Osiris Organization is proud to be a collaborative partner with Harvest Prep Academy.  Young adults in our life skills and work training program are employed at Harvest in entry-level positions. The support that these youth receive goes beyond a paycheck. These young adults receive mentoring from caring, committed adults, and a sense of community involvement that is immeasurable for life development.

Thanks, Harvest Prep and Mr. and Mrs. Mahmoud!

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Building Communities of Passion. That’s the title of chapter 4.3 in the new book by business thinker and strategist, Gary Hamel. The book is called, “What Matters Now.”

I highly recommend this book for those who also question “the fundamental assumptions we have about management, the meaning of work, and organizational life…”  I too feel our businesses, our institutions, need to once again inspire the human spirit. To do that requires retooling business (life) ethics.

Chapter 4.3 is the inspiring story of how one large non-profit institution, entrenched in it’s management model for many, many years, was able to change direction, and motivate the members of the organization to lead instead of merely “serve.”

This is what we have found to be true in our work at Osiris. We never bought into the formula of mentoring kids to be a passive audience—that adults create programs and kids get “plugged into” that formula. When youth are motivated to create solutions for themselves and others, they may struggle at first. They are not used to thinking any solutions reside within themselves. With time, practice, and encouragement, they do.

Chapter 5.5, Aiming Higher is also an enjoyable, thoughtful final chapter.  Hamel wonders out loud, “what is my quest?”

He answered that question when he participated in a fascinating collaborative effort with 36 other management experts in 2008.

“Bureaucracy and control have had their day. It’s a time for a new ideology based on freedom and self-determination.” (What Matters Now.)

I couldn’t agree more…

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It’s fun to make New Year’s resolutions! But at Osiris Organization, we are not just making resolutions…

In any discussions regarding Osiris Organization’s present and future, we try to keep our mission front and center.

We’ve added staff to enhance our existing programming. Our vision of new programming, the seeds we’ve planted in the hearts and minds of our staff, supporters, board members, are coming to fruition.

We have networked and connected with people who are stepping up to support our vision.

Our wish is that our youth, staff, founders never forget…”Who dares to teach must never cease to learn.”   John Cotton Dana