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Aim and Stats
Aim
Now in our seventh year of
operation, the aim of
the "OD" sessions is to continue to foster an
appreciation of Enterprise Thinking, as well as inthinking,
within an emerging thinking network that is
developing inside Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne and
beyond. Dates for future "OD" sessions along with
additional "thinking" opportunities for 2006 can be
found in this announcement.
OD Stats
For an update on OD
statistics, last month's invitation was sent to 3229
inthinking partners. With the latest cleaning of
the mailing list, this month's invitation is going
out to 3270 partners in the U.S., as well as fellow
inthinking partners in Australia, Austria,
Bosnia-Hercegovina, Brazil, Canada, Finland, France,
Germany, India, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Kenya,
Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Romania, Singapore,
Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden,
Switzerland, and the U.K.. Taken together, these
individuals represent over 440 organizations in this
list of nations, from elementary schools and senior
high schools to colleges and universities, from
one-person consulting firms to United Technologies,
IBM, General Electric, NASA, and Philips
Electronics. Among this list of invitees,
participation in last month’s conference call with
Ron Schultz included 29 partners from
across the US and England as well. Added to 261
partners for our sessions through June, 290 partners
have joined in so far this year (402 thinking
partners joined us throughout 2005). Yes, the
diffusion process continuuues...
In2:IN
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Good morning from Canoga Park, California, home of
United Technologies' Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne.
With the coming of Kiss-and-Make-Up Day (August
25th), in tribute to our occasional need for peace
making, it's time to come together for a few hours
of "thinking together." This month’s Ongoing
Discussion is scheduled for next Thursday, August
24th and Friday,
August 25th, from 12-2pm Pacific Time.
Click here
for the August 2006 In2:IN newsletter.
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| Welcome First Timers |
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Your names have been added by virtue of your
attendance in our series of Thinking Roadmap
seminars and overviews, or attendance at the annual
In2:InThinking Network Forum, or through a personal
request, from you or a friend. Welcome to our
thinking network.
Click the link below to send me the name and email
address of anyone you would like to have added to
the mailing list, or let me know if you would like
to be removed.
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Contact Bill Bellows |
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| August 2006 Ongoing Discussion – Anger Management and Corporate Peacemaking |
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Anna Maravelas is a corporate peacemaker, author of
How to Reduce Workplace Conflict and Stress (Career
Press, 2005) and founder of Thera Rising
in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Anna has improved productivity and profits, resolved
conflict and restored trust in client organizations
for more than 20 years. Pratt & Whitney
Rocketdyne’s Enterprise Thinking Network is pleased
to introduce Anna to the Ongoing Discussion
participants as our Thought Leader for August 2006.
She is the first “corporate peacemaker” to be
featured on our monthly teleconference.
Anna is internationally recognized for her ability
to transform negative cultures into climates of
respect, fiscal responsibility and pride. She has a
graduate degree in psychology with additional
training in systems thinking and process mapping.
Anna studied conflict resolution at Harvard Law
School’s Negotiation Project. Her groundbreaking
strategies have appeared in The New York Times,
Forbes, The American Bar Association Journal,
Harvard Management Update, O: The Oprah Magazine,
Franchise Times, and Healthcare Risk Management.
Most recently, Anna is quoted in this recent daily
newsletter from Forbes magazine -
Business Basics - Can't We All Just Get Along?
As you read her Thought Piece, you'll see that
Anna’s unique insights, unforgettable stories, humor
and warmth results in a delightful ability to convey
profound
insights in an entertaining and moving manner.
Anna’s Thought Piece for the discussion includes two
opening chapters from her book.
The following is a quote from Chapter 3,
Curiosity Makes You Smart, Sexy and Successful: The
Most Important Habit You Bring to the Table;
“There are many reasons to become skilled at
creating feelings of appreciation, altruistic
behavior and reflective reactions to frustration.
The outcomes of your responses to frustration
accumulate over your lifetime. Your reactions have
an enormous impact on your mood and the viability of
your relationships. They not only affect your
success at work but also the quality of personal
life and whether or not individuals are available to
support you during a personal or professional
crisis. In combination, these factors are a
significant asset, or a serious impediment, to your
career.”
Here are some questions to ponder before the
teleconference:
- How might appreciation be expressed differently
in a Red Pen company compared to a Blue Pen
company?
- Would altruistic behavior be more or less
apparent in either type of company? What is your
thinking?
- What might be some differences in how crises are
handled along the Red-Blue continuum?
- How might reflective practice initially take
root in a Red Pen company? Would you expect people
in a Blue Pen company to value and practice
reflection? Why? How is such a practice learned?
If you are unable to join us, or would like to
reconnect with Anna after the OD sessions, you are
invited to contact him by email by clicking the link
below.
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Contact Anna Maravelas |
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| OD Details |
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Please join us for one or all of the hours of this
month’s OD. As always, you are invited to
participate for as long, or as short, as you can in one
or both of these sessions...
Option Time (Pacific
Time)
1 – Thursday, August 24th 12:00-1:00pm
2 – Thursday, August 24th 1:00-2:00pm
3 – Friday, August 25th 12:00-1:00pm
4 – Friday, August 25th 1:00-2:00pm
The agenda for each option will be:
Timing: Topic
Opening 10 minutes: Call in &
Introductions
Next 45 minutes: Ongoing Discussion
Last 5 minutes: Close
Please reply to this note by noon Pacific Time on
Wednesday, August 23rd to confirm your plans to
participate in one (or more) of these options by
clicking "sign-up" below. If you do plan to attend,
please SPECIFY your option selection.
Those of you connecting in Canoga Park can join in
from conference rooms 205 and 206 in building 1 at
Canoga. Telecon lines have been arranged for those
who cannot join us at Canoga - please email Bill for the details.
Please forward this announcement to anyone we
missed who would also like to participate.
Regards...
Bill
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| Future OD Dates |
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Mark your calendars - future Ongoing Discussion
sessions will be held on the following dates, from
12-1pm and 1-2pm Pacific Time.
Month, Dates and Thought Leader
September 27 & 29: Sadruddin Boga (New Dates)
October 17 & 19: Madhav Phadke (New Dates)
November 20-21: Jane Lorand
December 14-15: Ralph Wood
January 25-26: TBD
February 22-23: Sheldon Rovin
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| Systems Thinking Newsletter |
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Now available online for Pratt & Whitney
Rocketdyne employees...
The
Systems Thinker is an electronic newsletter
made available monthly (on a subscription basis) by
Pegasus
Communications. Each issue provides articles
and case studies on systems thinking concepts and
is available only electronically (as a .pdf file).
Tools
and techniques for use in the Learning Organization
are regularly included in this valuable publication.
Featured authors include thought leaders and
consultants well known in organizational learning and
change management circles.
The current edition of the SYSTEMS THINKER, as well
as archived issues from February 2003 through July
2006, is available for reading and printing by Pratt &
Whitney Rocketdyne employees here.
Network friends outside of Pratt & Whitney
Rocketdyne can learn more about this newsletter
AND read a variety of sample issues and articles online. Individual and site licenses are available.
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| Thinking Roadmap Seminars |
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Opportunities within Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
(PWR) and The Boeing Company
The following in-house "Thinking Roadmap"
workshops are open to employees of Pratt & Whitney
Rocketdyne and The Boeing Company, as well as
suppliers, customers, family members, and "members
of the community." This schedule includes the next
available offerings for the listed seminars in
Canoga Park, CA. Contact Bill
Bellows for additional seminar information or to
register for any of these upcoming sessions.
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| Enterprise Thinking Workshop |
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Registration Fee - there is NO fee to attend.
Pre-requisite – there are NO pre-requisites.
Format - 2 4.5 hour sessions over 2 days
Schedule for Enterprise Thinking classes in
Canoga
Park, CA for Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
Class # CP-531
Part 1 - 31-Aug-06 - 7:00-11:30am
Part 2 - 1-Sep-06 - 7:00-11:30am
Class # CP-533
Part 1 - 27-Sep-06 - 7:00-11:30am
Part 2 - 29-Sep-06 - 7:00-11:30am
Class # CP-535
Part 1 - 17-Oct-06 - 7:00-11:30am
Part 2 - 19-Oct-06 - 7:00-11:30am
Class # CP-537
Part 1 - 1-Nov-06 - 7:00-11:30am
Part 2 - 2-Nov-06 - 7:00-11:30am
Class # CP-539
Part 1 - 20-Nov-06 - 7:00-11:30am
Part 2 - 21-Nov-06 - 7:00-11:30am
Class # CP-541
Part 1 - 14-Dec-06 - 7:00-11:30am
Part 2 - 15-Dec-06 - 7:00-11:30am
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Sign-up for Enterprise Thinking |
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| Six Thinking Hats |
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Registration Fee - $165, charged back to
participant's department for PWR employees and paid
by check for "members of the community."
Pre-requisite - attended Enterprise Thinking within
the past 12 to 14 months.
Format - 1 8-hour session.
Schedule for Six Thinking Hats classes in Canoga
Park, CA for Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
Class # CP-44
18-Dec-06 - 8:00-4:00pm
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Sign-up for Six Hats |
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| Lateral Thinking |
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Registration Fee - $130, charged back to
participant's department for PWR employees and paid
by check for "members of the community."
Pre-requisite – attended Enterprise Thinking within
the past 12 to 14 months.
Format - 2 7-hour sessions over 2 weeks.
Schedule for Lateral Thinking classes in
Canoga Park,
CA for Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
Class #CP-43
Part 1 - 23-Oct-06 - 8:00-4:00pm
Part 2 - 30-Oct-06 - 8:00-4:00pm
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Sign-up for Lateral Thinking |
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| Kepner-Tregoe Problem Solving and Decision Making |
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Registration Fee - $330, charged back to
participant's department for PWR employees and paid
by check for "members of the community."
Pre-requisite – attended Enterprise Thinking within
the past 12 to 14 months.
Format - 3 7-hour sessions over 3 weeks.
Schedule for Kepner-Tregoe classes in Canoga
Park,
CA for Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne
Class # CP-85
Part 1 - 12-Sept-06 - 8:00-4:00pm
Part 2 - 19-Sept-06 - 8:00-4:00pm
Part 3 - 26-Sept-06 - 8:00-4:00pm
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Sign-up for Kepner-Tregoe |
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| The New Economics Study Session |
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Registration Fee - there is NO fee to attend.
Pre-requisite – there are NO pre-requisites.
Format - 7 2 hour sessions over 3 weeks
Schedule for The New Economics Study Session
classes in Canoga Park, CA for Pratt & Whitney
Rocketdyne
Start Date: 14-Aug-06
End Date: 7-Sep-06
Days per Week: Monday and Thursday
Time: 4:00-6:00pm Pacific Time
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Sign-up for TNE Study Session |
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