I often ponder the gift that I/ we as Organizational Development (OD) consultants bring to our clients and to groups. Some consultants come from “the
Author: Abby Yanow
Abby Yanow helps groups and teams figure out the conversations that they need to have to work more productively together, and to better achieve their goals. She facilitates strategic conversations that engage people in collaborative visioning and problem solving. Abby also coaches leaders to increase their influence and impact, and to better engage their teams. In addition, she coaches facilitators to design learner-centered workshops and high-impact leadership retreats.
Abby has been President of the Boston Facilitators Roundtable since 2001. She designs programs and coaches presenters to create dynamic interactive workshops. (www.bostonfacilitators.org)
Making Peace with Your Enemy
What kind of transformation is necessary to be able to make peace with your enemy? How does our mental formulation of “the enemy” impact our
Women are circular, Men are Linear :)
Have you noticed that a lot of developmental models are linear? Erikson’s stages of human development are linear, and women researchers have pointed out that
Asking Doctors Tough Questions: Whose responsibility is it?
In previous posts I mentioned the issue of getting doctors to wash their hands, and how hospitals are trying to do that – from an
What if they held a Civic Summit and… People Came?
Last year, the president of the City Council convened the Boston Civic Summit, with the builder of the Boston Convention Center, whose center has increased
Oops, They operated on the wrong knee…
Did you see that some surgeons operated on the wrong knee of their patient last week? (Feb. 18, 2009, Providence) NECN said that “After the
TRANSFORMATIVE COACHING 