The Barnes & Conti Newsletter:
July 2013

Featured Article: Dealing with Disruptive Change (excerpt)

by B. Kim Barnes

NOTE: This article was published in the July issue of T+D Magazine and on the ASTD website. We wanted to share it with you in case you did not catch it.

As I write, we are again dealing with the shock of a terrorist attack on American soil: the bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. We learn, once again, that the most important thing any of us experiencing devastating change can do is to be active in the healing process for ourselves and others. We need to transform energy tied up in anger, fear, and stress into productive and positive action. I first learned this lesson years ago when a huge fire raging through the hills of Oakland, California, destroyed our house. We were fortunate—we lost property, not lives. We were well insured. We rebuilt our house and moved on.

In the aftermath of the fire, I paid attention to my reactions and those of family and friends. I began to see how this experience could be a powerful metaphor that would help me, perhaps others, gain understanding about dealing with disruptive change—both at home and at work.

Recovery plan

The following actions had real value for adapting to and taking practical action toward recovery from a disruptive change. The first four involve the past, the fifth moves you from the past to the future, and the sixth focuses on the future. Having created a path from the past to a positive future, you’re now free to be active and productive in the present; the rest of the actions are focused on the here and now...

Read the entire article (registration required).

Join Barnes & Conti! Navigate your life and career with Kim Barnes and Aviad Goz at OD Network Conference

Update your Calendars! Join Kim Barnes & Aviad Goz for their session, “Self-Navigation: Be the Captain of Your Life and Career,” at the OD Network 2013 Annual Conference on October 8, 2013 from 12:30 – 2:00 pm.

The session will be held at the Doubletree Hotel in San Jose, CA. Kim Barnes, Barnes & Conti CEO, along with Aviad Goz, Founder & Chairman, Momentum Group and N.E.W.S. Consulting, will discuss their newest book, Self-Navigation: A Compass for Guiding Your Life and Career. They will also discuss the concept of self-navigation as it pertains to your life and career.

Read a description for this and other sessions.

Sign up for the OD Network Conference.

Meet Our Newest Staff Member:
David Heneghan

David Heneghan is an organizational learning and talent management professional with over 20 years of experience in training, change management, performance improvement, and sales effectiveness. His expertise is broad, having spearheaded corporate training projects, organizational development initiatives, and technology implementations. David has spent his career partnering with business unit leaders to analyze their workforce development needs and develop solutions that align with their business imperatives.

David wears several hats at Barnes & Conti as the Account Manager for the Western Region and a facilitator for several programs. He is leading the launch of the N.E.W.S.™ Navigation programs and coaching services. We hope you will enjoy getting to know him as much as we have!

Around the World: Our Global Partners
Mas Talento Organizacional, Mexico

Our global network continues to grow, providing Barnes & Conti programs and services to meet the needs of clients worldwide. Many of our partners provide services in local languages with translated materials. This month, we are featuring our partner in Mexico, Mas Talento Organizacional.

MAS Talento Organizacional Consulting, S. C. is a consulting firm that specializes in adding value to clients’ business, through Strategic Talent Management and Organizational Development.

Mas Talento Organizacional offers Barnes & Conti’s Exercising Influence,Managing Innovation, and Constructive Negotiation programs, as well as other as other professional development and leadership development programs and services.

More information about our partners

Contact us about global training

My Experience Training Managing Innovation with Nissan’s Leadership Group.

By Marilu Aguilar Salamanca

My company, MAS TALENTO ORGANIZACIONAL, based in Mexico, recently had the opportunity to facilitate the one-day Managing Innovation workshop to a group of Nissan employees.

Managing Innovation teaches a management process for sorting out the best ideas and bringing them to fruition in order to create value for the organization.

What was most interesting to me while facilitating the workshop was observing how we were able to apply each exercise to help the group solve their industry specific needs. For example, the “Design a Fridge” exercise challenged the participants to figure out a way to get the public to want to buy new refrigerators in a bad economy. We asked the participants to apply this exercise to the automobile industry, and it helped them immensely.

The participants appreciated being able to apply their own innovation projects to the course. As one of them said: “Now I know the direction I must take in order to be successful….”

We are looking forward to the follow up at the end of the year and to seeing how they did with their innovation projects.

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In this Issue:

• Featured Article: Dealing with Disruptive Change
• Join Barnes & Conti: Kim Barnes & Aviad Goz to speak at OD Network Conference
• Meet Our Newest Staff Member: David Heneghan
• Around the World—Global Partner of the Month: Mas Talento Organizacional Consulting, S.C.
• Recipe: Kim Barnes’ Simple and Authentic Guacamole
• Featured Art (at left): “Chicago in Flames,” by Currier and Ives

Deal of the Month:

Self Navigation: The N.E.W.S. Experience

One-day public offering: $100

July 29, 2013
8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Philadelphia, PA

Self-Navigation: The N.E.W.S. Experience™ allows participants to navigate both their personal development and their careers, increase motivation, overcome obstacles, plan and execute for better results. This course is especially valuable for individuals who want to apply a structured process for career planning and for those with high potential. It can be used very effectively as part of an on-boarding process or to assist with transitions and other “crossroads.”

Listen to brief description of the course.

Register on our website

Scroll down to "Self Navigation" on the schedule.

Upcoming Open Enrollment Programs

Exercising Influence

July 17-18, Berkeley, CA
2-Day, $995

Self Navigation: The N.E.W.S. Experience™

July 29, 2013, Philadelphia, PA
1-Day, Special Offer $100

See the full schedule on our website to register online

Recipe: Kim Barnes’ Simple and Authentic Guacamole

Kim has traveled to Mexico quite a bit to work with our partners. Some years ago she brought back this simple and delicious way of making guacamole

Ingredients:

• Ripe avocados
• Pinch of salt
• Finely minced garlic
• Fresh squeezed lime juice

Method:

1. Peel and pit the avocados, mash to desired consistency.
2. Add the salt and mix in the other ingredients, to taste.

One large avocado should serve 2-4 people. Guacamole is terrific not just with chips, but as a condiment with all sorts of Mexican dishes.

Recipe Contest

Do you have a guacamole recipe that you just love? Share it on our LinkedIn recipe post. Our resident panel of foodies will choose the most enticing recipe.

The winner will receive either the work-in-progress collection of Barnes & Conti recipes, or their choice of book by Kim Barnes, either Exercising Influence, or Self-Navigation.