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ODinLA MeetUp – A World Café About the Future of OD

Join Plus Delta’s CEO & Chief Architect Dr. Jeremy Lurey as he kicks off the New Year OD style with an interactive World Café about the future of OD. Reflect on your greatest accomplishments of 2012. Set course for the

Posted in California, Facilitation, Future of OD, Group Dialogue, Large Group Intervention, MeetUp, OD, Organization Development, Woodland Hills, World Cafe

Moving from A’ha to Action!

I was coaching an executive-level client of mine the other day, and he kept sharing these powerful A’has (as I called them) with me throughout our conversation. At first, I was thrilled that he was even present to such valuable

Posted in Change, Executive Coaching, Innovation, Leadership Coach, Organizational Change Management, Organizational Performance, Performance Improvement, Performance Management, Presence, Strategic Thinking

Even Pit Bulls Want to be Bossed Around Some of the Time

This year, I adopted two dogs from K9 PALS a fabulous “no kill” shelter in Santa Barbara, California that rescues dogs and gives them a warm and welcoming home until they find more permanent placement with a family. In many

Posted in Bosses, Delegation, Direction, Dog, Expectation Setting, Leadership, Management, Managing Performance, Pit Bull

It Takes a Village!

As I drove home from a full day of client meetings today, I once again realized how fortunate I am to have so many active supporters present in my life. Today, it was my nanny who was walking and feeding

Posted in 121212 Concert, Charity, Community Service, SuperStorm Sandy, Uncategorized

Walk. Don’t Run!

That always struck me as one of those nagging motherly things I heard growing up as a kid. “Walk. Don’t run!” Whenever I was excited about something though, walking never seemed nearly as fun as running. Or maybe it was

Posted in Advice, Children, Firefighter, Mothers, Planning, Running, Walking, Wisdom

What Would Cherie Do?

A few years ago, I was coaching a senior sales leader on how to more effectively manage – and inspire – his team during the recession, a difficult economic downturn that all but decimated his real estate environment. One day,

Posted in Angel, cancer, celebration, Coaching, Friendship, Inspiration, Loss, Mentoring, mourning, Reflection

Happiness Is…

Jim Collins taught me years ago that we excel at what we are passionate about. Or at least we have far greater chances of excelling at what we are passionate about, according to Collins. Well, my take on this basic

Posted in Breakthrough, Breakthrough Results, Children, Coaching, Excellence, Greatness, Happiness, Jim Collins, Parenting, Passion, Performance, Results, Soccer

Being in Two Places at Once – Really!

Physical impossibility to be in two places at once? Yes. Absolutely possible though for any good leader? Again, I would say yes. I’ve had the privilege and pleasure of coaching several senior leaders this year and helping them tackle some

Posted in Coaching, Development, Leadership, Mentoring, Presence, Remote Workers, Supervision, Virtual Leadership

Aim High, Achieve Higher

Different things speak to different people. For me, sometimes it’s the lyrics in a song that move me to tears. Sometimes, it’s the message on a billboard or even the common theme of a popular TV show or classic movie

Posted in Inspiration, Leadership, Management, Motivation, Passion, success

Two Great Workshops, One Great City!

Plus Delta’s CEO and Chief Architect Dr. Jeremy Lurey has partnered with the BAodn to bring you two highly engaging and interactive workshops in the Bay Area. Click on the links below for more information or to register for these

Posted in BAodn, Consulting, Consulting Practice, Consulting Skills, Leadership, OD Network

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