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• Member Only - February 2012 Webinar with Peter Block

  • When
    29 Feb 2012
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
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  Member Only - February 2012 Webinar with Peter Block

  Lunching with Leaders Webinar Series

  February 29 @ noon: Peter Block  

  Registration

  To register for this event, please click here. Once you are registered and approved, call information will be automatically emailed to you. If you do not receive this information, please check your spam filters, or contact CBODN at admin@cbodn.org.

  NOTE: If you register and are not a member we will ask you to become a member before sending you the webinar information.

  Description:

  Mr. Peter Block's two latest books: The Abundant Community, which he wrote with John McKnight, and Community: The Structure of Belonging, focus on community-building. In this 60-minute program, Mr. Block will share secrets learned from his first-hand experiences and concepts he has developed to help OD practitioners and change agents create communities with the groups they work with and develop.

  Peter Block is an author, consultant and citizen of Cincinnati, Ohio. His work is about chosen accountability, and the reconciliation of community.

  Peter is the author of several best selling books. The most widely known being Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used (1st edition 1980, 3rd edition 2011); Stewardship: Choosing Service Over Self-Interest (1993) and The Empowered Manager: Positive Political Skills at Work (1987). Peter is the recipient of the Organization Development Network’s 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2004 he received their first place Members’ Choice Award, which recognized Flawless Consulting as the most influential book for OD practitioners over the past 40 years.

  Community: The Structure of Belonging (Berrett Koehler) came out in 2008. He has also authored. The Answer to How Is Yes: Acting on What Matters which won the 2002 Independent Publisher Book Award for Business Breakthrough Book of the Year. Freedom and Accountability at Work: Applying Philosophic Insight to the Real World, was co-authored with consultant and philosopher Peter Koestenbaum (Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, 2001).

  The Abundant Community: Awakening the Power of Families and Neighborhoods, co-authored with John McKnight, was published by Berrett Koehler in spring 2010.

  The books are about ways to create workplaces and communities that work for all. They offer an alternative to the patriarchal beliefs that dominate our culture. His work is to bring change into the world through consent and connectedness rather than through mandate and force.

  He is a partner in Designed Learning, a training company that offers workshops designed by Peter to build the skills outlined in his books.

  Peter serves on the Boards of Directors of Cincinnati Classical Public Radio; Elementz, a Hip Hop center for urban youth; and LivePerson, a provider of online engagement solutions. He is on the Advisory Board for the Festival in the Workplace Institute, Bahamas. He is the first Distinguished Consultant-in-Residence at Xavier University. With other volunteers in Cincinnati, Peter began A Small Group, whose work is to create a new community narrative and to bring his work on civic engagement into being.

  He has received national awards for outstanding contributions in the field of training and development, including the American Society for Training and Development Award for Distinguished Contributions; the Association for Quality and Participation President’s Award; and Training Magazine HRD Hall of Fame.

  Peter’s office is in Mystic, Connecticut. You can visit his websites at www.peterblock.com, www.abundantcommunity.com, www.designedlearning.com, and www.asmallgroup.net. He welcomes being contacted at pbi@att.net.

  NOTE: If you register and are not a member we will ask you to become a member before sending you the webinar information.

  To register for this event, please click here. Once you are registered and approved, call information will be automatically emailed to you. If you do not receive this information, please check your spam filters, or contact CBODN at admin@cbodn.org.

   

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• CBODN 2012 Annual Conference

  • When
    04 May 2012
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  • Location
    Silver Spring Civic Building, Silver Spring, MD

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  CBODN 2012 Annual Conference

  Friday, May 4, 2012 | Silver Spring Civic Building

  Shifting Organizations from Reactive to Resilient

  by Cultivating Human Potential

  
  

  “You cannot solve a problem from the same consciousness that created it. You must learn to see the world anew”  

  - Albert Einstein

  
  

  This year’s conference provides an opportunity to see ourselves and our organizations through a resilient lens, and to discover how developing resiliency can significantly expand individual and organization potential and possibilities.

  
  

  Uncertainty is the new certainty. Change and ambiguity are the new reality in our professional lives. In this environment, it is easy for individuals, leaders, and organizations to become overwhelmed and reactive, rather than proactive. This reactivity depletes people and organizations of their energy, leaving little or no space for strategic thinking and action.

  
  

  In contrast, resilient individuals, leaders and organizations cultivate a durable and adaptable foundation from which they can bounce back from challenge and crisis; learn from their experiences; and not only weather, but thrive amidst the constants of uncertainty.

  
  

  So how do we – as leaders, practitioners, and individuals – develop the capabilities to thrive within this new reality? What do leaders need to do differently to build their own resilience and help their people and their organization develop resiliency? What are the key characteristics of resilient organizations? What is the return on investment from this approach?

  
  

  Through participatory sessions and engaging keynote speakers, participants will deepen their understanding of the theory, skills and practices necessary to develop resilient people and organizations. We hope that this will enlighten attendees and help them better understand how to utilize the untapped human potential 

  within themselves, their peers, and their organization.

  
  

  Who Should Attend:
  

  • Leaders and managers seeking to be change agents in corporate, government and community organizations
    Students looking to expand their thinking and connect with the OD community
  • OD practitioners, OE practitioners and HR professionals who wish to incorporate cutting edge ideas into their work
  • Individuals new to complexity theory and those experienced with it, looking to be grounded in the fundamental principles of complexity and stretched to new understanding

  Make new connections those who live and work in the DC, Maryland and Virginia region. Connect with peers to share thoughts, identify patterns, integrate knowledge and apply new and innovative tools and techniques in an exciting and deeply satisfying learning event.

  Location:

  For the second year in a row, CBODN is pleased to hold the 2012 Annual Conference at the Silver Spring Civic Building. This spectacular facility offers open, light-filled spaces with lofty 27-foot ceilings, state-of-the-art technology and beautiful, contemporary architecture.

  If you would like to download a registration form to email, fax or mail in with payment, please click here.

  Note: Please contact CBODN with requests for special needs: admin@cbodn.org or 202-686-1314.

  *Early Bird Registration ends March 15th.

  Cancellation Policy: It is CBODN’s cancellation policy that you may cancel your conference registration before midnight EST on April 1, 2012. However there will be a $50 cancellation fee. After April 1, CBODN is unable to refund any registration fees. If you are unable to attend the conference and would like to transfer your registration to another attendee, there will be a $50 administrative fee to complete that transaction. Please contact CBODN, admin@cbodn.org if you have any questions.

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