https://padlet.com/EricSanders/k1uuk3xhdzkt Background image: The Four Seasons mural by Marc Chagall Mural at 10 S Dearborn in Chicago. en-us 2018-09-02 21:16:28 UTC 2024-05-25 16:17:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pictureland.png EricSanders https://padlet.com/EricSanders/k1uuk3xhdzkt/wish/277178917 I am a scholar-practitioner (a person with one foot in academia and the other in practice) in organization development. I research the characteristics of such boundary-spanners, and the practices they use to simultaneously generate knowledge and achieve desired results for their clients, as well as studying organizational culture and organizational change management.

I worked in retail sales and management for 20 years, and have been an organization development consultant since 2004. I have taught at several universities starting in 1997 at Northern Illinois University and including Marquette, Cardinal Stritch (in Milwaukee), Loyola Chicago, UIC and Benedictine.

I teach courses on organization development, leadership, management, and economics. I am an active member of the Academy of Management (presently serving as the 2019 Program Chair of the Management Consulting Division) and also the Organization Development Network. For more details, please go to my LinkedIn profile, and feel free to connect with me if you’d like.]]> 2018-09-02 21:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/EricSanders/k1uuk3xhdzkt/wish/277178917 EricSanders https://padlet.com/EricSanders/k1uuk3xhdzkt/wish/277179433 2018-09-02 21:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/EricSanders/k1uuk3xhdzkt/wish/277179433 EricSanders https://padlet.com/EricSanders/k1uuk3xhdzkt/wish/277179642 This statue was on the banks of the Rhone in Lyon, France in 2014 (when I presented at a conference there). It is called, "The Weight of One's Self." I loved both the artwork and its deeper meaning. Look closely, and you can see he is carrying himself. ]]> 2018-09-02 21:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/EricSanders/k1uuk3xhdzkt/wish/277179642 EricSanders https://padlet.com/EricSanders/k1uuk3xhdzkt/wish/277180134 Eric and Danny Sanders playing with the school Jazz Ensemble at McTeacher night. ]]> 2018-09-02 21:57:57 UTC https://padlet.com/EricSanders/k1uuk3xhdzkt/wish/277180134 EricSanders https://padlet.com/EricSanders/k1uuk3xhdzkt/wish/277180323 Eric and one of his academic heroes, Edgar Schein. He allowed me to read his draft memoirs (all 5 volumes, only one published as of 2018) as part of my dissertation research, and then interview him afterwards. It was wonderful! 
Among other things, Ed taught me to be comfortable with any mode of teaching. At 90 now, he still does webinars, and remains active professionally. 
I try to reach students however it is best for them, face-to-face, online, via video conference (Zoom is my current favorite), or a mixture of them. ]]> 2018-09-02 22:00:53 UTC https://padlet.com/EricSanders/k1uuk3xhdzkt/wish/277180323 EricSanders https://padlet.com/EricSanders/k1uuk3xhdzkt/wish/277180656 Mt. Hood, near my childhood home in Vancouver, WA. ]]> 2018-09-02 22:05:47 UTC https://padlet.com/EricSanders/k1uuk3xhdzkt/wish/277180656 EricSanders https://padlet.com/EricSanders/k1uuk3xhdzkt/wish/277181522 I am married and have a 14-year-old son named Danny to whom I will undoubtedly refer occasionally during the course. My family and I enjoy traveling, movies, and music. One of our most memorable trips was to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2017, the highlight of which was going to the Grand Canyon for a day. We drove to the West Rim of the canyon, took a helicopter to the bottom of the canyon, where we rode a boat on the Colorado River. Then the helicopter picked us up and took us to the Grand Canyon Skywalk, where we walked on a U-shaped glass walkway over the canyon (about 1000 feet up), and had dinner at the restaurant there. The Skywalk and the restaurant are on the Hualapai Native American reservation and run by the tribe, which combines conservation of the environment with access by many very effectively. Here’s a photo looking up from the river.  ]]> 2018-09-02 22:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/EricSanders/k1uuk3xhdzkt/wish/277181522