PNODN upcoming events

5-week Class: Marketing for Consultants ~ with Jerry Talley (June 04, 2026)

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Marketing for Consultants
A 5-week class with Jerry Talley

Free to PNODN Members! Filling fast!

Learn a strategy for building an OD practice. Learn how to market to your client’s concerns instead of talking about your specific services.

There are entire industries poised to take your time and money to market your practice; it probably won’t work. Marketing an OD practice is unique among professional services:

• Our clients typically do not know when they need us.

• Most clients do not know what we might offer.

• Clients often misunderstand their circumstance and ask for the wrong interventions.

• Contracts need to be flexible enough to allow for emergent insights and opportunities even as client asks for concrete deliverables, schedules, and costs.

So it falls to us to get in front of a potential client and engage with them in a way that opens up a dialogue rather than moving directly to a specific solution. Most digital marketing strategies (websites, SEO, Google AdWords, podcasts, blogs, LinkedIn, etc.) are too tepid to generate a robust flow of work. So this course is about what else to do.

Who should take this course:

This course is for external consultants (or internals ready to move out on their own) wanting more control over their income, their workload, and the type of engagements they attract.

Curriculum:

The purpose of marketing (HINT: It’s not just acquiring clients)
The unique challenges of marketing an OD practice
What clients really want (and need) from us (it’s not your services)
Refining your practice offering
How to position yourself in the marketplace (“solo practice” is not the best option)
The 3 planks in a proactive marketing platform
Market well, and let the client do the selling; how handle the initial conversation
Special attention to finding your first 10 clients

Structure:

5 sessions of 2 hrs each week at 10AM Pacific Time starting May 21st

Office hours available 1-2 days a week for more focused individual questions

Registration & Fee:

This is a no-fee course. After you register your interest here, your confirmation email will include a message from Jerry about how to get in touch with him to make sure this course is right for you and receive further details.

Your Instructor:

Jerry started his 45-year career in Stanford’s Sociology department where he taught for 18 years. Leveraging his research and assessment experience, he moved out into corporate consulting. Over the years he accumulated over 450 client engagements with companies in high tech, higher education, manufacturing, construction, health care, banking, the military, entertainment, hospitality, telecom, city & county government, public utilities, consulting firms, aerospace, college publishing, pharmaceuticals, numerous not-for-profits, and one organic grocery store. He is no longer providing client services; his practice is now focused on mentoring and coaching for the next generation of organization development consultants.

Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial and we need your voice in the conversation!

5-week Class: Marketing for Consultants ~ with Jerry Talley (June 11, 2026)

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Marketing for Consultants
A 5-week class with Jerry Talley

Free to PNODN Members! Filling fast!

Learn a strategy for building an OD practice. Learn how to market to your client’s concerns instead of talking about your specific services.

There are entire industries poised to take your time and money to market your practice; it probably won’t work. Marketing an OD practice is unique among professional services:

• Our clients typically do not know when they need us.

• Most clients do not know what we might offer.

• Clients often misunderstand their circumstance and ask for the wrong interventions.

• Contracts need to be flexible enough to allow for emergent insights and opportunities even as client asks for concrete deliverables, schedules, and costs.

So it falls to us to get in front of a potential client and engage with them in a way that opens up a dialogue rather than moving directly to a specific solution. Most digital marketing strategies (websites, SEO, Google AdWords, podcasts, blogs, LinkedIn, etc.) are too tepid to generate a robust flow of work. So this course is about what else to do.

Who should take this course:

This course is for external consultants (or internals ready to move out on their own) wanting more control over their income, their workload, and the type of engagements they attract.

Curriculum:

The purpose of marketing (HINT: It’s not just acquiring clients)
The unique challenges of marketing an OD practice
What clients really want (and need) from us (it’s not your services)
Refining your practice offering
How to position yourself in the marketplace (“solo practice” is not the best option)
The 3 planks in a proactive marketing platform
Market well, and let the client do the selling; how handle the initial conversation
Special attention to finding your first 10 clients

Structure:

5 sessions of 2 hrs each week at 10AM Pacific Time starting May 21st

Office hours available 1-2 days a week for more focused individual questions

Registration & Fee:

Your Instructor:

Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial and we need your voice in the conversation!

Beyond the Checkbox: How to Measure What Actually Matters ~ with Sarah Moore Sherry & Elizabeth Hirschl of Beyond Data (June 12, 2026)

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Beyond the Checkbox: How to Measure What Actually Matters

with Sarah Moore Sherry & Elizabeth Hirschl of Beyond Data

join us for this special lunch and learn workshop for our PNODN community

About this Event & What You'll learn:

Ever feel like traditional data collection strips the soul right out of your organizational culture work? You aren't alone. For many leaders and OD practitioners, measuring the most critical organizational outcomes is incredibly challenging because the ideas themselves—like alignment, trust, and systemic impact—are deeply conceptual, complex, and subjective.

Break away for an engaging, high-value afternoon workshop designed specifically to bridge the gap between abstract human systems and robust evidence.

Facilitated by the principals of Beyond Data Sarah Moore Sherry and Elizabeth Hirschl, this 90-minute lunch-hour session moves past the "bureaucrat's checklist" approach to data. Instead, you'll discover a framework that respects your organization's unique context, values, and complexity while building an authentic picture of impact.

Why Attend?

This isn’t a dry seminar where you sit back and watch slides. It’s an interactive space to zoom in on your toughest organizational challenges and zoom out to see the big picture.

Connect in Real-Time: Share space, swap stories, and collaborate in breakout sessions with fellow Pacific Northwest OD professionals.
Move Chaos to Clarity: Learn how to practically unpack, untangle, and operationalize the "squishy," conceptual ideas that drive organizational health.
Balance Intuition + Evidence: Discover how to combine your deep practitioner instincts and lived experience with hard data foundations to create down-to-earth, actionable results.
Walk Away Equipped: Get a sneak peek at practical frameworks—including the North Star Template—designed to help you find the true story behind your data without losing your organization's mission.

Bring your toughest, most complex organizational concept with you. Let’s learn how to measure what actually matters.

Meet Your Facilitators:

Beyond Data is an organization dedicated to helping leaders understand their effectiveness and increase their impact with data communication that is creative, accessible, and full of warmth.

Sarah Moore Sherry, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita, University of Puget Sound Sarah joined the Department of Psychology at Puget Sound in 1993, teaching courses in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Applied Psychological Measurement, and Statistics. Her research, published in two books and dozens of peer-reviewed publications, focuses on the effects of work-related stressors, employee health and well-being, and program evaluation. Sarah has also served in numerous academic leadership roles, including 10 years as Department Chair and 7 years as Associate Dean of Faculty. Based in Tacoma, WA, she brings a deep, theory-educated foundation and a compassionate approach to helping organizations thrive.

Elizabeth Hirschl, M.S.

Data & Information Strategist Based in Tacoma, WA, Elizabeth has crossed sectors from logistics and education to leadership training in both for-profit and non-profit settings. No matter the industry, her zone of genius is collecting data and analyzing complex patterns to help organizations make informed, clear decisions. Elizabeth earned her Master of Science in Information Design and Strategy from Northwestern University in 2022. She excels at cutting through complexity to make data and evidence highly creative, visual, and accessible to all people.

Brought to you by PNODN. Come curious, leave encouraged.

REGISTER TODAY using the Registration buttons above!

AGENDA:

11:45 am to 12:00 pm - join meeting

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm - workshop

1:30 to 2:00 pm - optional Q&A with our facilitators

Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial and we need your voice in the conversation!

PNODN Community Lunch Hour (June 17, 2026)

Wed, 17 Jun 2026 19:30:00 GMT

Community Lunch Hour with PNODN

Looking to spend some quality time with like-minded folks? Come join us for this free event where we can spend time with the community.

We might:

Jump into breakout rooms to connect and chat
Do some give-and-get help activities
Explore themes that we see showing up in our work and world
Chat about the PNODN
Something else!

Anyone who is interested is welcome to join. All levels of experience will find value here.

About Your Host

Justin Navetski, PNODN Director of Community, will be your host. Learn more about him here!

COST:

No charge

AGENDA:

12:25 pm Zoom Room opens

12:30 pm Session begins

1:30 pm Zoom Room closes

Online registration is encouraged so we can plan for the gathering accordingly. Walk ins are also welcome.

Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial!

5-week Class: Marketing for Consultants ~ with Jerry Talley (June 18, 2026)

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Marketing for Consultants
A 5-week class with Jerry Talley

Free to PNODN Members! Filling fast!

Learn a strategy for building an OD practice. Learn how to market to your client’s concerns instead of talking about your specific services.

There are entire industries poised to take your time and money to market your practice; it probably won’t work. Marketing an OD practice is unique among professional services:

• Our clients typically do not know when they need us.

• Most clients do not know what we might offer.

• Clients often misunderstand their circumstance and ask for the wrong interventions.

• Contracts need to be flexible enough to allow for emergent insights and opportunities even as client asks for concrete deliverables, schedules, and costs.

So it falls to us to get in front of a potential client and engage with them in a way that opens up a dialogue rather than moving directly to a specific solution. Most digital marketing strategies (websites, SEO, Google AdWords, podcasts, blogs, LinkedIn, etc.) are too tepid to generate a robust flow of work. So this course is about what else to do.

Who should take this course:

This course is for external consultants (or internals ready to move out on their own) wanting more control over their income, their workload, and the type of engagements they attract.

Curriculum:

The purpose of marketing (HINT: It’s not just acquiring clients)
The unique challenges of marketing an OD practice
What clients really want (and need) from us (it’s not your services)
Refining your practice offering
How to position yourself in the marketplace (“solo practice” is not the best option)
The 3 planks in a proactive marketing platform
Market well, and let the client do the selling; how handle the initial conversation
Special attention to finding your first 10 clients

Structure:

5 sessions of 2 hrs each week at 10AM Pacific Time starting May 21st

Office hours available 1-2 days a week for more focused individual questions

Registration & Fee:

Your Instructor:

Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial and we need your voice in the conversation!

Less Stress, More Joy ~ with Amy Leneker (June 18, 2026)

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:00:00 GMT

Less Stress, More Joy

with Amy Leneker, Author of Cheers to Monday: The Surprisingly Simple Method to Lead and Live with Less Stress and More Joy

Less Stress, More Joy is a transformative and energizing workshop based on Amy Leneker’s book, Cheers to Monday: The Surprisingly Simple Method to Lead & Live with Less Stress & More Joy (Wiley, 2026). This workshop is typically a half-day or full day training, so we are thrilled that Amy is offering this special 1 hour lunch and learn session for PNODN!

Drawing on insights from her national research study, The State of Stress & Joy at Work, Amy reveals why the common advice about stress isn’t working and what leaders, teams, and organizations can do instead.

Participants leave with a practical framework they can use immediately to stop operating on autopilot, respond more intentionally to stress, and approach their work with greater clarity, energy, and joy.

What You'll Learn From This Session

Understand what’s really driving stress at work today. Insights from Amy’s national research reveal the most common sources of stress at work and why traditional approaches to managing stress are often making it worse.

Learn The Un-Stressing Method™. Practice Amy’s simple, science-backed three-step method for reducing stress and increasing joy at work. In a 2026 study, 96 percent of American workers said The Un-Stressing Method™ helped them better understand and manage their stress.

Discover the five biggest drivers of joy at work. Explore why joy isn’t a “nice to have,” but a powerful catalyst for decision-making, creativity, and performance.

Join us for this enlivening presentation with Amy Leneker! Please note that this event will NOT be recorded. Catch it live!!

About Our Speaker:

Amy Leneker is an optimistic, joy-seeking, recovering workaholic. She's also a leadership consultant with over 25 years of leadership experience, including a decade in the C-suite, who has helped over 100,000 leaders, teams and organizations (from Fortune 100 companies to the public sector) thrive at work through keynotes, coaching and training, centered on less stress and more joy.

A first-generation college student, Amy earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees while working full-time and later raising a family. She has studied leadership at Yale, neuroscience at the NeuroLeadership Institute, and stress resilience at Harvard Medical School.

Amy has appeared in Forbes, Katie Couric Media Inc., CEOWORLD Magazine, and other prestigious outlets. She is a regular contributor to Fast Company and the author of the national research study, The State of Stress and Joy at Work (2026). Cheers to Monday is her first book and was an instant national bestseller, debuting as the #1 bestselling business book on the USA Today bestseller list and in the top 10 on the Publisher's Weekly bestsellers list.

She and her family make their home in the Pacific Northwest.

Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial and we need your voice in the conversation!

PNODN Community Lunch Hour (July 15, 2026)

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:30:00 GMT

Community Lunch Hour with PNODN

Looking to spend some quality time with like-minded folks? Come join us for this free event where we can spend time with the community.

We might:

Jump into breakout rooms to connect and chat
Do some give-and-get help activities
Explore themes that we see showing up in our work and world
Chat about the PNODN
Something else!

Anyone who is interested is welcome to join. All levels of experience will find value here.

About Your Host

Justin Navetski, PNODN Director of Community, will be your host. Learn more about him here!

COST:

No charge

AGENDA:

12:25 pm Zoom Room opens

12:30 pm Session begins

1:30 pm Zoom Room closes

Online registration is encouraged so we can plan for the gathering accordingly. Walk ins are also welcome.

Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial!

What to Do When You Don't Know What's Next: Recharge Your Inner Improviser ~ with Jordana Cole (with CBODN) (June 17, 2027)

Thu, 17 Jun 2027 16:30:00 GMT

What to Do When You Don't Know What's Next: Recharge Your Inner Improviser

Join us for this special morning workshop with Jordana Cole, hosted by our partners at CBODN!

Jordana Cole

OD professionals know better than anyone that you can't script transformation. But when AI is reshaping work, roles are shifting, and organizations are under pressure, even seasoned practitioners can find themselves frozen or overextended. In this session, Jordana Cole draws on her TEDx talk and two decades of leadership and well-being research to help OD practitioners recharge their inner improvisers and find the clarity, creativity, and confidence to lead themselves and others through whatever comes next.

By the end of this session, participants will:

Reconnect to their core, human strengths
Boost their mindset to move forward through ambiguity and missteps
Co-create ideas on how to bring OD value in an AI world

About your Facilitator:

Combining her rich background and expertise in psychology and leadership development, alongside her authentic blend of energy, humor, and strategic questions, Jordana enables leaders to ignite behavioral change and spark transformation that not only sticks, it spreads.

As an organizational consultant, workshop facilitator, and leadership coach, Jordana has designed and led talent strategy and leadership programs for thousands of individuals across all levels and roles around the globe. Prior to launching her consulting and coaching practice, Jordana led enterprise learning and development functions for a decade within technology, financial services, e-commerce, and nonprofit industries. Jordana’s worked with a number of Fortune 100 companies and companies on the Best Companies to Work For list.

Jordana is an alumna of the University of Pennsylvania’s Master of Applied Positive Psychology program and has served as an instructor for undergraduate and graduate courses related to positive organizations and human strengths & resilience. She is also certified as a PCC level coach from the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and a Gallup Strengths Coach, with experience coaching more than 250 leaders worldwide. As a lead faculty member for the Center for Human Potential's Self-Actualization Coaching Program, Jordana equips cohorts of professional coaches with research-backed tools to help clients surface their needs and embrace their whole selves.

Jordana believes that leadership is the most needed and most durable skillset in our changing world, and the one that AI can't replace. She's been featured on a variety of podcasts and webinars discussing the connections between leadership, well-being, AI, and organizational success. She's on a mission to help everyone lead themselves and others better through uncertainty. Her TEDx talk on this topic: "What to Do When You Don't Know What's Next" currently ranks in the top 10% of views for all TEDx talks globally.

AGENDA:

9:15 am - 9:30 am - Join meeting
9:30 am - 11:00 am - Workshop

Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial and we need your voice in the conversation!

Follow-up Magic: Craft Your 3-Sentence Strategy for Better Opportunities, Referrals & Relationships ~ with Annie Franceschi (with TODN) (July 22, 2027)

Thu, 22 Jul 2027 16:00:00 GMT

Follow-up Magic: Craft Your 3-Sentence Strategy for Better Opportunities, Referrals & Relationships

Special morning workshop with Annie Franceschi
(in partnership with Triangle ODN)

When expanding your network, having a clear, confident way to describe what you do—and how to connect with you—can make all the difference. Whether you're a consultant, professional, or searching for your next role, join us to learn (and start using) the authentic 3-sentence strategy that turns new connections into lifelong relationships - just like magic! If you’d love a personalized resource to help you follow up fast, connect with confidence, and make your networking matter today and every day after - this is the session for you.

Your Facilitator:

Annie Franceschi is a former Disney storyteller, branding expert of 12+ years, and host of the Establish Yourself® podcast. Since 2013, Annie has helped more than 400 coaches and consultants clarify their brand message, package their offers, and grow businesses with confidence through her practice, Greatest Story Creative®. Along the way, she's spoken for thousands, been featured in Forbes, and written 3 bestselling books: "Establish Yourself," "Permission to Try," and "Small Biz for Kids." A Duke University graduate and major Muppets fan, Annie lives in Durham, NC with her husband, Gus, and their favorite Muppet, their son - Leo.

AGENDA:

8:45pm - 9:00 AM: Join meeting
9:00 - 10:00 AM: Workshop

Consider joining PNODN - members savings over the course of the year are substantial and we need your voice in the conversation!

PNODN upcoming events

5-week Class: Marketing for Consultants ~ with Jerry Talley (June 04, 2026)

Marketing for Consultants A 5-week class with Jerry Talley

Free to PNODN Members! Filling fast!

There are entire industries poised to take your time and money to market your practice; it probably won’t work. Marketing an OD practice is unique among professional services:

• Our clients typically do not know when they need us.

• Most clients do not know what we might offer.

• Clients often misunderstand their circumstance and ask for the wrong interventions.

• Contracts need to be flexible enough to allow for emergent insights and opportunities even as client asks for concrete deliverables, schedules, and costs.

5-week Class: Marketing for Consultants ~ with Jerry Talley (June 11, 2026)

Marketing for Consultants A 5-week class with Jerry Talley

Free to PNODN Members! Filling fast!

There are entire industries poised to take your time and money to market your practice; it probably won’t work. Marketing an OD practice is unique among professional services:

• Our clients typically do not know when they need us.

• Most clients do not know what we might offer.

• Clients often misunderstand their circumstance and ask for the wrong interventions.

• Contracts need to be flexible enough to allow for emergent insights and opportunities even as client asks for concrete deliverables, schedules, and costs.

Beyond the Checkbox: How to Measure What Actually Matters ~ with Sarah Moore Sherry & Elizabeth Hirschl of Beyond Data (June 12, 2026)

Beyond the Checkbox: How to Measure What Actually Matters

with Sarah Moore Sherry & Elizabeth Hirschl of Beyond Data join us for this special lunch and learn workshop for our PNODN community

About this Event & What You'll learn:

Why Attend?

Meet Your Facilitators:

Sarah Moore Sherry, Ph.D.

Elizabeth Hirschl, M.S.

AGENDA:

PNODN Community Lunch Hour (June 17, 2026)

Community Lunch Hour with PNODN

5-week Class: Marketing for Consultants ~ with Jerry Talley (June 18, 2026)

Marketing for Consultants A 5-week class with Jerry Talley

Free to PNODN Members! Filling fast!

There are entire industries poised to take your time and money to market your practice; it probably won’t work. Marketing an OD practice is unique among professional services:

• Our clients typically do not know when they need us.

• Most clients do not know what we might offer.

• Clients often misunderstand their circumstance and ask for the wrong interventions.

• Contracts need to be flexible enough to allow for emergent insights and opportunities even as client asks for concrete deliverables, schedules, and costs.

Less Stress, More Joy ~ with Amy Leneker (June 18, 2026)

Less Stress, More Joy

with Amy Leneker, Author of Cheers to Monday: The Surprisingly Simple Method to Lead and Live with Less Stress and More Joy

PNODN Community Lunch Hour (July 15, 2026)

Community Lunch Hour with PNODN

What to Do When You Don't Know What's Next: Recharge Your Inner Improviser ~ with Jordana Cole (with CBODN) (June 17, 2027)

What to Do When You Don't Know What's Next: Recharge Your Inner Improviser

Join us for this special morning workshop with Jordana Cole, hosted by our partners at CBODN!

Jordana Cole

AGENDA:

Follow-up Magic: Craft Your 3-Sentence Strategy for Better Opportunities, Referrals & Relationships ~ with Annie Franceschi (with TODN) (July 22, 2027)

Follow-up Magic: Craft Your 3-Sentence Strategy for Better Opportunities, Referrals & Relationships

Special morning workshop with Annie Franceschi(in partnership with Triangle ODN)

AGENDA:

Marketing for Consultants
A 5-week class with Jerry Talley

Marketing for Consultants
A 5-week class with Jerry Talley

with Sarah Moore Sherry & Elizabeth Hirschl of Beyond Data

join us for this special lunch and learn workshop for our PNODN community

Marketing for Consultants
A 5-week class with Jerry Talley

Special morning workshop with Annie Franceschi
(in partnership with Triangle ODN)