Mark your calendars for Monday, January 18, 2010, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Roundhouse Community Centre, Room C [location map and parking info] $35 members | $50 non-members The latest BCODN survey identified team processing and functioning as the top priority for programs in this coming year. Presented by Brian Fraser of Jazzthink, [...]
A Board member has graciously offered her home located in North Vancouver’s Central Lonsdale neighbourhood for a holiday gathering. All BCODN members, friends and family are invited to an informal evening to celebrate the holiday season and swap OD stories from this past year.
The challenge: To create, foster and sustain a culture where a mix of salaried and independent consultants – far-flung across the province – are able to learn and work together to lead and implement extreme change in community physician’s offices. The initiative is PITO (Physician Information Technology Office) and the program’s mandate is to implement [...]
What can we do to expand our BCO community consulting projects? The Building Community Organizations (BCO) program was created as a way for members to enhance their professional practice by “giving back” their services to both the OD community and BC-based volunteer organizations.
Susan Scott’s book: “Fierce Conversations”, builds on the notion that our lives succeed or fail one conversation at a time”. This is at once commonsensical and revolutionary. It is commonsensical because all of us have had conversations that, for better or worse, profoundly altered our professional or personal lives. It is revolutionary because a course [...]
Start your morning with a BCO buzz! BCODN’s Building Community Organizations (BCO) program invites members to hear from the current roster of volunteer consultants working on projects to date. Our speakers will fill you in on the challenges, rewards, and learning that comes with helping non-profit organizations.
As consultants, how often do we enter a contract with a new client, only to have our efforts to help undermined by resistance, a lack of trust, a lack of commitment, or other factors? If we could rely on establishing the perfect relationship with new clients quickly and effectively, it would drastically impact the results [...]
Explore your professional development and career path in a relaxed setting. Using the World Café approach, we’ll pose some critical questions to discover the myriad of ways we can build our awareness, knowledge, and skill sets. The goal of the evening is to provide you with optimal networking opportunities and open up new possibilities, views, [...]
Presented by Christine Ho Associate, Navigo Consulting & Coaching Inc., www.navigo.ca Principal, Pallas Leadership. www.pallasleadership.com Gain a fresh perspective on meeting facilitation at this interactive workshop for people involved in running meetings, facilitating groups or facilitating teamwork. Learn how emotional energy directly impacts meetings and their outcomes. Discover how basic systems principles (90/10, 80/20, 50/50) [...]
with Jeff Balin, MBA, CPCC – Leadership Coach & Consultant Many organizations have a vision, but it’s the hearts, minds and habits of their leaders that make it a reality. In this session, Jeff Balin will share uniquely intimate insights gained from working with dozens of visionary leaders over the last seven years. He will [...]
Join us for a fabulous partnership evening between the BC Organizational Development Network (BCODN) and the Vancouver International Coach Federation (ICF) Chapter as we explore the synergies, connections and collaboration opportunities between Coaching and Organizational Development. A cross functional panel of OD consultants and coaches, including BCODN President Lisa Ryan, and ICF Vancouver Chapter members [...]
Join us for an interactive, entertaining, and educational session with Roy Johnson from the Neutral Zone. This dynamic and entertaining workshop will take you through the three stages of The Conflict Trap and the five steps to resolve any conflict. **Bonus Section** Bizarre strategies for ‘What to do when nothing else works!’ Develop insight and [...]