Category Archives: Meetings

The Value / ROI of OD:   
the Bad, the Good, and the Future Possibilities  

Organizational Development (OD) only adds value when we invest the time, money, and effort needed to generate lasting results. In a way, it’s like Healthy Eating and Exercise: most agree these are valuable, but many still don’t stick with it over the long-run.

And just as with that unused gym membership, Leaders can become disheartened and disillusioned regarding the value of Organizational Development investments — which can further worsen the performance challenges in the organization.

For this Session, we’ve invited a diverse panel of professionals in the following categories …

• General Business Professionals (Internal) from:
  • FreshOne Logistics,  LSG Sky Chefs,  Wonderful Citrus
    
• OD Function Professionals (Internal & External) from:
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of America,  Istation,  Lufthansa Cargo,  NASA Marshall Space Center,  Steel & Pipe Supply 

… to talk openly about the Bad, the Good, and the Future Possibilities of OD in our modern and quick-changing organizations.  And how we can more effectively influence our organizations to stick with their critical investments in Organizational Development.

• PLUS — You will have the opportunity to directly contribute to the real-time discussion via the Mentimeter group engagement system. Have your phone ready!

Please plan on joining our lively group of DFW OD Network members and our honored guests from these diverse organizations.    

Facilitators:  Chris Price and Dale Hintz (+ Panel)  {See full BIOs below}

ALSO — Here’s a quick preview of our June meeting, which includes 3 ‘Book Club’ discussions prior to the main event on Thursday June 10 (when the authors will be online with us)!   

We are discussing “Humble Inquiry” by Ed & Peter Schein.  The 3 optional Book Club sessions will start on Wednesday April 28.
Click here for more info and/or Registration. 

Schedule for Thursday Evening May 13:    
   –  6:45  Virtual setup and Networking
   –  7:00  Announcements / Intros  
   –  7:15  Program Begins Promptly    
   –  8:45  Closing and Wrap Up
   –  9:00  Program Ends

Zoom Link to Join Virtual Meeting will be sent to all who register.

 
Facilitator BIOs:  Chris Price and Dale Hintz
 
Chris Price, Price Leadership Group:  Under the tagline We Make People & Culture Simple, Chris Price works with organizations to improve results in Productivity, Innovation, and Financial Performance. Chris has led and coached teams and leaders (and ran corporate OD Practices) in North America, Europe, Russia, and Asia. Chris launched Price Leadership Group over a decade ago to help organizations Make Great People Decisions and Engage People as Partners — with professional-level Assessments & Systems for Individuals / Teams / Organizations.

Chris is certified in a variety of tools and systems proven to improve the critical business areas of Hiring, Development, Coaching, and Talent Planning — with direct experience implementing in over 20 countries.  Since 2001 Chris has been a regular faculty member at the Global Institute for Leadership Development (GILD).

Dale Hintz, Excellent Cultures:  As part of the Excellent Cultures Team Dale serves Clients in Strategic Planning, CEO Succession, Vision & Value Creation, Change Management, Leader Assessment/Development & Employee Engagement.

Dale engages all levels including C-Suite, Mid-Management, Shop Floor and front line Customer Facing.  His “guided self-discovery” process weaves change and improvement into the fabric of the organization.  His direct style resonates with Leaders as they construct bridges from initial goals to amazing results.

What Happens When Cultures Meet?   

Join us to experience the time-tested, research-based workshop created by Barry Oshry, a pioneer in the field of human systems thinking. 

The When Cultures Meet workshop invites participants to explore and experience first-hand the challenges and opportunities that emerge when two or more cultures interact. Participants have described this workshop as insight-provoking, deeply personal & experiential, and the application of the learning continues beyond the event itself.

This workshop is usually done as a large group intervention and is typically run over 1-2 days. Wendy and John have custom designed this experience to fit into our 90 minute meeting format.  

This workshop is a blend of:

• two dynamic, experiential exercises which explore the interaction of two or more cultures
• thought-provoking strategic frameworks to consider the challenges and opportunities of cultural interactions
• application activities that help participants make sense of their experience to bring practical solutions back to the organization

The typical full workshop information is available on the Power+Systems official website.  

What might we achieve together when we practice how we interact with one another?  

Facilitators:  Wendy Moomaw and John Hovell    {See full BIOs below} 

Schedule for Thursday Evening:   (Note earlier start!) 
  –  6:30  Virtual setup and Networking
  –  6:45  Announcements / Intros  
  –  7:00  Program Begins Promptly    
  –  9:00  Closing and Wrap Up
  –  9:15  Program Ends

John and Wendy have fine-tuned the full length experiential workshop to make it as valuable as possible to participants in less than 2 hours. If you must arrive more than 10 minutes late it may feel confusing, but if so please join in with the others as seamlessly as possible.

Zoom Link to Join Virtual Meeting will be sent to all who register.

 
FACILITATOR BIOs:  Wendy Moomaw & John Hovell

Wendy Moomaw is the founder of the Conscious Collaboratory℠, where diverse perspectives are invited to spark new solutions to old problems and where they offer services such as coaching, facilitation, education, and training. In partnership with Culture Principles, the Conscious Collaboratory℠ offers the Reimagining Racial Equity workshop, an 8-session intensive that transforms the approach leaders and individuals make towards engaging and operationalizing racial equity.

Wendy is openly committed to embedding diversity, inclusion, and racial equity initiatives into organizations in service to a thriving planet for all. Wendy coaches both leaders and their teams by integrating tools across the coaching and facilitation spectrum including emotional intelligence, polarities, navigating complexity, adult development, team coaching and facilitation modalities, embodied leadership, and the interplay of energy dynamics. Wendy recently served as the Board President of Conscious Capitalism of Central Maryland.

As a leader in the convergence of Knowledge Management (KM) and Organization Development (OD), John Hovell is the Managing Director and co-founder of STRATactical International. He is a practitioner, speaker, and author in OD/KM strategies and their application to current challenges. He is on the team creating a new international discipline known as Conversational Leadership.

John led a team to win a Chairman’s Award at BAE Systems in 2014. Previously, John was part of a team to win the prestigious NOVA award, Lockheed Martin’s top recognition award. John volunteers as the corporate lead for the award-winning annual STEMmerday event where thousands of participants engage in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math related learning activities. John serves on several advisory boards including the International Association for the Advancement of Gestalt Psychotherapy, International Knowledge Management Institute, Training Industry Quarterly, and Synergy Development and Training.
the world.”

Beyond Problem-Solving:
Introducing Polarity Mapping    

How do you make decisions — especially when there is no right answer?

• Should we focus on the interests of the employees, or the organization?
• What about Short-term Gains vs. Long-term Organic Growth?
• Centralization or Decentralization?
• Growth or Consolidation?
• Innovation or Efficiency?

When confronted with tensions like these, it’s common to rush to analysis to determine the best or right answer. But, what if these conflicts aren’t problems to be solved, but rather “polarities” to be managed? What’s the difference, and how do we manage a tension that can’t be solved?

In this micro-workshop, we’ll take a hands-on look at Polarity Mapping as an activity, and how it can be used to bring people into dialogue around really complex topics. You’ll learn how this tool can be used to dissolve tensions between work groups, but we’ll also consider how this mindset applies to everything from personal to international conflicts. Learning to recognize polarities—and more critically *think* in this way—is a scalable skill for anyone who wants to make a change.

We hope to see you on March 11 in what promises to be a fun—and value filled—evening.

Speaker:  Stephen P. Anderson    {See BIO below} 

Schedule for Thursday Evening:
  –  6:45  Virtual setup and Networking
  –  7:00  Announcements / Intros / Program  <–Note earlier start!
  –  8:45  Closing and evaluation 

Zoom Link to Join Virtual Meeting will be sent to all who register.

 Speaker BIO:

Stephen P. Anderson is a design leader focused on workforce learning and organizational development. And he’s on a mission: To make learning the hard stuff fun, by creating ‘things to think with’ and ‘spaces’ for generative play.

Through custom-designed toolkits, on-site training, and now via The Mighty Minds Club, Stephen helps product teams work through their most difficult situations. As a keynote speaker, Stephen continues to challenge and inspire audiences as he exposes the quirky connections between games, play, learning, interactive visualizations, and other exciting topics.

Stephen’s newest book, Figure It Out: Getting From Information to Understanding, has been described as both “required reading for designers and anyone else who needs to explain things” and a book that will “change the way you see the world.”

Measuring Employee Engagement & Employee Experience:    
Actionable Insights with Practical Solutions     

Good employee engagement and employee experience are important, right?  But how do you actually measure them?  And how can we use these insights to make important decisions about our business and talent management strategies?

In our panel discussion we will explore:

• The history of employee engagement
• The science behind the measurement of employee engagement
• Measuring the employee experience
• Analytics of employee survey data
• Drawing insights from survey results
• Creating inclusive action plans
• Implementing actions and change management
• Case studies and best practices

Please join us on February 11 to engage in this timely discussion!

Our Panel — chaired by Brandon Jordan — includes Beth Guyton (moderator), Brad Brummel, Krystral Besaw, and David Daly   {See BIOs below} 

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

Schedule for Thursday Evening:
  –  6:45  Virtual setup and Networking
  –  7:00  Announcements / Intros / Program  <–Note earlier start!
  –  8:45  Closing and evaluation 

Zoom Link to Join Virtual Meeting will be sent to all who register.

 
Panelist BIOs: 

Beth Guyton (Moderator) – Beth is founder and president of Interactive Quality®, helping healthcare organizations to optimize the people piece of organizational performance. Her expertise includes leadership coaching and development, enhancing engagement and retention, service excellence, change management, training, ethical leadership, and communication. https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-guyton-cphq-1a066423/

Brad Brummel, PhD. (Panelist) – Brad is an associate professor of psychology in Industrial and Organizational Psychology at The University of Tulsa. Brad conducts research on Training and Development, Job Attitudes, & Assessment of Individual Differences among others areas. https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradley-brummel-689b543/

Brandon Jordan (Panelist/Chair) – Brandon is the Managing director and Co-Founder of Workforce Lifecycle Analytics. His background is in Industrial and Organizational and he helps organizations improve quality if hire, develop their workforce, and build/align business strategy based on employee feedback. https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonjordantalent/

Krystal Besaw (Panelist) – Krystal is an Organizational Design & Development Consultant with GM Financial where she leads their Employee Engagement initiatives. Krystal implements innovative ways to foster organizational culture by creating a remarkable employee experience for team members around the world. https://www.linkedin.com/in/krystal-besaw-644726114/

David Daly (Panelist) – David is the Employee Experience Program Leader for Arizona Public Service. He works with executive leadership to develop best-in-class employee survey programs, analyze employee experience survey data, and develop action plans to address areas of opportunity. https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-daly-he-him-a451278/     

Have you noticed?   
NOW is the Moment for Mindfulness! 

Join us for a thought-provoking mindfulness adventure exploring how organizations can leverage mindfulness to improve employee wellbeing, drive strategic initiatives, and enhance performance. This program will be experiential, didactic, and interactive.

You will enjoy the benefits of mindful meditation, gain an understanding of mindfulness based on its eastern roots and western adaptations, and participate in an interactive discussion. With an appreciation for mindfulness on both an individual and collective level, a continuum of mindfulness interventions is presented to stimulate the OD professional’s understanding of mindfulness as an OD strategy. Breakout groups will discuss possible organizational entry points for mindfulness including employee wellbeing, leadership development, DEI, team building, and talent management,

Your mindful tour guides are Beth Guyton, Myra Britton, & Dorsey Standish.  {BIOs below}
Group discussion facilitators are Ben Dilla, Chris Price, Nila Sinha, and Michele Studer.            

Schedule for Thursday Evening:
  –  6:45  Virtual setup and Networking
  –  7:00  Announcements / Intros / Program  <–Note earlier start!
  –  8:45  Closing and evaluation 

Zoom Link to Join Virtual Meeting will be sent to all who register.

 
Facilitator BIOs: 

Beth Guyton is founder and president of Interactive Quality®, a consulting firm dedicated to helping healthcare organizations optimize the people piece of organizational performance. Her expertise includes leadership coaching and development, resiliency, fostering accountability, enhancing engagement and retention, service excellence, change management, design and implementation of customized training programs, ethical leadership, and communication strategies.

She is a Certified Executive Coach, Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality, Certified Mindfulness Instructor, Six Sigma Green Belt, Quality Texas Examiner, and trained mediator. Beth holds a Bachelor of Arts from LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication and is a Masters of Industrial and Organizational Psychology student at George Mason University.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/beth-guyton-cphq-1a066423/

Myra Britton is a retired, accomplished IT leader who sought to make a difference in corporate technology by advocating for women engineers and alike to advance in their field. As an accomplished technology leader and mentor, she specialized in coaching and empowerment of employees, building cohesive-confident-highly productive teams, which contributed to exciting tech developments. Myra earned a Master’s in Psychology, and was the first in her family — First girl, first to go to college, the first black female in senior management at a Dallas technology firm, and first to travel to the Middle East.

Today, she recognizes that less is more and that living a life of “now” and “enough” is so much more peaceful.  Myra loves volunteering, spending time with family and friends, hanging out with her two terrier dogs, taking long walks, boxing, landscaping, reading, and practicing mindfulness meditation.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/myrabritton/

Dorsey Standish is an exceptional teacher, scientist, and communicator. In her role as Chief Mindfulness Officer at Mastermind Meditate, Dorsey leverages her diverse background in research, engineering, and program management to develop and teach research-backed mindfulness meditation seminars. Her teachings combine neuroscience research with her certification in Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program and her experience on multiple silent meditation retreats. She offers science-based, research-backed mindfulness seminars on a wide variety of topics including resilience, the science of compassion, and peak potential.

A lifelong learner, Dorsey Standish has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and is enrolled in the UT Dallas Applied Cognition and Neuroscience Master’s Program. As a research coordinator at the UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth, she studies the benefits of cognitive training in veterans with traumatic brain injuries. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dorseystandish/

Annual Networking / Social Meeting
and VIRTUAL “Gold Elephant Book Exchange”   

Meeting Goals:

–  Connect:  get to know each other better – personally & professionally
–  Learn:  share knowledge informally during book exchange and a NEW game!
–  Enjoy:  fellowship + books + virtual party game

This will be our 10th Annual Holiday Event — but this year it is virtual.  We can’t bring physical gift wrapped books this year.  So instead please reply to this invitation with an Amazon link to a book that you would have brought.  (Or email to Jim Jameson).  I will keep it ‘under wraps’ and will only reveal your book at the meeting (in a new way)!

In addition to the book exchange we will also play a new social game loosely based on John Holland’s classic career exercise called “The Party”.   We will use a new feature of Zoom that allows everyone to move freely among breakout rooms to explore different topics and interact directly with people who share similar interests!

With these two new activities I hope we can all find some new inspiration, fellowship, and perhaps some ‘golden nuggets’ in these challenging times.

Here are links to the instructions for both activities in case you would like to know what to expect or to use these with other groups:

• https://dfwodnet.org/wp-content/uploads/Virtual-Gold-Elephant-Book-Exchange.pdf
• https://dfwodnet.org/wp-content/uploads/Virtual-Networking-Social-Connection.pdf

Facilitators:   Jim Jameson and Ben Dilla

Schedule for Thursday Evening:
–  6:45  Virtual setup and Networking
–  7:00  Announcements / Intros / Program  <–Note earlier start!
–  8:45  Closing and evaluation 

Zoom Link to Join Virtual Meeting will be sent to all who register.

 
Facilitator BIOs: 

Jim Jameson is “semi-retired” from his various consulting roles and is exploring new avenues.  His professional mission has been to improve the success rate of technology adoption projects, working mainly in the areas of Business Analysis, Change Management, Collaboration, and Knowledge Management.  He believes that focusing on the people side of technology change is the key to improving ROI on transformational ‘IT solutions’.

Jim earned an MS degree in Information Systems and post-grad certificate in Knowledge Management, both from George Washington University in DC.

Ben Dilla, PhD, ACC, BCC is a Business professor at The University of Dallas and an Executive Coach through his own company, Bold Leader Development. He has a BS in Behavioral Sciences & Leadership from the US Air Force Academy, MS & PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Purdue University.

He is also an ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC), Board Certified Coach (BCC), and Gallup Certified Strengths Coach. Ben served as a Behavioral Scientist and Personnel Officer in the US Air Force, and as a leadership development consultant or OD & Training leader for several large companies in the DFW area across multiple industries. Ben has published over 20 research articles in refereed journals and conference proceedings and is working on his first book (with Dr. Joel Bennett) entitled Your Best Self at Work: The Power of Strength-Based Emotional Intelligence.   

2021 Program Planning —  
Using Innovative Process & Tools!   

Zoom Meeting Link:  https://zoom.us/j/99773977944?pwd=WHRRbktRVkVDODNINEVmZFJjZkNRZz09  

Meeting ID:  997 7397 7944    Passcode: 355904  (if needed)

In past years November was our annual planning meeting (ho hum).  However — 2020 is different, in almost every way.

This year our planning meeting will be virtual — BUT — we will do more than just planning.  We will be using some new and innovative virtual collaboration processes and tools to ensure that this meeting will be a learning experience as well!

This will include participation before, during, and/or after the meeting, to meet a variety of needs.  We will be doing most of the idea gathering/brainstorming before the meeting.  Below is a link to a Google Doc that you can use to submit your ideas for topics and/or speakers.

Please begin adding your ideas immediately.  As the document evolves we will add some structure and ask you to revisit the document to provide additional input or feedback before the meeting.

   Idea Gathering / Brainstorming Document:   LINK  

   Topics from past years:   LINK   (for reference & to stimulate new ideas)

Again, our goal for this meeting (and the pre/post activities) is to decide what programs we will present in 2021 AND to learn some new techniques for group decision making and consensus building in today’s virtual world.

We look forward to working with you on this important activity and we hope you can join us on November 12 (and before)!

Meeting/Process Design Team:  Pete Sorenson, Stephen Anderson, Jim Jameson, Logan Renfro  (+others?)

Results Curation/Follow-Up Team:  TBD  (We are looking for volunteers!)

Schedule for Thursday Evening:
   –  6:45  Virtual setup and Networking
   –  7:00  Announcements / Intros / Program  <–Note earlier start!
   –  8:45  Closing and evaluation 

Zoom Link to Join Virtual Meeting will be sent to all who register.

  
Speaker BIOs:   n/a this month

OD Sound Bites (TEDx-style Talks!)  

At DFW OD Network we look for alternative ways to share our knowledge and experiences. Our October 8^th monthly meeting will feature one of our most popular annual sessions! 

Six speakers (listed below) will each deliver a honed 10 minute TEDx-style talk on a variety of OD related topics.  Each will reflect on lessons learned or considerations for successfully OVERCOMING situational challenges. We hope you will join us as we explore where we’ve been so far this year, and as we look towards the future!

Speakers:  

• William “Red” Davidson – “NUMMI – Worst to First”
• Cheryl Harris – “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: What Does It Mean for Organization Development?”
• Chris W Coultas – “Leadership Development and Motivation: Start with Drivers”
• Ben Dilla – “Strength-Based Development: From Individuals to Teams to Positive OD”
• Nila Sinha – “The Power of Your Leadership Story: Applications for Today’s World of Work”
• Marc Hanlan – “Overcoming through Effortless Change”

Moderator:  Nila Sinha, PhD – Founder & Principal, Sinha Solutions, Inc.  (Email)

Schedule for Thursday Evening:
  –  6:45  Virtual setup and Networking
  –  7:00  Announcements / Intros / Program  <–Note earlier start!
  –  8:45  Closing and evaluation 

Zoom Link to Join Virtual Meeting will be sent to all who register.

 
Speaker BIOs:   

William Davidson, known to many as Red, is a freelance Agile Coach from Plano, Texas. He’s coached at large enterprises including CA Technologies, Frontier Communications, Citigroup, Toyota and Chase. He’s been writing software for money since 1983 (whoa, that’s a long time). He’s held many positions (Development Manager, Project/Program Manager, Scrum Master and PMO Lead), received awards (Business Development Quality Award for Excellence), written papers & articles, and presented at more than 100 conferences and user group meetings. As an Agile Coach, Red helps teams and their organizations achieve the benefits of Agile software delivery.

Cheryl Harris, PhD is the founder of We Ignite Potential, where she collaborates with leaders to help them spark the untapped potential of their people through individual, team, and organizational solutions. For over a decade at American Airlines, she enabled transformational change, inclusive workplaces, and leadership growth through applying organization development concepts in various roles, culminating in leading talent management and organization/leadership/high potential development for the company globally. Cheryl holds a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of North Texas and a B.A. in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin.

Chris W. Coultas, PhD, has devoted his career to helping leaders, teams, and organizations optimize engagement and performance by conducting cutting-edge research in leadership, assessment, development, coaching, and talent management. The director of science and research at Leadership Worth Following, he has authored several peer-reviewed publications on coaching, leadership, and teams, and is passionate about uncovering new ways to empower organizations and individuals to reach their full potential.

Ben Dilla, PhD, ACC, BCC is a Business professor at The University of Dallas and an Executive Coach through his own company, Bold Leader Development. He has a BS in Behavioral Sciences & Leadership from the US Air Force Academy, MS & PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Purdue University. He is also an ICF Associate Certified Coach (ACC), Board Certified Coach (BCC), and Gallup Certified Strengths Coach. Ben served as a Behavioral Scientist and Personnel Officer in the US Air Force, as a leadership development consultant for Personnel Decisions International (PDI, now Korn Ferry), and as an OD & Training leader for several large companies in the DFW area across multiple industries. Ben has published over 20 research articles in refereed journals and conference proceedings and is working on his first book (with Dr. Joel Bennett) entitled Your Best Self at Work: The Power of Strength-Based Emotional Intelligence.

(Moderator) Nila Sinha, PhD is founder and principal of Sinha Solutions. Her focus is on high touch consulting from a scientist-practitioner perspective – Identifying core issues and maintaining a “solutions focus” with an emphasis on measuring outcomes that positively affect organizational results. Nila leverages 20 years of experience in talent selection and leadership development. Her areas of specialization include the construction of competency-based hiring and development programs, psychological assessment, test validation, and employee development. Over the course of her career, she worked with clients such as BNSF, Travelers Insurance, 7-Eleven, Comcast, and American Airlines. She has also adapted assessment tools and conducted certification training for businesses across the international marketplace including Indonesia, Korea, India, and China. Nila completed her doctorate at Florida International University in Industrial/Organizational Psychology.

Marc Hanlan, PhD, has been guiding group transformations for more than 35 years, from the 82,000-user US Navy ERP to the transformation of field workers at Exelon to the creation of self-managed factories at Lockheed/GE. He has taught graduate school leadership, change, and teams for 19 years, and has held senior executive positions in manufacturing, services, and consulting. He is the author of several books on change and has designed computers for NASA and the International Space Station. He holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Development and Change from Fielding Graduate University, international patents, and a Master Black Belt in LSS.

Is Resilience Over-Rated?  
Transculturalism, Ethical Health, & Workplace Spirituality   

   
This session will be a forum for others who have worked in the area of workplace resilience.

With a focus on this topic, this session also considers a wider lens, asking three questions:

1. How can we draw on strengths of difference groups (racial, ethnic, otherwise) who have experienced adversity due to how they are treated at work?
2. Why even bother focusing on wellness and resilience when what we really need is just to treat each other better? 
3. If resilience is just a stepping stone, can the workplace be a setting for transpersonal needs, human growth, and spiritual development?

Please join us online on September 10 to help us dissect these 3 perspectives!
  

Schedule for Thursday Evening:
  –  6:45  Virtual setup and Networking
  –  7:00  Announcements / Intros / Program  <–Note earlier start!
  –  8:45  Closing and evaluation 

Zoom Link to Join Virtual Meeting will be sent to all who register.

 
Facilitator BIOs: 

Joel Bennett, Ph.D., is president of Organizational Wellness and Learning Systems (OWLS), a consulting firm that specializes in evidence-based wellness, resilience, mental well-being, and catalyzing healthy work cultures from the inside out.  He first delivered stress-management programming in 1985, and OWLS programs have since reached close to 250,000 workers across the United States and abroad.

OWLS clients include corporate, private, nonprofit, local and federal agencies. OWLS has received close to $5 million in federal research grants to assess, design and deliver workplace wellness programs. Dr. Bennett is the author of over 30 peer-reviewed research articles, and he has authored or co-authored five books.

Dr. Ben Dilla is a business professor at the University of Dallas and an executive coach, trainer, and consultant through his own company, Bold Leader Development.  He has 30+ years of experience in OD, working as a behavioral scientist in the US Air Force, as a leadership development consultant for Personnel Decisions International (now Korn Ferry), and in OD & Training leadership roles for several DFW companies.

As a coach, Ben often works with accomplished professionals to develop and improve their leadership and influence skills, which has led him to promote a strengths-based approach to the skills of Emotional Intelligence.  He earned his MS & PhD in Industrial & Organizational Psychology from Purdue University.

Reinventing Organizations
for a Better Future  

   
It’s time to reinvent organizations. Or is it? 

From the idea of “teal organizations” proposed by Frédéric Laloux to the more recent work of groups like Corporate Rebels, we see an increased interest in the notion of ‘reinventing organizations.’  We’ll open with a brief history of these ideas, the structures being rebelled against, and the ethos behind these changes — all before turning our attention to more practical concerns.

To show these ideas in action, Nancy Dixon will discuss three organizations who have adopted these principles, and how it has worked out for them.

Next, Stephen Anderson will discuss what he has learned about creating ‘just enough structure’ for teams to be successful.

Then, Pete Sorenson will wrap things up with a focus on what all this means for leaders, wondering “how do we lead people in these new structures?”

Please join us online on August 13 to help us explore these 3 perspectives!
  

Speakers:  Nancy Dixon, Stephen Anderson, Pete Sorenson   (See full BIOs below)

Schedule for Thursday Evening:
  –  6:45 Virtual setup and Networking
  –  7:00 Announcements / Intros / Program <–Note earlier start!
  –  8:45 Closing and evaluation 

Zoom Link to Join Virtual Meeting will be sent to all who register.

Speaker BIOs: 

Stephen P. Anderson  is a design leader focused on workforce learning and organizational development. And he’s on a mission: To make learning the hard stuff fun, by creating ‘things to think with’ and ‘spaces’ for generative play. Through custom-designed toolkits, on-site training, and now via The Mighty Minds Club, Stephen helps product teams work through their most difficult situations. As a keynote speaker, Stephen continues to challenge and inspire audiences as he exposes the quirky connections between games, play, learning, interactive visualizations, and other exciting topics.

Stephen’s newest book, Figure It Out: Getting From Information to Understanding, was published in May 2020.
   
  
Nancy Dixon, PhD  is founder of Common Knowledge Associates and is a thought leader in the field of Knowledge Management.  Her recent research and consulting has focused on increasing the engagement and productivity of remote teams. She has written eight books as well as over 50 articles that focus on how organizations learn.  Her latest thinking is on her blog, “Conversation Matters” at www.nancydixonblog.com.

Her consulting firm conducts in-depth assessments of knowledge sharing efforts within organizations, e.g. how people are collaborating, sharing knowledge, and making use of lessons learned. Dr. Dixon is a former tenured Professor of Administrative Sciences at The George Washington University, and served on The University of Texas Human Resource Development Graduate Faculty. Her book Common Knowledge was selected in 2010 as one of the best 100 business books.
 

Peter Jay Sorenson, CMC®  is an independent strategic organization design and change management consultant, coach, social entrepreneur, university instructor, and ethicist.  His professional focus is to collaborate on and discover and create the next generation of organization design technology that can match the speed of change and disruption in this volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous, (VUCA) digitally fueled world. (And on developing the next generation of organization designers that will make this world work from a values, effectiveness, and efficiency points of view.)

Personally his focus has been on using innovation to create economic and social self-reliance for individuals, families, and organizations in both the developing and developed world.

Stuck-Unstuck:  
 OD Stories from the Field  

  
With every meeting of our OD Network, we strive to learn, share, and grow in our professional development. In addition, through our own OD interventions/engagements/projects we experience first-hand learning and development.  At July’s meeting, several ODN North Texas members will tell us about their on-the-job challenges and solutions.

We will hear stories from two internal and two external OD consultants.  We will examine each engagement by reviewing the business case and step through the goals, process, outcomes and lessons learned.  There will be opportunities to ask questions and share your thoughts.  Come hear the stories and gain insight and perspective from colleagues’ memorable OD experiences.

Please join us online on July 9 for this lively discussion!

Panelists:  Chasity Crawley,  Kathleen Klaviter,  Pamela Walters 
Moderator:  Pallavi Ridout         (See full BIOs below)

Schedule for Thursday Evening:
–  6:45  Begin virtual setup and Networking
–  7:00  Announcements / Intros / Program
–  8:45  Closing and evaluation 

Zoom Link to Join Virtual Meeting will be sent to all who register.

 
Panelist BIOs: 

Chasity Crawley  has over 20 years professional experience, having started in the private sector before transitioning into government. Chasity is currently the regional Acting Program Manager for the Multiple Awards Schedule with the General Services Administration, Federal Acquisition Service. During her time at GSA, she has been instrumental in connecting human capital strategies with business priorities and initiatives. She is a sought after workshop presenter, leadership facilitator, and internal consultant. Chasity is also an adjunct professor and she holds the Associate Certified Coach (ACC) designation from the International Coach Federation.
   
  
Kathleen Klaviter, Consulting Partner at Klaviter Consulting, has 25+ years in training, organization development and professional coaching. She received her master’s in OD from UTD and held management positions with Texas Instruments and Hanson Building Materials America.

Now as an independent consultant since 2009, Kathleen works with all sizes of companies and non-profit organizations. Credentials include multiple training and facilitation certifications and assessment qualifications. She holds the Professional Certified Coach designation (PCC) from the International Coach Federation.


Pamela Walters, former EVP of The Devine Group, provided proprietary assessment and diagnostic solutions to inform talent management strategies and practices in areas such as leadership competency gaps, turnover and engagement for global clients such as Marriott International, Kraft Foods and Pike Electric. Pamela has over 30 years of experience, in HR Talent Development, Leadership Coaching, Enterprise Program development & implementation.

Moderator:    Pallavi Ridout, Founder & CEO of The ELM Advisory Group – providing Executive Coaching, Facilitation, Leadership & Team development solutions. Pallavi has 20+ years of experience in HR Talent Management as well as Organizational Development, and has held leadership positions with global organizations such as Warner Bros. and ICANN.

Creating a Great Culture
in a Topsy-Turvy World  

  
Engagement and Best Places to Work surveys are popular today, but they assess the climate, not the culture, of your organization. Company culture is made up of the underlying values, beliefs and attitudes that shape behavioral norms and expectations.  How do you measure your company’s culture?

In this presentation, you’ll learn the difference between organizational climate and culture and how these two aspects of how we’ll explore the business case for creating a culture of accountability and identify the six elements of your company culture ecosystem.

Come learn things you never knew about culture, in an interactive format that promises to inspire ideas to take back to your company.  Please join us online on June 11!

Speaker:  Kristin Robertson, Brio Leadership

Schedule for Thursday Evening:
–  6:45  Begin virtual setup and Networking
–  7:15  Announcements / Program
–  8:45  Closing and evaluation 

Zoom Link to Join Virtual Meeting will be sent to all who register.

 
Speaker BIO: 

Kristin Robertson is the Happy Mondays Coach who wants your employees to love to come to work on Monday mornings.  She is a company culture expert whose research explores how companies embed positive, productive cultures.  She is accredited through Human Synergistics International as an organizational culture consultant.  Ms. Robertson is adjunct faculty at University of Texas at Dallas in the Corporate Education division.  She is the founder and President of the Dallas Company Culture Consortium and is President-Elect of the International Coach Federation-North Texas chapter.

Before becoming an entrepreneur, Kristin was Vice President of a Silicon Valley software company and was instrumental in the company’s ability to achieve its Initial Public Offering.  She also was an executive at Fidelity Investments, where she won the President’s Award.  She holds two master’s degrees: one in music performance from New England Conservatory of Music and the most recent in Organizational Development & Leadership from Fielding Graduate University.  She is the author of three books, including a textbook on technical support management and a self-help book. Her latest book, called Your Company Culture Ecosystem, guides leaders in growing vibrant organizational cultures.