In May of 2005, I launched my consulting practice. This month, I celebrate seven years consulting (having now served 76 organizations!). I launched my career in 1997 and its wild for me to think I now have 15 years of professional experience. Whether serving as a consultant, executive director or board member, I’m continually drawn to issues related to leadership and organization development.
Celebrating Seven Years of Consulting
Graduate School Here I Come!
I’m thrilled to start Pepperdine’s Master of Science in Organization Development (MSOD) program this fall. “Designed for the experienced professional, the MSOD program prepares leaders in the art and science of managing strategic change.” The program’s flexibility allows me to continue building my consulting practice while in school. Some excerpts from my application:
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Tagged Leadership, Leadership Development, Sustainability
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Trainings I offer
I love leading trainings on a variety of topics. Having led over 130 trainings that have served over 2,500 people, I still look for ways to make my trainings more fun and engaging (photo is from a training I led at the Flintridge Center…Lisa Wilson and I doing a fun role play activity). Below is a list of the 11 trainings I provide:
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Tagged Board Development, boards, Leadership Development, Retreats, Strategic Planning, Training
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Certified Professional Facilitator
A year ago in 2011, I became a “Certified Professional Facilitator” by the International Association of Facilitators. IAF’s mission is to “promote, support and advance the art and practice of professional facilitation” and their “professional facilitator designation offers clients an assurance that those who are certified are qualified to design and provide basic group facilitation services.” Continue reading
Leadership Development
The foundation of my work comes from the five years I served as founding Executive Director of the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition. There’s one major theme that has emerged from both my work at the LACBC and my consulting practice: leadership development. Continue reading
Book Review: Retreats that Work
I love facilitating retreats. I also enjoy building my own capacity to effectively facilitate retreats. I’m about halfway through reading a comprehensive book on facilitating retreats: Retreats That Work: Everything You Need to Know About Planning and Leading Great Offsites, by Merianne Liteman, Sheila Campbell and Jeff Liteman (yes, it’s possible to write a 500+ page book on retreats!).
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Tagged #Nonprofit, #NPLA, Board Development, boards, Facilitation, Leadership, Retreats
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