Philadelphia Region
Organizational Development Network
November 2002
Highlights:
PRODN CALENDAR12, 2002
Monthly Meetings – PCOM
is our Monthly Meeting Location
- December 12 Monthly
Meeting – “99 Seconds” Presentations and Holiday
Gathering with Sister Organizations (Creshiem Cottage) Directions
- January 16 Monthly
Meeting – The Meta Model of Change Edie Seashore and Dr.
Michael Broom (PCOM City Line Avenue)
SPECIAL LEARNING EVENTS
- January 16 – 17 2003 White
People Confronting Racism 9:00 – 6:00
Leaders
- Antje Mattheus and Lorraine Marino PCOM (City Line Avenue)
- January 24, 2003 The Strengths
Revolution 9:00 – 5:00
Leader
– Paul Hilts Hilts and Associates PCOM (City Line Avenue)
- February 3-4 2003 White
People Confronting Racism Part 2 9:00 – 6:00
Leaders
- Antje Mattheus and Lorraine Marino PCOM (City Line Avenue)
Special Interest Groups (SIG)
-
Wednesday November 27, 2002 from 6:30
– 9:00 Huntingdon Valley PA
- Tuesday
November 19, 2002
from 6:30 – 9:00 Near Conshohocken, PA
OTHER NEWS
-
Pro-Bono Work with People’s Emergency Center People’s
Emergency Center and help individuals move from welfare to work – Contact Nancy
Roggen for information (610-834-4418)
-
Chair’s Message Kim Eberbach provides an
update on the state of PRODN
MONTHLY MEETINGS
Non-member fee of $20 can be applied to
Membership when you join at a meeting.
A PRODN membership includes free admission to monthly meetings with the
exception of a planned special monthly event featuring the Cornell Interactive
Theater Ensemble coming this spring.
Tuesday November 26 –
Strategic Inquiry: How Questions can
transform Individuals, Groups, and Organizations
with Dr. Marilee Goldberg-Adams and Dr. Andrea Zintz Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (City
Line Avenue) Philadelphia 5:30 – 8:30
Strategic
Inquiry provides the foundation for thinking and communicating. It has strong
application for leadership, strategic creativity, effective teams,
productivity, and for shaping and achieving desired outcomes both individually
and for organizations.
Through
a combination of presentation, discussion and interactive exercises, Dr.
Marilee Goldberg-Adams and Dr. Andrea Zintz will assist us in developing our
own "strategic inquiry" techniques. Come away from the evening with
the ability to ask better questions so that your clients get better results!
December 12, 2002 –
“99 Seconds” Presentations and Holiday Gathering with Sister Organizations.
PCOM
(City Line Avenue) Philadelphia 5:30 –
9:00
Join us on December 12 for a fun-filled
evening as either a participant or an observer. The Philadelphia chapters of
ODN and ASTD (Others TBD) are joining together for a night of networking, fun
and frolic! This will be your opportunity to become reacquainted with old
friends, meet new ones and enjoy a casual unusual evening coupled with
entertainment and learning.
This is
the opportunity to bring out your very best, most comical, often poetic, and
sometimes philosophical thoughts of you, our talented memberships, whose
ingenuity will be challenged by one unwavering rule: talk about whatever you
want, but do it in 99 seconds!
January 16 Monthly
Meeting – The Meta Model of Change Edie Seashore and Dr. Michael Broom
(PCOM City Line Avenue) 5:30 – 9:00
The Meta
Model of Change provides the foundation for understanding the multiple facets
of effective organizational intervention. The model was developed by
renowned organization development practitioners, Edith Whitfield
Seashore and Dr. Michael Broom for use in the Johns Hopkins Fellows in
the Management of Change Program. It is currently being used in the OD
Practitioners Programs being held in New York City, Columbia, Maryland, and
Philadelphia Pennsylvania.
SIG MEETINGS
Learning Group November 27, 2002 6:00 – 9:30 PM (note
date change) hosted by Page Morahan.
Reading discussion topic for November 27 session continues to be from:
Lessons
from the Field, Applying Appreciative Inquiry,
Sue Annis
Hammond and Cathy Royal, eds., published by Thin
Book Publishing, ISBN: 0966537335. We are reading pages 101 - 143 for the
November meeting.
How to join us
If you are interested or curious, you are welcome to
contact Debbie Woolf at Deborah.J.Woolf@gsk.com
to let her know that you would like to come and to get directions.
New Practitioners Group SIG November 19, Tuesday 6:30 – 9:00 PM
Beginning
in January, days the sessions are to be held will rotate.
Monthly
meetings will be near Conshohocken.
Please contact Cynthia Brancato for directions or additional information
at 215-652-1602 or email her at Cynthia_Brancato@Merck.com
January
16-17, 2003 White People
Confronting Racism with Antje Mattheus and Lorraine Marino Location: (PCOM) City Line Avenue. Phone
(610) 526-1100
Registration
at 8:30 AM, program from 9:00 AM– 6:00 PM
Cost:
$250 breakfast and lunch are included
Questions?
Diane Kitson
(215) 557-5715
diane_l_kitson@uhc.com
For phone
registration contact Devon Office Center at 610-341-8600
This workshop - White People Confronting
Racism - is part of a long-term learning process for all OD practitioners.
Parallel to the white people workshops, people of color will look at how racism
has affected them. In addition, joint sessions will be set up for cross-race
dialog. The majority of PRODN members who are people of color have
encouraged us to hold this workshop and have provided input to the content.
What will I learn if I attend the
workshop?
This workshop differs from traditional diversity offerings in that we will
learn about racism from the perspective of our whiteness - to understand what
it means to be white in a society where whites and white culture predominate.
February
3-4 2003 White People Confronting Racism Part 2 9:00 – 6:00 Leaders - Antje Mattheus and Lorraine Marino PCOM (City Line
Avenue) Phone (610) 526-1100
Whites Confronting Racism, part 2, is the second in
a series of three workshops for European Americans – whites – wanting to
continue their learning about racism and build skills in addressing it.
This workshop continues the dialogue from the conversations that were started
in the Level 1 workshop of this series.
Questions?
Diane Kitson
diane_l_kitson@uhc.com
or after 6:00 pm at 610.701.5698
Ongoing Pro-Bono Opportunity to Make a Difference at The People’s Emergency Center, Powelton Village
area of Philadelphia
It may have been
cold and raining outside of the Families First center, but inside Laura Fox,
JOBS Program Instructor; thirteen homeless women making the difficult
transition from welfare to work; and PRODN members Chris Williams and Nancy
Roggen experienced the warmth that connecting to others can bring. Families
First is the newest facility for People's Emergency Center (PEC) and houses
employment preparation and placement services, high-quality child care, and
nurse-managed health care all under one roof for homeless mothers responding
to welfare reform.
Chris and Nancy conducted mock interviews with participants of PEC's Job Opportunities
and Business Skills program (JOBS). The women are motivated and often talented
individuals seeking a new start in their lives. Having outsiders help
them practice their interview skills makes the experience feel more real to
the participants. As one said "Your friendly disposition and constructive
advice were appreciated and I only wish this had been a real interview."
PEC celebrated its 30th Anniversary this year; it is Pennsylvania's oldest
and most comprehensive social service agency for homeless women, teenagers,
and their children. PEC works one-on-one with women and children to help rebuild
their lives and increase their opportunities for a better future. The agency's
"continuum of care" includes emergency shelter and food, case management
and counseling, parenting and life skills class, transitional housing, and
opportunities for permanent housing, as well as JOBS. 7,000 families have
been served by PEC since 1972. More than 90% who complete PEC's programs
never return to homelessness. Over 50 % of the JOBS program participants successfully
find work and almost 50% are employed a year later.
PEC invites others to volunteer at the center and to give their time and expertise
to enrich PEC's programs. Contact Laura Fox via email lfox@pec-cares.org
if you want to:
· conduct a entry level 1-1/2 hour skill-building session
· be a speaker at a workshop, or
· be part of the monthly mock interview process
If you want to support this wonderful organization, please contact
Laura and identify yourself as a member of PRODN and tell her you want to
volunteer in the JOBS Program. For more information about PEC,
visit their website at www.pec-cares.org.
Chair’s
Message
November 1, 2002
Dear PRODN Members:
Fall is upon us and we are fully into our programming year. While there is a great deal on the horizon, much has happened already.
Our kick-off monthly program in September with Tom Michaels was a well-attended and highly engaging. And, while I was unable to attend, I have heard many positive things regarding the special event with Edwin Nevis from the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland.
After great deliberation, I made the difficult decision to post-pone our much-anticipated October event with the Cornell Interactive Theater Ensemble. While it was disappointing to post-pone the event, we are in the process of learning much from the decision, and I know we will give it the marketing visibility it deserves to make it a success. Please stay tuned for the rescheduled date and additional programming information.
In place of the Cornell program about fifteen of us gathered to discuss the National ODN Conference that just took place in Montreal, Canada. It was the first time I attended the National Conference and it was truly enriching. Montreal is a beautiful and sophisticated city. People from all over the world were present making the conference a truly international event. The conference keynote speakers -- Dr. Fritjof Capra, Lee Mun Wah, and Meg Wheatley -- brought three profoundly distinct and thoughtful perspectives to the issues of our work as OD professionals, our organizations, our communities and our world. I had the awesome opportunity to co-facilitate the first Whites Confronting Racism Affinity group on Monday evening; spent four hours on Tuesday afternoon in a rich session on Authentic Movement facilitated by our very own Philadelphia-based Martha Lask; and enjoyed a feast and festivities at the gala dinner on Tuesday evening. There was much to do and take in.
In the midst of all the happenings at the conference, the most rewarding component was spending time and engaging in dialog with so many fellow practitioners. Next year’s conference will be held in Portland, Oregon with the theme of Sustainability. I hope to attend again.
Thanks to all who completed the survey we sent out in September. We will be using that information to provide you with programs and learning events that reflect your professional needs. I am excited about our upcoming schedule to date – please see the website – and looking forward to the challenge of continuing to offer monthly programs and learning events which invite your participation.
For many of us it is that time again… PRODN membership renewal! These are difficult times for many of OD regions. To continue to hold a strong presence in the OD community, we need your membership support. The steering committee has raised the membership fee for our region to $100. I imagine this will be a concern for many of you, one that is shared by those of us who made the decision, but to keep pace with expenses and remain financially viable, we felt it was critical to adjust our membership rates.
Much more in the way of communication about these happenings and others will be forthcoming, so please stay tuned. In the meantime, we look forward to hearing your feedback regarding what excites you most about PRODN, the direction of our field, and where you would like to see us grow as a professional community. And when you see them, please take time to thank your Steering Committee members. The time and energy they have given to date has been an inspiration.
Cynthia Brancato, New
Practitoner’s SIG Chair
Ronald Ettinger, Steering Committee Vice-Chair
Chuck Haughton, MentorNet Chair
Ron Preston, Treasurer
Nancy Roggen, Technology Chair
Tricia Steege, Learning Events Chair
Finally, I am saddened to announce that Valerie Johnson-Ferguson, our Communications
Chair, has stepped down from this role. Her presence will be missed, and the
talent, skill and effort she put into the steering committee and its work
will not be forgotten. Thank you Valerie.
Sincerely,
Kim Eberbach
Chair, PRODN
