May Systems Learning Series: Creating Partners for Transformational Change

OD practitioners are unique in their passion and energy for their work. But turning that passion into a real large-scale change effort can be challenging. As OD practitioners, we’re never taught how to “sell”, secure the necessary budget, engage with executives, or inspire key stakeholders.

This presentation will focus on bridging that gap and helping turn your passion into an organizational reality. The key principles and stages of creating partners will be explored, as well as an ongoing case study with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation demonstrating these principles in action.

You won’t want to miss it.

Everett Marshall is the Vice President for People at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF). He has over 30 years of human resources, management, and consulting experience in both the public and private sectors.  After serving as a Surface Warfare Officer in the Navy, he worked in the private sector with a global business consulting/IT services company focused on the development of recruiting and training programs.  He has worked as a consultant to several federal agencies in the areas of organizational effectiveness, facilitation, team building, leadership coaching, and stakeholder engagement/alignment, and has also served as a federal employee during his tenure as the Director of Strategic Outreach for the US Naval Academy. He is passionate about helping organizations successfully navigate complex change initiatives and develop programs that build workplace communities that are thriving, productive and engaged.

Everett has been an active volunteer in the non-profit sector, where he served as a past President of the Board of Directors for the Chesapeake Bay Organizational Development Network. He holds certifications as an Appreciative Inquiry Coach/Consultant, Licensed Human Element Practitioner, Certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide, and in the delivery of Emotional Intelligence Assessments. Everett is an active member of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs (ANFT).

Everett holds a Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering from US Naval Academy and an MBA from Loyola University Maryland.

Ethan Schutz is President & CEO of The Schutz Company, a boutique consulting firm that has been a pioneer in the human dynamics of breakthrough performance and organizational transformation since 1980.

Ethan has worked closely with thousands of senior leaders from around the world—helping them expand their thinking, awareness, and leadership. His clients have included Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, The Hunger Project, Northwell Health, NASA, Toyota, and the U.S. Army. He has led transformational projects in the US, UK, Sweden, France, Spain, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

He is the global expert on The Human Element®—the innovative methodology that underlies the work of The Schutz Company. He is responsible for developing, evolving, and sharing the methodology, as well as training and licensing new practitioners. He supports the hundreds of active practitioners based in more than a dozen countries around the world.

Ethan is also the leader of Increasing Social Intelligence (ISI), the premiere program offered by Business Consultants Inc., the largest training company in Japan. ISI is a 10-day intensive focused on self-awareness, leadership, and collaboration that has trained over 300 senior executives in Japan.

Ethan is a sought-after speaker and thought leader. He has presented on his cutting-edge work across the U.S. and Europe, as well as parts of Asia and South America. His work has found its way into numerous books, articles, podcasts, videos, and a TEDx talk.