Cyndy Sheldon - Organizational Consulting Services -

As a specialist in group dynamics, I have worked with all kinds of groups over the years: work groups, departments in hospitals and other large organizations, and small business and nonprofit organizations. Since each situation is different, individually tailored seminars can be designed for your situation, or a general seminar can be provided.

Strategic Planning: As an outside consultant who won't take sides, this kind of facilitation can be helpful to your organization. I use a unique approach in facilitating this planning.

Group Facilitation: This process depends on the needs of your group or organization. Sometimes an outside skilled facilitator can help if the group is polarized around certain issues.

Healing the Workplace: Improved understanding of self, co-workers and group dynamics. Themes included are

Values and principles, Comfort Zone, Fears, Attitudes, Choices,
Mind traps, Passive aggressive behavior, Levels of
Personal responsibility, Reacting versus responding, Listening
Speaking clearly, Triangulation, Relating, Conflict resolution,
Considering versus discounting, Understanding teams and groups,
Meyers Briggs Personality Inventory, Customer service

Co-Housing Consultant: I was trained in Senior Co-housing development which covers many aspects of "aging in place" from the nuts and bolts to the psychological issues we all face as we age.

Neighbornets: As the middle class is disappearing, many cannot afford to provide a lot of necessary items to ensure a modicum of comfort and safety during these unpredictable times, whether we are facing higher gas prices, or are in need of emergency services. Neighbornets are popping up all over the place. Perhaps your neighborhood is next. Encouragement and written materials will be provided. No fee for this one, unless your neighborhood group wants a consultant.

Fees for others above on request

Cyndy co-facilitated a Strategy Session for a follow up to a recent community-wide David Korten presentation in Bellingham. The purpose of this session was to bring community leaders working for sustainability, social justice and wisdom community together to experience envisioning and collaborating in an interactive workshop setting. Though the scope of this endeavor was expansive and diverse, there was a palpable energy and excitement generated by the processes Cyndy brought to this session. The small group reports were rich with ideas and possibilities for synchronizing and calibrating community projects. There was a desire expressed to follow up this follow up. It was a big step forward for community building in Bellingham.
-Lynnette Allen, Founding member of Sustainable Bellingham