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for a map and to register for attending this session.
Meeting Date and Time
Thursday
January 28, 2016 at 6:30 PM
Location
Centriq
Training 8700 State Line Rd. Suite 200 Leawood KC 66206
Meeting Topic:
Working with Edges, negotiating changes from a new perspective.
Meeting Learning
Change in inevitable
and ironically, the fact that changes will occur in every aspect of our life
(personal, professional and societal) is one of the few constants we can be
sure of. The potential of change and the act of changing often brings
forth a myriad of emotions for us; fear, angst, excitement, sadness, happiness,
hope, etc. In this session we’ll look at a change that is before you and
see what you can learn about the change and yourself. We’ll also consider
what impact this understanding might have on the changes we are experiencing
with our family, friends and colleagues.
Meeting Description
We use the word ‘edge’
a lot in our conversations to describe an emotional place as if it were a
physical place. Saying things like “I’m at the edge of a major
breakthrough.” Or, “The new boss’ rules are so different, everyone is going off
the deep end.”
In this session Martin
Olson and Kay Harper will leverage the Systems Inspired Leadership body of
knowledge and lead the group through the exploration of our edges. We’ll
dig into the vocabulary we use, the behaviors we exhibit and emotions we
experience when we’re facing changes and see if we can use this knowledge to
help us better negotiate the changes we all face.
Bring a co-worker,
friend, associate or +1 to this event. As stated, everyone is facing a
change. The session will be interactive and lively and if you’re not
careful you may realize that it really is about ‘Individuals and Interactions’.
Speakers
Bio ’s
Martin Olson is a
Principal with Silicon Prairie Solutions, a local Agile|Lean training,
consulting and coaching partner. He
helps organizations of all sizes, from start-ups to Forutune 50, at the team,
program and portfolio levels understand and leverage Agile|Lean practices so
that they can provide value in a more efficient and predictable manner.
Martin’s focus is helping organizational leadership understand what Agile|Lean
thinking is and how they can evolve their organization’s culture and practices
to better adapt to a changing marketplace.
Kay Harper has an
extensive background in project and product management, business analysis,
consulting, mentoring and coaching. She has 20 years’ experience working with
mergers/acquisitions, large-scale software implementations, system conversions,
organizational change management and company startups. When she started
utilizing Agile principles and practices in 2008, she quickly
determined that Agile and Lean principles, when wholly implemented,
give organizations a competitive advantage in the new, Information Age. As a
change agent, she is excited to bring the principles and practices of Lean
and Agile to
assist organizations in their transformations. Kay’s focus is working with management
and delivery teams to enhance collaboration, transparency and delivery. She
values opportunities to teach and coach others to success.
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