OD Practitioner Open Call for ArticlesOctober 20 is the deadline for the Spring publication of Practicing OD, which publishes in the OD Network’s OD Practitioner. Contact Deb at deb.peters@morganmcguireleadership.com for more information.

Have you thought about getting certification in action learning? Don’t miss this great opportunity to go through the program and receive 25% off. The scholarship is available for a limited number of MNODN members. Contact Melissa Goodson at mgoodson@css.edu for details.

September 14, 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. We have special guests kicking off our MNODN Fall programming.  MNODN founder, Roland Sullivan will interview OD experts, John Johnson and David Noer.  They will discuss the history of OD, current business trends and how we can use our OD roots to address the constantly changing business environment.

Want to visit one of the most diverse and culturally rich countries in the world while enhancing your organizational development knowledge/skills? Then attending the 2017 Asia AHRD Conference will take place in India from Nov. 8-10, 2017 is a great opportunity for you. The conference is organized by the Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) in collaboration with Asian AHRD. It features an impressive lineup of esteemed keynote speakers, panelists, chairs and discussants.

For the past several months the MNODN board has been working to define the organization’s brand. Your feedback on the work completed thus far will help shape our marketing strategy, including the eventual redesign of our logo and website.  Please click the link below to complete a short survey.

Performance Excellence Network's PENworks 2017 is the region's largest, most powerful conference focused on continuous improvement and organizational excellence!  You will gain insights that will inspire change and facilitate better outcomes in your organization and in your career! April 24, 2017 - April 25, 2017 | All Day

April Full-Day WorkshopSmile Sheet Radical Makeover: Drive performance by improving your learning data! April 7, 2016 (Friday), 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The Minnesota Psychologically Healthy Workplace Awards are designed to recognize organizations for their efforts to foster employee health and well-being while enhancing organizational performance.  The award program highlights a variety of workplaces, large and small, profit and non-profit, in Minnesota.

Do you have tips for applying proven or cutting edge OD tools or practices?  Does one of your case studies include OD lessons learned? Or perhaps you have a client OD challenge your practice has uniquely addressed. To be considered for publication in Practicing OD (a segment of the OD Practitioner), send your 900-1200 word article to the Practicing OD co-editors prior to February 1st.

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