Someone recently asked me if I have experience in #organizational #development after acknowledging my vast experience in professional development #training. I asked if there was a specific area of OD that their organization wanted to focus on or was struggling with, so that I could tailor my response to that. They replied that the organization's leaders were not sure what they should focus on, so I gave an overview of what I have done and how I could help them learn what they could do to improve their organization.
Organizational Development (OD) is a broad subject that includes #strategy, systems, and research to improve an organization's effectiveness, health, and adaptability. OD focuses on aligning the organization’s structure, culture, processes, and #people with its strategic goals to drive sustainable performance and growth through planned and collaborative efforts led by organizational leaders to initiate and manage change.Â
I have developed training programs and facilitated OD professional learning for a variety of clients, customized to their organizational needs, as follows:
Assessment and Diagnosis - I have conducted assessments, analyzed data, and made recommendations and implemented leadership development training and offsite meeting content, specifically:
I have developed and delivered training on SWOT Analysis for teams and organizations on their current states, including culture, processes, and structures.
I have conducted workforce pulse surveys, leadership and individual strengths assessments (RightPath, CliftonStrengths, DiSC), interviews, focus groups, SWOT analysis, and organizational training audits.
Strategic Planning - I have developed training content on strategic organizational communication and leadership practices through SMART Goals for teams and organizations to develop a clear vision and roadmap for organizational improvement, aligned with the overall mission and objectives
Intervention Design and Implementation: - I have developed and delivered leadership development programs (new and senior leaders), team-building activities, restructuring and cultural change initiatives to address identified issues, including DEIB topics of Human Bias in Decision-Making, Building Trust in Teams, How to Handle Microaggressions at Work, Women in Leadership - Barriers and Strategies, Managing Neurodiversity in Teams, Conflict Management vs. Resolution.
Change Management - I have developed and delivered leadership development program and offsite meeting content on resilience and adaptability, effective communication, employee engagement, and Kotter's balancing of Change Leadership with Change Management.
Measurement and Evaluation - I have assessed the impact of OD initiatives using quantitative and qualitative metrics for employee engagement, productivity and application of L&D content, and customer satisfaction to ensure continuous improvement.
For OD to thrive, you need a strategic people leader with a track record of sustained change implementation, executive and managerial successes, and expertise in effective organizational communication. I am available for part-time and full-time #contract work to help your organization. #organizationaldevelopment #OD #Learning #LeadershipDevelopment #TeamDeveloopment #MettingFacilitation #ProgramDevelopment #OrganizationalCulture #Strategy
After a rewarding 30+year career in executive leadership roles, developing leaders and teams while changing organizations to be more impactful and sustainable, I am now focusing my work on strategic advisory roles in boards of directors and community organizations. In October, I was appointed to the City of Charleston's Commission on Women to share my knowledge and expertise in Workforce Learning & Development (L&D), Diverse and Equitable Organizational Leadership, and Inclusive Organizational Culture & Development.
I started Rogers Consulting in 2015 to share my leadership knowledge and experience through consulting and facilitating professional development courses. Pre-Covid, I travelled all over the U.S. and Canada to deliver in-person training and consultation. Post-Pandemic, my facilitation is mostly virtual with some in-person for leadership cohort programs and offsite meetings. A self-proclaimed extrovert, I am energized by in-person facilitation, and I have honed my virtual technical and gamification skills to deliver interactive virtual facilitation. I now appreciate the inclusivity that introverts have expressed feeling in my virtual trainings.
In addition to extensive business development experience in for-profit and non-profit organizations, I read people and organizational culture to strategize how to improve both. I analyze, present, and publish qualitative and quantitative data to create and improve organizational ROI and KPIs. Strategic thinking and implementation are my strengths, and I want to advise organizations to improve in our rapidly changing society as Change Leaders in addition to Change Managers for sustainable growth.
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Updated: Apr 19, 2024
2022-2024 has brought me new leadership and organizational development opportunities to deliver customized training, present my doctoral research to professional development organizations, and develop DEI & Women in Leadership workshops.