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David W. Jamieson, Ph.D.

Adjunct Faculty
M.A. in Organizational Management
Phone: 310-578-1080
E-mail: Contact David W. Jamieson, Ph.D.

Academic Profile
Focus
Professional Activities

Educational History
Ph. D. Organization Design & Development,
UCLA

B.S. in Management,
Drexel University

Biography
David W. Jamieson is President of Jamieson Consulting Group, Inc. (JCG). Prior to forming JCG, he was a partner with MRG Associates, a management consulting firm. Dave has been consulting since 1971, with a generalist orientation and an emphasis in organization strategy, design and change. Prior to his consulting career, Dave worked in production and methods management with Schramm, Inc., an air compressor manufacturer, in industrial engineering with Lukens Steel Company and as Assistant to the Dean, Office of Student Affairs at Drexel University.

He combines an in-depth knowledge base with practical experience in: formulating strategy; designing organizations; evolving desired cultures; creating and facilitating change strategies; managing for high performance, quality and service; creating diversity-friendly organizations, building effective teams; and developing leaders for the future. He has consulted widely with organizations of varying sizes, across varying industries, in public and private sectors, and at different levels. His client variety is represented by: Deloitte, Los Angeles Times, Magma Metals, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Aerospace Corporation, Disneyland, Southern California Edison, Northrup-Grumman, American Management Association, Phoenix Memorial Hospital, Farmers Insurance, The Gap Stores, Getty Oil, Port of Los Angeles, Host-Marriott Corporation, City of Culver City, Community Foundation of Greater Flint, San Bernardino Sheriffs Department, US Department of Agriculture, Anaheim Union High School District, Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools, Los Angeles Community College District, Arizona Department of Education, Hispanic Leadership Development Program

He is also an Adjunct Professor in AU/NTL MSOD Program (Washington, DC), where he serves as Practicum Director; at the Graziadio School of Business and Management and Graduate School of Education & Psychology at Pepperdine University, where he teaches in the Master of Science in Organization Development (MSOD) and Doctoral Program in Organization Change. He is also an adjunct faculty member for the M. A. Programs in Organization & Management Development at Fielding Graduate University & Antioch-LA, an adjunct professor for the Doctor of Management Program at Colorado Tech (Colorado Springs) and a Distinguished Visiting Scholar for the Benedictine Ph.D. Program in OD (Chicago). Dave previously served as co-director of the MSOD Program (Pepperdine), founding Academic Director of the Doctoral program in Organization Change (Pepperdine) and in various adjunct faculty roles for UCLA, USC, Fielding Institute and Union Graduate School. He holds a Ph.D. in Management from UCLA and a B.S. in Business Administration from Drexel University.

Dave Jamieson is a respected author, with numerous publications. He is co-author of the best-selling book Managing Workforce 2000: Gaining the Diversity Advantage (Jossey-Bass, 1991) and co-author of The Complete Guide to Facilitation: Enabling Groups to Succeed (HRD Press, 1998), The Facilitator’s Fieldbook (AMACOM, 1999; 2nd Ed., 2006) and forthcoming Consultation for Organization Change (IAP, 2010). In addition he has published other works of varying lengths on organization alignment, organization development, managing workforce diversity, developing teams and team-based organizations, and consultation. Dave is also a prominent national speaker with hundreds of presentations to management groups and professional associations.

He has long been active in his profession and community serving in numerous roles. Dave is a Past National President of The American Society for Training and Development, Past President of The International Federation of Training and Development Organizations, and Past Chair of the Managerial Consultation Division and Practice Theme Committee of the Academy of Management. He served on the Boards of the Center for Non-Profit Management, Voluntary Action Center and the Kellogg Training Center of United Way in Los Angeles. He continues to serve as a Faculty Member for the California Command College; and on the Editorial Boards for the Journal of Organizational Change Management, Journal of Management Inquiry, and the Organization Development Practitioner. Dr. Jamieson is also Editor of Practicing OD, an on-line journal of the Organization Development Network.

Today, Dave is focused on advancing our understanding of organization change and consultation. He is dividing his time between consulting in organization change, educating executives and practitioners of change, and writing to bridge knowledge and practice.

I believe in both conceptual and experiential learning. I strive for a balance between developing understanding and developing capability to apply in practice. I also believe we need to internalize everything we learn in order for it to become accessible when we need it. This involves learning about use of self and how we use who we are and what we know in service of role execution.

Courses Taught

Planned Change & Organization Development (Mgmt 541)

Awards
Life Membership, American Society for Training and Development
Life Membership, Los Angeles Chapter, American Society for Training and Development
Who’s Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities
Who’s Who in the West
Phi Kappa Phi, national honor society for superior scholarship
Beta Gamma Sigma, national honor society for superior scholarship in business
Blue Key National Honorary Leadership Fraternity
2007: Best Practice Paper, Academy of Management, Management Consulting Division, “Client-Consultant Relationship Conference”, Copenhagen, Denmark
1980: ASTD National Torch Award (for outstanding service)
1978: Outstanding Achievement Award, ASTD, Los Angeles Chapter
1979: Outstanding Service Award-Regional/National Service, ASTD, Los Angeles Chapter
1969: Interfraternity Man of the Year, Drexel University
1969: Special Citation for Service from the Drexel Academic Council
1970: Drexel University, Alumni Association Award as Outstanding Graduating Senior, College of Business Administration
1970: Tau Epsilon Phi National Undergraduate of the Year
1970-1973: UCLA, NDEA Title IV Fellowship

Research

Use of Self in Professional Roles
Design in Consultation & Human Systems Change Work
Learning Masterful Practice

Publications (sample)
Books
Managing Workforce 2000: Gaining the Diversity Advantage*, (Co-author with Julie O’Mara) Jossey-Bass (1991).
*Selected as one of the best business books of 1991 by Soundview Executive Book Summaries.

The Complete Guide to Facilitation: Enabling Groups to Succeed, (Co-Author with Tom Justice) HRD Press (1998)

The Facilitators Fieldbook , (Co-Author with Tom Justice) AMACOM (1999)

The Facilitators Fieldbook, 2nd Edition, (Co-Author with Tom Justice) AMACOM (2006)

Consultation for Organization Change (Co-editor with Tony Buono) (in process for 2010), Research In Management Consulting & Research in Organization Development and Change Series, Information Age Publishing, Inc.

Chapters
“Adding Value” in the Changing World of Consulting” (co-author with Terry Armstrong)

“Client-Consultant Engagement: What It Takes To Create Value” (Co-author with Terry Armstrong) in Buono, A. and D. Jamieson, Consultation for Organization Change. Information Age Publishing, Inc. (in process for 2010)

“The Practice of OD” (Co-author with Chris Worley) in Cummings, T. The Handbook of Organization Development. Sage Publications (2008)

“Strategic Human Resource Thinking” in Preziosi, R. The 2007 Pfieffer Annual: Human Resource Management. Pfieffer/Jossey-Bass (2007)

“Values, Ethics and OD Practice” (Co-author with Bill Gellermann) in B. Jones and M. Brazzel, The NTL Handbook of Organization Development and Change, NTL/Jossey-Bass (2006)

“Three-Stage Successive, Rotating Group Problem Resolution” in Beich, E., (Editor), 90 World Class Activities by 90 World Class Trainers. Pfieffer (2006)

“Front-End Work: Effectively Engaging With the Client System” in Rothwell, Sullivan, Stavros and Sullivan, Practicing Organization Development and Change, Third Edition. Pfieffer (2009)

“Prelaunch” in Rothwell and Sullivan, Practicing Organization Development and Change, Second Edition. Pfieffer (2005)

“Aligning the Organization for a Team-Based Strategy” in Parker, The Handbook of Best Practices for Teams Vol. 1, HRD Press (1996)

Articles
“The Concept of “Value Added” in the Changing World of Consulting” (Co-author with Terry Armstrong). Vienna Conference of Management Consulting Division of AOM

“Building Trust” Seasonings. Vol 2, No. 1 (Winter, 2006)

“What Makes OD Different (and Better) Than Other Approaches to Change” in The Wisdom of ASTD-LA 2006 (2006)

“What Makes OD, OD?” OD Network Conference Proceedings 2005 (Fall, 2005)

“The Heart and Mind of the Practitioner: Remembering Bob Tannenbaum”. OD Practitioner. Vol. 35, No. 4. (Fall, 2003)

“Strategic Human Resource Thinking is Vital in Business Today”. Employer’s Group Newsletter. Vol. 33 and 34, (Spring, 2000)

“Facilitation is Core Competency in Organization Change”. Group Talk. Vol. 1, No. 2 (Spring, 1999)

“Your Consulting Style” Consulting Today. Vol. 1, No. 2 (Spring, 1998)

“Consultation for Organizational Change”. Guest Editor, Special Issue of Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 10, No. 3 (1997)

Professional Affiliations (sample)
2005-present: Editor, Practicing OD, an e-zine of the OD Network
2008-present: Associate Editor, JMI; Editor, Reflections on Experience Section, Journal of Management Inquiry
1998-present: Member, Editorial Review Board, Journal of Organization Change Management

1975-present: American Society for Training and Development
        National President (1984)
        Member, Board of Directors (1979-1984)
        Member, Board of Governors (1984)
        National Vice President, Member and Leadership Development (1979-80)
        National Vice President, Professional Development (1981-83)
        Chair, National Vice Presidents Committee (1982)
        Chair, National Chapter Services Committee (1979)
        Chair, National Membership Committee (1980)
        Chair, National Strategic Planning Committee (1981-83)
        Member, Leadership Development Task Force (1983)
        Member, National Executive Committee (1982-84)
        Member, Governance Study Task Force (1982)
        Project Manager, Industry Group Products and Services (1985-86)
        Member, Consultancy Network Executive Committee (1986-87)
        Member, National Organization Development Division Executive Committee (1979-81)
         Chair, Organization Development Division Nominating Committee (1981)
         Faculty, National Organization Development Workshop (1979-81)
         Associate Editor, Selected Papers Series, OD Division (1981)

Organization Development Representative, Region 8 Council (1978-79)
        Chair, Organization Development Track, 1978 Region 8 Conference
        Chair, Regional Chapter Officers Workshop (1978)
        Chair, Program Committee, Region 8 Conference (1981)
        President, Los Angeles Chapter (1979)
        Vice President, Los Angeles Chapter (1978)
      Director of Internal Services, Los Angeles Chapter (1977)
      Chair, Special Task Force on Board Structure and Operations, Los Angeles Chapter (1977)
        Chair, Special Task Force on the Future of Human and Organizational Development (1978-79)
        Chair, Nominating Committee, Los Angeles Chapter (1980)