Joe Gerstandt

Current
  • Transformer | Facilitator | Speaker | at Illuminating Blind Spots
Past
  • Diversity Director at Alegent Health
  • Program Director at National Conference for Community and Justice
  • Director of Education and Prevention Programming at Nebraska AIDS Project
Education
  • Iowa State University
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Professional Training & Coaching
Websites

Joe Gerstandt’s Summary

I illuminate blind spots.

I help people and groups of people truly understand and benefit from Diversity, Inclusion, Authenticity, Innovation and Transformation.

I help smart people and smart organizations avoid functioning in non-smart ways...I do this by increasing individual and collective awareness of blind spots, by increasing individual and collective capacity for communication and by increasing the authenticity of interactions and relationships.

Joe Gerstandt’s Specialties:

Diversity & Inclusion
Strategic and Transformational Human Resources
Curriculum Development
Facilitation
Collaboration
Developing and implementing learning initiatives
Mediation & Conflict Resolution
Strategic Planning
Public Speaking
Dialogue


Joe Gerstandt’s Experience

  • Transformer | Facilitator | Speaker |

    Illuminating Blind Spots

    (Human Resources industry)

    September 2007Present (1 year 3 months)

    diversity | inclusion | authenticity | innovation | transformation

  • Diversity Director

    Alegent Health

    (Non-Profit; 5001-10,000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

    June 2006September 2007 (1 year 4 months)

  • Program Director

    National Conference for Community and Justice

    (Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Program Development industry)

    May 2005June 2006 (1 year 2 months)

  • Director of Education and Prevention Programming

    Nebraska AIDS Project

    (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Program Development industry)

    October 2002May 2005 (2 years 8 months)

  • Squad Leader

    United States Marine Corps

    (Military industry)

    August 1987August 1991 (4 years 1 month)


Joe Gerstandt’s Education

  • Iowa State University

    19921996


Additional Information

Joe Gerstandt’s Websites:

Joe Gerstandt’s Interests:

Diversity, Inclusion, Authenticity, Innovation, Transformation, Leadership, Communication, Creativity, Group Performance, Yoga, Taoism

Joe Gerstandt’s Groups:

Tri-County Workforce Investment Board, 21st Century Omaha, Next Generation Omaha, Young Professionals Council, Catholic Charities Board of Directors, Omaha Table Talk, Society for Human Resource Management, Human Resources Association of the Midlands, HRAM Diversity Committee, Omaha Organizational Development Network,

  •    HCI
  •    Institute of Management Consultancy
  •    BLACKWOLF
  •    KIVA
  •    Organisation for a New Equilibrium
  •    Iowa State University Network
  •    Linked:HR (#1 HR Group with 70,000 members)
  •    OPEN INNOVATION
  •    Learning, Education and Training Professionals Group
  •    Systems Thinking
  •    Expertise for Hire
  •    International Networking Speakers and Coaches Assoc
  •    Professional Speakers and Seminar Leaders
  •    Leadership Think Tank
  •    Connected Marines
  •    The-Green-Group.com
  •    Friends of Kansas City
  •    Speakers and Panelists
  •    Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
  •    Omaha Networking Group
  •    Generation X
  •    TAO - the key to success
  •    Pure Yoga
  •    Omaha Young Professionals Council
  •    LinkedIowa
  •    BlackSky
  •    Global Diversity Leaders and Consultants
  •    Diversity - A World of Change
  •    Workforce Diversity Network
  •    Semper Fi Network - United States Marine Veterans - USMC
  •    Diversity Recruiting Strategy Group
  •    Network of Organizational Change Managers
  •    Des Moines, Iowa Network Group
  •    Diversity+Inclusion
  •    Human Resources Professionals Worldwide
  •    SpeakerMatch
  •    Diversity and Cross Cultural Professionals
  •    Green Omaha Coalition
  •    SIOP - The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  •    Kansas City Online Community
  •    The Diversity and Inclusion Group
  •    Psychologists
  •    Organization Development Network, OD Network, ODN
  •    Big "O" Networking Group
  •    Strategic Recruiting, On-boarding, Workforce Diversity & Inclusion
  •    GLBT Professionals (and Friends)
  •    Omaha OD Network (members only)
  •    Diversity Professionals
  •    Omaha Women in Leadership Networking Group

Joe Gerstandt’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • expertise requests
  • business deals
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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