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OD Sound Bites (TEDx-style Talks!)
At DFW OD Network we look for alternative ways to share our knowledge and experiences. Our October 8th 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.