Open Space in Nashville

[Pannwitz, Michael M]

Dear Barry,
loads of success!
Am with 40 os-practitioners at the annual os-learning exchange in
Germany, highly spirited learning and networking going on.
Love and hugs
michael


On Mon, 20 Jan 2003 10:30:27 -0600, Barry Owen wrote:

>Greetings . . . Got some things cooking in Nashville and thought I
>would send a brief synopsis to the listserve. I have tried in the past
>to get Open Space going in Nashville to no avail . . . Kinda fell into
>the category of "selling" OST (and I don't think this is a thing to
>sell - so I backed off and decided that whenever it starts is the
>right time :-)
>
>Well, I got a call from a local consultant who was very pleased to
>know that there is someone in Nashville who knows OST and wanted to
>meet with me - The result of the meeting is going to be an afternoon
>of "introduction to Open Space" in which I will do a traditional
>opening followed by a couple of hours of question/answer etc . . . The
>invitees will be local consultants and local business leaders.
>
>Within a week of that call, I was sitting in a planning meeting for my
>real estate firm - The meeting was going South very quickly and I
>suddenly realized that this organization was in crisis and was in
>sheer panic . . . so when it ended, I captured the leadership and
>suggested 2 days of Open Space. They dove at the idea and within a
>month we had found the perfect place and held our first 2 day company
>retreat in Open Space.
>
>The company is less than a year old and has grown from 0 to 68 agents
>with a staff of 3 administrative. The time has come for the core group
>of people (6 people) who started the company to pass the baton to what
>is called the ALC (Associate Leadership Council) as the "governing
>body" of the organization.
>
>The retreat was to be the "instrument" for effecting this passing of
>the baton. By all appearances, this event was a blinding success. The
>results are still happening - Many immediate changes including the
>decision to revamp training, recruiting . . . ALL in-house programs
>are under review by self-appointed committee.
>
>36 of our 70 person membership attended (Phenominal in the sense that
>all agents are independent contractors . . . there was NO external
>pressure to get people to come - Self selection).
>
>Anyhow, I thought I would give a little flavor of this to the
>listserve that we are starting to open a bit of space in
>Nashville . . . and the word is that more Open Space opportunities are
>forthcoming both from our real estate firm (locally, regionally, and
>Nationally) and from other local organizations.
>
>Wishing everyone well . . . and sending a ton of love and positive
>energy towards the Middle East where my Father is doing some
>incredible work with some incredible people.
>
>b
>
>Barry Owen
>The Owen Group
>Keller Williams Realty
>The fastest growing, most innovative real estate firm in North America
>615.568.2123
>
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Michael M Pannwitz
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