The latest article published by the Journal of the International Ombudsman Association delves deeper into the issues raised by a keynote speaker at the April 2017 IOA annual conference. "Reimagining the Role of the Ombuds," was written by Wayne Blair, the Ombuds at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Here's the abstract for the article:
This article expands the 2016 IOA Annual Conference’s Mary Rowe Honorary Keynote Address, “Reimagining the Role of the Organizational Ombuds.” It asserts that ombuds should be thought of as transformational leaders. Using a real case example, it contends that making connections and understanding consequences from the ombuds’ unique vantage point is a form of risk assessment and change management that should be integral to our work.
The article also argues for an activist interpretation of the ombuds role and its potential to shift individual ombuds and the profession at large from a transactional to a transformational orientation.(JIOA Article.)
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I was just talking to folks today about this transactional vs transformative context. Timely and helpful. Thanks Tom and Wayne and the editorial board of JIOA
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