients using OPDEV engagement data and clients’ own performance and turnover data.
Clients
Organisations we have worked with include Aramco, Elaf Aljadeed, UNESCO IIEP, Unilever, Tetra Pak, Telenor, PepsiCo, BAT, Total Parco, Uber, Helmerich & Payne (KCA Deutag), Mari Energies, LUMS, Descon.
What our clients say
“The workshop helped me see how my own behaviour sets the tone for my team. I left with a few simple habits that have already changed how we work.” — Rizwan Shoukat · Elaf Aljadeed
“The OPI course gave me a clearer view of how work moves through a team. It has changed how I assess operational risk and team capacity.” — Barbara S · Senior Researcher
“The diagnostic assessment gave us a clear picture of trust, alignment and daily behaviour across the school. We now know where to focus our development work.” — Obaid Khan · School Owner
“Our team communicates more openly since the Teams That Work Well Together workshop. Because the examples reflected our real situations, staff took the changes on board straight away.” — Dr Ahsan Saleem · Defence Dental Surgery
“OPDEV helped me see friction points in my team that I had been missing. Their approach made the next steps feel achievable.” — Idrees K · Factory Manager
“The teacher training made a big difference to my classroom. I plan lessons with more confidence and I can see my students responding.” — Kamala K · Teacher
“I enjoyed the Managing for Managers course and use what I learned every week. It gave me a clearer structure for leading my staff and running the school.” — Zahid D · Head, NGO School
“The HPI course on brand building and entrepreneurship gave me the structure and confidence to launch my personal brand. I started using what I learned in the first week.” — Aaina B
“The session was practical and the language was easy to follow. It showed clearly what was holding us back and what we could change straight away.” — Rizwan Shoukat · Elaf Aljadeed
“What I valued most was the focus on behaviour within real processes. I now use what I learned when advising founders through periods of growth.” — Barbara S · Senior Researcher
“The assessment showed communication gaps we had accepted as normal for years. Because the patterns were mapped clearly, we could deal with them without anyone feeling blamed.” — Obaid Khan · School Owner
“The session helped our staff step back and look at how we work as a team. The practical tools are now part of our weekly routine.” — Dr Ahsan Saleem · Defence Dental Surgery
“OPDEV’s report put into words patterns we had sensed but never fully understood. It made our next steps more realistic and easier to agree on.” — Obaid Khan · School Owner
Quotes
The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.
Safety culture is how people behave when nobody is checking.
The org chart shows who reports to whom. Network analysis shows who people actually go to.
Culture is often left to sort itself out, and it rarely ever does.
Contact OPDEV · ask@opdev.org · London, England (WhatsApp +44 7440 585456) · Lahore, Pakistan (WhatsApp +92 309 5759998)