Dear Barry, loads of success! Am with 40 os-practitioners at the annual os-learning exchange in Germany, highly spirited learning and networking going on. Love and hugs michael
On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 10:30:27 -0600, Barry Owen wrote: >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 Michael M Pannwitz boscop Draisweg 1 12209 Berlin, Germany FON +49 - 30-772 8000 FAX +49 - 30-773 92 464 www.michaelmpannwitz.de An der E-Gruppe "openspacedeutsch" für deutschsprechende open space-PraktikerInnen interessiert? Enfach eine mail an mich.
