Precourse Assessment on Google Docs

I am testing the use of Google Doc for our Precourse Assessment. Let me know what you think.

NIC

https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFM0N0NtekZOSkltWk9vbTc1UExyTmc6MA

Challenge Course Facilitator Training

This week is the last opportunity to sign up for the Challenge Course Facilitator Training for Feburary 12-14 and 19-21. If you are interested or know of someone you may be interested, give us a call (928-523-3229) or stop by the office.

We look forward to seeing you out on the course!
NIC

Opening the High Course Back Up

Thanks to the efforts of Sean W. and a borrowed snow blower, we have officially dug through the snow to the high course. The confidence pole, balance beam and multivine traverse have been cleared and will be put back into operation this Wednesday!

We look forward to resuming operations outside (for the most part)!

Back in the Office and Ready for the New Year

It is great to be back in the office after a refreshing break.  We hope that the NAU Challenge Course will be able to assist you through the adventures and challenges of 2010!

Nicholas Hagemann

Arizona Association of Facilitators

Tuesday, January19, 2010 (Third TUESDAY This Month!–Monday Holiday)

TIME: 5:30 – 6:00 p.m.         Light Refreshments 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.         Program PLACE: Executive Training Solutions 4926 E. McDowell Rd    Suite 102  Phoenix, AZ  85008

“Facilitator Intervention Profile”
Presenter:  Dr. Thomas Ollerman

Program Description:
The lack of skilled team facilitators has been one of the major reasons for failure in the implementation of successful teams in the workplace. Join us as Dr. Thomas Ollerman shares his process for how to select facilitators for an intervention. Dr. Ollerman will discuss hos his Facilitator Intervention Profile helps you determine your own facilitator intervention style. He will help us answer “What do you do with problem team members?” and “How do I give effective facilitator feedback?”

Each participant will receive a portion of the interview selection questionnaire for selecting a facilitator. We will discuss up to 3 of the 21 team scenarios (each with 19 potential facilitator interventions) to help define your facilitation intervention style.  You will receive a four-dimension feedback survey to use in getting feedback from your team members on your facilitator effectiveness.

About the Speaker:

THOMAS E. OLLERMAN, PH.D. is President of INNOVA, Inc., an international consulting firm specializing in corporate innovation and creative problem solving. He founded the Institute for Collaborative Alliances which addresses America’s role in global mergers, acquisitions and business alliances. His background includes expertise gained in the areas of global executive development and innovation at IBM, creativity, participative leadership, and team building at Motorola, Inc., statistical research for ITT Courier, Hartford Insurance Co., and Dell Computer Corporation. Dr. Ollerman completed a NIMH Postdoctoral Fellowship in Community Psychology at Johns Hopkins Medical School, Department of Psychiatry in Baltimore, Maryland. He has a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, a masters degree in Experimental Psychology and a bachelor of Arts in Psychology. His most recent instrumentation is selection criteria for team facilitators.

RSVP:
Email preferred: azafgroup@hotmail.com

or phone Sue Nennemann: 602-481-3498

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Next Meeting:  Tuesday, February 16, 2010 (Third Tuesday, not Monday due to Holiday)

Snowy in Flagstaff

The town of Flagstaff is attempting to dig itself out from the reported 20 inches of snow we received on Monday.  Here on the challenge course, everyone is preparing for the holidays and finishing up  finals. 

Just a note, not an attempt to rub it in, I will be out of the office starting on Friday December 11 and will return on January 4.  The warm climate of Ecuador is calling my name.  Joey will be in the office answering phones and checking email.  I will try to return any messages when I return to the office.  Thanks for your patience.

We hope you have a great holiday season!

Nicholas Hagemann

AZ Association of Facilitators Meeting

Arizona Association of Facilitators
Monday, December 14, 2009 (SECOND MONDAY THIS MONTH!)
TIME: 5:30 – 6:00 p.m. Light Refreshments
6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Program
PLACE: Executive Training Solutions
4926 E. McDowell Rd Suite 102 Phoenix, AZ 85008

Apology and Forgiveness in Business and Life: Mending Relationships, Building Community

Presenter: Bob Oberstein

Program Description:
It was during work as an arbitrator, mediator and facilitator as well as when he was both the Ombudsman and Disabled Student Liaison for Ottawa University when he realized that for years he had been hearing over and over again how, if the other side had only apologized that all of this “fuss” and legality would have not been necessary. Additionally, he would also hear that “their apology is unacceptable” or “I’ll never forgive them.” All of this experience led Bob to research this question of what actually constitutes an acceptable apology and why some work while others do not. Moreover, there is also the question of forgiveness and especially as it relates to enabling improper behavior and the re-victimization of the forgiver. After a period of intense research (which is still ongoing) Bob developed an interdisciplinary course at Ottawa University entitled Apology and Forgiveness which he taught for a number of years. He has since taken this topic and developed a webinar for Traaen & Associates for whom he consults as the Lead Consultant Labor & Employee Relations.

The presentation will include the exploration and discussion of the following:

How do we define apology and forgiveness?
What is the apologetic code?
Why do we need apology & forgiveness in our lives?
What are the apology “No-No’s?”
What are the elements of the successful apology?
Are there different types of apology and forgiveness?
How important is the timing of an apology?
What do we need to know about some of the cultural differences in apology & forgiveness?
What are the elements of successful forgiveness?

About the Speaker:

Bob Oberstein is uniquely qualified in every aspect of labor and employee relations having served on both sides of the labor management table in both the public and private sectors as a neutral fact finder, mediator and arbitrator for multiple organizations and agencies.
As a negotiator he has been chief spokesperson for the City of Phoenix and the Washington Elementary School District and as Senior Labor Relations Administrator with Salt River Project (SRP) where, in the absence of the SRP Labor Relations Manager, he was chief spokesperson. He was also chief spokesperson and negotiator on the labor side of the table between the Part-time Faculty Association and the Maricopa Community College District and earlier as a bargaining team member for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
As Director of the Labor Management Relations Certificate and B.A. programs at Ottawa University in Phoenix, Arizona he has also taught undergraduate and graduate classes in employment and labor law, human resources, conflict resolution, negotiations (I & II), grievance processing, arbitration and ethics.

RSVP:
Email preferred: azafgroup@hotmail.com

or phone Sue Nennemann: 602-481-3498

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Next Meeting: Monday, January 19, 2010 (Third Tuesday, not Monday due to Holiday!!)

Dr. Thomas Ollerman: Facilitator Intervention Profile

DIRECTIONS:
From East – Mesa:

Take US 60 (Superstition Freeway) west towards Phoenix to the Hohokam Expressway or SR 143; head north to end of the SR 143 at McDowell. Turn right onto McDowell; get in left lane and our building is on the north side of McDowell just before the Sonic Drive-in. Suite 102 is at the south end of the complex. You’ll see 4926 is in huge black letters in the upper corner of the front door to Suite 102.

From North – Scottsdale: (near the 101)

Take the SR-101 South to McDowell Rd. exit. Turn right (west) onto E. McDowell Rd. through the Papago Buttes until you come to 4926 E. McDowell just west of the Sonic Drive-in on your left.

From West – Phoenix: (near Interstate 10 or Interstate17)

Take Interstate 10 east to SR-202 east. Exit McDowell Road – it curves to the North to McDowell Turn right onto McDowell; get in left lane and our building is on the north side of McDowell just before the Sonic Drive-in. Suite 102 is at the south end of the complex. You’ll see 4926 is in huge black letters in the upper corner of the front door to Suite 102.

From Airport:

Take the 153 to McDowell Rd.; turn right (east) to 4926 E McDowell – north side

Old Winter Newsletters

I thought that it would be entertaining to post a few of the old newsletters from years past.

Winter 2005 Newsletter 

Winter 2007 Newsletter

Winter 2008 Newsletter

Enjoy the reading.

NIC

Winter Newsletter 2009-2010

We are working on the Winter Newsletter to be published in December or January. I wanted to get your input on the topics that we cover this year.

If there is anything you would like to hear more about the NAU Challenge Course, post a reply or email me at Nicholas.Hagemann@nau.edu.

We will post a link to the final product when the newsletter is completed.

Health and Learning Center: Sustainable Construction

Anytime that you see the distruction of an old building for a new one, the questions of sustaininability and waste come to mind. It was great to read this article, http://mydigimag.rrd.com/publication/?i=25991&page=1&p=35, on the new Health and Learning Center.