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Does Your Team Hoard Information?

Harmonious Workplaces

However, many companies and nonprofits share a common obstacle — the tendency towards information hoarding. Leadership should exercise mindfulness and keen observation of the warning signs of information hoarding with individuals and groups. Companies and nonprofits need not adopt everything all at once.

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My First Nonprofit Job

The Nonprofit Consultant

After about seven years as an independent consultant, in January I began a regular, full-time executive director position with a local nonprofit organization, and spent the month fully immersed in learning the programs, the culture, and the needs. Fonda, but rumor was that her exercise videos were our number one funding source.

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Your Consulting Niche vs Jack-of-All-Trades Myth

Successful Independent Consulting

Consultant to individuals, nonprofits, and corporations in the areas of strategic philanthropy, partnership development, grant making, and evaluation. Instead they say something like, “Wow, it’s going to be a real challenge to make this happen given the tenure of our staff and our strong culture.” Exercise #1: Look at Your History.

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Latest Projects & More on Mergers

The Nonprofit Consultant

Although this is my third time going through merger negotiations as an IED, I'm not one who is a default cheerleader for mergers, or who would ever say anything like, "There's too many nonprofits." On the contrary, I love having a vital marketplace of nonprofits, large and small, competing to make our communities better places to live.

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Foundations of Consulting ? Part 1 - Free Management Library

Consulting and Organizational Management

The highly collaborative and facilitative internal consultant or leader does not always exercise direct control and often is quite successful in guiding change. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building. Business Communications. Business Planning. Career Management.

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How Much Should the Client Be Involved in Consulting Projects.

Consulting and Organizational Management

For example, they must actively participate in your training methods, be actively listening to you, thinking about what you are saying to them, and engaging in small group exercises. Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Business Planning.

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Be Careful About Proclaiming "Failed Management Movements.

Consulting and Organizational Management

Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning. You need hands-on experience and refresher training or the entire training exercise has been a waste of time and money. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building. Facilitation.