Greetings . . . Got some things cooking in Nashville and thought I would send a brief synopsis to the listserve. I have tried in the past to get Open Space going in Nashville to no avail . . . Kinda fell into the category of "selling" OST (and I don't think this is a thing to sell - so I backed off and decided that whenever it starts is the right time :-)
Well, I got a call from a local consultant who was very pleased to know that there is someone in Nashville who knows OST and wanted to meet with me - The result of the meeting is going to be an afternoon of "introduction to Open Space" in which I will do a traditional opening followed by a couple of hours of question/answer etc . . . The invitees will be local consultants and local business leaders. Within a week of that call, I was sitting in a planning meeting for my real estate firm - The meeting was going South very quickly and I suddenly realized that this organization was in crisis and was in sheer panic . . . so when it ended, I captured the leadership and suggested 2 days of Open Space. They dove at the idea and within a month we had found the perfect place and held our first 2 day company retreat in Open Space. The company is less than a year old and has grown from 0 to 68 agents with a staff of 3 administrative. The time has come for the core group of people (6 people) who started the company to pass the baton to what is called the ALC (Associate Leadership Council) as the "governing body" of the organization. The retreat was to be the "instrument" for effecting this passing of the baton. By all appearances, this event was a blinding success. The results are still happening - Many immediate changes including the decision to revamp training, recruiting . . . ALL in-house programs are under review by self-appointed committee. 36 of our 70 person membership attended (Phenominal in the sense that all agents are independent contractors . . . there was NO external pressure to get people to come - Self selection). Anyhow, I thought I would give a little flavor of this to the listserve that we are starting to open a bit of space in Nashville . . . and the word is that more Open Space opportunities are forthcoming both from our real estate firm (locally, regionally, and Nationally) and from other local organizations. Wishing everyone well . . . and sending a ton of love and positive energy towards the Middle East where my Father is doing some incredible work with some incredible people. b Barry Owen The Owen Group Keller Williams Realty The fastest growing, most innovative real estate firm in North America 615.568.2123 * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu, Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
