Dismissed employees of the RED CROSS decide to do a Open Space

2000-08-02 Thread Reinhard Frommann
The Red Cross main office of Berlin has had financial problems since 1997. (Triggered by years of mismanagement)  The financial loss summed up to approximately  50 mill $  The Banks  pressured the management to put up a plan to cut down the operational cost. A big international consulting compa

Re: Dismissed employees of the RED CROSS decide to do a Open Space

2000-08-02 Thread Chris Corrigan
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Re: Dismissed employees of the RED CROSS decide to do a Open Space

2000-08-02 Thread Mick Walsh
Dear Reinhard, What an great story you have shared with us. It is truly inspiring (in the true sense of spirit) when we hear such stories. To think that 60 people have benefited so much from OS from a potentially challenging situation is so motivating. When their family members, friends, and

Re: Dismissed employees of the RED CROSS decide to do a Open Space

2000-08-02 Thread Harrison Owen
At 08:27 AM 8/2/00 +0200, you wrote: The group of dismissed employees asked me if I would help them with the facilitating of an Open Space. ** Great Tale! It reminds me of some work that Hugh Huntington did about 10 years ago with a large American Aerospace Co. (Ho

Re: Dismissed employees of the RED CROSS decide to do a Open Space

2000-08-02 Thread Fritz Walter
> Hallo Reinhard, habe gerade Deine Message gelesen. Grossartig. viele gruesse aus idre fritz * * == osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Visit: h

Re: Dismissed employees of the RED CROSS decide to do a Open Space

2000-08-02 Thread Sheila T. Isakson
Reinhard, What a wonderful application of OST. Isn't it a pity that spaces could not be opened prior to getting into such financial difficulty. Following this Open Space, why not have another one to have conversations about Issues and Opportunities for Securing New Employment? I w

Re: Dismissed employees of the RED CROSS decide to do a Open Space

2000-08-02 Thread Michelle Cooper
Thank you for sharing this marvelous story Reinhardt. It actually has inspired me to offer a similar opportunity to the employees of my husband's workplace. The plant is closing in March with a loss of 120+ employees. My spouse is a "junior" employee with 28 years of service, so it gives you an ide

Request for Advice - Contributing to an OS when you can't be there

2000-08-02 Thread Meg Salter
First of all - hello to all! I believe this is my first time speaking up with this group, though I have been following the conversations avidly for some months.Your spirit and words are a real inspiration, and often a good laugh too! Here's the situation. I am a member of a local professional gr