[grc] [NFCB List] Join Our Free Workshop On Fixing the Mayhem in Your Organization

Barry Lee barry at kkfi.org
Mon Mar 30 10:23:53 PDT 2015


Ursula,
Will this be recorded?  We have a Google Fiber inspection scheduled at our
station during the Wednesday webcast and we can't monitor it in real time.
This is a great idea and I would like to be able to see the whole thing at
some point, rather than part of it.
-Barry

On Sat, Mar 28, 2015 at 4:44 PM, Susan Raybuck <
wimberleyvalleyradio at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sign me up!
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> I was very impressed with your workshop at the NFCB, and Peyton's at the
> GRC. This is a wonderful opportunity for us.
>
> Susan
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> Susan Raybuck
> *Wimberley Valley Radio • KWVH*
> www.wimberleyvalleyradio.org
> (512) 722-3266
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> On Mar 27, 2015, at 2:59 PM, Ursula Ruedenberg wrote:
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> *“WHY DO THEY DO THAT???”                      *
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> *Understanding and Fixing the Mayhem in Your Organization*
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> * 3-Part Tele-workshop for 20 Particpants Ursula Ruedenberg / Peyton
> Wimmer*
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> *April 1 : 2 PM EST April 8: 2 PM EST*
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> *April 15: 2 PM EST*
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> Dear community radio builder:
>
>
> I am excited to announce a new workshop collaboration that I am
> experimenting with, for making inroads into one of the hardest things about
> community radio station management: bringing people together.
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> I have enjoyed considerable success in building the Pacifica Network
> affiliate Program and, recently, founding KHOI, a new full-power community
> radio station in Ames, Iowa. I have been told often that I am a good
> manager/leader and one of the things my co-workers love most is that when
> working with me, there is usually room for everyone to enjoy themselves and
> win.
>
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> One of the main reasons for successes I have had is I always seek out
> great teachers. So, to help me be a good manager in community radio, I
> found a remarkably talented teacher. If you attended the 2014 Grassroots
> Radio Conference, you may have experienced Peyton Wimmer’s expertise. If
> not, you are in for a treat.
>
>
> Peyton Wimmer is a psychologist from Austin TX who has a remarkable
> understanding of the underlying systems of behavior in organizations. He
> has developed a powerful set of management concepts for building
> functionality. His ability to do this stems from lessons learned in his
> private practice with clients who traditionally fall through the cracks:
> children and adolescents with developmental delays, behavioral issues or
> the Gifted and Talented population; suicidal adolescents and adults;
> addiction and other life crisis situations.
>
>
> So Peyton and I want to try out a little collaborative experiment, to test
> out whether we can translate these principles into effective tools for
> helping noncoms improve and flourish. If it works, we may develop it into a
> small consulting service. For now, though we will run a 3-class
> tele-workshop as a test project over the course of a 3 week period, where
> we will teach you the basic concepts for understanding problems and
> successes in your organization. We want to see if we can give you a whole
> new perspective within which you feel focused and empowered to implement
> positive change in your organization.
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> The tele-workshop will include:
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> An explanation of the structural conditions for organizations’ failure
> and success, in the abstract, and as applied to community radio stations
>
> Workbooks for dealing with two common crisis situations in organizations
>
> Problem-solving, where we apply the concepts to real problems brought by
> workshop participants
>
>
> This is an invitation to you as a community radio manager. This 3-part
> tele-workshop to test out our pilot project: *“WHY DO THEY DO
> THAT???...Understanding and Fixing the Mayhem in Your Organization”*
>
>
> It is going to be in a small group; we are inviting 20 people to go
> through the process with us at the super-crazy price of: no cost! and we
> will help you become empowered and focused as a team leader.
>
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> What we are asking in return is your willingness to participate in short
> assessment questions during the classes, and after the workshop ends, your
> feedback for improvement or even possibly a testimonial; your willingness to
> tell others about it would be great.
>
>
> If you would like to join us, please just reply to this email and just
> say: *SIGN ME UP*. The class is limited to 20 participants so reply soon
> to reserve your spot! I will email you a link to register on a
> first-come-first-serve basis. By the way, we will record the classes, so if
> you can't attend, there will be recordings.
>
>
> This pilot workshop will begin April 1 at 2 PM EST and continue on April 8
> and 15 all at 2 PM EST. The first and last sessions will be webinars and
> the middle session will be a conference call. So jump in – let’s do this!
>
>
> Ursula Ruedenberg
> Pacifica Affiliate Network Manager
>
> FYI - Some information about us:
>
>
> Peyton Wimmer holds a Masters in Education for counseling. He has worked
> for more than 20 years with nonprofit mental health, health - providing
> counseling and social services to the music and creative community in
> Austin, TX, where he lives and is also a working musician.  In his
> private practice, Peyton has focused particularly on people who are
> exceptional: children and adolescents with developmental and behavioral
> issues, Gifted and Talented populations; suicidal adolescents and adults;
> addicts and people in other life crisis situations. His interest in
> nonprofit organizations is partially due to the role noncoms can play in
> making a place in community for those who may be otherwise marginalized.
>
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> Ursula Ruedenberg holds a Master of Fine Art and has been building
> organizations from the ground up for 40 years. Some organizations she
> founded include a rape crisis center, a food coop, a mural painting
> collective, and a 15-year community mural program for the City of New York
> Parks & Recreation Department. In 2002 she was hired by Pacifica Foundation
> to build their Affiliate Program, which has grown into a broadcast network
> of almost 200 community radio stations. In 2010, Ruedenberg led the project
> to build KHOI, a full-power community radio station in Ames Iowa, where she
> currently serves as the volunteer station manager, as well as serving as
> the manager of Pacifica’s affiliate network.
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> --
> Ursula Ruedenberg
> Pacifica Affiliates Coordinator
> 510-812-7989
>
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