MSPC members and guests will be part of a select audience who will participate
in this unique “Consultant Exchange” process. The topic of discussion will be
Chapter One of the book “Switch”, by the Heath Brothers – available online at
no cost at:
http://heathbrothers.com/switch/chapterone.php In
the book “Switch”, “The Heath brothers address motivating employees, family
members, and ourselves in their analysis of why we too often fear change.
Change is not inherently frightening, but our ability to alter our habits can
be complicated by the disjunction between our rational and irrational minds:
the self that wants to be swimsuit-season ready and the self that acquiesces to
another slice of cake anyway. The trick is to find the balance between our
powerful drives and our reason.” Publisher’s Weekly
Methodology
· To
convene a session of independent consultants who practice across multiple
disciplines in the public and private sectors in order to share best practices
and lessons learned
· To
make these consultants part of a “learning community” that strives to
continually upgrade professional skills, intellectual capital and
methodological prowess
· To
expand consultants’ market intelligence by being part of an ongoing dialogue
about trends, needs, and opportunities in the public and private service
sectors
· To
expand the group of consultants with whom you might wish to network and
collaborate in the future
The Consultants
Exchange session will have two parts (pre-dinner and post dinner):
· A
review and discussion of Chapter One of the book “Switch”, by the Heath
Brothers (described above)
· A
sharing of lessons learned from the field in small-group round table fashion as
they may relate to the issues discussed in part 1
James
Troxel is founder and
managing director of Millennia Consulting, LLC, a Chicago-based group of
professionals. He is a facilitation and training expert specializing in the
fields of citizen and employee participation, strategic planning, change
management, organizational learning, and long-term systemic change. His career
in community and organizational development and leadership training spans 40
years and a dozen countries. He has inspired over 70,000 people in his seminars
and workshops. During one portion of Jim’s career he led economic development
workshops for nearly 100 of Chicago neighborhoods. With his broad knowledge of
organizational design, a big piece of Jim’s work is facilitating change and
leadership training. Prior to founding Millennia, Jim served for nearly 30
years with the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA), a United Nations-recognized
private voluntary organization (PVO) where he focused on local community
development worldwide. Jim is a graduate of DePaul University, with a master's
degree in integrated professional studies with a concentration in
organizational transformation. Jim serves on the Adjunct Faculty for DePaul
University's School for New Learning. He also worked with DePaul to establish
a certificate program in group facilitation in their division of continuing and
professional education.
6:15 P.M. Announcements/Introductions
6:30 P.M. Networking
7:00 P.M. Dinner
8:00 P.M. After Dinner Program
CONSULTANTS EXCHANGE (Part 2)
Continuation of the pre dinner program.
