More and more of us are facing situations in our work life and our home life where our current base of experience and comfortable ways of working and living are being challenged. We find we are needing to rewire our brains to form new habits and change the way we think, which is actually much … Continue reading Thinking Fast and Slow
Category: Organization Development
My Allergy to Recognition Programs
I've never been a fan of the typical corporate recognition program, so when the Dundies became the target of satiric ridicule on "The Office" I loved it. But just as "The Office" has proven to be surprisingly durable as a television series, corporate recognition programs seem to be equally so. I'm not going to list … Continue reading My Allergy to Recognition Programs
It’s Time to Share
Even though the concept is not fully developed, I feel like it’s time to share some thoughts about my book project. The idea for writing a book started with a feeling I had after completing my doctoral dissertation. I felt like most of what I was reading in textbooks and articles about organization development seemed … Continue reading It’s Time to Share
Creating a Great Experience
A couple of years ago, my daughter-in-law, Lori, was experiencing some health issues and through intuition and good detective work on Lori's part, she was able to determine that these seemingly unrelated issues were all connected to an intolerance for gluten. In short, the food she was eating was making her sick. For Lori this … Continue reading Creating a Great Experience
Kurt Lewin and the Marshmallow Test
The work of social psychologist Kurt Lewin has provided the philosophical foundation for the field of organization development since its inception. At its core is the simple idea that a person's behavior is a function of the person and their environment. Lewin believed that to understand people from a psychological perspective, it was necessary to … Continue reading Kurt Lewin and the Marshmallow Test
The Power of Reflection
I'm still gleaning observations from my experience as a delegate to the New York Times' New Rules Summit that was held in Brooklyn last June, where dozens of powerful and successful leaders from business, politics and culture explored challenges faced by women in the workplace and how to bring about change. The impressive lineup of … Continue reading The Power of Reflection
Why Anita Hill Matters To Me
Anita Hill, June 2019 In June I was a delegate to the New York Times' New Rules Summit that was held in Brooklyn, New York. This is an annual one-day event that brings together dozens of the most powerful and successful leaders across business, politics and culture to explore challenges faced by women in the … Continue reading Why Anita Hill Matters To Me
Exploring Implicit Bias
Something I really liked about my doctoral program was that it had a cohort design. There were 15 of us in the "learning community" and unlike most doctorate programs that focus on preparing people for careers in academia, this program was designed to advance the careers of working professionals in a variety of fields and … Continue reading Exploring Implicit Bias
Finding The Right Starting Point
Trying to explain organization development (OD) to someone who has never heard of it. - It’s like trying to explain music to someone who's never heard music. Where do you start? I've read dozens of descriptions of Organization Development and most fall short of conveying the reasons why I find this field so interesting. And … Continue reading Finding The Right Starting Point
So, How Does This Get Implemented?
This is the question that a member of my dissertation committee asked at the end of my dissertation defense after I had laid out a pretty lengthy argument for new ways of thinking about the field of organization development. I wasn't quite sure how to respond to the question. On one hand, the question might … Continue reading So, How Does This Get Implemented?
Hello, I'm Lisa Meyer 