MemberLINK – August 2011

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BAodn Presidential Search Update

BitW Recap

BAodn Sponsor Recognition

BAodn blog: Good Boundries make Good Leaders - Dr. Keith Merron

BAodn Partner Events:

• BOLD: Mentoring Gold Mine of Minefield? - 9/1
  

BAodn Co-Sponsored Events:

• Client Centered Coaching with Michael Broom Session #1 - 9/24
• Client Centered Coaching, Session #2 - 10/20
• Client Centered Coaching, Session #3 - 11/12

BAodn Member Events:

• Group Facilitation Skills taught by Sarah Fisk 10/4 - 10/6
  

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BAodn Presidential Search Update

The search for BAodn's next President is well underway.  We have interviewed many good candidates, but so far we have not had a qualified match.  Currently, our recruiting efforts have placed several candidates in the selection process.  And, as always, any new nominations or self-nominations are encouraged to engage in the process.  Please contact Jeff Harnois at: communications@baodn.org for more information.

BitW Recap

The 2011 Best in the West conference is now in the history books.  With a terrific turnout, attendees enjoyed a wide range speakers and topics.  Held at Ft. Mason in San Francisco, participants enjoyed a fabulous day of OD enrichment.

Our speakers included:

Bev Scott - Bev has used her consulting experience in the private, public and volunteer sectors for over 30 years offering a wide range of consulting services. She served fifteen years as the Director of Organization and Management Development for McKesson Corporation. Before joining McKesson, she worked as a both an internal and external consultant. She brings clarity, focus, integrity and a sense of purpose to her work.

The Interactive Academic Panel: This high energy interactive panel, was moderated by Mary Ann Ireland, Founder of BOLD (Preferred Partner). The focus of the panel allowed audience members to actively engage thought leaders in discussion in understanding the transformation of theory into daily practice to increase value to their clients.  Our panel consisted of:

Richard W. Stackman (Ph.D.) is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Organizations, Leadership & Communication. He also serves as the academic director of the Organizational Behavior and Leadership degree completion undergraduate program and the Organization Development master's program. Dr. Stackman earned his doctorate in business administration from the University of British Columbia where he was the first recipient of the "Outstanding Teaching by a Doctoral Student" award.

Sara Tickler holds a Doctorate Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and a Master of Arts in Organizational Development. She is an Associate Professor at Sonoma State University where she teaches in the Organization Development Masters Program and the School of Business and Economics.  Sara has been a principal consultant for the past 20 years.

Mary Fambrough PhD - California School of Professional Psychology (Silver Sponsor)

Mary Fambrough, teaches in the Masters of Organization Development and Doctor of Organization Psychology programs at the California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University in San Francisco.  She holds a PhD in organizational behavior from Case Western Reserve University and an MSOD from Pepperdine.

Michael F. Broom, Ph.D., an organizational psychologist with over thirty (30) years of experience. He is the founder of the Center for Human Systems which sponsors with Edith Whitfield Seashore the Triple Impact Programs.  He is author of The Infinite Organization and co-author with Dr. Donald Klein of Power, the Infinite Game.

David Sibbet - President and Founder of The Grove Consultants International—organizational consultant and information designer, building on years of experience in leadership development, strategic visioning, organization change, and futures study—author of leading-edge group process tools and models for facilitation, team leadership, and organizational transformation. These reflections are for Grove colleagues worldwide.  

For more information about our speakers visit: http://www.baodn.org/bitw-speakers.

BAodn Sponsor Recognition

Sponsor Recognition

BitW 2011 would not have be possible without the support of our sponsors.  We would like to thank our Sponsors for their generous support of BitW 2011:

Platinum Level Sponsors:

• University of San Francisco  

Silver Level Sponsors:

• California Institute of Integral Studies
• California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University

We would also like to thank our 2011 Preferred Partner's:

•  growBold
• ASTD
• HR Strategy Forum
• SBODN
• DigitalFacilitation.net

We appreciate the continued support we have received from our sponsors for this year's conference.  THANK YOU!