Consulting Matters

OCTOBER 5, 2023

He began his career in sales and sales management with a division of a Fortune 500 company in the aerospace and defense industry. After winning individual and sales management awards (highest performance in sales, branch of the year), he went on to co-found Two Roads Professional Resources Inc., His formal education includes a Ph.D.

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Harmonious Workplaces

APRIL 11, 2024

As some may know, I teach marketing management as an adjunct professor at Trinity Christian College. As the final project, the students work in four teams to develop a marketing plan, which they will present to the group. Can music help foster communication in your organization?

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Harmonious Workplaces

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Carefully and appropriately choose your organizational development interventions. The personal feelings workers have for their managers and for the executive leadership of their workplace can impact organizational commitment and performance. Professional Development Opportunities: Invest in your team’s growth.

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Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 11, 2024

Leaders striving for a better workplace may suffer consequences In a recent post on LinkedIn from the Business & Management Consultants open group, a contributor posted, “A manager who challenges the boss and stands up for their team, despite risking their own career, is a true leader.” I complied; he didn’t. Absolutely not!

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Educator/trainer – helping others develop new knowledge, skills and insights. ————————— For more resources, see the Library topics Consulting and Organizational Development.

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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. . For training on consulting skills, see the Consultants Development Institute.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. They usually provide highly specialized content expertise regarding certain specific systems and processes in the organization, for example, computer systems, financial and accounting systems, market research or facilities management.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Managing Boundaries in Systems By Jim Smith on September 28, 2010. Organization Development is all about change in work systems. For Example, Consider the internal consulting team where we developed, what we called our PWI Index.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Organizational Character and Leadership Development By Jim Smith on December 16, 2010. For the last 50 years it has not been fashionable to talk about moral development, yet the subject of moral development is all about being a grown up.

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Harmonious Workplaces

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Rita High School, where I learned to develop group and individualized training toward specific goals — namely, competing in band competitions or performing in concerts. In 1997, Jim promoted me from CSR (customer service representative) to assistant manager of Blockbuster within a few months just prior to my graduation from college.

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Successful Independent Consulting

JANUARY 20, 2017

My company represents self-employed professionals across the country, and over the last seven years I have interviewed, coached, or worked with more than 200 independent management consultants. Translation: change management for IT projects. We think we need to restructure to better serve our new market segments.” “We

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. All About Training and Development. — John Dupre is an organization development consultant who designs innovative ways to involve people in building more productive and satisfying workplaces. Career Management. Translate This.

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 29, 2018

Inside the world of organizational development, Ron quickly learned that being an agent of change is a real challenge. It becomes more about revenues and profits, leading and managing all aspects of the growing business. Developing A Mindset of Discipline. 27:20] Steps to developing a mindset of discipline. [32:52]

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Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 2, 2016

There are numerous sources of online information about how to market a consulting business, for example, use your browser to search at inc.com, marketingsuccess.com and entrepreneur.com. In this post Part 1, we share the first five of the 10 most suggested strategies for successful marketing. #1 What other ideas do you have?

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 19, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. History of Organization Development (Part 2 of 6) — “The Psychologists” By Carter McNamara on March 19, 2012. The latter phrase refers to a field of well-trained people with expertise in guiding successful organizational development.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 13, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. History of Organization Development (Part 3 of 6) — A Timeline of Who Did What and When By Carter McNamara on April 13, 2012. Barbara Bunker and myself (Billie Alban) developed the Time Line concept, and Sara Shea did the graphics.

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Harmonious Workplaces

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Among the decisions I needed to make which could have profound effects on my career and my family, I found myself torn between what I had prepared to do since I reentered graduate school — management consulting in organizational development and change management — and what I had done as a consultant and executive, MarCom (marketing communications).

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 5, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. History of Organization Development (Part 1 of 6) — “Prehistoric OD” By Carter McNamara on March 5, 2012. The latter phrase refers to a field of well-trained people with expertise in guiding successful organizational development.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. The organization has limited or no expertise in the area of need, for example, to develop a new product or program for customers and clients. For training on consulting skills, see the Consultants Development Institute. Translate This.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 28, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Be Careful About Proclaiming "Failed Management Movements"! Last week, I got a call from a consultant who lamented the “failure of all those management movements.” Translate This. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JANUARY 7, 2011

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. If you’re selling services to develop job descriptions for rural electric co-ops in Kansas, well your service and market are very specific — and limited. Business Development. Product Development. Risk Management.

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Organizational Talent Consulting

APRIL 11, 2022

Leadership development investments don't have to be a big gamble. Leading in a fast-paced and crisis-driven market is no easy feat. A talent calibration meeting is to review, assess, adjust, and agree upon a direct report's performance and potential within the organization and make development decisions.

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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. The context of development is uncertainty.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JULY 26, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. His insights were profound because they had so many implications toward a theory of development and growth. Management is always across boundaries. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance?

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 10, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. We live in traditional organizations that are functional and vertically managed. Work is aligned by function and managed vertically up and down the line. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance?

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Consulting and Organizational Management

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. My experience of the differences of between OD in small and large is that in small organizations: It rarely works to market myself as “guiding change” or “change agent,” etc. Translate This. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 14, 2013

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. So, we’d be sitting with a group of managers listening to them talk about their difficult issues. John Dupre is an organization development consultant who designs innovative ways to involve people in building more productive and satisfying workplaces.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 23, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. ————————— For more resources, see the Library topics Consulting and Organizational Development. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance?

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 14, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Consulting in the field of organization development is a vehicle for personal and collective growth. ————————— For more resources, see the Library topics Consulting and Organizational Development.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 6, 2013

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. In contrast, consultants focused on organizational and managerial development usually have to establish their credibility over time. For training on consulting skills, see the Consultants Development Institute. Translate This.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. The profession has become filled with niche players……executive coaching, team building, process improvement, change management, etc. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Translate This. Read more.].

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JANUARY 23, 2017

When management consultants are hired, it usually is for focused and short-term needs. At different times, the CEO has to undertake strategic planning, business planning, product development, marketing, staffing, supervision, financial management and property management.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Implementation Phase (Change Management Phase). ————————— For more resources, see the Library topics Consulting and Organizational Development. Translate This. Library Blogs Home.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 11, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Many of them have extensive experience in management. They might conclude that their clients have problems primarily with, for example, strategic planning, organizational design and workflow. Translate This. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. See these topics in the Free Management Library: Organizational Change. Organization Development. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Career Management. Translate This.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Most of the food in the local market doesn’t look much like what you are use to and the bed sags and the rooster wakes you up too early to imagine. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? This Blogs Home.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Some experts on leadership and management assert that highly experienced people often have developed intuition that enables them to make quick, effective decisions. Career Management. Consulting and Organizational Development.

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