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Leveraging Multi-Potential People
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!
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Schedule for Thursday Evening:
– 6:30 Networking / Food / Intros
– 7:00 Announcements / Program
– 8:45 Closing and evaluation
Meeting Location:
University of Dallas – SB Hall, Serafy Special Events Room *
Campus: 1845 East Northgate Drive, Irving, TX 75062 (972-721-5000)
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.
Facilitator BIOs:
Ben Dilla is Managing Director and Executive Coach with Bold Leader Development (BLD LLC). His career has taken him to a diverse range of industries and organizations including the military (US Air Force), financial services, transportation, customer service, manufacturing, retail, and healthcare.
In addition to his coaching and consulting work through Bold Leader Development, he serves as an Affiliate Professor of Management and Director of the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program in the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business at University of Dallas. Ben has a Master of Science and PhD in Industrial & Organizational Psychology from Purdue University and a Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Sciences & Leadership from the US Air Force Academy. He is also a Board Certified Coach (BCC) and a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach.
Jim Jameson is currently “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 Management and post-grad certificate in Knowledge Management, both from George Washington University in DC.
We look forward to seeing you there!