Written by Joanna Li Held in Vancouver, BC on October 23, 2018, The Art of Leadership for Women conference was yet another fantastic reminder that leadership is an affair of the heart (Kouzes & Posner, 2012). Messages of life-long learning, value creation and self-awareness echoed throughout the event with this incredible line-up of speakers: Whitney […]
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The Social Impact of OD
Written By: Kim Braidwood The OD network annual conference had its first ever Social Impact day (SID), a pre-conference event that brought together and created value for OD consultants and Not for Profits (NFPs). I had the privilege of being an advisor on the pro bono team to develop and organize SID. It was a […]
The Art of Leadership – Learning and Reflections
Written by Milla Zaenker The morning of October 26 was beautiful, the sun was shining, and the air was crisp and clear. I was very excited to be going to the Art of Leadership conference for the first time. This is what I learned from each leader and would like to share with you: Welby Altidor on Creativity […]
Liberating Structures
Liberating Structures In honour of our most recent BCODN event, we explore liberating structures and how they can improve your organization. What are liberating structures? Developed by Henri Lipmanowicz and Keith McCandless, Liberating Structures are facilitation, meeting, and conversation techniques that open a dialogue and distributes the sharing of information from a more traditional, top down […]
Conference Recap | The Art of Leadership 2017
Written By: Brian Lam The Art of Leadership descended on Vancouver on October 26, 2017. Five thought and leadership practitioners shared their views and perspectives on leadership. I came away with three key concepts. One – leaders need to be fully committed to the rigors and responsibilities of leadership. Through his research and study on […]