President's Council: Leading Change

from the President's Chair

About the Workshop:

President's Council: Leading Change from the President’s Chair

Over 70% of all organizational change efforts fail. Why? Because often, the organization’s time and money are focused on the actual change i.e. a merger, a new database, an executive search etc. And while this approach makes perfect sense cognitively, what is often ignored or downplayed is the “human element”, or the people side of change.

When leading a board or an organization through difficult change, you will inevitably challenge what people hold dear – their daily habits, their loyalties, and their ways of thinking. Of course these are precisely the kinds of things you actually need them to change in order for your change initiative to work. So, anticipating and developing a strategy for managing the natural resistance in advance will go a long way in ensuring your success.

Whether you are navigating an executive’s transition, the loss (or gain) of a major funding stream, shifts in client need or you’re trying to change your board’s culture, this session will offer new insights for successfully preparing, managing and reinforcing change from the president’s chair.

About the Presenter:

Marissa Q. Paine, MSW

Marissa is the founder and principal of The Painefree Coaching and Consulting Group, a leadership and organization development company providing coaching, training, facilitation and change consulting services that build better leaders, stronger teams and healthier, more sustainable organizations. 

A corporate executive turned social worker, Marissa brings more than twenty years corporate, nonprofit and faith-based experience to her practice including managing public relations for a Fortune 200 company, serving as executive director of several health and human service organizations and directing a federally funded capacity building program providing grants, training and technical assistance to more than 70 nonprofits in the Greater St. Louis region. 

Marissa maintains a coaching roster of CEOs, senior executives, small business owners and emerging organizational leaders from diverse sectors. She is a sought after speaker, trainer and retreat facilitator.  Her consulting work in the areas of leadership, team and organization development have spanned organizations ranging from childcare to healthcare with budgets ranging from zero to $100+ million.

Marissa holds a bachelor's degree in management and a master's degree in social work administration.   She is also a certified emotional intelligence and change management practitioner.

 

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