The Opposing Forces of Organizational Behavior and Culture

MSAA Professional Development Workshop for School Administrators, Principals, Assistant Principals, Special Education Leaders, School Leaders, and Evaluation Team Leaders 

The Opposing Forces of Organizational Behavior and Culture

Peter Drucker said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast”. Yet, most leaders spend their time developing well-thought-out goals and strategies and fail to realize a culture that is toxic, lacking trust, and unhealthy will squash the best-developed and well-intentioned goals and strategies in their tracks. Before presenting new goals and strategies in an organization, a leader should assess the health of their culture. What changes must they make to create a culture ready to support new initiatives? Do you have the right people in the right positions? Is it the right time, or do you need to spend time developing our culture? If you are a school committee member or on a board of any organization, you may be eager to implement new goals, but you could be missing a vital element that will lead to successful outcomes. We can't plant healthy seeds in toxic soil that lack nutrients or are overused.  They just won't grow. 

Participants will develop an understanding of:

·         How people interact as individuals and within groups 

·         The two opposing forces that keep an organization from successfully implementing new initiatives

·         Predicting how employees respond to various changes, actions, and decisions 

·         Evaluating how their community responds to anger

·         Evaluating how their leaders respond and control their emotions

·         Self-evaluating whether you are perpetuating anger by not taking the right actions

·         How does a leader model what they want other leaders to model in every aspect of their role and responsibilities?

When: Thursday, January 30, 2025, from 8:30 am to 11:30 am

Delivery Method: In-Person Workshop

Location: The MSAA Office, 33 Forge Parkway, Franklin, MA

Presenter: Patric Barbieri, Seaside Educational Consultants

PD Hours: 3 in Content Area Leadership and Administration

Fees: Member $150 / Non-Member $205

MSAA Contact: Ethel Kawesa, ekawesa@msaa.net 

Patric Barbieri | Seaside Educational Consultant
Patric has been in the field of special education for 31 years, working in myriad roles including special needs teacher, educational coordinator, and program director. He has been the Executive Director of LABBB Collaborative for the past 15 years. His strength is in developing specialized programs for students with special needs from pre-school through high school. He has also developed a college program in collaboration with Middlesex Community College for students with disabilities who attend LABBB. Patric is a frequent speaker for the Massachusetts Partnership for Youth, teaching both Mindfulness workshops and a new perspective for those struggling with anxiety, which he calls, “Positive Anxiety.” He also teaches workshops on how to develop a mindful culture in schools and organizations both for students and staff. He has been practicing mindfulness for 35 years. Patric has also conducted many program evaluations and professional development trainings for public school districts. He also is a co-creator of edcampaccess.