Open the Gifts of Disruption with OD and Coaching

Program Description

Disruption offers both discomfort and opportunity. The Fresh Start Effect suggests people are more likely to change after disruption. Is this historic disruptive time a unique opportunity for OD interventions that include coaching? Join Jessica Zucal and Penny Potter in this interactive discussion of the hidden gifts of disruption and ways for OD practitioners to leverage and integrate coaching as a humanistic intervention for the greater good of organizations and society.

Presenters

Jessica Zucal

JESSICA ZUCAL is an organization change and transformation specialist, NeuroLeadership trained coach, Equus coach, and adjunct professor at Georgetown University. As a Sr. Principal at Evans Consulting, Jessica serves as an internal and external consultant. Internally, she is responsible for guiding the evolution of Evans award-winning culture with a focus on Evans’ commitment to DEIA. Externally, Jessica guides and equips leaders through their change and transformation efforts by working at the individual, team, and organization levels to build capacity for change and establish enabling conditions for success. 

Penny Potter

Penny Potter divides her coaching and consulting time between non-profit/NGO and government organizations that grapple with meaty challenges such as international development, healthcare, education, journalism, and democracy. Aside from her consulting work with organizations, she teaches Foundations of Coaching in George Mason university’s MSOD program. Penny’s Ph.D. is in human and organizational systems. Recent publications include chapters in Maturing Leadership: How Adult Development Impacts Leadership and Innovations in Leadership Coaching: Research and Practice.