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• BCODN Leadership Insights Lunch

  • When
    29 Nov 2025
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    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
  • Location
    Craft Cafe, New Westminster
  • Spaces left
    10

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  A Peer-Only Lunch for Senior OD professionals to Share Deep Insights and Shape Organizational Development over Coffee

  About this event

  Join BCODN (British Columbia Organizational Development Network) for an intimate, peer-level lunch designed exclusively for senior Organizational Development (OD) professionals with 10+ years of experience. This is more than a networking event, it’s a space to reconnect with purpose, reflect on the challenges and opportunities facing our field, and engage in meaningful dialogue with those walking similar paths.

  Expect guided yet informal conversations that surface the real dilemmas senior OD practitioners face. Sample questions we'll explore together:

  • How do you translate the intangible aspects of OD into tangible results that leaders value?
  • What strategies have worked for you in influencing executive teams or shaping organizational direction?
  • Where do you see the biggest gaps between OD theory and practice, and how can we bridge them?
  • What does "making OD visible" look like in your organization today?

  This selective and intentional format is designed to prioritize quality over quantity, allowing for deeper exchanges and an opportunity to shape both the direction of OD practice and BCODN’s future offerings. Lunch, coffee/tea, and gratuity are included.

  What to Expect:

  • Peer-Level Connection: Share experiences and challenges with senior OD peers navigating similar systemic and strategic dilemmas.
  • Thought Leadership: Contribute to conversations on emerging OD practices, theory-to-practice gaps, and influencing executive decision-making.
  • Curated Engagement: Unlike large networking events, this gathering is intentionally selective to maximize value and depth of exchange.

  Event Details
  November 29, 2025
  12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
  Craft Café, 960 Quayside Dr Unit 115, New Westminster, BC V3M 6G2
  $30 (includes lunch, coffee/tea, and gratuity)

  
  

  
  

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• The Holy Cows of Organizational Development

  • When
    3 Dec 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    To be announced
  • Spaces left
    20

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  Episode 1: The Curse of the 9-Box: Is It Silently Killing Your Talent Today?

  A provocative conversation for senior OD and Talent practitioners who dare to rethink the tools we’ve inherited.

  For decades, the 9-Box Grid has been a staple of talent reviews — the sacred matrix guiding decisions about performance, potential, and succession.

  
  But in today’s world defined by agility, cross-functional flow, and fluid talent, we must ask:

  Is the 9-Box still helping us identify and grow talent?

  Join Valeriya Levchenkova, Organizational Development Leader and founder of Passion to Lead Consulting, for the launch of the “Holy Cows of Organizational Development” Leadership Insights Circle — a reflective, interactive event series where seasoned OD professionals gather to question long-standing assumptions and reimagine modern practice.

  Together, we’ll explore:

  • The hidden assumptions behind performance and potential ratings.

  • Why static evaluation frameworks may limit dynamic capability growth.

  • Emerging alternatives: systemic talent intelligence, flow-to-work models, and capability ecosystems.

  This is not a webinar — it’s a Leadership Insights Circle, a co-created space where senior OD practitioners bring their wisdom, challenge assumptions, and shape the conversation together.

  You are invited not as a spectator, but as a thought partner.

  Please come ready to:

  • Share your real-world experiences with the 9-Box and talent assessment frameworks.
    

  • Question long-held assumptions.
    

  • Contribute to re-imagining what modern, dynamic potential looks like.
    
    

  You’ll leave with:

  • A reframed perspective on how to recognize and grow potential in today’s world.
    

  • Practical ideas to evolve or replace the 9-Box in your context.
    

  • A renewed sense of inspiration for shaping the future of OD.Event Details

   

  About the Host

  Valeria Levchenkova is an Organizational Development leader and founder of Passion to Lead Consulting. She has led OD and leadership development work across Canada and Mexico in organizations such as Seaspan, TRIUMF, ICBC, and PwC.
  Her work bridges strategy, structure, and culture — helping organizations move from complexity to clarity. Through the Leadership Insights circles, Valeria invites senior OD professionals to rethink the “holy cows” of our field and design cultures where clarity becomes the new default.
  

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