What’s New at OKA
Coming in June 2008: "Using Type Lenses" Workshop
OKA is pleased to announce a new collaboration with the Association for Psychological Type (APT). Launching on June 19-20, 2008, "Using Type Lenses in Leading Type" is an exciting new workshop that illustrates how a number of two-letter type combinations, or type lenses, can be used to make psychological type knowledge accessible and actionable.
Temperament, Function Pair, Attitude Pair and the Quadrants have all proved rich and powerful lenses for illuminating the influence of psychological type on behavior. Through group exercises, lecturettes, small group discussions and case studies, this experiential workshop—delivered by Otto Kroeger, Hile Rutledge and Katherine Hirsh—explores each of these lenses and the individual or organizational issues that each is best equipped to address. Read more and register!
What Was New at OKA Before...
April 2008: Hile Rutledge Leads Teleconference for APT e-Chapter
Hile Rutledge, OKA Chief Executive Officer, conducted a teleconference for APT’s (Association for Psychological Type’s) e-Chapter on April 1, 2008. The topic was “Bridging the Gap Between Type and Temperament.” For years, there have been two opposing camps within the type community: Temperament advocates and Temperament opponents. As longtime supporters, authors, and trainers of both systems, OKA is in a unique position to offer a bridge between these too often opposing approaches. In this discussion, Hile covered the roots of this conflict, make arguments as to why the conflict is unnecessary, and give intellectual legitimacy to Keirsey's Temperament model - while also making the case for the incompleteness of a purist Type approach.
March 2008: Hile Rutledge Part of OD Founder's Roundtable
On March 7, 2008, Hile Rutledge, OKA Chief Executive Officer, was proud to serve on the OD Founder's panel at Chesapeake Bay’s OD Network Spring Conference. Other noted speakers included Peter Block, Lennox Joseph, the Gallop Organization and Charlie and Eddie Seashore. Hile’s topic was: Contracting Nightmares: Structuring Successful Consulting and Training; he covered five contracting questions that must be answered and present on a consultant’s radar to ensure a successful engagement and a satisfied client.
February 2008: Jennifer Tucker Speaks at the DC Chapter of ASTD
Joining a panel of organization development and assessment professionals at the ASTD Washington DC Chapter February meeting, Jennifer Tucker participated in a lively discussion about different assessment instruments available to trainers and organization development professionals. Jenny's talk specifically focused on the newly released Klein Group Instrument (KGI) and the Pearson-Marr Archetype Indicator (PMAI), with some "bonus materials" on psychological type and Reversal Theory.
December 2007: What Type is Santa?
A reprise of a client favorite, this letter answers a very important holiday question from one of our students, What Type Is Santa Claus?!? Link to Santa Letter
December 2007: Hile Rutledge Speaks for Piedmont APT Chapter
Hile Rutledge, OKA Chief Executive Officer, served as an invited speaker at the Piedmont APT Winter Conference in December 2007. Speaking about "The Power of Type Dynamics," Hile's talk shared new and powerful ways to apply type both personally and with clients - cutting through the complexity of type theory, and turning it into a tool that is both understandable and applicable.
November 2007: Two Archived Webcasts Available from OKA
Two archived OKA webcasts are now available through our partner ULiveandLearn. Presented by Jennifer Tucker, OKA's Consulting Director, these webcasts include "Understanding and Diagnosing Teams and Organizations," a webcast that teaches OKA's Wrapped Cable Model; and "Managing Talent by Building Self-Awareness: Personality and Team Assessment Instruments," a webcast that previews five instruments used frequently by OKA. Each webcast is 1-1/2-hours in length. Link to ULiveandLearn to learn more and purchase the webcast archives.
October 2007: OKA Publishes Article on Motivation and Emotion
The November 2007 issue of CrossTalk Magazine, the Journal of Defense Software Engineering - read by thousands of people in the defense sector each month - included an article by Jennifer Tucker and Hile Rutledge. Entitled "Motivation and Emotion in Technology Teams," this article describes how Reversal Theory can be used to impact the motivational and emotional well-being of technology teams. It includes a summary of what Reversal Theory is, and how it can be used with teams. This is Jenny and Hile's third article for CrossTalk. Link to Article: PDF Version | HTML Version
August 2007: OKA Releases Consulting Skills CD!
OKA’s Consulting Skills class, previously offered as a public workshop, is now available as self-guided training at a low introductory price! In this class, OKA’s Consulting Director walks you through the critical steps involved in approaching new potential clients, identifying their needs, crafting a proposal, and effectively delivering on the work once won. This class comes on a CD-ROM, and combines audio, slides, and templates – for a complete resource you can refer to again and again. Read More.
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July 2007: Jennifer Tucker Speaks at Reversal Theory and Type Conferences
Jennifer Tucker, OKA Consulting Director, presented to both Reversal Theory audiences and Psychological Type audiences at conferences in July 2007. First, she traveled to Wales to discuss "Reversal Theory and the Motivational Dynamics of Scientific Data Sharing" at the 2007 International Reversal Theory Conference. The following week, she presented "Type and Project Management" for type enthusiasts at the APT International Conference in Baltimore, MD. While leveraging different theories and models, both presentations were born from the same passion: applying the complex dynamics of human personality to the very real challenges of today's world.
May 2007: OKA Publishes Reversal Theory Materials
Since 2002, OKA has been consulting and training with Reversal Theory, a ground-breaking approach to personality, motivation and emotion. Long researched and clinically analyzed, Reversal Theory is relatively new to the field of organizational change and development. As such, few established handouts, training procedures, and support materials have existed to make this theory accessible to most trainers, consultants and clients.
Reversing Forward: A Practical Guide to Reversal Theory changes that. This 76 page full-color fieldbook serves as both an introduction to Reversal Theory, and a structural guide to an interactive and actionable training session. Supporting the fieldbook, OKA's Reversal Theory PowerPoint slides offer a ready-to-go training tool for trainers/consultants who wish to deliver this exciting new tool. Qualification training is not required to purchase OKA's Reversal Theory materials.
Last Updated: 1 April 2008
