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  • Learning How to Read the Room: Organization Development Network Conference, New Orleans, Oct 18, 2010 3:00pm
    "What is going on in this group?" "Why are the interactions unproductive?" "How can I help the team have healthy conversations that lead to good decisions and productive relationships?" Every OD consultant,  leader, manager, and group member asks these questions and at times struggles to find the answers. Using David Kantor's theory of Structural Dynamics, Nancy Lonstein, Principal, and Dr. Anne Perschel, President, Germane Consulting, explain the The Four Player Model, the most accessible and discussable framework for understanding and improving the often invisible structures in face-to-face communications.

    Only when the invisible becomes seen, can we take action for positive change.

Time Magazine: Women Will Rule Business

“The female management style is not soft, it’s lucrative.”  Find out what Time magazine says about why women will rule in business.  May 2009. 

Highlights

Women

  • Focus on long terms results
  • Are collaborators and consensus builders

Companies with more women leaders

  • Achieve better financial results
  • Reward employees for results not time spent or seniority

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Getting the Most from Men-toring

Mentoring is among the most effective approaches to professional development and career advancement.

Ask most senior managers and executives what helped them get where they are, and they will probably include a significant mentor.  When new clients talk about the important influences in their lives, they usually include a mentor.  One VP of sales mentioned how his mentor helped him through the unexpected ... Read more »

Put a Coach in Your Corner: For Aspiring Women Leaders

While the beauty and effectiveness of leadership coaching lies largely in its individualized approach, sometimes a client presents me with an issue or dilemma that many others share.  So I have developed “Put A Coach in Your Corner” as a way to make solutions available to a wider audience.  Because one size does not fit all I present several suggestions, one of which worked for the ... Read more »