Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 28, 2010

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.” ” As usual in these conversations, the caller went on to explain how his particular idea was what leaders and managers really needed.

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OCTOBER 26, 2011

” Assessments should use the pareto principle, i.e., focus on some “best practices” in each of the major management functions. Focus on leadership and managment “systems/structures,” not on people (which can be hard to do with today’s infatuation with heroic leaders. Career Management.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 10, 2010

We live in traditional organizations that are functional and vertically managed. Work is aligned by function and managed vertically up and down the line. Work is being organized by process as much as function, it is managed by multi-functional teams, which are quicker in producing customer driven results. Career Management.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JULY 26, 2010

Management is always across boundaries. Add to all this, is a very important principle of open systems: managing the polarities of the simultaneous need for both differentiation and integration. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Business Ethics, Culture and Performance.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

The organization wants a consultant to lend credibility to a decision that has already been made, for example, the Board of Directors has decided to reorganize the nonprofit, but the Chief Executive Officer disagrees – so the Board hires a consultant to lend expert credibility to their decision. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 23, 2010

Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning. ” Free Management Library and iBrand Masters Tweets 2010-04-25 | Marketing April 25, 2010 at 7:16 pm | Permalink. [.] How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Business Ethics, Culture and Performance.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 28, 2010

Boundary management means the protection and support of a differentiated development culture and the managed change of this culture when appropriate. Establishing and managing boundaries is both necessary and problematic. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Career Management.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

See these topics in the Free Management Library: Organizational Change. « Previous Next » Meet this Blog’s Co-Hosts Carter McNamara of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, provides organization development and consultant training services, and is developer of the Free Management Library. Career Management. Consulting.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 14, 2010

« Previous Next » Meet this Blog’s Co-Hosts Carter McNamara of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, provides organization development and consultant training services, and is developer of the Free Management Library. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Career Management.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 7, 2011

« Previous Next » Meet this Blog’s Co-Hosts Carter McNamara of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, provides organization development and consultant training services, and is developer of the Free Management Library. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Career Management.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 11, 2010

Many of them have extensive experience in management. Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning. Management consulting purist, might argue that improving performance and metrics should be the sole focus of my role. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Career Management.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JANUARY 21, 2011

Did your client make any effort to manage change, when addressing their issue? That question starts to alert them to the need to carefully manage change, and opens the door for you to start teaching them.). The topic Consultants in the Free Management Library. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Career Management.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

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? Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Career Management. Crisis Management. Project Management.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Some experts on leadership and management assert that highly experienced people often have developed intuition that enables them to make quick, effective decisions. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Career Management. Read more.].

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 6, 2013

For more resources, see the Free Management Library’s topic All About Consulting. « Previous Next » Meet this Blog’s Co-Hosts Carter McNamara of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, provides organization development and consultant training services, and is developer of the Free Management Library. Career Management.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

I was super excited, and I had this opportunity to be an internal consultant for a nonprofit organization. This is what enabled me when I got the opportunity to leave that nonprofit and grab my dream job at Walt Disney World as an internal consultant, why I was able to get, again, some of the more strategic projects that were available.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

I was super excited, and I had this opportunity to be an internal consultant for a nonprofit organization. This is what enabled me when I got the opportunity to leave that nonprofit and grab my dream job at Walt Disney World as an internal consultant, why I was able to get, again, some of the more strategic projects that were available.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Implementation Phase (Change Management Phase). For more resources, see the Free Management Library’s topic All About Consulting. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Career Management. Crisis Management. Read more.].

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Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning. « Previous Next » Meet this Blog’s Co-Hosts Carter McNamara of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, provides organization development and consultant training services, and is developer of the Free Management Library. Career Management.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 1, 2010

Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning. « Previous Next » Meet this Blog’s Co-Hosts Carter McNamara of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, provides organization development and consultant training services, and is developer of the Free Management Library. Career Management.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

« Previous Next » Meet this Blog’s Co-Hosts Carter McNamara of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, provides organization development and consultant training services, and is developer of the Free Management Library. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Career Management.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 17, 2010

I suggested one-on-one with his managers, ensuring time in staff meetings to hear from each manager, and using a technique for consensus when making decisions. Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance?

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Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Here’s more information about leadership development and ethics. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Career Management. Crisis Management. Free Management Library Blogs. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Read more.].

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

« Previous Next » Meet this Blog’s Co-Hosts Carter McNamara of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, provides organization development and consultant training services, and is developer of the Free Management Library. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Career Management.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 19, 2011

How we handle uncertainty and how we deal with it personally is critical in how we manage change. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Career Management. Crisis Management. Free Management Library Blogs. Project Management.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 10, 2010

One of the ethical considerations for any consultant is to avoid creating a dependency of the client on the consultant – where the client cannot capably participate in the organization without the ongoing services of the consultant. Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning. Career Management.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Project managers call it “project creep.” Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning. I am teaching in ST and Complex project management in Australia and starting to consult in the same area given that there is now growing interest in the field here. Career Management. Read more.].

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The Nonprofit Consultant

JANUARY 22, 2007

Last week, I reported about how mergers and changing corporate priorities can put nonprofit funding at risk. There's new data that demonstrates that businesses that donate to charities earn back $6 in sales for every $1 they contribute. But, it's not without ethical questions.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

« Previous Next » Meet this Blog’s Co-Hosts Carter McNamara of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, provides organization development and consultant training services, and is developer of the Free Management Library. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Career Management.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 13, 2012

Blake and Mouton’s Managerial Grid looked at the role of management in integrating concern for people with concern for productivity, using a system-wide approach. Data was collected from managers through surveys that were later used in workshops they attended to increase their ability to work with their subordinates, bosses and peers.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 3, 2010

First, there is the Minor change, which is basic tuning, or adjustments to normal business life and the predictability of managing those is high. This is instructive because recently I have been seeing a lot of opinion pieces about the complexity of modern life and our need to manage this uncertainty and yet the impossibility of doing do.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 17, 2010

During the late 1960’s and 1970’s, the Quality Circle movement took root and managers tried to get everybody to address these isolated problems. The problems still were not integrated into a meaningful perspective, because most managers had many demands and problems, and no real sense of how all their efforts tied together. Leadership.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 27, 2010

« Previous Next » Meet this Blog’s Co-Hosts Carter McNamara of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, provides organization development and consultant training services, and is developer of the Free Management Library. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Career Management.

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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. Read more.].

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 21, 2010

Read my weekly blogs: Boards, Consulting and OD, Nonprofits and Strategic Planning. « Previous Next » Meet this Blog’s Co-Hosts Carter McNamara of Authenticity Consulting, LLC, provides organization development and consultant training services, and is developer of the Free Management Library. Career Management.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JANUARY 30, 2012

— For many related, free online resources, see the following Free Management Library’s topics: All About Personal and Professional Coaching. New Paradigm in Management. How to Manage Resistance in Consulting — Part 1 of 3: What is Resistance? Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Career Management.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 19, 2012

Believe it or not, there was a time when things like involving people in action-planning, group decision-making, action research, feedback, high-performance/high-satisfaction team-development, leadership and management coaching, the stages in the consulting process—and a host of other standard OD practices—did not exist. Consulting.

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