Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 5, 2013

After all, the way your client’s organization has been operating in the past is because one or more people felt strongly that their organization should be operating that way (even though that way they were operating may have caused their problems and is actually what needs to be changed). Fundraising for Nonprofits.

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How To Consulting Management Organizational Development 73

The Nonprofit Consultant

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

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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Nonprofit Energy Exercises Education 40

Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

For example, say I’m working with a team of people representing a bottling operation in a brewery, and the team has figured out how to redesign the bottling operation to reduce costs, simplify the process, and increase production. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Business Planning.

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Organizational Development Nonprofit Ethics Consulting 73

Management Consulted

JUNE 26, 2016

I think I have the idea of the final-round process down, where there is the screening portion, and then you come in and you try to view the culture of the company and meet the interviewers, and you already may be connected with some people inside the firm which will help you a lot. What might be your staffing model? Is it double staffing?”

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Healthcare Case Interview Consulting Interviews 140

Consulting and Organizational Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

All systems operate on a steady-state called homeostasis and they operate within norms and standards. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building. Business Communications. Business Planning. Career Management. Coaching and Action Learning. Crisis Management.

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System Management Organizational Development Nonprofit 66

Consulting and Organizational Management

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. The challenge is cultural and political, not technical. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance.

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Management Organizational Development Nonprofit Ethics 45

Consulting and Organizational Management

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. The conscious operate from a self-evaluated set of standards. Fundraising for Nonprofits.

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Development Leadership Consulting Organizational Development 68

Consulting and Organizational Management

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. The systems vantage point is the whole operation within its environment operating within a steady state, which keeps it viable.

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System Management Organizational Development Nonprofit 54

Consulting and Organizational Management

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. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building.

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Organizational Development Consulting Management Nonprofit 66

Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 6, 2013

With recent emphasis on the importance of using a highly facilitative and collaborative leadership style when guiding change, leaders are beginning to operate more like internal consultants for change then ever before. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building.

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Consulting Organizational Development Nonprofit Ethics 65

Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

You would extend your physical and mental antennae to not miss a cue that might be a clue as to how to operate successfully as a stranger in a strange land. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building. It would teach you a lot about yourself. Business Communications.

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Organizational Development Nonprofit Ethics Development 58

Consulting and Organizational Management

OCTOBER 15, 2011

It helps the client know the true costs in successfully operating his or her organization. ” Is it decreased employee turnover, increased profit or successful operation of a technical system? Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance.

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Consulting Organizational Development Guidelines Nonprofit 98

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. PM Images/Getty Images. Yet many other women have managed to build highly successful careers with degrees in STEM disciplines.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 5, 2018

Corporate executives seek to inject “Silicon Valley DNA” into their cultures, and policy makers point to venture-funded entrepreneurship as a solution for all manner of problems. All of our early funding came from either nonprofit or government sources.” This is a dangerous mindset.

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Nonprofit Engineering Industry Finance 28

Harvard Business

AUGUST 2, 2017

” And when urgency is a part of the organizational culture , it may feel like a requirement to move fast, whether you’re a leader or a frontline employee. A VP at a nonprofit client had a history of making decisions hastily and without sufficient data. Encourage them to identify all the consequences of their actions.

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Management How To Nonprofit Energy 28

Consulting and Organizational Management

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. Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning. Leadership.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 14, 2010

Sometimes consulting is operating in a house of mirrors. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building. What is me and what is not me are important to differentiate. Business Communications. Business Planning. Career Management. Coaching and Action Learning. Leadership.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 19, 2012

What are our operating assumptions and where did they come from? Carl Jung (1875-1971) postulated the power of archetypes operating in the human psyche and emphasized the role of the Shadow , those aspects of who we are that have not yet been integrated. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Fundraising for Nonprofits.

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Development Organizational Development Nonprofit Training 58

Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2016

He hoped to create a skunkworks-like culture in the middle of corporate headquarters, blending the benefits of both organizational separation and integration. Later in the meeting, and continuing over the next few months, they developed 12 operating principles, called “Principles Behind the Agile Manifesto.”

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JULY 21, 2010

Regular readers of this blog know that I've been involved in two successful nonprofit mergers, as well as a third attempt that was never consummated, and I've written several blog posts on my feelings about nonprofit mergers. Here's the starting point. With a VNA, it's a health care model; death is failure.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JANUARY 30, 2012

Many practitioners might assert that they just operate by “gut feel” – they intuitively sense the situation, how to work with their clients, and what should occur as a result. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building. Can you explain them? Business Communications.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

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.’

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Development Organizational Development Consulting Leadership 77

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Sometimes it’s been across oceans and time zones (we are a military family), and sometimes it’s been across town (the office was short on space; I was a slave to my children’s schedules; the whole operation was virtual). Right now I’m halfway through The Swerve: How the World Became Modern , by Stephen Greenblatt.

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How To Exercises Nonprofit Meeting 28

The Nonprofit Consultant

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Every operation is and will remain a collection of regularly repeated processes. Over time, dedication to CI dispels these concerns and starts weaving CI into the organizational and cultural fabric. Tags: continuous improvement processes Nonprofit management efficiency. CI comes in many different forms.

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Nonprofit Data Tools Insurance 45

Harvard Business

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Perhaps you didn’t fit in with the company’s culture, or you and your boss didn’t see eye to eye. “You have a golden moment in your job search where you’re operating at peak confidence and energy. Maybe you made errors in judgment. “It’s always a matter of circumstances.”

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CaseInterview.com

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Culture : Is the work environment healthy or toxic? It has an academic culture focused on continuous improvement.Intellectual rigor and factual analysis skills are vital components of success, as is a can-do attitude with an optimistic focus. Hours are long, and the culture can be demanding. Employee Satisfaction.

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Harvard Business

MAY 17, 2017

Lee is accused of donating $36 million to nonprofit foundations operated by a friend of the former president in return for political favors. The hidden rules of atonement differ greatly across cultures. Redemption in Guilt Culture. Redemption in Shame Culture. Lee has denied the charges. financial crisis.

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Government Culture Nonprofit Financial 28

Consulting and Organizational Management

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. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building.

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System Consulting Organizational Development Methodologies 57

Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

And yet our management culture and tools are set up to work in terms of outputs. In 2014 the Taproot Foundation wanted to create a digital service that would connect nonprofit organizations with skilled professionals who wanted to donate their services. Using the Alternative to Output: Outcomes. Case Study: Putting This into Practice.

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Management System Software Productivity 28

Harvard Business

JUNE 6, 2017

Compare that with 5,300 people in iron and steel (there are only two operating coal mines left in the county), and you can see why Pittsburgh supports the Paris accord. Building isolated gated energy communities is unlikely to create the satisfying, dynamic city life of art, culture, and entertainment that companies and their employees seek.

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Energy System Policies Talent 28

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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Policies Survey Government Company 35

Brimstone Consulting

JANUARY 19, 2021

The ultimate playbook for developing brave leaders and courageous cultures. “In Team of Teams , McChrystal and his colleagues show how the challenges they faced in Iraq can be rel­evant to countless businesses, nonprofits, and or­ganizations today. Dare to Lead by Brene Brown. Team of Teams by General Stanley McChrystal.

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