St. Louis region's network for OD professionals.
Summary: Due to the inherent nature of oppression and power, many people, including seasoned organizational development (OD) practitioners, are ill-equipped to address issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) and related issues of power in meaningful and sustainable ways. In pursuit of our goals to be and train transformational leaders capable of addressing our greatest challenges as a society (e.g. ‘the Great Resignation,’ political tension, national mental health crisis, various-isms, etc.), OD practitioners must continue to build a ‘toolbox’ of resources to help us in our personal and professional roles as change agents.
This presentation will introduce participants to the Cycle of Liberation, a framework that helps OD practitioners…
Conceptualize oppression (i.e., racism, sexism, xenophobia, etc.) in various contexts and Identify action steps OD practitioners can take in intrapersonal, interpersonal, and systemic contexts as developing change agents.
Learning objectives
In this session participants will…
About the Facilitator:
Dr. Reuben is a multi-talented human who is driven by passion for maximizing innate potential in people and organizations. He combines skills acquired as Division-I-student-athlete, educator, licensed psychologist, speaker, consultant, and artist into engaging speaking and training experiences that are aimed at enhancing wellness, communication and leadership skills within our human community.
Dr. Reuben works across industry. Former clients include: The American Psychological Association, Harvard University, Berklee College of Music. With humor, passion, compassion, intellect, and a collaborative style, Dr. Reuben offers invitations for individual and organizational transformation.
For general questions, send us an e-mail at stlouisodn@gmail.com.
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St. Louis region's network for OD professionals.