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- October 21, New Haven. Discussion topic: Why not pay people as much as we possibly can?
- December 6, New Haven. Discussion topic: How does physical space impact our work lives?
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Whether you are an experienced leader or on the rise, you play a critical role in your organization. You not only want to lead better, but you must lead better in the face of the most challenging economic environment of our time. You know intuitively that your leadership behavior is directly linked to your organization's success. But with so much on your plate, how do you get the insights you need to sharpen your behaviors to help your organization survive and thrive?
Join us to explore a powerful new leadership model that reveals how specific attitudes and behaviors will improve your work culture and lead to a stronger bottom line. The Abundance Leadership model will show you how your behaviors influence business success and what you can do to achieve your maximum leadership impact.
 Breakfast Overview >> MORE INFO
8:00 - 9:30 am (breakfast at 8:00 am, presentation starts at 8:30 am)
November 3, New York
November 9, Boston
Join us at one of our upcoming free breakfast Overview sessions to explore the Abundance Leadership model and learn how specific attitudes and behaviors will improve your work culture and lead to a stronger bottom line. To register or request information, email Itanza or call (203) 288-6688 or (877) 783-7891.
2-day Fundamentals >> MORE INFO
November 16 & 17, New Haven, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm (breakfast at 8:00 am, workshop starts at 8:30 am)
You understand that business success depends on organizational "health," but can you identify the key characteristics that measure how your leadership behavior impacts your bottom line? This 2-Day Fundamentals program is a condensed version of our 4-Day Immersion. Seating is limited and advance registration is required in order to provide time to complete the pre-course diagnostic instrument. Register by October 18th.
January 30 - February 2, 2012, Sugarbush Resort in Warren, Vermont
Join a select group of leaders committed to achieving maximum individual and organizational performance at an engaging and challenging four-day journey set amidst the natural beauty of Sugarbush Resort in Warren, Vermont. The 4-Day Intensive Leadership Training program is an in-depth exploration of the Abundance Leadership model, a journey to achieve maximum leadership impact and organizational performance. Register by December 30, 2011.
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The Abundance Leadership training programs are a partnership of Organizational Design & Development Associates and Performance Training, Inc.
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EXCERPT
The Organizational Health Measure
The Abundance Leadership and Organizational Health Model is based on doctoral research by Laura Freebairn-Smith. Following is an edited excerpt from the conclusion of her dissertation, Abundance and Scarcity Mental Models in Leaders. In the research, she discovered that abundance leadership and organizational health are positively correlated; in this excerpt from the conclusion, "The Health Measure," she discusses her findings.
The "Health Measure"
One of the most exciting outcomes was the strong statistical validity of the Health Measure. All the items loaded on one factor and had high reliability (statistical details below). Only one item on the organizational health portion of the survey, "sense of hierarchy - how hierarchical is the organization?" loaded at a low level.
The statistical strength of the Health Measure will allow it to be used in other surveys to find correlations between the health of an organization and other factors. The Health Measure is a valid and reliable measure of organizational health. By itself, this is an extremely useful tool for leaders and consultants.
Even better, the measure showed that organizational health correlates positively with abundance behaviors and negatively with scarcity behaviors in bosses. This provides a reason to care about abundance and scarcity behaviors. If the behaviors had no impact on the organization, why bother? Given the direct correlation, bosses are well served to determine their scarcity/abundance tendencies and to work on managing those toward a more abundance model.
Tying this study's results to the work of Seligman, Vaughan, Adams and other authors on optimism and abundance, one can say that an optimistic or abundance mental model does matter in a leader. It has a positive impact on individuals working for such a boss and it makes for a healthier organization. By this study's measures, a healthy organization has better communication, conflict resolution, teamwork, supervision, and other characteristics. A healthy organization is often more effective whether measured in profitability or service delivery, and is often an asset to the larger community by creating more satisfied and productive staff.
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*The reliability of the Health Measure was high with a Cronbach's alpha (or Cronbach's α) = .965, and none of the items lowered it considerably. The correlations between the items were all significant and positive. The mean (average) of all items to create the Health Measure was M = 4.138, with a standard deviation of .066 on a scale of 1-6.
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Abundance-Scarcity Continuum of Emotional Reactions
From Abundance and Scarcity Mental Models in Leaders, Laura Freebairn-Smith, presented to Saybrook University, October 2009. |
| UPCOMING EVENTS
OD Salons
- October 21: New Haven. Discussion topic: Why not pay people as much as we possibly can?
- December 6: New Haven. Discussion topic: How does physical space impact our work lives?
Join us for deeper discussions about organizational life over lunch at Mory's in New Haven. Through these Salons, we offer our clients and colleagues an opportunity to explore deeper questions about organizational life -- a chance to play with ideas about what is and what can be in the organizations in which we work
- 12:00 - 1:30pm, lunch is included
- Mory's, 306 York Street, New Haven, CT [map]
- Invite a colleague!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Paradoxes of Leadership - November 4, 8:30 - 10:30 am, New Haven
How can we practice leading without controlling? Leadership takes place amidst paradox: from chaos emerges order; as a leader, we must also follow. In hierarchical structures we act on unspoken expectations about our relationships with staff and them with us -- this can result in low empowerment and ineffectiveness. But the historical paradigm of hierarchical command and control is not always effective in every organization; it stifles creativity, accountability, and adaptability. ODDA offers a set of new practices for leaders to address this modern dilemma and learn from paradox. Join us at this two-hour workshop on Friday, November 4, 2011 in New Haven.
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Benefits of the Abundance Leadership Programs
- Improve your leadership competencies and expand your leadership capacity
- Identify key indicators of organizational health
- Learn how to lead your work team to increased productivity
- Become a leader that attracts and inspires top performers
- Explore techniques to apply your upgraded leadership competencies - and make them stick
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Launch of our Fall Abundance Leadership Programs Attracts Top Leaders
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Comments from Our Clients
"This was incredible. You are very passionate about this topic and you enabled a great learning environment." "The Abundance Leadership assessment identified areas I need to improve on and gave me lots to think about." "One of the better courses I've attended. I plan on trying to implement what I've learned starting tomorrow." "Compelling and knowledgeable -- good balance of practical and theoretical." "Tony is a "fantastic instructor, and well-versed in a variety of business insights" "Laura was critical to our success: she allowed open, robust and honest dialogue, and she did an excellent job keeping us engaged and focused." |
John Egan
Abundance Leader
John Egan, an accomplished mountaineer and adventure skier, will join the Abundance Leadership training team to share his experiences leading under extreme conditions. A motivational speaker at Fortune 500 events and leader of the Adventure Learning Center at Sugarbush Resort, John helps others year-round to achieve their goals. |
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Tom Horvath
Senior Consultant
Tom Horvath, Senior Consultant, has been an integral part of PTI and ODDA client engagements for several years, working with both Anthony Panos, Principal of PTI and Laura Freebairn-Smith, Principal of ODDA. He is also a member of the Abundance Leadership training team.
Tom's professional career has taken him from the mailroom to the boardroom with roles ranging from Customer Service Rep to Chief Operating Officer. His career illustrates practical expertise in leadership consulting, marketing, sales, process improvement, product development, training design and delivery, and project management. Tom received his MBA from the University of North Florida and his BS in Business Administration from Bloomsburg University.
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