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Featured Columnist - Power Thought of the Week
Dr. Parham founded Parham Enterprises in 1987 and has conducted organization development interventions for almost 20 years. As a senior internal and independent external consultant, she has worked with public and private sector organizations to build more effective leadership and work forces that overcome challenges in the areas of productivity, cost, safety and diversity. Her forte is identifying and integrating new processes into ongoing work content and procedures which unleash passions and lead to greater effectiveness and creativity. Equally adept at facilitating organizational solutions and coaching executives into higher levels of performance, Parham Enterprises has helped companies increase revenues, improve safety records and align divisions around goals which appear to conflict. Her passion lies in revolutionizing work places to support the maximum development of employees, vendors, owners and all stakeholders by clarifying goals and outcomes, generating commitment and loyalty, and coordinating activities to capture synergies. Most recently, Patricia has worked internally on system-wide change projects in Sprint and Commonwealth Edison. Some of Parham Enterprise’s external clients include Texas Health Resources, Morningstar Farms, and Sandia National Laboratories. As a subcontractor, she has also worked with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and PepsiCo. Dr. Parham teaches at American University in the AU/NTL masters program in Organization Development. She also taught at the undergraduate and graduate levels in The Robert O. Anderson Schools of Management, University of New Mexico, University of Maryland at Baltimore County and the University of Phoenix. Patricia earned a doctorate in Community Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin and a B.A. in Social Psychology from Smith College in Northampton, MA. She is an alumnus of NTL Institute and The Gestalt Institute of Cleveland and is certified in Zenger-Miller’s Frontline Leadership and Acknowledgement programs. Contact Dr. Parham at 972-418-1957 or drparham@parhament.com. Learn more about Parham Enterprises at http://www.parhament.com. |
