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Enhancing Organizational Development through Collaboration
As you start your next OD project, what does SUCCESS look like? How about a fully-assembled 300 piece “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego” puzzle? Please join us as we have a spirited interactive discussion to see how a puzzle metaphor can aid us in designing a collaboration approach that is effective, efficient, and aligned with the goals of your organization.
Why is this important? It seems that most organizations today have a multi-faceted vision/mission, and each part of the organization contributes to every facet of the mission. The vision is much like the picture on the outside of the puzzle box while the strategic objectives are like the puzzle pieces. Differing views of the picture along with multiple teams handling each puzzle piece creates some big alignment challenges!
In this meeting we will introduce a Team Collaboration model that fosters role clarity, accountability, and alignment of vision and objectives across the people, processes, and technologies to ensure a common language of collaboration. Two insightful quotes:
“The best teamwork comes from … working independently toward one goal in unison.” James Cash (JC) Penney
“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” Henry Ford
We look forward to seeing you on August 9 for this timely discussion!
Speaker: Bud Browne, InZynch, LLC [See full BIO below.]
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Schedule for Thursday Evening:
– 6:30 Intros / Networking / Food
– 7:15 Announcements / Program
– 8:45 Closing and evaluation
Meeting Location: American Airlines Headquarters *
4333 Amon Carter Boulevard, Center Port 5 (6 Story Building)
Fort Worth, TX 76155
>> Click for Satellite Map of the building and parking (with lat/long)
Note: Take Hwy 183 to Amon Carter exit; Go south to Sovereign Rd (SW corner).
Parking is plentiful, free, and very close to the door (see map). ADA accessible.
Cost: No charge for members ($60/year). $10 for guests.
Speaker BIO: Bud Browne
Bud will celebrate his 50th anniversary as a “Sales Engineer” in 2019. He helps domestic & international companies, non-profits & faith-based enterprises develop customized business communication & collaboration systems and attract/engage/retain resources.
His two specialties are designing & implementing “Winning Sales Cycles” for Engineered Systems & Products and implementing the “Recruiting Pre-closing Worksheet process” to identify best-fit candidates & get acceptance from engineers & scientists, program & project managers, sales & marketing executives and non-profit executive directors.
Bud manages North Texas region for InZynch, LLC. InZynch provides hybrid (IT-Human) solutions for ensuring integrated, lean and smart enterprise collaboration systems.
Bud is a partner in Social Ventures Partners Dallas and active contributor in downtown First United Methodist Church Dallas. He co-leads pro-bono consulting projects with Non-Profits in Education, Community Engagement, Social Transformation, Mental Health and Human Systems. He has worked and traveled all over the world, including Europe, Russia, Egypt, Iraq, Nigeria, South Africa, Australasia, Southeast Asia, Japan, Canada, Mexico, and Central & South America.
Bud earned his BS in Physics from University of Texas Austin, MBA International Finance from Pace University, New York City and Russian Linguist certificate from Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California.
We look forward to seeing you there!