Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 28, 2010

By Jim Smith on June 28, 2010. Development is hard pressed to interface with operations. Yet it is extremely important that this interface be workable because developments are not relevant until they find their way into operations. An operation is charted to preserve the status quo, the current thinking and methods.

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MAY 10, 2010

From Vertical to Horizontal By Jim Smith on May 10, 2010. The design is similar to creating and operating a “marching organization.” The problems we face, or the opportunities I might add, is the change in culture that is necessary in most significant organizational change efforts. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Managing Boundaries in Systems By Jim Smith on September 28, 2010. All systems operate on a steady-state called homeostasis and they operate within norms and standards. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home. Guest Writer Submissions. To Subscribe to a Blog. Librarys Blogs.

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

Organizational Character and Leadership Development By Jim Smith on December 16, 2010. They operate from self-evaluated standards. I am sure we have all seen groups operate from these various stages, or plateaus. We can observe groups operating at various stages of moral development in their assumptions and behaviors.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JULY 26, 2010

By Jim Smith on July 26, 2010. Starting with the individual organism he demonstrated that the systems view and principles extended throughout biology, physics, chemistry, philosophy and cultural anthropology as well as sociology and psychiatry. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Foundations of Consulting — Part 4: Types of Consultants By Carter McNamara on November 15, 2010. Some people assert that these consultants focus mostly on “soft” skills regarding peoples’ beliefs, feelings and perceptions, and less on “hard” skills regarding organizational structures, processes and operations. Librarys Blogs.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 22, 2016

Ethically, the choice is simple. Take 2010, when BP was confronted with one of the biggest oil spills in history. And more recently, The Wall Street Journal revealed a culture of secrecy at blood-testing start-up Theranos and questioned the effectiveness of the technology driving their operation , leading to a federal investigation.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 21, 2017

Kalanick and other top executives signal by example what is and is not acceptable behavior, and they are clearly responsible for the company’s ethically and legally questionable decisions and practices. But I suggest that the problem at Uber goes beyond a culture created by toxic leadership. Uber’s Fundamental Illegality.

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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 certain types of general knowledge that would likely be the same, especially: a) General frameworks from which to develop and/or operate systems, for example, performance management systems, financial systems or marketing systems.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 14, 2010

Working on Ourselves, as Consultants By Jim Smith on June 14, 2010. Sometimes consulting is operating in a house of mirrors. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home. Guest Writer Submissions. To Subscribe to a Blog. Why It’s Important to Work On Ourselves, as Consultants.

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MARCH 5, 2012

What are our operating assumptions and where did they come from? There is evidence that the Egyptian culture during the time of the Pharaohs had what we would call ‘consulting engineers’, whose job it was to go around to the major construction projects and make sure they were ‘on time and under budget.’ Blessings from Warsaw, John.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

Systems View: A Social-Technical Perspective By Jim Smith on August 16, 2010. These systems operate within boundaries subjected to the whims of environmental changes such as: economic crises, increased competitive threats and industry shifts. The human system operates the technology. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance.

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