Author and consultant
Kathleen A. Paris, Ph.D., speaks on healthy workplaces, provides consulting for strategic planning, process improvement and redesign, and professional development for leaders. Read more »
Kathleen A. Paris, PhD
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Staying Healthy In Sick Organizations: The Clover Practice™
Imagine feeling more peace of mind and less stress at the end of the work day. The Clover Practice™ will show you how.
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Upcoming Events
September 22
Is It Possible to Tell The Truth All the Time at Work?
12:00pm-1:30pm
Madison Downtown Rotary
October 3
Strategic Plan Implementation Events
University of Tennessee Knoxville
November 2
Bringing Your Strategic Plan to Life: A Guide to Making Your Plan Happen
Workshop for business, nonprofits, and agencies (Date tentative)
Wisconsin Center for Performance Excellence
January 25
Leading with The Clover Practiceâ„¢
Careers Conference, Center on Education and Work, UW-Madison
Madison, WI

 

Moving People’s Desks Every Year

Employees change desks each year for stronger teamwork at Care.com.

Reviewer Focuses on Interdependence

In his review of Staying Healthy in Sick Organizations: The Clover Practice™,  UK Consultant Philip Whiteley seized on “Declare Your Interdependence.”

 

Three Secrets to Implementing Your Strategic Plan

Three Secrets for a Successful Strategic Planning Process
I have facilitated close to 200 strategic planning processes. Here are three secrets for a successful strategic planning process. Also you can join me for a webinar “Successfully Implementing Your Strategic Plan” on Thursday, June 17, 12:00-1:15 p.m. CDT. The Magna Publications program is aimed at higher education, but the techniques are applicable to any organization.

Collaboration in Action

Collaboration in Action

We have an opportunity to get up to speed on today’s most pressing leadership and human productivity issues. Human resource leaders in the Madison area are collaborating to offer a day of hot topics  as part of a larger conference of the IPMA-HR Central regional conference. This collaborative learning event takes place on Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at the Madison Marriott West. (The full IPMA-HR event runs June 6-9.)

The Power of an Apology

I was furious. My 83 year old mother had arrived at the hospital via ambulance. She was having trouble breathing and chest pains. Her thin body was trembling and her words were slurred.