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Meeting Notes from May 13th Workshop

May 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Here are Ken Wessel’s handouts from his change management workshop.

As I look at the blank page of our blog writer, I’m struck again by Ken’s points:  “change involves creating into a void”  and that “effects of change require effective management; the phenomenon of change itself is however, unmanageable.”

Thank You, Ken for sharing!   The ODN team very much appreciated your leadership.

Have a good summer everyone . . . go change your world!

Ken Wessel’s Workshop documents

Leadership and Change

Perspectives on Change

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May 13th Meeting Announcement

May 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Future Shock: Perspectives on Change

How up-to-date are our ideas about consulting about change?

Are there other perspectives that we could be considering in our practice as O.D. professionals and change agents?

At our May 13th meeting Ken Wessel will engage participants in a process of examining how we think about change.
He will lead us in interactive exercises that complement, challenge and/or shift our existing mindsets.

Drawn from premises from Ken’s experience, he will lead an interactive session that considers issues such as these:

IS CHANGE MANAGEABLE?
CAN AN ORGANIZATION SURVIVE IN THE ABSENCE OF CHANGE?
ARE LEADERSHIP AND CHANGE RELATED ?
ARE THERE STEPS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO ENHANCE EFFECTIVE CHANGE ?

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About Ken Wessel

Ken Wessel heads Wessel Associates. He began his career working 21 years with Procter & Gamble as a team member in manufacturing management and brand leadership. Next he bacame VP of Personnel and Organization Development at SaraLee. At present he is a consultant focused on Organization Design and Development to more than 50 companies across a broad range of industries and countries.

Ken’s work focuses on:

  • Strategic thinking and planning
  • Partnering
  • Restructuring work, roles, organizations, value chains
  • Systems design
  • Personnel development systems
  • Leadership development and change
  • Meeting design and conduct
  • Critical thinking skills

 

Date: Tuesday May 13th, 2008

Time: 5:30 - 8:30 pm

Location: Devry University off Fields-Ertel (see directions below)

Admission: Members $15, Non-Member $20, $25 at the door includes dinner.

Please RSVP using the reservation box at the top of this page.

DIRECTIONS TO THE MEETING AT DEVRY UNIVERSITY OFF FIELDS-ERTEL ROAD:

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DeVry University
8800 Governors Hill Dr
Suite 100
Cincinnati, OH 45249-1367

Map to Devry

From the North

Interstate 71 South to Exit 19Take a LEFT onto Mason Montgomery Rd.

Take a RIGHT onto Governor’s Hill Rd.

DeVry is on the RIGHT

From the South

Interstate 71 North to Exit 19

Take a RIGHT onto Mason Montgomery Rd.

Take a RIGHT onto Governor’s Hill Rd.

DeVry is on the RIGHT

From the East

Take Interstate 275 West to Interstate 71 North

Take a RIGHT onto Mason Montgomery Rd.

Take a RIGHT onto Governor’s Hill Rd.

DeVry is on the RIGHT

From the West

Take Interstate 275 East to Interstate 71 North

Take a RIGHT onto Mason Montgomery Rd.

Take a RIGHT onto Governor’s Hill Rd.

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Officer’s Slate for Upcoming Year

May 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

The Leadership Team has been recruiting helper bees for our upcoming ODN program year. We are happy to report that we have some wonderful new additions to our semi-official team. We will hopefully have a group photo to post when we can get everyone in the same room, at the same time sometime this summer. Thanks to the willing volunteers. We will very much miss Joe Payne and Gary Sweeten who are rolling off. Thanks for everyone’s hard work to keep ODN thriving and growing.

ODN Co-Chairs

Shari Bleuer
Frank Fletcher

Program Committee Co-Chairs

Dale Browning
Amita Ghosh

Membership Committee Co-Chairs

Regina Troxell
Shawna Webb

Communication Co-Chairs

Leigh Drake
Kira Knight

Administration

Jackie Gibson

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