Engage with one another, develop knowledge and skills, share expertise, and contribute to our community.

We all face challenges in our work. Whether you are a leader in an organization, an independent consultant, or acting in any other role, it can often be useful to get an outside perspective when faced with a pressing or ongoing challenge.

At CBODN, we know that our members each possess a unique and diverse set of personal and professional experiences. In CBODN’s Peer Consulting Group (formerly known as the "Mastermind Series"), we invite you to join our members and tap into the collective wisdom, curiosity, and experiences that our community of practitioners offers. By attending, you will trade ideas and learnings across a variety of organizational disciplines and career situations.

• For highly seasoned consultants and professionals, consider this a rich opportunity to pass on your hard-earned wisdom to other professionals who may be walking a similar path.

• For new consultants and professionals, consider this as a safe avenue to develop your consulting muscles by bringing thoughtful curiosity and fresh perspectives.

• For anyone with a challenge or obstacle in their work (that is all of us!), consider this a valuable resource to become “un-stuck” in your thinking or to find a new idea or direction forward.

The Peer Consulting sessions take place each month with a new group of participants each session. During Peer Consulting events, we will use a modification of the Wise Crowds Liberating Structure to form small groups, identify a "client" to present a current challenge, and invite the other members in the group (or "crowd") to ask questions and offer suggestions while bringing inquiry, experience, and unique experiences. 

For anyone interested in attending, you are fully welcome! Even if you do not have a pressing challenge you are ready to discuss, we encourage you to participate in supporting other members and contributing to the valuable discussions and learning.

About the Facilitator:

David Kading, MS, ACC is a facilitator, organization development consultant, and executive coach with over a decade of experience in leadership development, experiential learning, and organization development.

He is the past president of CBODN (2023-2025) where he launched the Peer Consulting Group as a way for members to deepen peer-to-peer learning opportunities in addition to CBODN’s various presenter-led programming options. 

Meeting Frequency and Location:

Meetings are generally held virtually on the last Wednesday of the month from 6:00 – 7:00 pm ET. Please refer to the meeting announcement for exact date and location of each meeting.  The link and password for each meeting will be included in the registration confirmation email, as well as reminder emails sent prior to the meeting.  

Cost:

• Current Member Registration: FREE
• Non-Member Registration: $10

Registration and Cancellation:

The peer consulting format finds the most success when working in small groups. The sessions are interactive and rely on each attendee's engaged participation. To facilitate this, we will limit the number of attendees to a maximum of 10 participants and ask anyone who is unable to actively participate refrain from registering. Anybody who signs up after the first ten spots will be added to a waitlist for the event.