Spring forward – Connecting as an OD community as we move into a new season

We will begin with a brief AGM from 6.30 pm – 6.45 pm; this will start promptly to allow time for our main event. 

We’ll join together for a springtime event to reflect on what we need as an OD Community to ‘spring forward’ into the new season.  

We’ll explore what we, as practitioners, want to carry into the new season and what we want to let go of. And what we, as an OD community, need to nurture our practice so we can support our clients and organisation. 

Facilitated by the OD leadership team, this event will be a collaborative, open space, discussion allowing participants to explore what is meaningful for you.

Presenters 

Yope Vagenas, ODA LG Member 

Yope Vagenas is a practitioner with significant experience in managing and implementing organisational development and change across public and private industry.  Yope is also an ODA Leadership Group member. 

Yope currently works at the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, providing specialist organisational, cultural and leadership development programs that help people thrive and assist the organisation to reach its aspirations.  

Yope’s OD practice includes facilitating, coaching, exploring group dynamics and developing leadership practice. She finds models most effective when used to help clients make sense of personal, group and organisational dynamics, and balanced with experiential learning to enable action and practice. Prior to working at the University of Melbourne, Yope’s work history included tutor for the Communication in Management unit at Deakin University, HR Manager for the Qantas Frequent Flyers Loyalty program and Senior Management Consultant at Telstra. 

Danielle Jacobson, ODA President 

An experienced organisational development practitioner, Danielle is passionate about enabling workplace cultures where people feel good about being at work. Danielle has 20 years’ experience working in organisations, and as an independent consultant, in learning & development, organisational development and people & culture. She currently works as an OD Manager at Melbourne-based tech company 99designs, with a focus on leadership development, wellbeing and diversity, inclusion & belonging.

Danielle recently completed an honours thesis in psychology exploring how mandated work from home during the pandemic influenced leaders’ attitudes to workplace flexibility.

Danielle is a long-time member of the ODA Leadership Group.