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Organizational Development - Key to Creating Healthy Organizations

Presentation Overview:

OD can be defined as “the art and science of creating healthy organizations.”  That’s important because healthy organizations outperform “typical” organizations.  Want your organization to thrive?  That’s what OD practices are all about.

This meeting will use hands-on conversations at your tables to help you understand 2 OD tools at a boots-on-the-ground level.  One aspect of OD is using the wisdom in the organization.  We’ll use the wisdom in the room to define the characteristics of a healthy organization, then we’ll ask each participant to view their own organization objectively, thinking of 1 or 2 actions they can take to increase their organization’s health. 

• Tuesday, October 8th
• 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
• Broadway Commons, Keizer Room #205, 2nd Floor (accessible by elevator or stairs)

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Presenter:
Gary Langenwalter of Portland Consulting Group, assists organizations to achieve extraordinary results by increasing organizational health.  A gifted facilitator, he leads innovative organization design processes.  He coaches executives and leaders to improve their effectiveness.  Bringing enthusiasm, creativity, and listening to each client that he serves, he creates community by building trust and consensus. He brings out the best in people at all levels, from CEOs to hourly employees. 

Mr. Langenwalter has served hundreds of organizations on 4 continents, ranging in size from 1 employee to more than 100,000.  His experience includes for-profit, non-profit, religious, educational, and government agencies. 

A native Oregonian (and a Duck), Gary and his wife Janet live in McMinnville.  Their two sons and daughters-in-law and 2 grandchildren live in the Portland metro area.  Gary earned an MBA from Michigan State University and an MTS from Boston University and has authored 3 books and 3 CPE courses.  He was a volunteer Planning Commissioner in McMinnville for 7 years and was chairman of the board at Juliette’s House, a child abuse intervention center, for 4 years.  He is an active member of Oregon Organization Development Network, having led 15 engagements in non-profits, and the practice leader for Vantage Point, their organizational health survey. 

This will be an in-person meeting. Lunch will be provided. Please register in advance.

SHRMA is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDC) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.