Buffalo Creek Consulting

06/11/2019

The creek is running fast with the melt off and I'm putting plants in the ground. All this inspired the article we just published to LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tilling-soil-organization-lessons-from-my-garden-martha-kesler-msod/ Your comments and thoughts are always appreciated!

Spring hit Montana this past week and after its three-day appearance, quickly moved to summer. Only a few weeks ago we had snow and the ground was frozen.

06/05/2019

Got Personality??? Use it to your advantage!
We use Facet5, one of the most modern and advanced measures of personality available today to help leaders and employees better understand themselves and each other, improve communication, teamwork, trust, and productivity. Used by organisations and consultancies worldwide, Facet5 harnesses the power of personality, supporting your business in realizing the full potential of your human capital management capability. Facet5 provides a model and a language to explain how people differ in their behavior, motivation and attitudes, and more importantly, what can be achieved. Effective for individual development, increased team performance, and shifting organization culture.

05/03/2019

Having an office downtown is a lot of fun. Today I was on a call while watching the Vigilante Day Parade.

04/18/2019

I am often asked what I do, and when I say I am an OD or Organization Development Practitioner, I get the "what's that" . I have been working with a group of practitioners and what we have come up with as a single sentence response is:
Organization Development is a field grounded in the organizational, behavioral and social sciences that engages organizations and their members to build system-wide capacity, effectiveness, and resilience.
So I am curious --- does this make sense to you? What are your reactions?

03/27/2019

Wrapped up teaching High Performing Volunteer Teams at Helena College on Monday night. Many thanks to a great group! I am truly appreciative of the work you do in our community and was glad to read your feedback that both the learning and materials will be helpful for your volunteer work and also in your workplaces.
Would your organization benefit from a team dynamics workshop?

03/14/2019

Kudo’s to Helena College! Yesterday they hosted a panel discussion for numerous high school and college educators to explore the importance ensuring students are getting enough of the “soft” or essential skills. Employers in the Helena area – and across all industry everywhere – are reporting that the lack of these essential skills is impacting their ability to find qualified candidates and productivity in their work places. Not only did we talk about the challenges, we explored ways to interweave essential skills learning into the existing curriculum – especially in the technical programs.
So appreciative to be part of the panel and contribute to this critical conversation. So appreciative to be part of the panel and contribute to this critical conversation.

What do you think about the need for the Essential (often called soft ) Skills?

Need help in your business identifying and filling skill gaps? Happy to help!

# helenacollege

03/07/2019

Really appreciative of the work Bill Fox at exploring Forward-Thinking Workplaces™ is doing to further the conversation about creating workplaces where every voice matters, everyone thrives. I had the opportunity to talk with Bill recently --- pleased to share it with you here

March 6, 2019: Bill Fox posted an article on LinkedIn

02/14/2019

Love Personalities! We've had a lot of fun supporting the delivery of several programs over the last two weeks. Great learning and practical application.

02/14/2019

Facet5 Feb 2019