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The Future of Work —
Disaster or Opportunity?

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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.

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Speaker BIOs: 

Hilary Hinchcliffe is Chief Operating Executive Officer of Kurru, LLC, which she co-founded soon after relocating to the US from Australia in 1999.  She has a particular interest in how Consciousness affects the business process.  She has a corporate background in relocation, as well as recruiting, both in the international and domestic arena.

Hilary co-authored a paper entitled “Raising Consciousness through Cognitive Load Theory” which was presented at Oxford University.  This work focused on a neurological exploration of Consciousness and how it affects the learning process.

In her recent book, “The Better Business Brain”, Hilary merges scientific research and spiritual principles to create a discussion on some of the thinking processes that businesses need to draw on in the 21st Century and ways we can reach higher levels of Consciousness to better our brain’s functionality.  She holds an MBA in International Business and degrees in English and in Theology.

Brian Hinchcliffe is Chief Executive Officer of Kurru, LLC, a Texas-firm he co-founded soon after relocating to the US from Australia in 1999.  He works with companies to align personal and business success, believing that businesses can only prosper when their people are engaged and productive.  This is achieved through talent acquisition, organization & people development, and outplacement & career management.

Previously, Brian led the Executive Career Transition practice of Career Partners International in Texas and Louisiana, building a strong Executive Network.  As Senior Recruitment Consultant with Performance Search Group, he recruited for difficult-to-fill C-level, Executive, Managerial, and Engineering Technical positions for client companies.  As VP Sr. Consultant with Right Management Brian provided career and executive coaching.

Brian had international experience as an organizational change consultant with consulting and has sold HR technology. He holds an MBA and degree in Psychology.

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Please join us on Thursday March 14 at University of Dallas (Irving)

There’s an interesting TED Talk by Emilie Wapnick entitled “Why Some of Us Don’t Have One True Calling“.  Have you seen it?  We’ve had some very engaging conversations about this in recent OD Network meetings and over email.  We will explore this topic in our March 14 meeting.

In the talk Ms. Wapnick says that many of us are multi-talented and have taken multiple diverse paths in our life and career journeys (not always intentionally).  It seems that many of us in the field of OD can personally identify with this characterization!

Whether you consider yourself a multi-potential or a deep specialist there’s a lot we can learn from each other.  We will explore what defines a “multipotentialite” and look for signs that point toward this orientation. Wapnick discusses three ‘superpower’ skills at which multi-potential people tend to be very good: idea synthesis, rapid learning, and adaptability.

We’ll also discuss how we as OD practitioners can encourage multi-potential people and specialists to work together, and how we can enable and equip the organizations we serve to best leverage how people are wired to achieve the best in organizational performance.

This session will be co-facilitated by Ben Dilla and Jim Jameson, two self-described “multi-potentials”.  Please join us for an evening of self-reflection, small group, and large group discussions to foster helpful insights on this topic.  (We will review the TED Talk video in the meeting, or you can preview if you like!)

Facilitators:    Ben Dilla & Jim Jameson  (see BIOs below)

We look forward to seeing you March 14 at the University of Dallas!

(Please join our LinkedIn Group if you haven’t yet done so, and comment on the discussions.)  

  SB Hall is #34 on the new UD Campus Map      [Google Map for Nav] 

  >> Click for Satellite Map of the building and parking (with lat/long)

Note:  SB Hall is on the north side the campus, near Gorman Dr. and Haggar Circle.  The SBH Serafy Special Events room is on the first floor (use any door).   Easy to find!

Parking:  Lot Q, along Dominican Lane (just northeast of the building), or Lot L (to the southwest) is larger.

Cost:   No charge for members ($60/year).  $10 for guests.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Please join us on Thursday January 10 at University of Dallas (Irving)

Leaders have a choice to either align to organizational culture – or change it!  Come learn how executive coaches work to help leaders make that choice—and then how they walk with them down those roads…

Engage with us in an exploration of workplace cultural environments you have experienced as an OD consultant and learn how you can support leaders to have a more significant impact on others – through their personal leadership style – and as exemplary role models.  We will focus on coaching conversations that might be helpful to:
–>  Discover Beliefs & Values
–>  Identify Key Leadership Behaviors
–>  Enhance Emotional Intelligence
–>  Ask Powerful Questions

Start the New Year with us to learn from leadership stories where applied executive coaching strategies contributed to making organizational cultures more vibrant.  Reflect on what crossroads your own leaders or clients are facing, and how you can support them differently in the upcoming year.

What road can you take “in the woods” to make a difference?

Facilitator:    Dr. Jude Olson  (see BIO below)

We look forward to seeing you January 10 at the University of Dallas to kick off a great new year of OD Networking!

  SB Hall is #34 on the new UD Campus Map      [Google Map for Nav] 

  >> Click for Satellite Map of the building and parking (with lat/long)

Note:  SB Hall is on the north side the campus, near Gorman Dr. and Haggar Circle.  The SBH Serafy Special Events room is on the first floor (use any door).   Easy to find!

Parking:  Lot Q, along Dominican Lane (just northeast of the building), or Lot L (to the southwest) is larger.

Cost:   No charge for members ($60/year).  $10 for guests.

We look forward to seeing you there!