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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.

What to Do When the Boys Won't Let You Play – Gaining Access to the "Old" (& new) Boys' Network

Lack of access to informal networks – the old boys’ club – becomes an increasingly significant barrier as women move up the corporate ladder. One client who was the only female VP in her company complained that vendors failed to include her on the invitation list for tailgates and football games, despite telling them her father was a coach and ... Read more »

Hormones on Wall Street

The Washington Post  asked “Would the current financial crisis have happened, or been anywhere near as severe, if women had been in the top leadership positions on Wall Street?”

Probably not and here’s why? (Be sure to read through to the last paragraph or you will miss a most important point.)

Leadership has for decades been seen and practiced as a male ... Read more »