Consulting and Organizational Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Managing Boundaries in Systems By Jim Smith on September 28, 2010. Systems manage their boundaries, for better of for worse: too open boundaries threaten the system with a loss of identity, too tight and the systems tend to run down. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Read more.].

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 13, 2010

When Consultants Should Facilitate, Coach or Train By Carter McNamara on April 13, 2010. There are strong feelings that consulting, facilitating, coaching and training are very different roles. Ongoing contributions usually do not come from clients during trainings or when receiving advice from experts. To Subscribe to a Blog.

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Women in Consulting

APRIL 18, 2013

Peer-to-peer Fundraising Email Marketing Website Management Website Design Payment Processing Sphere Know How Blog Sphere Knowledgebase Sphere Forum Case Central Sphere Connect Sphere Connect Partners Blackbaud Connect Partner Network Overview Partner Login. Nonprofit Management. Nonprofit Internet Solutions.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

For training on consulting skills, see the Consultants Development Institute. For more resources, see the Free Management Library’s topic All About Consulting. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Career Management. Crisis Management. Free Management Library Blogs.

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MAY 5, 2013

How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Welcome to this 3-part article on managing resistance in consulting projects. For training on consulting skills, see the Consultants Development Institute. Career Management. This Blogs Home. Guest Writer Submissions. To Subscribe to a Blog.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

They usually provide highly specialized content expertise regarding certain specific systems and processes in the organization, for example, computer systems, financial and accounting systems, market research or facilities management. Management consultants. Many organizations hire technical consultants.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JANUARY 21, 2011

If all they tried was training, then they might have a very short-term view of how to fix things.). Did your client make any effort to manage change, when addressing their issue? That question starts to alert them to the need to carefully manage change, and opens the door for you to start teaching them.). Read more.].

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Harvard Business

MARCH 15, 2017

More companies and nonprofits are turning to external experts, on a project or temporary basis, to tap into unique skill sets and experience that they otherwise might not be able to access, afford, or locate in their market. We suggest that these competencies be employed in the selection, monitoring, and performance management of freelancers.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 7, 2018

Doctorpreneurs have three important qualities: Medical excellence: First and foremost, doctorpreneurs are excellent doctors, with first-rate education and training. Compassion: Doctorpreneurs are compassionate human beings who believe they have a responsibility to use their professional training to serve as many people as possible.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JANUARY 7, 2011

(To learn more about consulting processes, see the topic Consultants in the Free Management Library.). Should You Start a For-Profit or a Nonprofit? Starting a Nonprofit Organization. Risk Management. Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning. Career Management.

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Women in Consulting

MAY 22, 2012

Peer-to-peer Fundraising Email Marketing Website Management Website Design Payment Processing Sphere Know How Blog Sphere Knowledgebase Sphere Forum Case Central Sphere Connect Sphere Connect Partners Blackbaud Connect Partner Network Overview Partner Login. Nonprofit Management. Nonprofit Internet Solutions.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 21, 2010

OD vs. Training – Or Is It? For example, many Organization Development practitioners almost look down on training as scoped to working only with individuals and not the broader context of organizations as does OD (by the way, we OD’rs prefer that you capitalize the name of our field. Are You Doing OD? Consulting? All of These?

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Consulting and Organizational Management

OCTOBER 26, 2011

” Assessments should use the pareto principle, i.e., focus on some “best practices” in each of the major management functions. Focus on leadership and managment “systems/structures,” not on people (which can be hard to do with today’s infatuation with heroic leaders. ” Look at life cycles.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 28, 2010

Be Careful About Proclaiming "Failed Management Movements"! Last week, I got a call from a consultant who lamented the “failure of all those management movements.” ” As usual in these conversations, the caller went on to explain how his particular idea was what leaders and managers really needed.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 23, 2010

Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning. ” Free Management Library and iBrand Masters Tweets 2010-04-25 | Marketing April 25, 2010 at 7:16 pm | Permalink. [.] How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Career Management. Read more.].

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The Nonprofit Consultant

APRIL 24, 2022

I have just added another online course to my Udemy offerings: When Change Comes to Nonprofits (Ready or Not!) In this course I share several case studies from my experiences of managing through crises as an Interim Executive Director. In fact, an apt sub-title for the course might have been Confessions of a Serial Interim ED.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Active senior management involvement delivers a clear message that change is good and that experimentation and even occasional failure is okay and encouraged. Management must also make it clear that improvements that result from CI will not result in job losses.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

LinkedIn, the social network for professionals of all sectors, has just announced the launch of their new Board Connect service for nonprofit organizations. Best of all, the service is free to nonprofits ( business use of the Talent Finder can cost $1,000). So, what could be wrong with all this?

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

The organization wants a consultant to lend credibility to a decision that has already been made, for example, the Board of Directors has decided to reorganize the nonprofit, but the Chief Executive Officer disagrees – so the Board hires a consultant to lend expert credibility to their decision. Career Management. Read more.].

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JUNE 21, 2006

This one was written for the January 2004 edition of "The Learning Curve" - The monthly newsletter of the Silicon Valley Chapter of ASTD (American Society for Training and Development). Perhaps you have had some experience giving your time and efforts to local nonprofit organizations, but find something lacking in the experience.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JULY 26, 2010

Management is always across boundaries. Add to all this, is a very important principle of open systems: managing the polarities of the simultaneous need for both differentiation and integration. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Career Management. Crisis Management.

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 12, 2023

During the month of October, I had the pleasure of learning Organizational Development (OD) and Change Leadership from The Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University. In nearly all cases, the ideas for these changes stemmed from some vision of greatness for the health and prosperity of the company or nonprofit.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

OCTOBER 15, 2011

A week ago, they told me they decided not to hire me, and would do the facilitator training themselves. Project managers call it “project creep.” Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Read more.].

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 10, 2010

We live in traditional organizations that are functional and vertically managed. Work is aligned by function and managed vertically up and down the line. Work is being organized by process as much as function, it is managed by multi-functional teams, which are quicker in producing customer driven results. Are you seeing these?

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 28, 2010

Boundary management means the protection and support of a differentiated development culture and the managed change of this culture when appropriate. Establishing and managing boundaries is both necessary and problematic. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Career Management.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Some experts on leadership and management assert that highly experienced people often have developed intuition that enables them to make quick, effective decisions. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Career Management. Crisis Management. Free Management Library Blogs.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 10, 2010

However, even in projects where you are an expert consultant, for example, training clients how to conduct a certain procedure, your client must participate substantially in the project. Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning. Carmen Gattuso December 27, 2010 at 10:52 am | Permalink.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

The profession has become filled with niche players……executive coaching, team building, process improvement, change management, etc. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Career Management. Crisis Management. Free Management Library Blogs. Fundraising for Nonprofits.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 17, 2016

You have an ambitious team member who’s asking to be promoted to manager. As a manager, you’re always on the lookout for the next generation of talent in your organization. “It requires different skills to manage than to be an individual contributor,” she says. How do you judge his skills and experience?

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 14, 2010

« Previous Next » Meet this Blog’s Co-Hosts Carter McNamara of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, provides organization development and consultant training services, and is developer of the Free Management Library. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Career Management.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

See these topics in the Free Management Library: Organizational Change. « Previous Next » Meet this Blog’s Co-Hosts Carter McNamara of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, provides organization development and consultant training services, and is developer of the Free Management Library. Career Management.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

I was super excited, and I had this opportunity to be an internal consultant for a nonprofit organization. We had career development, organizational development, training, and development. The purpose of this particular training is I want to expand your vision around your role. Positioning Pitfalls (5:58).

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

I was super excited, and I had this opportunity to be an internal consultant for a nonprofit organization. We had career development, organizational development, training, and development. The purpose of this particular training is I want to expand your vision around your role. Positioning Pitfalls (5:58).

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 11, 2010

Maybe because of the many consultant trainings that focus almost exclusively on the “human” side of things, with very little, if any, attention to the “business” topics. Many of them have extensive experience in management. Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning. Well said Carter.

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Harvard Business

MAY 18, 2016

Not many would associate innovation with large, service-oriented nonprofits with decades of history. ” So the Seilers responded by piloting a program called the Pathway of Hope, which focuses on providing case management for families. “They just tried to build 5% more houses every year and they considered that a good year.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 6, 2013

Often these internal consultants are in large organizations and from training and development or human resource departments. For training on consulting skills, see the Consultants Development Institute. For more resources, see the Free Management Library’s topic All About Consulting. Career Management. Read more.].

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 8, 2018

For example, take Talia Milgrom-Elcott , executive director of 100Kin10 , a nonprofit that is spearheading the effort to train 100,000 STEM teachers in 10 years. For established organizations, grand challenges can also represent managed risk. ” Others might define it differently. ” Lots of Upside, Limited Downside.

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