Philadelphia Region
Organizational Development Network
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January 2003
Highlights:
PRODN CALENDAR
- Monthly
Meetings
- January 16 Monthly
Meeting (Thursday) - The Meta Model of Change
Edie Seashore and Dr. Michael Broom (PCOM City Line Avenue - Rowland Building,
room 340) hard copy directions to PCOM can be found at the end of the
newsletter.
- February 26,
(Wednesday) – A Networking Event - Sharing War Stories. Through a series of round table breakouts, you
will have a chance to share and hear about “Your Best Consulting Story”, “Your
Worst Consulting Story”, “How Does Your
Spirituality Play a Role in Your Consulting” and more. Location
(John Harvard’s Brew Pub Wayne PA)
- March 27
(Thursday) Trust in the Balance:
Building Successful Organizations on Results, Integrity and Concern. Trust has become more
elusive as organizations downsize and embrace new organizational practices. If
you believe that trust the foundation for successful organizations and teams,
then you should attend this event. –An evening with Dr.
Robert Shaw of Princeton Consulting Group. (PCOM – Rowland Building, room 340)
- April 29
(Tuesday) Reschedule of the October Cornell Event Joint meeting with
SHRM Interactive Theater as an Educational Medium. The Cornell Interactive Theater Ensemble will engage us in
conversations to work through our reactions and stereotypes to gain
appreciation of individual motivations and subtleties in interactions. PCOM City Line Avenue – Rowland Building,
room 340)
SPECIAL LEARNING EVENTS
- February 3-4 2003 White
People Confronting Racism Part 2 9:00 – 6:00
Leaders
- Antje Mattheus and Lorraine Marino PCOM (City Line Avenue – Rowland
Building)
Special Interest Groups (SIG)
-
Next meeting in January 13, 2003 (Martin Luther Day Observed) 6:30 at
Debbie’s home in Oreland PA
- 2003 meetings are: February
4 (Tuesday), March 5 (Wednesday), April 17 (Thursday), May 13 (Tuesday) and
June 18 (Friday).
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) Next mock interview session December 17,
2002 10:30 – 12:30 in Powelton Village.
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.
Meeting Summary
“99 Seconds” Networking
holiday event December 12, 2002 at Creshiem Cottage.
Creshiem Cottage was a cozy environment for our
joint holiday networking event with members and guests of ASTD. Although the quarters were tight, spirits
were bright as we were delighted to hear from some creative PRODN and ASTD
members who had 99 seconds (timed!) to complete a memorable presentation. If
you were there you may have gasped at the ingenuity of Marjorie Winther as she
magically put an egg into a bottle that appeared too small for entry (now if I
could only do that with my favorite black pants!). Other presentations included music, poetry, unabashed plugs and
another favorite: “You know you’ve been a trainer too long if… you recalled
separating guests into breakout groups for holiday discussions or coaxing
individuals to make their own holiday place card using a variety of scented
magic markers.”
It was a treat to catch up with PRODN friends and
meet or renew friendships with ASTD members.
January 16 Monthly
Meeting <http://www.prodn.org/programs/0203/2003-1-16.html>
- 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 Next meeting January 13,
2003 at Debbie Woolf’s house in Oreland LA
Reading
discussion topic for January 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 102 - 172 for the January meeting.
How to join us
If you are interested or curious, you are welcome to contact
Debbie Woolf at Deborah.J.Woolf@gsk.com
<mailto:Deborah.J.Woolf@gsk.com> to let her know that you
would like to come and to get directions.
New Practitioners Group SIG Next meetings
Beginning
in January 2003 sessions will be held on various days of the week:
January 20
(Monday),
February 4
(Tuesday),
March 5
(Wednesday),
April 17
(Thursday),
May 13
(Tuesday) and
June 18
(Friday).
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
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) Next mock
interview session December 17, 2002 10:30 - 12:30 in Powelton Village.
- Chuck
Houghton takes on Membership. Chuck
Houghton is our new membership chair on the PRODN board - If you cannot get
into the member sites, perhaps you need to renew your PRODN membership, this
can either be done on line or using by faxing the attached document to Devon
Office Services.
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
Thank you to the
individuals who are supporting the learning and development of the women of the
People’s Emergency Center (PEC) who are moving from homelessness to jobs and
secure housing for their families.
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 support of the
JOBS Program. For more information about PEC, visit their website at
www.pec-cares.org.
Meeting
Location Directions
Directions to Philadelphia
College of Osteopathic Medicine
4170 City Ave
Rowland Building
Philadelphia, PA 19131
215 871-6100 (after hours 215 871 6351)
From Philadelphia
International Airport
Take
Interstate 95 North.
Look for signs to Interstate 76 West to Philadelphia - Valley Forge.
I-76 (follow signs to Valley Forge) at St. Joseph's University sign - stay in
left lane and look for Exit City Line Avenue, Route 1 South.
Take City Avenue South two blocks to Monument Road (Adam's Mark Hotel is on the
left).
Make a left onto Monument Road, PCOM's entrance is on right before light. Our
meetings will be in the Rowland Building. Follow signs to parking garage (flat
fee $4).
From New York,
New Jersey or New England
Take the New
Jersey Turnpike South to the PA Turnpike Exit 6.
Take the PA Turnpike West To Exit #24 (King of Prussia/Valley Forge).
After the tollbooth, follow signs for Philadelphia, Interstate 76 East.
Take I-76 East to the City Avenue Exit (also known as City Line Avenue or U.S.
Route 1 South). Take City Avenue South two blocks to Monument Road (Adam's Mark
Hotel is on the left). Make a left onto Monument Road, PCOM's entrance is on
right before light. Our meetings will be in the Rowland Building. Follow signs
to parking garage (flat fee $4).
From the West
Drive east
on the PA Turnpike to Exit #24 (King of Prussia/Valley Forge).
After the toll booth, follow signs for Philadelphia, Interstate 76 East.
Take I-76 East to the City Avenue Exit (also known as City Line Avenue or U.S.
Route 1 South). Take City Avenue South two blocks to Monument Road (Adam's Mark
Hotel is on the left). Make a left onto Monument Road, PCOM's entrance is on
right before light. Our meetings will be in the Rowland Building. Follow signs
to parking garage (flat fee $4).
If you’ve forgotten to renew your PRODN membership – now’s
the time!