Learning Lab Clinic - Sharing and Learning About Sticky Client Issues

From time to time, we all have client challenges; this session is an opportunity learn/be affirmed in your knowledge of OD practice. Come with your perplexing OD problems, challenges to solve or to gain some fresh insight into your client work. Participants will share learnings and practical ideas to solve client issues. Everyone has the opportunity to learn/be refreshed in about different approaches to client work, theory based practice along with the pleasure of hanging out with OD colleagues. 

Bring your client challenges and be prepared to contribute your experience and ideas for this lively session. 

Co-leaders Mark Sachs and Valerie Graff will facilitate this session in which practical approaches to issues raised by participants will be discussed. 

Presenter Bio:

Valerie Graff has over 35 years of related experience in leadership positions and consulting with senior level executives and in nonprofit organizations and government agencies.  She works with organizations in the areas of strategic planning, team building, board development, along with facilitating meeting in order to improve communications, collaborations, partnerships and planning. Valerie conducts trainings and workshops on these topics, among others.

Valerie has co-researched and co-authored articles on women and leadership power, published for audiences in the human resource management and organization development fields and led workshops on the topic.

Valerie has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Case Western Reserve University.  She has certifications in conflict resolution, meeting facilitation, organization and systems development and completed interim executive director training.