President's Message | February 2023

Hello, ACMP Ohio Members!

Because of you, your Ohio Chapter is continuing to grow and mature. In 2023, we will continue to work with you to Educate, Support and Connect members in Ohio and adjacent states, reinforcing ACMP Global events and resources and bringing our chapter together locally.

If you didn’t already know, Ohio is rich with change management talent and with firms that support our efforts. We are always looking for new ideas to add value for our members, so please be sure to share your thoughts! Simply email us at info@acmpohio.org.

Below are several things we are working through for you in 2023.

Educate

In addition to our monthly educational programming sessions and CCMP Quick Connects, we are working with our generous sponsors to bring us the latest in change management acumen and proven and evolving best practices.

And, now that things have opened a bit, we are also looking into helping students learn more about our craft across the state.

Support

You can look forward to a new look and feel with our web resources this year as our communication team is working diligently to provide an intuitive one-stop experience for members and others in our communities and networks.

This year we are also testing a model to work directly with organizations to support their change management professionals internally.

And we're looking to leverage the growing number of experts in our state that are more than happy to guide and mentor others on their change management career journeys.

Connect

We are receiving feedback that many people are ready to connect in-person, while others may not yet be ready. Of course, we want to connect with everyone and will continue to engage with people however we can. We will be exploring how best to host hybrid events, connecting in local communities and providing live online access.

Lastly, we have always been known as a friendly, social organization, so we will be looking for opportunities to get more involved within our communities, with our supporting organizations and with our terrific sponsors.

There is much to do. You have a top-notch board of directors and a group of volunteers who are here to move the needle for our change community. We appreciate your continued involvement, your awesome ideas and the passion that you have to help many through change.

We are honored to serve you!

James Gerhard
ACMP Ohio Chapter President

Meet new volunteer Whitney Flight

How long have you been in the Change Management Profession? In the formal sense, I have been an OCM consultant for nearly two years. However, my career over the past 12 years has always involved some role functions and work that aligned very closely to OCM activities – thus my switch into the official role two years ago. What would you say you enjoy most about OCM so far? I tend to be more of an introvert by nature, so I think getting more heavily involved in a traditional OCM role has challenged me to practice my influence and leadership skills – which (in my opinion) require a bit more of an extroverted personality. It has made me a more well-rounded professional. What made you decide to join ACMP Ohio? I wanted to get involved with a local community of OCM professionals who I can learn from and, through volunteer work, help continue to build an impactful OCM presence here in Ohio! Could you describe you...

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