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Whole Systems Consulting: 

Chris Hoffman consults on the interpersonal aspects of doing business: making boards and teams more effective, building alignment for positive change, resolving difficult issues, and coaching leaders for success. He specializes in organizations working for a sustainable and thriving future.

Chris is a pioneer in the relationship between sustainability and personal wellness and effectiveness. In addition to his consulting work he delivers workshops and presentations that address this important topic. He is the author of The Hoop And The Tree: A Compass for Finding a Deeper Relationship with All Life, hailed by The Bloomsbury Review as “therapeutic, enlightening, and a joy to read.”

Chris brings a unique combination of business and psychological expertise, including systems analysis, behavioral science training, and twenty-three years experience consulting within a Fortune 500 energy utility.

 

Consulting Services - Details:

Consulting Solutions List
Coaching Overview 
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About Organization Development (OD): Organization Development is an organization-wide, planned effort, managed from the top, to increase organization effectiveness and health through planned interventions in the organization’s 'processes', using behavioral-science knowledge. - Richard Beckhard, Organization Development: Strategies and Models

            OD involves:

Understanding of the organization and the organization’s processes, whether those processes involve service delivery, electric generation, accounting, environmental leadership, information technology, etc.
Skillful application of behavioral-science knowledge, using methodologies such as coaching, team development, large group events, data gathering, communications skills training, strategic planning, etc.

 

Information on Sustainability:

Is the future possible?  Only through sustainability.

If the Earth were a Person... (illustration & text - one-page))
Sustainability Overview (one-page)
Earth Dashboard - Key indicators about how we are doing as a planet.  Are we headed toward sustainability or collapse?  Four key areas for action.

Free Resources:

Planning Road Map
Change Mastery, Simplified  (pdf file, requires Adobe Reader - free download here)
An Introduction to Sociometry  for professionals

Events--click here

Other Articles

The Question of Evil

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