A Showcase of Compelling
Organization Development Results
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Impact
Awards Presentation
Registration
is now open for the Impact Awards Breakfast, to be held
Friday, November 21, 2003, at the Gleacher Center of
the University of Chicago, 450 N. City Front Plaza,
Chicago. The event will kick-off at 8 am with
breakfast followed by the Awards ceremony at 8:30 am.
Master
of Ceremonies - Julie Truck, Deputy Business Editor,
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Keynote
Speaker - Dr. Daniel R. Denison
Dr.
Daniel R. Denison will be the featured keynote speaker
for the 2003 ODN/C Impact Awards. Dr. Denison holds
a Masters in Sociology and a PhD in Organizational Psychology.
He is currently working as Professor of Organization
Development at the International Institute for Management
Development in Lausanne, Switzerland. Prior to his time
at IMD, he was Visiting Associate Professor of Organization
Behavior and Human Resource Management at the School
of Business Administration at the University of Michigan.
The
central focus of Dr. Denison’s work has been researching
the connection between corporate culture and organizational
effectiveness. He is the creator of the Denison Culture
Study which links organizational culture to such bottom
line performance measures as return on investment, sales
growth and innovation. With over 15 years of experience,
a client list of over 100 Fortune 500 and international
companies, and tracking data from hundreds of publicly
traded companies, Dr. Denison brings the
strength of “normal science” to the argument for OD.
Learn
Why They Won
A
panel of judges assembled from business, consulting
and academia is in the process of identifying the winners.
At the Impact Awards you'll have an opportunity to learn
why the winners were selected, and hear a few statements
from the winners themselves.
Additional
Guest Presenters
- “Why
the Northern Trust is Committed to OD” , Connie Lindsey,
Senior V.P., Worldwide Operations & Technology,
Northern Trust
- “Why
Fulcrum is Partnering with ODN/C” – Diane Kubal, President,
Fulcrum Network
Tickets
are $15. To register, call (773) 561-4919, or download
the online
registration form, complete, and submit to ODNChicago
at the information identified on the form. We look
forward to seeing you there! |
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Purpose
of the Award You’re
doing some great OD work... It's time to let Chicago know about
it!
The objectives
of the ODNC Impact Award are:
- To
increase the number of organizations in Chicago with active
Organization Development programs,
- Increase
the visibility and credibility of OD and the Organization Development
Network of Chicago (ODNC) in the Chicago business and not for
profit community, and
- Improve
the quality of OD programs in Chicago by creating a forum for
sharing best-in-class approaches.
We're targeting
these goals by soliciting, identifying, recognizing, honoring, and
sharing compelling stories of OD successes. In particular,
we seek vivid, concrete stories of OD programs that illustrate the
positive impact of Organization Development at its best and that
tie human values with the business/financial goals that are most
critical to the business community. Eligibility
Participating
organizations must operate in the greater Chicago metropolitan
area and have created and instituted an Organization Development
initiative which resulted in positive changes over the past 18
months and still in existence in 2003. Public, private,
not-for-profit, religious, educational groups, associations, and
all other organizations of any size are eligible and encouraged
to apply.
Business
Units
Distinct
business units within a larger company are also eligible as separate
entities.
Consultant
Companies:
Consulting
organizations are not eligible to apply for an award for client
projects although they may nominate an internal intervention in
their own company. Consulting organizations are however
urged to encourage their clients to enter.
Application
Information
Applications
are available now and are due October 10, 2003. Please download
the Word file, fill it out on-line, and submit both electronically
and by mail as described in "Submission Information" in the Application.
An entry fee of $100 per application (check payable to ODN/Chicago)
is requested to help defray printing and administrative costs.
Any questions regarding the fee should be addressed to the Impact
Awards Administrator. Contact information can be found below.
Judging
A Collection
of Experience
Our panel of judges
will include OD professionals, corporate executives and OD academics.
Judges will not be eligible to judge projects in which they have
participated.
Interviews
Finalists
must be willing to allow judges to interview select people within
their organizations and/or to perform site visits.
Winners
and Awards
Outstanding
projects will receive recognition at an Awards Breakfast at The
University of Chicago Graham School on November 21, 2003.
In addition, compelling stories will be showcased at ODNC’s monthly
program meetings throughout the year.
Questions?
Please
direct any inquiries to:
Impact Awards
Administrator
Sandra Lamartine
Sandra.Lamartine@tellabs.com
630-798-2554
The
ODNC Impact Awards are also sponsored by:
PATRONS:
The Northern
Trust
Fulcrum
Consulting Network
ACADEMIC PARTNERS:
Benedictine
University, DePaul University, Loyola University, University
of Chicago |
