by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Jan 31, 2020 | Facilitation, Organizational Development
A fundamental mindset shift needs to be from meetings as a waste of time or an unnecessary workplace ritual to meetings as a place were work gets done!…And remember, your meeting culture is a core part of your organizational culture, so it’s worth your... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Dec 30, 2019 | Leadership, Organizational Development
I remember vividly when 2009 gave way to 2010. In retrospect, the dawn of 2010 seems like a moment in the space-time continuum that just happened unnoticed, because it was already accounted for in my life. I was preoccupied with learning to be a parent of two (just... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Nov 22, 2019 | Facilitation, Leadership, Organizational Development
This past year, I have been sharing my work and thinking on the Grey Zone of Change. I define the Grey Zone of change as the space in-between systems—the space between an existing system (System A) and an emerging or envisioned one (System B) within a context of... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Oct 26, 2019 | Leadership, Organizational Development, Social Change
I have been struck by a clear message from the 2019 Organization Development (OD) Network and Afrocentrism Conferences. Both conferences converged on a call for more humanity in our relationships, organizations and communities, even though the starting point for each... by Yabome Gilpin-Jackson | Sep 28, 2019 | Ancestries, Identities, Social Change
On September 22, 2019, I had the joy of launching Ancestries: A short story collection at the Afrocentrism 2019 Conference. At the event which was a hosted conversation, there was an opportunity for questions submitted live from the audience. Here is a retrospective... 
