Stephen Kemp

I am the Program Manager for Organizational Development at Technology Services with the University of Illinois. My primary role is to develop and implement strategies that build the capabilities and culture of our organization; I also design and facilitate conversations that help teams improve their ability to work together more effectively and improve performance. I have been an employee of the University for over 20 years, starting with Technology Services in 2001, moving to the College of Veterinary Medicine in 2008, then returning to Technology Services in 2013. Most of this time has been spent either in management or leadership roles, and I am proof positive that what you learn in MGRdev are not talents that you are born with but rather skills that you learn, refine, and perfect via intentional practice over time.

My professional passion resides in facilitation, coaching, and instruction. I absolutely love opportunities to help teams and individuals work through their challenges, find solutions under their own power, and determine proper strategies to improve. My reward comes in the form of seeing the light bulbs turn on brightly when someone reaches a conclusion on a difficult issue all on their own- and all I had to do was to ask the right questions. By teaching these skills and passing along lessons learned my hope is to show managers that, with a little preparation and the right tools in hand, they can enable their teams to be far more effective than they ever thought possible.