THE FOUNDING AND MISSION OF THE CENTER FOR HUMAN SYSTEMS

Recognizing that many change management practitioners, both internal and external, needed an additional level of support if they were to maximize their expertise and success, Dr. Michael Broom founded the Center for Human Systems with the support and encouragement of Edith Whitfied Seashore. Edie is an organizational development sage and founder of several OD programs including the prestigious American University/NTL graduate program.

Accordingly, the Center for Human Systems offers training and coaching designed to take practitioners to higher levels of success and expertise.

The Practitioners Programs staffed by Michael and Edie works with a limited enrollment to provide the practical support and skill enhancement that experienced practitioners need. These programs work with groups of 15 or less to assure high levels of individual attention. Furthermore, the Practitioners Programs now provide two individual coaching sessions for each participant. Click for more.

A Mentoring and Coaching Program offers a more intensive and personal setting to support experienced practitioners with direct feedback on their current projects. Mentoring and Coaching is available in one-on-one or in small group settings. Click for more.

Under consideration for development is a skill-based program for beginners we might call the Craft of Change and a think-tank-type process for selected associates.

THIS SITE
This Web site is intended to be a significant source of information and access for the educational activities of The Center for Human Systems. The site is content-rich with articles, and information to support your change management skills, and offers quizzes to challenge you and help you gauge your strengths. Please click on "contact us" to let us know how we might improve this site.

OPERATING VALUES
The hallmark of the work of Center for Human Systems is that it always:

Works with participants and clients to identify and resolve their own issues.
Leaves participants and clients with higher skills levels than they previously had.
Builds high levels of productivity through powerful relationships of reciprocal influence.
Empowers participants and clients to self-discover their own inherent excellence.

EXPERIENCE AS EDUCATOR, COACH AND CONSULTANT
Michael F. Broom, Ph.D. is an Organizational Psychologist who as worked for over 25 years as an executive coach, organizational facilitator, and trainer. Throughout those 25 years he has also been very involved in the education of those interested in organizational and social change. At Johns Hopkins University, he has been a full-time (1978-83) and part-time (1983-2001) faculty member of the Graduate Program in Applied Behavioral Science. At Georgetown University he has been adjunct faculty for the Certificate Program in Organizational Development. He was also adjunct faculty in the American University/National Training Lab (NTL) masters programs. For NTL he has led a number of graduate programs including Personal and Organizational Power, and Professional Development. He was on the board of directors of the NTL Institute in Applied Behavioral Science, and chaired its Transformative Social Change Committee.

SOME FORMER CLIENTS
Former organizational clients of Dr.Broom have include the Coast Guard Academy, Allbritton Communications Company, General Electric, University Of Maryland, the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Maryland Food Committee, The Rouse Company, McCormick Spice Company, New England Telephone, Maryland Department of Human Resources, the Board of Pensions of the United Methodist Church, American Red Cross Blood Service, SAS Institute, Northrup Grumman, Frederick Douglas High School, Franklin Square Hospital, Smithsonian Institution, the American Association of Museums, the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., N.S.A., F.A.A., N.A.S.A., the Fresno Metropolitan Museum, Montgomery College and many others.

PUBLICATIONS
Dr. Broom authored with Dr. Donald Klein Power, The Infinite Game, published in 1999 by Sea Otter Press, and The Infinite Organization published August, 2002 by Davies-Black Publishing.