Jodi Detjen, Managing Partner
Jodi is an accomplished organizational consultant, strategist and educator with a foundation in operational change management and technology. Her focus: turning people potential into performance through strategic skill development and process innovation at every stage of the talent journey. In addition to being Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Orange Grove Consulting, Jodi is Associate Dean of External Relations and Career Building and Associate Professor of Practice at Suffolk University, Boston, MA. She has worked in organizational development for over 25 years transforming the way people work at small and large companies. Jodi strategizes with organizations to think outside the box, look at the wider environment, and see a path towards competitive advantage leveraging learning and talent. She specializes in strategic capability building and talent development that transforms how organizations develop and deploy their human capital. She has consulted with and run workshops for clients such as Skillsoft, Linkage, Accenture, Microsoft Partners, Dimension Data and Oracle. She is a highly sought-after speaker and writer for organizations that include Bright Horizons, Society of Women Engineers, Harvard University, Smith College, Lean In and Brandon Hall Group.
She is co-author of two books, The Orange Line: A Woman’s Guide to Integrating Career, Family, and Life and The Next Smart Step, How to Overcome Gender Stereotypes and Build a Stronger Organization.
Jodi earned her B.Sc. in Management Science from Virginia Tech, her MA in International Development Policy from Duke University, and her Doctorate in Business Administration from Temple University. She is an active member of a many women’s advocacy organizations among them, the Geena Davis Women in Media and the Boston Club.
Experience
- Co-founder and Managing Partner, Orange Grove Consulting, a Women’s Leadership Training Consultancy
- Clinical Professor of Management, Suffolk University, Boston, MA
- Specializes in helping women overcome their self-limiting assumptions to embrace their full potential as leaders
- Co-author of The Orange Line: A Woman’s Guide to Integrating Career, Family, and Life
- MBA Academic Program Director
- Co-director, Center for Innovative Collaboration Leadership at Suffolk University
Jodi Detjen’s Book
Co-Authors, Jodi Ecker Detjen and Kelly Watson
The biggest barrier to women becoming leaders we see is their assumptions about their own limitations. Many of these are socialized in girls from a young age. We see women holding themselves back continually. And we see women literally change their communities, organizations, and the world when they reframe these assumptions and realize their inherent capabilities and power.
Jodi Detjen, Co-Author, The Orange Line: A Woman’s Guide to Integrating Career, Family, and Life
Watch Jodi’s Ted Talk here: https://www.ted.com/talks/jodi_detjen_perception_vs_presumption_vs_assumption
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