Good morning, Stacey, and welcome! I was a manager in product development (professional and consumer audio) for close to 30 years when the software content of my projects began to exceed 50% of the effort. My engagement with software engineering exposed me to Agility (practices for achieving big, messy things in small, manageable bites). I had always been a bit of a renegade in program management, as I secretly believed projects had inherent timelines that were impossible to beat with more careful planning or larger teams. I had always favored self-management in my teams, so Agility resonated for me.
My first exposure to OST was at the 2016(?) Agile Games conference, and I immediately recognized it as self-management on steroids. Like Rijon, I was trained and mentored by Daniel Mezick, and have found great value in OST for releasing the energy in groups to wrestle daunting challenges, as well as for giving people a provocative experience of how effective self-management can be when given room to happen. Enjoy your event, and be prepared to be surprised! PS: Fear not; it always works. Marc Marc Trudeau LikeBreathin.com Mobile 774-641-8302 On Jan 21, 2023, at 1:41 PM, Stacey Hartley via OSList <[email protected]> wrote: Greetings! It isn’t yet spring here in cold, gray Ohio, yet here is the perennial popping-up of the BGSU MOD student, immersed in coursework on Facilitating Collaborative Change. I wish to offer an introduction of myself as a newcomer to this community and seek two questions as a matter of inquiry. My name is Stacey Hartley, an aged graduate student of BGSU’s Master of Organization Development program. My extroverted nature has guided my 30-year career along a meandering path touching on education, customer service in small business, management in small business, philanthropy in public higher education and finally business development/student engagement (an odd combo, I know) in public higher education. I’ve been active in and committed to community work since I was in grade school, having been raised by parents who were always civically engaged. One of my current engagements is as an elected official, serving as a member of our local school board. It is in this capacity that I’m finding greatest relevance and need for the OD knowledge and practice my program offers. My introduction out of the way, I am reaching out to this community as part of an assignment for my course. Two colleagues and I are exploring OST as a collaborative change method, and working on an event for the rest of our cohort in two weeks. I have two questions as part of my learning about OST and respectfully invite responses: 1) What career path or community engagement led you to this work? 2) Why OST? Thank you in advance for your consideration and I look forward to learning more about the individuals who make up this wonderful community of practitioners. Warmest wishes, Stacey _______________________________________________ OSList mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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