Topic: Creating "Full Color"

Facilitator: Jennifer Joy Walker, M.A.

For the last year, Jennifer has been working on a book about "full color living" -- how individuals can live more fully self-expressive lives and find greater satisfaction and joy in the process. She was inspired to explore this topic because she has seen too many examples of "grayness" in organizations -- people who are bringing maybe 50% of themselves to work each day, whatever the reason.

The topic of engagement has gained much attention over the last few years. An engaged employee is one who is bringing himself or herself fully to the organization – who is motivated to offer his or her discretionary effort. A highly-engaged workforce benefits the organization through greater retention, higher productivity and increased competitiveness in the marketplace. In this program, we will review the keys to full-color living and explore how this information can inform our work with organizations, to create work environments that attract, retain and inspire their employees.

Jennifer Joy Walker is an independent OD consultant who has recently relocated to Sarasota from Orlando, where she most recently served as an internal Organization Development Consultant at Walt Disney Parks & Resorts. Jennifer earned a Master of Arts degree in Vocational Counseling and Spiritual Psychology from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts as well as a Licentiate in Speech and Drama from the Royal Academy of Music in London, England. She is a graduate of the Drama Studio, London and of the Speakers Academy of the Central Florida chapter of the National Speakers Association.