Module 4

• Understanding/managing change
• Conflict management/resolution
• Understanding and appreciating differences
• Data collection and analysis 301

Faculty

Focus Content: Russell Clemons (Lead), Dan Hand, Nas Afi

Threaded Learning: Don Blake, Laura Gross, Russell Clemons, Beverly Johnson, Jacques Nacson

BLINK is the latest book by Malcolm Gladwell, the author of The Tipping Point. It provides tremendous insights into how the brain processes information – and more importantly, how the mind considers data, including what kind of data can have an impact on us (e.g. exploring the impact of non-verbal communications on relationships), what data can overwhelm us (exploring the impact of data that can inform decision-making and impeded decision-making), and what processes the mind has for cutting through the clutter. BLINK is an essential read for anyone wanting to use the Action Research Cycle to improve your organization’s ability to be agile and data-driven.

Our own beloved Michael Pons will come back from the grave to lead a spirited discussion of BLINK and its implications for Organizational Effectiveness in the Association world.

Module 4 begins at 9am on Tuesday, January 8 and ends at 3pm on Thursday, January 10. We will be at:

Curtis Hotel, 1405 Curtis Street Denver, CO 80202
Phone (303)571-0300
Toll-free number: (800)525-6651

Room rates will be $129/night

Participants for WROE Module 4

Module 4 of the Western Region Organizational Effectiveness Training is quickly approaching. We look forward to seeing everyone in Denver, Colorado on January 8, 2008. Posted below are 4 articles we are asking you to read prior to your arrival in Denver. The articles are:

1. The Pressure to Cover
2. White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming to See correspondence through Work in Women’s Studies (1988)
3. Letter From a Birmingham Jail
4. How Did You Get to Be Mexican? A White/Brown Man’s Search for Identity

The main components of Module 4 are understanding/managing change, conflict management/resolution and understanding/appreciating differences. These articles should serve as catalysts for small and large group discussions during the module.

In addition to the articles, please take a few minutes to review the following chapters from the Carnevale book, Organizational Development in the Public Sector:
Chapter 3- The Issue of Change and Chapter 6 -Conflict and OD.

We are wishing everyone Happy Holidays and look forward to seeing you in Denver.

WROE Module 4 Design Team:

Russell Clemons
Nas I.Afi
Dan Hand

Kenji Yoshino: The Pressure to Cover

Peggy McIntosh: White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming to See correspondence through Work in Women’s Studies (1988)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: Letter From a Birmingham Jail

Kevin R. Johnson: How Did You Get to Be Mexican? A White/Brown Man’s Search for Identity