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2009 Events

2009 Program

We have an exciting program of workshops and socials for this year:

Feb. 24: The Four Generations @ Work: An Exploration

Breakfast Workshop

This is a model built on the research of Emotional Intelligence, Covert processes, and the new psychology of Mindsets to help generations of individuals, teams, and organizations get out of their own way.

Learning objectives for this interactive workshop:

To learn how our own assumptions and perceptions affect our ability to build relationships and get things done effectively with the other generations
To reframe our own filters and use them effectively to communicate across the different generations
To explore what personal actions will lead to better relationships and enhance our ability to get things done faster and smarter

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April 15: The Revolution in the Work Place

Breakfast Workshop

Discover what technology is doing to the workplace – learn what is actually happening, and develop a better understanding of the implications on how work practices are changing. We will then be in a position to explore what the workplace revolution means for us as leaders, managers, change agents or consultants, and figure out some practical actions to incorporate in how we work and interact with others so that we are up to date, effective, efficient, and most of all relevant!

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June 16: Never let a crisis go to waste

Late Afternoon Workshop with Evening Social
3 pm to 9 pm

A crisis is more like a stiff wind, which should get our attention, but often does not. We need to take advantage of this stiff wind to sell any necessary changes to our organizations.

Change can be difficult. Whenever change happens, resistance to that change builds. The reason: resistance to change is built into our DNA. For the 20,000 generations that preceded us, those that ventured from the beaten path got eaten! They never had a chance to contribute their DNA to the gene pool. The more cautious got to propagate the next generation. So, we resist change, it’s built into our genes, unless we have a very good reason for making the change.

Bottom line: Never let a crisis go to waste. It can become the trigger point for convincing other people in the organization that the change has to be made.

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June 15-19: Managing Organizational Change – (practical week long program)

Managing Organizational Change is a practical week long program that covers the knowledge and skills required to effect lasting and sustainable change. This professional development program introduces you to change management essentials that help you move your organization forward in the direction it wants to go, change processes to get the results you want and ways to effect culture change so the team can work together in new ways to accomplish their goals. Participants receive many practical aids to manage change initiatives successfully and to effect lasting and sustainable change. Learn how to move your organization forward, get the results you want and accomplish your goals.

Fee: $3,000 (includes materials) – 10% Discount for TODN Members

Sep. 22: Organizations as Living Systems

Afternoon Workshop (3 to 6 pm)

As long as we see our organizations as a collection of “human resources” instead of seeing them as “living systems”, we will fail to tap into the spirit and collective intelligence of our people. It is akin to managing timber resources instead of a forest. The question becomes how do we actually do this beyond keeping the metaphor in mind? Come to this workshop to experience a tool that you can use to routinely tap into the collective intelligence and wisdom of your living system, whether it is your team, board, partnership, or whole organization.

Nov. 5: Resilience Enabled Leadership: In today’s turbulent times, how does building “resilience-enabled leadership” set the stage for success?

Breakfast Workshop

Discover what successful corporate leaders are doing to understand and apply Resilience development techniques to benefit their bottom line. During the workshop, we will explore Resilience development techniques available to leaders in today's turbulent times, how can application of simple Resilience development techniques positively impact the bottom line, how leaders can identify the potential for resilience enabled leadership in their own organizations.

For an informative discussion paper on the subject and to set your stage for success --> click here

Dec. 3: Annual Wine Tasting Event and Social (Limited space - Early Registration is recommended; No at the door registrations)

We have an exciting year-end social lined up to end this year. Due to extra care and planning needed to prepare the food for this event, there will be no at the door registrations - register before Nov 27th to reserve your seat.

This is slated as an exciting and entertaining evening enjoying a variety of excuisite wines selected by Michael Fagan designed to match your dinner party favourites from the Faculty Club chef.

Approximate agenda/menu:

5:30 - 6:30 pm: Registration, Networking & Nibbles with bubbly to match (Henry of Pelham Cuvee Catherine Brut $29.75)

6:30 - 7:00 pm: Wild Mushroom Soup Wine (Pinot Noir Russian River $22.75)

7:00 - 7:30 pm: Pasta w/rose sauce Wine (Ripassa Valpolicella Sup Zenato $24.75)

7:30 - 8:00 pm: Poached Salmon w/lemon beurre blanc Wine (Chardonnay Russian River Ranches Sonoma $24.75)

8:00 - 8:30 pm: Desert -1/2 Choc Pecan;Tarts -1/2 ChocRasp Tartuffo Wine (Southbrook Farms Framboise $14.75)

8:30 - 9:00 pm: Closing remarks, Networking

December 3rd Year-End Social - To see pictures click here ====>> LinkClick.aspx

Other Associated OD Group Events

A Thought Leadership Forum on Building High Performing, Values-Driven Organizations

Tuesday November 3, 2009

10 am - 11 am Press Conference

12 pm – 5 pm Lunch & General Session

Sheraton Centre Toronto

Join Richard and other esteemed guests in a thought-provoking afternoon of leading edge thinking, ground-breaking tools, and spirited case study discussions.

Richard Barrett is the world's leading thinker on creating values-based organizations.

Richard will provide valuable insights into:

* How to use culture to attract and retain talented people

* The link between culture, values, leadership and performance

* How to improve revenue growth through cultural alignment

* The most crucial components in successful culture change

* Trends and best practices in organizational culture design

A panel discussion will deepen the dialogue on:

* How to assess the strength of a culture and identify opportunities and design improvement measures

* How to measure the cost of cultural dysfunction and reduce risk in your culture

* How to improve the odds of M&A success through cultural due diligence

We have negotiated a special fee of $199 GST for TODN members.

Click here for all the details.

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APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY FOUNDATIONS WORKSHOP IN FRENCH

Montréal, November 25 to 27, 2009

On November 25 to 27, we are offering a three-day foundations workshop on Appreciative Inquiry. This workshop is titled: Introduction à l’approche de l’enquête appréciative and will be offered in French. The Appreciative Inquiry aproach was developed during the 1980's by David Cooperrider and his colleagues at Case Western University.

Too often in our management and organizational development practices our attention is quickly put on what is not working, what is broken, what is problematic. This deficit based approach emphasizes problems and breakdowns and sometimes even amplifies them. In contrast to this traditional approach, Appreciative Inquiry brings our attention to what works in our organization, asking questions to discover what we value, what is meaningful for us, our successes and our strengths, allowing us to dream up and create our collective desired future.

We invite you to register for this workshop before October 17 to take advantage of the early-bird rate.

For more information, please refer to the attached brochure and registration form (in French) or communicate directly with France Cloutier, Bergevin Cloutier & Assoc on (416) 466-3080 or france@bergevin-cloutier.com.

Au plaisir de vous y voir.

Jacinthe Bergevin, Bergevin Cloutier & Assoc

Josée Blaquière, Option Zénith

France Cloutier, Bergevin Cloutier & Assoc

Note : Please forward this invitation to those who might be interested in this workshop

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COLUMBIA PPOD PROGRAM in New York City this Fall

Barbara Bunker and Dick Axelrod, faculty for the Columbia U Principles and Practices of Organization Development Certificate Program (PPOD), want to let you know about a special discount from Columbia for TODN members.

WHAT IS PPOD?

· A two week (Nov & Dec 09) basic OD certificate program that mixes concepts and skill practice – see attached brochure for dates and details

· A program with a 25 year track record of excellence that is updated in every session

Full Brochure

Document outlining 15% discount for TODN member

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