May Monthly Event

                   Guest speaker: Dr. Brian Polding

                     Organizational Culture: 
              What is It and Why Does it Matter?

Event Description:
Attention managers, supervisors, and anyone aspiring to be a leader!

Although organizational culture is not easy to define or capture, it
is a powerful force in any organization.  The culture of a group is
made up of its member’s beliefs, behaviors, and shared values. 
Culture guides an individual’s decisions and actions at the
unconscious level.  Organizational cultures are created,
maintained, and transformed by people, and can have a profound
effect on a company’s well-being and success.

Training managers and consultants who act as change agents,
can gain a deeper perspective on how to implement that change if
they realize that most “transformational” change also involves a
change in culture.

If we better understand what is involved in trying to change the
basic assumptions, values and behaviors (culture) of people, we
can better understand their resistance to change and take the
right management approaches to assist them.

This program will:

• Describe the elements of organizational culture that affect
individual and group behavior. 
• Discuss approaches for studying and interpreting the culture of
an organization.
• Share ideas for creating the norms, values, rituals and traditions
that help create a strong culture
• Review how leaders embed and transmit culture within a team.
• Discuss ways to create a true learning culture that provides
balance and stability in the midst of change.
• Review techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of cultural
change processes.

At the conclusion of this program we should be better equipped to
create, change, and manage culture within an organization or
team, and understand how that culture relates to our effectiveness
as trainers, managers and change agents.

Register today!

ASTD Competency Model:

The ASTD Competency Model includes critical
factors needed to be a successful workplace
learning professional. This month’s chapter
event focuses on “Facilitating Organizational
Change” and supports the foundational
competency entitled “Business Management-
Analyzing Needs and Proposing Solutions” (Click model to enlarge.)

About our Speaker:
Dr. Brian Polding has served as Campus College
Chair for the School of Business and College of
Information Systems & Technology at the
University of Phoenix North Florida Campus for
the last eleven years. He serves as an Associate
|Faculty member in the School for Advanced
studies teaching doctoral courses and seminars
and chairing dissertation committees. Previous
experience includes serving as Organizational
Development Manager for Convergys Corporation, Director of Adult
Degree Programs at Jacksonville University, Director of Judicial
Affairs at the University of South Carolina, Assistant Dean of
Students at the University of New Mexico and Research Associate
and Assistant Director Leadership Center, University of Florida.

He has developed management training programs in partnership
with organizations such as IBM, Procter & Gamble and AT&T. He
is a Supreme Court certified mediator for the Florida Family
Courts. He currently serves on the Boards for the Sav-A-Child
organization in Jacksonville, and the Alliance for the Lost Boys of
Sudan (allianceforthelostboys.com).

He earned a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, and an MA in
Philosophy from the University of Florida, and an MA in Student
Personnel Counseling and BA in Philosophy from Slipper Rock
University of PA. He was recently recognized as one of eleven
Outstanding Alumni by the University of Florida, College of
Education.

Date:
May 17, 2012

Agenda:
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM  Check-in and networking
11:45 AM - 1:15 PM Lunch and Program

Location:
Maggiano’s (at Town Center)
10367 Midtown Parkway
St. Johns Town Center
Jacksonville, Fl. 32246

Attire:
Business Casual

Fees:
Gold Chapter Members: Complimentary
Chapter Members: $25.00
Non Members: $35.00