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OD Community Connections - Being OD

When
April 24, 2025
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location
Zoom Meeting

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OD Community Connections - Being OD

This PNODN Community Gathering will be conducted live via Zoom. The zoom meeting details are included in your emailed confirmation and sent out the day prior.

At our core, PNODN is a community. We are brought together by our shared passion for helping people thrive and organizations achieve more by unleashing the human potential within them.

Whether you think of yourself as an OD person or not, if you share this passion, we think you’ll love connecting with the amazing people in this community.

Once each month we dedicate this gathering to the purpose of building community, helping you make connections that add value to your life in friendship, support and business collaboration.

This is not your typical networking event where you share your business cards and well-worn elevator pitch.

This is about making authentic connections with people in our local community with whom you share this passion for people and fascination with the human dynamics of organizations.

Each time we gather we’ll offer topics in line with our quarterly theme and guidance to make conversation easy. We’ll often use breakouts to give you a chance to talk with each other in small groups. And you’ll have the freedom to take the discussion in any direction that works for you and those gathered with you.

We will share and stick to a set of guidelines that support our shared commitment of creating a safe environment in which everyone is valued and respected. Nothing will ever be forced – you can abstain at any time.

The gathering is free of charge and everyone is welcome.

About Your Host

Justin Navetski, PNODN Director of Community, will be your host. Justin continues as part of a team convening PNODN members for the last several years.Justin brings well-being theory, OD first principles, and experiential learning to his work. Combining design work with use of self, he strives to build containers where people can bring themselves to the forefront.

COST:

No charge

AGENDA:

5:30 Welcome and Topic Introduction

5:45 Conversation / Discussion Groups

6:15 Come together and/ or rotate to new rooms

6:45 (optional) Linger to talk informally if you choose

Online registration is encouraged so we can plan for the gathering accordingly. And walk ins are also welcome.

Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial!

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OD Partnership Series - Oregon CCP Lessons from the Field

When
April 29, 2025
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location
Zoom Meeting

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OD Partnership Series - Oregon CCP Lessons from the Field

Alisa Blum, Judy Sugg & Sarah Budd

This training will be conducted live via Zoom. The zoom meeting details will be sent out prior to the training.

This session is part of a new ongoing series offered in collaboration with the Oregon ODN Community Consulting Project.

The Organization Development Network of Oregon and its affiliated program, the Community Consulting Project, present Lessons from the Field. Oregon's ODN Chapter is home to CCP, providing OD consulting to local nonprofits using teams of volunteers from the Oregon ODN network. Join us to learn the work CCP does, highlighting three recent community consulting projects. Team members will present their project, the OD strategies and tools used, challenges, and outcomes.

The event will focus on the OD principles and methodologies used by recent CCP teams to meaningfully develop:

o        Leadership and team building
o        Communication and reorganization challenges
o        Employee recognition
o        Implementation of platforms for facilitation of employee recognition

You’ll come away with valuable tips that you can apply to working with non-profit clients, decide if you would like to lend your expertise to a future CCP project or explore the possibility of starting a similar program within your local OD Network.

Learning Objectives:

1. Gain knowledge in real life scenarios in consulting.

2. Gain understanding of on the ground decision making for executive leadership consulting.

3. How to engage with clients in nonprofit systems.

About Your Facilitators

Alisa Blum, Judy Sugg, and Sarah Budd were the Lead and/or Senior Consultant who guided their respective teams and ensured that the client received a quality consulting service. These leaders were recruited directly by the Core Team from our chapter professionals or from successful consulting team members who qualify for this role. They have significant consulting experience and command credibility with clients as well as volunteer consultants.

Alisa Blum, Judy Sugg, and Sarah Budd were responsible for the overall quality of the project, our mission of community service, and for providing a basis of team and individual learning around consultancy skills. They all took an active role in meeting with the team, and staying in touch with the client.

Executive Coaching | Change Management | Leadership Development | Strategic Planning | M&A |Cross-Cultural Leadership | Organizational Design | Training and Development

COST:

$15 Members when pre-paid & pre-registered

$25 Non members when pre-paid & pre-registered

$10 for students/seniors pre-registered

AGENDA:

3:45 - 4:00 pm Join Zoom Meeting

4:00 – 5:30 pm Training

Please be aware that our trainings could be recorded or photographed.

Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial!

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Rebooting Kotter: Change Leadership That Actually Works (Yes, Really) - A PNODN MOST Series Event Featuring Josh Alwitt

When
May 06, 2025
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Location
Zoom Meeting

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Rebooting Kotter: Change Leadership That Actually Works (Yes, Really)!

A PNODN MOST Series Event Featuring Josh Alwitt

Josh Alwitt

Think Kotter is passé? Think again.

If you've mentally shelved Kotter’s frameworks as relics of a past era, this session is for you. OD professionals know the hard truth: leading culture and mindset change is messy, emergent, and deeply human. In this interactive session, leadership coach and culture-change consultant Josh Alwitt invites us to experience John Kotter’s latest methodology—the “8 steps” have been updated with a framework grounded in neuroscience, polarity thinking, and systemic inclusion.

Josh has been using these powerful tools with clients across industries—and they’re not just intrigued, they’re transforming. He’ll share real-world stories and guide participants through hands-on breakouts to explore how to apply this framework in their own work.

Learn how Kotter’s new approach addresses mindset and culture shifts—not just process changes
Explore tools that spark broad-based participation and emergent change
Gain insights and practical strategies for helping clients lead real transformation

Prepare for the session:

Reflect on a time when you led change that made you feel proud. What was the impact? What made it meaningful? You’ll be invited to share this story in small groups as a warm-up to applying updated Kotter tools.

About Your Facilitator

Josh is an independent leadership coach who works with executives, their teams and organizations to help create connections that lead to meaningful outcomes. His focus is on purpose, alignment, accountability, and culture change.

He spent the first 20 years of his career in professional services, collaborating with clients at the intersection of technology and creativity. In 2007, Josh pivoted his focus towards behavioral psychology, organization development and adult learning and took on leadership of the Talent Development and Culture functions for Sapient Corporation. He has been an independent consultant and coach since 2019.

Explore Your Leadership Edge with the MOST Framework

This session is part of PNODN’s 2025 Mastering Organizational and Societal Transformation (MOST) Series, spotlighting members who exemplify key dimensions of the MOST assessment. Josh Alwitt brings a rich skillset in Leadership Development—Frameworks and Developmental Tools, helping leaders align purpose, build culture, and deepen accountability in the face of complex change.

Haven’t taken the MOST Assessment yet? Explore your OD leadership strengths here.

This series began with Dr. Bill Brendel’s exploration of how the MOST framework offers evidence-based insight into OD professionals’ impact zones. In May, we highlight PNODN members Josh Alwitt (May 6) and Dr. Wendy Fraser (May 15)—each modeling distinct strengths in leadership development and practical transformation. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, apply, and grow your own practice.

Josh holds a bachelor’s in engineering from Dartmouth College, an MSOD from Pepperdine, and is an ICF Professional Certified Coach.

COST:

$15 Members when pre-paid & pre-registered

$25 Non members when pre-paid & pre-registered

$10 for students/seniors pre-registered

AGENDA:

4:45 - 5:00 pm Join Zoom Meeting

5:00 - 6:30 pm Training

Please be aware that our trainings could be recorded or photographed.

Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial and we need your voice in the conversation!

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Navigating Organizational Trust Challenges: Helping Leaders Foster Resilience — A PNODN MOST Series Event featuring Dr. Wendy Fraser

When
May 15, 2025
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location
Zoom Meeting

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Navigating Organizational Trust Challenges: Helping Leaders Foster Resilience

A PNODN MOST Series Event featuring Dr. Wendy Fraser

Dr. Wendy Fraser

Dr. Wendy Fraser

Repairing Trust at the Organizational Level

Trust is the foundation of effective leadership, yet many organizations struggle with systemic trust challenges or unexpected violations that threaten morale, productivity, and connectivity. In this session, Dr. Wendy Fraser will guide us through:

Practical strategies for diagnosing and strengthening trust at the organizational level
How leaders can use formal and informal dialogic approaches to respond to trust issues
Lessons from Wendy’s research and her book, Trust Repair: It IS Possible

Through interactive discussions and case applications, you’ll gain tools to help leaders and teams build resilience and navigate complex trust situations.

About Your Guest Presenter

Dr. Wendy Fraser mentors the collective wisdom in organizations, engaging the talents and hearts of people to build thriving human systems. She fosters and builds capacity by strengthening human relationships and systems so that groups and organizations flourish.

She brings fresh perspectives, humor, and practical expertise to help organizations achieve meaningful and sustainable results. Wendy primarily works with public sector, education, nonprofit, and Alaska Native organizations in the US and abroad.

She is the author of Trust Repair: It IS Possible and a sought-after speaker, consultant, mentor, and international humanitarian. With deep experience in organizational trust, leadership development, and human systems, she equips leaders with tools to make a difference in their organizations and communities.

Learn more about Dr. Wendy Fraser’s work at: WendyFraserConsulting.com

Explore Your Leadership Edge with the MOST Framework

Building on PNODN’s journey with the Mastering Organizational and Societal Transformation (MOST) Assessment, this interactive session features PNODN member and facilitator Dr. Wendy Fraser, who excels in the MOST dimensions of helping leaders manage unexpected challenges and understanding how organizational strategy, systems, and culture contribute to the health and performance of organizations.

Have you taken the MOST Assessment yet?
https://www.opensourceod.com/assessment

We launched this series after Dr. Bill Brendel’s insightful session, where he shared how the MOST assessment provides OD professionals with evidence-based insights into their strengths, interests, and career pathways. As we continue this exploration in 2025, we invite you to join us in applying these insights to real-world OD challenges as we feature PNODN members with exceptional skills in many of the MOST assessment dimensions.

COST:

$15 Members when pre-paid & pre-registered

$25 Non members when pre-paid & pre-registered

$10 for students/seniors pre-registered

AGENDA:

5:15 - 5:30 pm Join Zoom Meeting

5:30 - 7:00 pm Training

Please be aware that our trainings could be recorded or photographed.

Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial and we need your voice in the conversation!

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OD Community Connections - Being OD

When
May 29, 2025
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Location
Zoom Meeting