In a world where not many people have an excess of time to work on the culture or performance of their organization in multi-day retreats, practitioners need to have practical tools for boosting performance and engagement. A well stocked Organization Design toolkit helps us do just that.  Rachael Lewis, a Senior OD consultant at Experian was the featured speaker at the May ASTD OC OD meeting.   She provided practical tools, examples and exercises based on Jay Galbraith’s Star Model.TM\n

Topics included:

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  • An overview of the Star Model
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  • Working at the “right level” to redirect our trajectory
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  • Practical questions to help leaders uncover issues and opportunities
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  • Lessons learned the hard way
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\nRachael has over 10 years experience in OD after spending the first half of her career as a line manager leading geographically dispersed teams on three continents through numerous change and growth efforts. Prior to her current role, Rachael was Global Talent Manager at Experian in London and in performance consulting at CUNA Mutual. Her primary passion is in helping organizations achieve their business goals by positively transforming the way people engage in work.