A practical guide for organizational development consultants passionate about supporting justice-seeking organizations who seek the alignment and clarity necessary to succeed in their important work.

In Justice, Love, and Organizational Healing, Ora Grodsky draws from decades of experience to lead organizational change agents through the multifaceted world of transformational consulting. This comprehensive guide offers invaluable tools, practices, and mindsets for addressing the technical and spiritual dimensions of guiding individuals and organizations through complex, equitable, and inclusive processes for change.

 

I have been an organizational development consultant for social justice for over 25 years. In my earlier career as an acupuncturist, academic dean of the New England School of Acupuncture, and co-founder of the AIDS Care Project during the early days of the AIDS epidemic, I saw that creating organizational health is an essential component of social justice. This catalyzed my life-long fascination with organizational development.

After returning to graduate school and earning a Master’s degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, I began consulting for the Massachusetts Prevention Center System, where I helped schools and community-based organizations build the capacity of youth to create healthier communities. In 2000, I co-founded my own consulting practice, Just Works Consulting. Since then, I have had the honor of facilitating planning, change, team development, conflict resolution, racial justice, and leadership development processes with thousands of people in more than 200 organizations and groups across the U.S. and Canada.

I have led countless workshops and trainings on facilitation and other aspects of leadership, including through the Center for Peaceable Schools at Lesley University; the Cambridge Anti-Racism, Equity, and Inclusion Initiative; and Interaction Institute for Social Change.

In 2016, I articulated key elements of my approach to organizational development in Where Does It Hurt? Health and Disharmony in Organizational Ecosystems. This self-published piece is available for free as a PDF on my website (www.just-works.com). I was invited to present it at the national conferences of the Organizational Development Network where it was very well received. The piece was featured on the homepage of Forbes Online in the Massachusetts Non-profit News. It is currently used by professors in graduate-level classes, including at the Department of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University.