Crisis at Home: Fostering Agreement in an Intentional Community
Sherene Zolno
VisionAction Journal (OD Network)
1998, Jun
Annotation: Annotation: The author introduces us to her work with a community whose members must come together to craft a new identity. In doing so, they learn how to let go of the past, yet honor the unique relationship that is their strength, in order to build a foundation for the future. Some specific processes designed to assist groups undergoing transformational change are described, including an application of one approach to OD work, Appreciative Inquiry.
Sherene Zolno, RODC, executive director of The Leading Clinic, is a researcher, educator and consultant whose expertise includes working with leadership teams to ready them for the future, and assisting organizations in identifying strategic intentions, improving operations and transforming culture. Her research-based New Century Leadership™ program and Timeline for Tomorrow process are the foundation for whole system change in several major organizations.
Ms. Zolno served on ASTD’s OD Professional Practice Area board; her writing has been published in ASTD’s Research Monograph and OD Network’s OD Practioner and VisionAction Journal, in Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer’s 2000 and 2002 Annuals, as well as in numerous other professional publications.
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