About Debbie
As the founder of Talent Springs, I invite you to learn about me and my approach to learning and change. Having personally experienced several life and career transitions, I believe that redefining ourselves, our roles and our relationships is critical to effectively changing our lives and our careers.
For me, a dramatic change occurred while I was living in Windsor Ontario, a small Canadian city just across from Detroit Michigan. In 1990, I happened to meet a fellow from Pittsburgh who later became my husband. Following immigration to the United States, two stints as a trailing spouse, a career change, a Masters program and various personal adventures, my husband John and I settled into West Chester OH, one of the fastest growing suburbs in Cincinnati.
If I’m not working, reading a novel, writing fiction, or indulging in CSI or the Apprentice television shows, I’m probably visiting our second home just off of Lake St. Clair in Windsor, Ontario. There, and at home, I truly enjoy the simple pleasures of life—good friends, close family relationships, Italian food, a brisk walk, Pilates and as many vacations as the schedule allows. It’s the stuff that warms my heart, nourishes my spirit and helps me to maintain a sense of humor and perspective in this increasingly chaotic world.
Now that you have a sense of who I am, you may want to know what I do. Because organizational development consulting draws from the disciplines of business, psychology, education, and sociology, it is sometimes difficult to define in simple terms. But, as I tell my mother, I essentially help people to address their business problems or opportunites through a conversation that inspires change.
Sometimes these conversations are about processes, sometimes they're about people, but regardless of the method used, the outcome of every engagement includes:
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Clarifying the direction of the organization, team or individual
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Energizing people to increase their engagement in their work and with the organization
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Facilitating execution through communication, education and process development
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Meeting organizational goals through effective planning, communication and measurement
When should you contact me?
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You have an important initiative that requires multiple levels of people, planning, communication and analysis to effectively implement the change.
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Your organization is growing rapidly and is challenged to develop new processes and plans while managing increasing operational demands.
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Two or more groups or individuals are struggling to collaborate, share goals or implement required changes in a timely manner or they are unable to negotiate due to historical conflicts or politics.
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You are a leader who needs opportunity to reflect on the strategic direction of your organization, your leadership style, your succession plans or your structure; you need an external perspective to provide you with an opportunity to think through problems without compromising your position or your relationships with others.
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You are a leader who needs support for your own career development.
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You need an objective assessment of the current state of your organization to effectively develop your strategic plans.
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Your executive team is less collaborative than your strategic plans warrant; you want to accelerate the collaboration of the team through dialogue, consensus building and accountability.
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You want to develop a talent management strategy to ensure that top organizational talent is identified, attracted, retained, and developed.
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You want to re-design a process that involves multiple stakeholders.
- You want to strengthen a partnership with key customers.
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