Critical Competencies, Ethics, and the Role of the OD Practitioner

This post explores critical competencies for Organization Development consultants, emphasizing client ownership, diversity management, effective interventions, participatory implementation, and ethical self-mastery for successful practice.

Coaching vs. Consulting: A People-Centered Power Comparison

Directed by James W. Falcon, written by ChatGPT Published: June 21, 2025 | 10:00 AM Rethinking the Role of the Coach In the world of leadership and development, coaching and consulting are often misunderstood, misused, and mistaken for each other. While both can spark transformation, they are distinctly different disciplines—each with its own rhythm, rigor,Continue reading “Coaching vs. Consulting: A People-Centered Power Comparison”

Togetherness Currency: the dollars & cents of relationships

By James W.Falcon, MSOL, CLSSBB Originally published:Aug. 5,2023|Revised Aug. 16,2023 A 5.8 minute read Introduction   The Basis for this book as well as for the development of this concept initially came from a passionate search to understand ways that leaders (managers, supervisors, team leaders, etc.,) can help their employees improve their performances.  The explorationContinue reading “Togetherness Currency: the dollars & cents of relationships”

Celebrate Your Accomplishments: the 7th dimension of Becoming A self-Love Practitioner

By James W. Falcon,MSOL, CLSSBB #coaching #selfhelp #selflove #selfcare Originally written Aug. 16, 2023, 2pm, EST Published for Daybreak blog Aug. 16, 2023, 4:35pm, EST A13.5 minute read     Recently I was involved in a project designed to encourage celebration  around progress made on goal pursuits.  In the course of my time with theContinue reading “Celebrate Your Accomplishments: the 7th dimension of Becoming A self-Love Practitioner”

The Finish Line

By James W. Falcon, MSOL, CLSSBB Originally published: August 7, 2023, 1201am, EST | Revised: August 15, 2023,3:38, EST a 3.9 minute read      Recently, I’ve provided some additional support to a few of my clients by way of a very simple but powerful visualization exercise that I call “The Finish Line.”  Generally speaking,Continue reading “The Finish Line”

Pathological Altruism

Originally written: March 6,2023, 12:01am, EST | Revised: August 13,2023, 1:06pm, EST.|Published, August 13, 2023, 5:20pm, EST      I was introduced to the term while researching content for my last book, The Self-Love Practitioner.  I was absolutely thrilled to learn about the topic for a variety of reasons. Chiefly, because it fit so wellContinue reading “Pathological Altruism”

The Outer, the Inner, and the Upper Me.

James W. Falcon, MSOL, CLSSBB Written: Aug. 13 2023, 3am, EST | Published; Aug. 13, 12:52pm, EST 5.6 minute read       Over the past several years I have grown increasingly passionate about self-love.  I’ve combed through scores of articles, blog posts, and science journals.  At each sitting, I typically have multiple tabs open inContinue reading “The Outer, the Inner, and the Upper Me.”

The Self-LoveContinuum-enhancements from mindset to mouth

By James W. Falcon, MSOL, CLSSBB Originally published Aug. 4, 2023 | Revised Aug 11, 2023 In a recent coaching session, as I was assisting a client  to develop more confidence in their communicative ability I inadvertently mention a number of topic quite randomly.  And, in so doing the mentioning of the topics we’re ofContinue reading “The Self-LoveContinuum-enhancements from mindset to mouth”