As I wrap up my graduate program in Organizaion Development, I continue to elevate the quality and impact of my consulting practice by incorporating what I’m learning with my clients. I’m also sharing more photos of my work these days via twitter highlighting some of these success stories.
Elevating my Practice with New Methods
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Facilitation and Values in Complex Environments
“Leadership in an environment of complexity will be that person who facilitates and creates an environment which makes it possible for the elements within the system to interact and create new forms of reality, guided by the overarching vision and rules.” Keene (2000)… “the ability to listen, communicate and participate in dialog which allows groups to surface and understand their assumptions about each other and their notion of reality as opposed to that of others.” Facilitative leadership provides an opening for a complex set of viewpoints to flourish. Continue reading
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Appreciative Team Building
To follow up on my blog post I wrote for the Graziadio Voice about learning and applying Appreciative Inquiry (AI) as a large group intervention while in Costa Rica with my graduate program in Organization Development, I’m happy to share more details about my experience designing team-building retreats with two local organizations. I also want to use this post to share more details about the Appreciative Inquiry process. Continue reading
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Guest Blog from Ron’s Associate Kelly Martin
Ron invited me to Facilitate a Board Retreat for the YWCA Family Cooperative Preschool. It was my first time soloing for Ron Milam Consulting as well as my first time facilitating for a group with which I had no personal affiliation. I’m excited to report it went really well! Continue reading
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Learning and Leading Large-Scale Organizational Change
I invite you to read a blog post I wrote for the Pepperdine Graziadio Voice reflecting on my recent learning experience in Costa Rica. I share my experiences learning about Appreciative Inquiry and reflect why I greatly value this graduate program in Organization Development. Prior to Costa Rica, I participated in a team project in Lyon, France investigating organizational change on a smaller scale.
My 2013 Annual Report
In 2013, my 8th year of consulting, I’m pleased to report I served 39 organizations (15 returning clients & 24 new clients…see below for details). Not only is this the most number of organizations I have served in any year, I also reached my goal of serving my 100th client (finishing the year serving my 115th organization!). I facilitated 40 retreats or meetings and led 7 trainings attended by over 200 people. Continue reading
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