Save the Date: August 12 - Dr. Charles Dygert

Dr. Charles Dygert will speak at the August 12, 2008, CCODN meeting.

June 24 Meeting: Creating a Culture of Change

Updated 6/3/2008 to indicate change in presenter.

Creating a Culture of Change

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Rebecca Schmale, PhD - Vice President of Organizational Development, OhioHealth

"Employer of Choice" and "world class" are terms used to describe organizations where people want to work- where they are engaged, motivated and successful. As VP of Organizational Development at OhioHealth, Rebecca Schmale believes culture is the primary reason people come to work, stay with an organization and that becoming an 'employer of choice' isn't nearly as important as understanding and embracing key facets of culture that enable the organization to retain top talent and achieve optimal performance & success!

In this session, Dr. Schmale will discuss how OhioHealth creates a culture to attract and retain the best talent, reward and develop employees, and capitalize on diversity, recognition and inclusion.

Join us at 6:00 p.m. on June 24, 2008, at Franklin University as Dr. Schmale shares her experience and ideas on how you can create an organizational culture which employees find motivating, rewarding and which significantly enhances business success!

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Franklin University

Frasch Hall, Room 416

(directions & parking)

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Register online

Non-members: $20, CCODN members and students: $15

Sponsored by the
Capital City Organization Development Network

January 23 Meeting

Distinguishing Change you WANT
from Change you NEED
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January 23, 2008
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Franklin University, Alumni Hall Auditorium
201 South Grant Ave, Columbus, Ohio
Pizza & Drinks Provided

• How do you identify truly needed change?

• How can you help others understand the difference?

Dwight W. Seeley, CCP leads the Talent Management Practice at Sequent, Inc., including the development of Performance Alignment, Compensation, Total Rewards and Succession Planning.

Dwight will discuss challenges faced helping organizations articulate change & addressing what they need versus what they think they want. Participants will have the opportunity to apply what they learn in an interactive case study and structured open discussion.

To register: email RSVP to mcdanieg @ franklin.edu
or call (614) 947-6126

Nexus II: Save the Dates

The 2008 Nexus for Change conference is being planned at Bowling Green State University. You can participate in the planning, or you can simply mark your calendar to attend if you're interested in learning more about participative change methods.

• Nexus U (pre-conference): March 29 and 30, 2008
• Nexus II: March 30 - April 1, 2008

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December 5 Meeting: Change Leadership

Change Leadership
December 5, 2007
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Franklin University, Alumni Hall Auditorium
201 South Grant Ave, Columbus, Ohio
Pizza & Drinks Provided

Admission is free

♦ Are you interested in learning to influence significant change in your organization?
♦ Do you want to improve your leadership skills?

Join us to learn more about how effective leaders enhance organizational change. Participate in a facilitated discussion on the role of the Organization Development Professional in today's dynamic and innovative organizations. Dr. Richard Webster will reflect on the objectives and aspirations of the early pioneers of OD and based on his interactions with some of these innovators & help us develop an appreciation of their relevance today. Dr. Marc Cloutier will review the latest writings of several pioneers in the leadership field and ask us to evaluate their significance in our current work. Come prepared to participate and become a part of an interesting inquiry process about Change Leadership.

To register send email RSVP to ccodn@mac.com or call (614) 947-6126
Franklin University is proud to be a sponsor of CCODN.
CCODN has been designated a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization.

Invitation from CCODN President

With all that is happening in our community and around the world, now is a very exciting time to be a part of the Capital City Organizational Development Network (CCODN) as we journey to expand our skills and learn new approaches to Organizational Development. The purpose of this message is threefold: to inform you of the opportunities planned for you as a member of CCODN, to ask for your support and involvement, and to invite you to our next organizational development planning meeting.

Based on your suggestions and those of other members, we are planning programs and events to provide you with opportunities to network, have fun and learn from other change agents. The program will offer:

• Dinner meetings with mini-workshops focused on current issues in the field of OD, presented by distinguished colleagues in our region.
• Bi-monthly informal discussion and experiential sessions on cutting-edge topics, led by members.
• A special event every year – a workshop presented by a nationally known leader in the OD field.
• A collaboration of regional university OD and OD-related programs with opportunities to coach, mentor and learn.
• Sponsorship and speakers from local companies to provide us with actual cases of effective organizational change.

Developing such an attractive program and making CCODN a vital organization will require a commitment from all our members. You can play an important role by volunteering to serve on the CCODN Board, serving on one of our special committees, or sharing the value of the chapter with fellow OD professionals. In fact, we need your immediate help in referring two or three people we can contact to encourage them to join CCODN.

We are in the process of developing our own web site at http://www.ccodn.net/. Please visit the site and offer your ideas and suggestions for making this a useful tool for you in your OD work. Also, we will be holding a grand CCODN development planning meeting on October 24, 2007 at the Franklin University, Moore Auditorium starting at 6:00 PM. Pizza and soft drinks will be served. Please RSVP at ccodn@mac.com. We need you, your enthusiasm and your ideas to move our Network forward.

Within the coming week, members of our planning team will follow up with you to see you we can meet your professional needs and to help us identify potential new members. We greatly appreciate your interest and support and look forward to networking with you at future meetings.


Kind Regards,
Marc Cloutier
President, CCODN

"Helping change agents improve organizations"

CCODN is a Ohio registered organization and classified as a 501(c)(3) organization by the Internal Revenue Service

Message from the President & Meeting February 22

Colleagues and Members,

On behalf of the Board of directors for the Capital City Organizational Development Network, I would like to take a moment to discuss activities conducted and some plans for the future.

As the Program Group started the detailed plans for our last General Membership meeting of 2006, the question was raised, “are we meeting the needs and expectations of our members?” We thought we were, but the lack of attendance at the programmed membership meetings suggested we were missing something important. We then conducted an e-mail and telephonic survey to gain insight into our members’ interests and attraction to this Organizational Development Network. The detailed results are attached for your information and to stimulate further discussion among ourselves.

The survey results gave us four (4) strong themes to focus on as we work on reinvigorating the organization and developing new program activities for the next two years.

• First, members enjoy and appreciate the opportunity to network with OD professionals and gain new ideas from each other’s work.


• Second, conduct meetings that solidify information and methodologies for guiding organizations in improving their effectiveness.


• Third, the continuing question about when and where to conduct our meetings to accommodate members’ schedules is not as important as having a solid, interesting program to offer members.


• Fourth, expose members to companies and organizations that have excellent OD interventions that are having a positive impact.

We think these four recommendations should guide our Network into the future. What do you think?

Join the Board Thursday, February 22, from 6:30 to 8:00 PM, to begin mapping our strategy for the future. We are meeting in the conference room immediately to the right as you enter the New Albany Library, 200 Market Street. Please attend and help plan the future for CCODN.

Thank You

- Marc Cloutier, President

Nexus for Change Conference

If you are interested in learning about highly participative, large scale organizational change methods, then this conference is for you! Bowling Green State University is hosting the Nexus for Change conference in March 2007.

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Margaret Wheatley at OSU This Week

Leadership and the New Science author Margaret Wheatley speaks on leadership at The Ohio State University Tuesday, January 23 at 4:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Film and Video Theatre, Wexner Center
1871 North High Street
Parking at the Ohio Union Garage (15th and High St.)

The lecture is titled "The Future of the World Depends on Women."

CCODN and Change

I want to take this opportunity to wish all of CCODN members and their families a very exciting and special New Year.

Like many of you, the CCODN Board of Directors reviewed the activities of the past year and initiated the process of determining how we might best proceed in the coming year. The past year presented us with many interesting challenges and opportunities to work with many associates. It is our intent to continue developing the organization to provide the opportunities for networking and discovering new approaches to organizational development.

The member survey we conducted at the end of 2006 told us you were interested in networking with OD professionals and learning new approaches to organizational development. Accordingly, members of the board and I are actively engaged in developing an action plan for 2007 and beyond that will engage us in advancing the role and merit of OD within organizations.

Our next meeting is on Wednesday, January 3rd at 5:00 PM in the small conference room of the New Albany Library. I invite every CCODN member to join us at this and future planning meetings. Your contribution to the planning process will be invaluable.

I also invite and encourage members to post their ideas and suggestions for enhancing our network. I will plan on using this medium in the future to continue communication and holding a dialogue with members regarding the growth and direction of CCODN.

I wish everyone the very best in the coming year.

- Marc

posted on behalf of CCODN President Marc Cloutier

"Get Green," CCODN!

Green innovation was in full bloom at Friday's "Get Green Columbus" business conference! It was a wonderful surprise to bump into CCODN board members Phyllis Brusky and Kathryn Tarantino at this first-ever conference on sustainable business in Central Ohio.

I was delighted to learn about the many public-sector and private-sector projects that are in flight or planned for the next year. Of particular interest to me was the planned eco-industrial park presented by Mike Long of SWACO. An eco-industrial park is built on the eco-effectiveness principle that "waste equals food." In this concept, waste from one industrial process is "food" (raw material or input) for another industrial process. In an eco-industrial park, independent companies are co-located to support the "waste equals food" cycle.

I imagine that these independent companies must become highly interdependent to facilitate the process. To support this interdependence, I envision that OD professionals will need to be experts in how partnerships, communities, and large networks best develop, operate and grow.

Do you think that the work of OD professionals will need to change to support this interdependence? If so, how? And what are you doing to prepare for it?

- Tina Kreminski

Columbus "Get Green" Business Conference

Young innovators and entrepreneurs are jumping on the green business bandwagon. As OD professionals, we can help new green businesses and organizations develop their capacity and grow their triple bottom lines of planet, people, and prosperity.

Want to meet some local green entrepreneurs?

Attend the Columbus Green Business Forum December 15. The conference is sponsored by Mayor Michael Coleman's "Green Team," as well as the Center for Resilience at Ohio State and a number of local businesses and institutions.

Columbus Green Business Forum Invitation
(Note: Clicking the link opens a 1.43M .pdf file.)

Speakers include David Brehm of DesignGroup, Michael Long of SWACO, and a panel presentation by representatives of Corna/Kokosing, Northstar Cafe, Clean Water Limited, The Ohio State University, and Honda of America Manufacturing.

ISPI Coaching Event December 5

This week the Heartland Chapter of ISPI presents Janine Moon on "Coaching & Brain Science: How You Can Change Behavior."

You can register for the December 5 lunch program here.

December 6 Meeting Cancelled

The December CCODN meeting has been cancelled. We are hopeful this program may be rescheduled in the future.

Save the Date! December 6, 2006

PLEASE NOTE:

DECEMBER EVENT CANCELLED

A panel of 3 professional coaches will answer your questions about

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Innovative Coaching

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• How do you contract with a client as a coach?
• What is the potential value of coaching for employees: as a way of manager-employee interaction; leadership skill.
• What are different coaching approaches?
• What is the research base for coaching?
• How do organizations use coaches: how are individuals selected for development by a coach?
• When is coaching appropriate?
• What are differences among coaching, mentoring, counseling, PM, EAP?
• Is there a certification?
• What are the legal implications?
• Are there innovative approaches to coaching in the field?
• How do you coach for innovation?
• How do you coach creatives?
• How do you adapt a coaching style to fit the client?
  

Watch this blog for more information, or email:
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Mark your calendar for CCODN's 3rd Quarter Meeting:

Improv and Innovation
with Carolyn Harding, Cinublue Productions

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Registration, Networking, and Light Dinner: 5:45 – 6:30 p.m.
Formal Program: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Center for Learning and Education, Room 112
Mount Carmel West
Columbus, Ohio

Are you looking for ways to develop your confidence and composure when facilitating interventions with individuals and groups? Are you looking for fresh ideas for building teamwork and collaboration? You'll have a chance to stretch your creative muscles and exercise your personal innovation skills at this event!

Carolyn Harding will lead an interactive workshop, utilizing the ABC's of improv acting techniques, to empower our membership with trust and connection. Each attendee will experience and learn skills applicable to leading interventions in the workplace, such as:

• Creative brainstorming
• Encouraging openness to ideas
• Exploring new tactics to reach goals
• Working together as an ensemble - as a team
• Developing confidence in innovating on the fly
• Noticing the verbal and non-verbal cues others project
• Promoting team member interaction
• Laughing and having fun!

Join us for this exciting program where we will make better connections with one another in a fun, safe, and trusting way. The activities are focused on ensemble work and will include physical movement (pants are recommended) and a series of interactive games and activities as an ensemble. Participants will take with them some universal improv concepts that will open their minds and perspectives about each other and their own creative path. There will also be opportunities for questions, feedback, and discussion.

CCODN Members - $25, Guests - $35

Space is limited to 30 attendees. Be sure to RSVP early to secure your spot!
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About Carolyn Harding

Carolyn Harding is the Director of Cinublue Productions, producing: the Improv Basics & Beyond Basics acting series; workshops that ignite creative team play; and cutting-edge, improv and legit theatre. Carolyn Harding received her training in NY, NY at the Gately/Poole Studio, The American Globe Theatre, and the Groundlings Improv School. She performed professionally in New York, throughout the East Coast and Ohio, and has taught hundreds of students the Basics, and Beyond, of Improv Acting. She regularly delivers teambuilding and empowerment workshops to businesses, non-profits, and educators.

Mark Your Calendar for September 20!

The CCODN programming team is planning an exciting and offbeat program for September 20. You'll have a chance to stretch your creative muscles and exercise your personal innovation skills. Stay tuned!

General Session: May 24, 2006

Guiding Organizations to be Resilient

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Dr. Joseph Fiksel

of

The Ohio State University Center for Resilience

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Registration - 6:30 p.m.

Formal program - 7:00 p.m.

Wendy's International Midwest Office

1105 Schrock Road, Suite 401

Members - $25, Guests - $35

Casual dinner included

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R S V P by email to:

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