The Nonprofit Consultant

MARCH 5, 2019

After four years of working as a "permanent" full-time Executive Director, launching a start-up nonprofit, and only taking a few short-term consulting gigs from existing clients, I am once again available for new opportunities. Not to forget operating programs at a different location while managing the construction at home base.

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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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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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Emerson Consulting Group

APRIL 29, 2021

By David Coffaro , Principal of the Strategic Advisory Consulting Group Originally published by HR.com. Recognizing this fundamental aspect of the paradigm in which we all operate signals us that our jobs as human resource leaders is to continually identify opportunities that deliver greater value to all stakeholders. 1] [link].

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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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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

hospitals and health systems experienced an average 39% reduction in their operating margins from 2015 to 2017. Cost reduction requires an honest and thorough reassessment of everything the health system does and ultimately, a change in the organization’s operating culture. In some larger nonprofit hospitals, there may be six.

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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. New consultants far too often give away far too much. They’re trying to land those first few projects to get their consulting business started.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 13, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. 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. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. They were interested in pursuing OD consulting, whether it be internal or external. Years ago I was interviewing for a job in a large consulting firm in NYC. It paid quite well and I liked the consultants who I had met. Translate This.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 14, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Working on Ourselves, as Consultants By Jim Smith on June 14, 2010. Why It’s Important to Work On Ourselves, as Consultants. This is why it is so important for consultants to “work on” ourselves. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 28, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. 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. Operations are based in control.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. All systems operate on a steady-state called homeostasis and they operate within norms and standards. For Example, Consider the internal consulting team where we developed, what we called our PWI Index. Translate This. Library Blogs Home.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

SEPTEMBER 2, 2007

Fellow nonprofit blogger, Gayle Roberts , has suggested that I look into my crystal ball and give you a posting from ten years in the future. Back when all the 'experts' were warning of the coming nonprofit leadership shortage? Tags: Nonprofit future fundraising. Remember back in 2007? Stay tuned to this blog to find out.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 19, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Guest post from John Scherer, Co-Director of Scherer Leadership International , with Billie Alban, President of Alban & Williams, Ltd. What are our operating assumptions and where did they come from? Translate This. Library Blogs Home.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JULY 7, 2008

Yes, even as a consultant, and somebody with nearly twenty years of public service, half of it in leadership positions, I continue to learn every day. The assignment began as a simple "caretaker" role, keeping daily operations running smoothly while we negotiated a merger. Should we pursue another merger?

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Challenging Our Own Mental Models and Our Growth as Consultants (Part 2 of 3) By Jim Smith on February 25, 2011. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Translate This. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JULY 26, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. The systems vantage point is the whole operation within its environment operating within a steady state, which keeps it viable. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Translate This. Library Blogs Home.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 10, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. The design is similar to creating and operating a “marching organization.” The integration of their information and decision making process transcended mere structure. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance?

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Harvard Business

APRIL 27, 2018

For years, companies, universities and nonprofits have researched the reasons why women are less likely to enter STEM field s — and why, once they enter, they face challenges that frequently push them out. Once she embraced that sense of purpose and started framing her vision for projects that way, her leadership brand evolved.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JANUARY 30, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. When we practitioners in human development (consultants, coaches, trainers, etc.) For example, various theories in the field of psychology are often the overall types of theories held by consultants, coaches and trainers. Translate This.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 5, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Guest post from John Scherer, Co-Director of Scherer Leadership International , and Billie Alban, President of Alban & Williams, Ltd. What are our operating assumptions and where did they come from? The First Consulting Engineers—circa 5,000 BCE.

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CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

What are the Top Consulting Firms? While it sometimes seems that everyone wants to get into the top 3 strategy consulting firms McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and Bain & Company (Bain), also known as MBB , it's worth noting that there are several other top consulting firms that can give a career a real boost.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

AUGUST 16, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. 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. Translate This. Library Blogs Home.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Interim staff leadership during a period of transition gives a board of directors the time necessary to make appropriate strategic decisions. The use of a consultant as interim brings additional industry experience to the table in guiding the board through the strategy setting and transition process.

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Brimstone Consulting

JANUARY 19, 2021

Essential reads on leadership and change for your library. Our team is made up of highly-skilled, senior-level consultants from a wide range of backgrounds—educators at top universities, serial entrepreneurs, former C-suite executives, and seasoned process consulting experts. 31 books on leadership and change.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Companies we work with at BSR, a nonprofit sustainability business network and consultancy, feel trapped: Although every conceivable action carries considerable risk, inaction may not be much of an option, either. What to do, now that the neutral middle ground has become a quicksand?

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Harvard Business

MAY 4, 2017

Jobs at universities, nonprofit research institutions, and government research facilities are exempted, as are workers from certain countries and any current H-1B holders applying for renewal. Because demand for H-1Bs has exceeded the cap in recent years, visas have been allocated through a random lottery.

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