Creating High Capacity Groups

July Presentation

Creating High Capacity Groups

Speakers- Joe and Elizabeth Lacroix of Quality of WorkLife Consultants

The interactive nature of this presentation will begin with a brief explanation of three Individual Profiles that help explain the way people think and behave in relation to one another.  Everyone will be invited to view their own behavior through these lenses to establish a foundation for three exercises that equate to the three stages of group maturity.  These three stages of development were first documented by Will Schutz, and refined and adapted by the Lacroix's.  Participants experience an evolution that dramatically demonstrates how groups evolve from low to high capacity. 

Joseph J. Lacroix is a founding partner at Quality of WorkLife Consultants and is the founder and president of LOTDI, an organizational development technology firm serving international clients with CapacityWareTM Joe is a retired Lieutenant Colonel and author in the field of classical organization development. He has headed a worldwide organization effectiveness program of cultural capacity development. Joe has consulted in forty-six states and territories utilizing the CapacityWareTM software. He has been a two-term president of the local American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) Chapter, and lecturer for ASTD, Society for Human Resource Management, and International Society for Performance Instruction, and other civic organizations. He has written articles for news publications and the Army Trainer magazine. He has served the regional business publication, Inside Business, as a Judge for the annual "Best Quality of WorkLife Organizations in Hampton Roads" for the last three years. As a recognized expert in his field he has served as a Book Reviewer for the Project Management Institute. He has been the lead facilitator for over two decades in Team Facilitation training.

Elizabeth T. Lacroix is one of the founding partners of QWLC –Quality of WorkLife Consultants, specializing in workforce capacity development which focuses on comprehensive long-term diagnostics of an organization’s culture using workforce surveys. Through use of their proprietary software package CapacityWareTM as well as the WorkStyle Preference Inventory – RGB, the capacity to effect positive changes in critical relationships, personal and professional is a passion of Elizabeth’s. These data gathering tools allow projections to be made about organizational performance and suggest concrete improvement strategies. Under Elizabeth's management, QWLC administers over 50 online examinations and offers Certification or Licensure. As a mentor for RGB qualifications, she helps individuals through the process. QWLC has processed over 100,000 instruments; with stringent quality control standards. She also manages the training and coaching required with the CapacityWareTM program management software where she designs and conducts regular training for users of CapacityWare.TM

Location: 

11742 Jefferson Ave. | Newport News, VA 23606

Date: July 12, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm.