Consulting Matters

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

When I met with three aspiring consultants who are very passionate about parlaying their experience to help companies create healthy work environments and engaged employees. But after consulting on countless employee engagement projects, I started to see that there are hidden costs to these initiatives.

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Harmonious Workplaces

OCTOBER 24, 2023

This morning, I attended a Momentum session of the Society for Evidence-Based Organizational Consulting (SEBOC). I did this while attending UChicago and picking up extra cash cleaning industrial carpets, being a production artist for GES Exposition Services during the summer, or working a Blockbuster. That’s a lot of bending!

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Foundations of Consulting — Part 1: What Do Consultants Do? One of the greatest frustrations of consulting is the desire to change your client’s organization, but not having direct influence to accomplish that change. This Blogs Home.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Foundations of Consulting — Part 6: Good Reasons to Hire Consultants and Poor Reasons to Hire Consultants By Carter McNamara on February 6, 2013. Welcome to this six-part series on the foundations of consulting. Library Blogs Home.

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Rick Conlow

JANUARY 31, 2022

Seldom does a day go by without another story in the media about a leader–in government, religion or business–that bites the dust because of an ethical or behavioral failure. Unengaged employees are less productive and lose companies billions of dollars in lost sales, poor customer service and inferior quality.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 6, 2013

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Foundations of Consulting — Part 5: Internal and External Consultants By Carter McNamara on March 6, 2013. Welcome to this six-part series on the foundations of consulting. We highly recommend his book “Flawless Consulting.”)

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Training Versus Consulting – a Story By John Dupre on February 3, 2013. Recently a student asked me what the primary differences in skills were required between a consultant and a trainer. I trust you to find a good consultant.”.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JANUARY 21, 2011

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Consulting books often suggest a sequence of steps or phases that a consulting project goes through. The nature of the sequence depends on the perspectives of the authors of the books. Phase 1 of the consulting process.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 5, 2013

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. 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. Part 3 will describe how to deal with your own resistance as a consultant.

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Rick Conlow

JULY 2, 2023

Decreased productivity: Quieting disengaged employees tend to be less motivated, which leads to decreased productivity. When employees witness their colleagues’ lack of enthusiasm or commitment, it creates a negative work environment, dampens morale, and further contributes to a decline in productivity.

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Rick Conlow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

International Coach Federation (ICF) Research: The ICF conducts extensive research on coaching, and their studies have found that 70% of individuals who received coaching reported improved work performance, communication skills, and productivity. It found that training alone increased productivity 22.4%.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Foundations of Consulting — Part 2: How Do Consultants Work? Part 1 of this series is What Do Consultants Do? In addition to the various roles in consulting, there are various approaches to consulting, as described in this post.

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Tom Spencer

AUGUST 15, 2013

Thirdly, social enterprises have the potential to out-compete equivalent ‘for-profit’ businesses in three ways: Social enterprises often qualify for tax concessions and free support available solely these kinds of organisations; Consumer preferences are increasingly supportive of ethical and sustainable business practices; and.

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Rick Conlow

MAY 17, 2023

Improved Customer Satisfaction: A study published in the Journal of Business Ethics found that servant leadership positively influenced customer satisfaction through its impact on employee attitudes and behavior. Finally, see Rick’s newest book. Partner with RCI Consulting Services.

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Tom Spencer

MARCH 16, 2014

In 1967, Harvard Professor Francis Aguilar wrote a book entitled “Scanning the Business Environment” in which he identified four important factors – Economic, Technical, Political, and Social – that a business can use to better understand the big picture. Prohibitions, taboos, and ethical issues. Background. Technological.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JANUARY 7, 2011

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Links to Build a Consulting Practice By Carter McNamara on January 7, 2011. Our firm gets 4-5 calls/month from people wanting to know how to start or grow a consulting practice. Or Starting a New Product or Service? Product Development.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Foundations of Consulting — Part 4: Types of Consultants By Carter McNamara on November 15, 2010. Part 1 of this series is What Do Consultants Do?, That post also listed numerous roles that a consultant might play. This Blogs Home.

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Rick Conlow

JUNE 15, 2022

Further, be genuine and conduct business in an ethical manner. When consulting with clients we always find ways to do individual and team recognition at meetings. Higher employee engagement and productivity. Finally, see Rick’s newest book. Above all, you earn respect by giving respect. Admit mistakes.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 19, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Foundations of Consulting — Part 3: Primary Working Goals and Assumptions of Consultants By Carter McNamara on April 19, 2010. Primary Working Goals of Consultants. How Do Consultants Work? Major Types of Consultants.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In addition to increased productivity of expected behavior, leadership impacts a follower's discretionary effort, also known as organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). According to the Edelman trust framework, trust in leadership is given based on competence and ethical behaviors. Key Summary Points.

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Martinka Consulting

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

In simple terms, the plaintiff alleged the books were cooked to increase the price. He allegedly had his top distributor accelerate orders, so sales looked stronger than they really were and then, post-sale, orders declined because the distributor had months and months of product. Just look at what’s in the headlines about We (WeWork).

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Consulting and Organizational Management

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. As a Consultant, Know When You’re Giving Away Too Much By Carter McNamara on October 15, 2011. I even freely sent a book I had written on how to facilitate planning. New consultants far too often give away far too much. Translate This.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Consultant — What’s Your Natural Approach to Problem Solving? As a consultant, you work with clients to solve problems. Always consider that diversity in your consulting projects. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home.

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Consultant Ninja

JULY 31, 2009

Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Posted by Consultant Ninja. I would recommend this book. I am a strategy consultant at. Consulting. (88). Productivity. (6).

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CaseInterview.com

DECEMBER 3, 2019

If you have the raw talent and work ethic but are simply inexperienced, that’s very different than if you are experienced (in terms of years worked), but just can’t seem to do a good job. Coming out of consulting, I knew a little about a lot of things. Do you have the right work ethic? Not all C players are created equally.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 17, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. How "Disconnected Conversations" Can Kill Consulting and Collaboration By Carter McNamara on June 17, 2010. A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine and I were talking about a particular consulting project. Translate This. This Blogs Home.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JULY 27, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Marvin Weisbord, my long-time ODN colleague and friend (also steeped in the Lewin/Lippitt school), shared his research with me both in his marvelous book, Productive Workplaces, and in personal conversations. Translate This. Library Blogs Home.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 11, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. As a Consultant, What’s Your Blindside? Watch the following situation occur in conversations among consultants. Many consultants place extreme value on people’s feelings, beliefs and perceptions. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home.

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Consultant Ninja

JULY 17, 2009

Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Over dinner, my seasoned colleagues inquired about the "Consulting 101" course I had just completed before joining the project. Labels: Consulting.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 14, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. History of Organization Development (Part 4 of 6) — Frederick Taylor, the First Modern ‘Change’ Consultant By Carter McNamara on May 14, 2012. Consulting Engineer. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home. Guest Writer Submissions. a Specialty.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Increased productivity. In his book Drive, Daniel Pink popularized the Self-determination theory (SDT). Awareness to understand issues of ethics and values. The truth about motivating employees to be more productive. Emotional intelligence and interpersonal relationship quality. Social situations and interactions.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 13, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Robert Blake and Jane Mouton’s Managerial Grid fast became a research tool of choice because of its strong and clear visual presentation, making it immediate useful to both the consultant and the client. — Reference List of Books from This Series.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 26, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. — Reference List of Books from This Series. References List of Books from This Series. History of OD: Part 4 of 6 — Frederick Taylor, the First Modern ‘Change’ Consultant. Consulting. Translate This. Stavros, J.M.,

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JULY 26, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. It was 1968 when an obscure academic at the University of Edmonton, Ludwig Von Bertalanffy, publish the book General Systems Theory. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home.

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Kates Kesler

APRIL 7, 2022

As consultants we see this pendulum swing all too often. But every function has some work that needs to mandated, such as what financial reporting system will we use, what IT infrastructure will run our networks, what ethics and values will guide our behaviors. Production performance. Impact on cycle-time.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 19, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. There were also the Egyptian ‘consulting engineers’ who maintained the Nile’s effectiveness, and even later, the court jesters, who made kings and queens laugh, finding ways to ‘speak truth to power’, affecting decisions from a ‘consulting’ position.

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Chad Barr

MAY 1, 2007

Five Inducted As Charter Members To Million Dollar Consultant Hall of Fame. Five outstanding consultants from diverse disciplines have been inducted into the Million Dollar Consultant Hall of Fame. Manifesting the highest levels of integrity, ethics, and accountability. Taking prudent risk and demonstrating resilience.

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