Judy talks about her work:

April, 2005

As I write this update, some of my long term projects are beginning new phases. As one client struggles with changing federal funding priorities, I'm helping the organization find ways to "work smarter, not harder." Currently, that means a greater emphasis on maximizing the use of technology, especially information systems technology, in a social services environment. But soon, it will mean a new focus on identifying customer needs and analyzing the organization's value streams. More organizational change work, but with a different focus.

The organization I worked with last year to develop its first ever strategic plan and board committee structure is now engaged in action planning for its top priority objectives. This client is already starting to see some of the organization's plans come to fruition as a result of the dialog that occurred around the strategic planning process. As I move on to help them norm the changes that have taken place, I'm gratified to see that our joint labor is having results.

As my organizational development work continues and changes, I find myself returning to my Verble, Worth and Verble roots: management and supervisory training and instructional design. In the past month, a manufacturing firm contracted for Job Instruction training for plant supervisors and a government agency requested management communication skills training. Another client has expressed interest in turning a workshop that is still in development phase into a packaged product to market to a wide variety of organizations.

Although the variety in the clients I serve and the work I do with them makes it difficult to explain what I do in 25 words or less, that same variety means that I am seldom bored. I'm grateful for that.

Margaret Verble  |  Judy Worth  |  David Verble