INVITE: Locomotive Partners workshop at Seattle’s ISPI Chapter Meeting September 28th

We’re excited to announce that we’ll be previewing our workshop on “iPads & Org Structures” at this week’s Seattle ISPI Chapter Meeting. The working title has evolved into “iPads & Org Structures: Using Design Methods as OD Interventions”.  Be sure to RSVP to ISPI if you wish to attend (details below): Topic: iPads & Org Structures: Using Design Methods as OD Interventions - What do iPads & effective […]

WORK-IN-PROGRESS: MICRO-DESIGN FOR OUR #ODNET10 PRESENTATION

Tonya Peck and I have now completed the micro-design for our presentation at next month’s #ODNET10 conference in New Orleans. Given the nature of the material we’ve taken the approach of creating an experience instead of giving a typical ‘presentation’. You can get a sense of it from the screen-shot above. The working title has also evolved to be “iPads and Organizations: Using Design Methods as […]

OD FIELD NOTES for September 23, 2010

get_locomotive: #OD_FIELD_NOTES: – Four Seasons Executive Coaching: Getting to know your gifts; here is a helpful question."what c… http://bit.ly/94AsD0 get_locomotive: #OD_FIELD_NOTES: UW Center for Career and Leadership Development: Emotional …: UW Center for Career and Leadersh… http://bit.ly/dBKDYO get_locomotive: #OD_JOBS (PNW): SAP Organizational Change Management Lead at Idmatrix (Washington) http://bit.ly/dcJcSv get_locomotive: #OD_JOBS (PNW): Human Resources Generalist at Stream (Beaverton, OR) http://bit.ly/aUphrn get_locomotive: #OD_FIELD_NOTES: Are you getting […]

OD FIELD NOTES for September 21, 2010

get_locomotive: #OD_JOBS: Organizational Development Consultant at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA): – Internal organizational consu… http://bit.ly/dc8s7i get_locomotive: #OD_JOBS: Organizational Development Specialist/HR Generalist at Guardian Industries (Carleton, MI): Organizationa… http://bit.ly/aEMOvx get_locomotive: #OD_JOBS: Manager, Training & Organizational Development at Fashion Jobs Today (California): for all levels of the… http://bit.ly/bZRe8S get_locomotive: Do you @Get_Locomotive? Our free services for OD practitioners, #OD_FIELD_NOTES & #OD_JOBS, bring you headlines & openings daily […]

Q&A: “How could you do justice to the top performer” rated below weaker staff in a Bell Curve?

My short answer is: you can’t. At least not using a bell curve (a.k.a. forced-rating system). Ajit Vidyadharan posted this question in the Organizational Development Question and Answers section of LinkedIn: A genuine top performer has to be rated lower to fit in the “Bell Curve” and at the same time an average employee in another sub-group is rated higher because of this same “Bell Curve”; […]

OD FIELD NOTES for September 20, 2010

get_locomotive: #OD_JOBS: Learning & Organizational Development Manager at Pacific Sunwear (Anaheim, CA): Position Scope: The Lear… http://bit.ly/cLCB6W get_locomotive: #OD_JOBS: Organizational Development Manager at Ryder System (Miami, FL): field preferable. Responsibilities : Sel… http://bit.ly/btprfX get_locomotive: #OD_FIELD_NOTES: The Expedition Challenge Part 1: Lessons for survival « T-Thoughts …: The Expedition Challenge … http://bit.ly/aPuyuT get_locomotive: #OD_JOBS (PNW): Senior SQL Server developer with SSIS and DTS experience (Redmond, WA) […]

Work-In-Progress: Macro-Design for Our #ODNet10 Presentation

Yesterday afternoon Tonya Peck and I sketched out the macro-design for our presentation on Beautiful Organizations that we’re preparing for next month’s #ODNET10 conference in New Orleans (register here). The brief for the talk is below: What do iPads & effective organizations have in common? Both are the result of the intentional creation of an authentic emotive experience. Peter Block, in his ODNet09 keynote address, […]