Successful Independent Consulting

JANUARY 20, 2017

Let’s look at some examples. Senior leader with 20+ years in organization design, change management, and leadership alignment for global companies. Consultant to individuals, nonprofits, and corporations in the areas of strategic philanthropy, partnership development, grant making, and evaluation. Translation: turnaround expert.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Here’s an Example of a Disconnected Conversation. He kept asserting that the client’s CEO needed to show stronger leadership, including by being more participative. He asserted that the CEO needs to read “Servant Leadership” by Robert Greenleaf. Still, we felt increasingly frustrated. I kept agreeing.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 22, 2018

We’re discussing a new Deloitte report around leadership in a diverse new world. This report makes the point that people in leadership roles are facing new demands because the context for leadership is changing. Does this new form of leadership that you call inclusive leadership demand a whole new approach to leadership?

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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. A consultant can do the work that no one else wants to do, for example, historical data entry.

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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. Translate This.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

And I had this team that I was leading around human resource development. We had career development, organizational development, training, and development. Being a strategic partner is when you use your complementary skills to enhance the leaders, organizational and leadership capacity.

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Consulting Matters

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

And I had this team that I was leading around human resource development. We had career development, organizational development, training, and development. Being a strategic partner is when you use your complementary skills to enhance the leaders, organizational and leadership capacity.

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In this episode of our Strategy and Leadership Podcast , we were joined by Josh Schneider , Director at the Millennial and Employment Engagement Institute.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MARCH 6, 2013

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. For example, technical consultants are often perceived as having highly focused and credible skills that are seldom questioned. For training on consulting skills, see the Consultants Development Institute. Leadership. Translate This.

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Kates Kesler

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

The challenge is to build the necessary components to ensure successful organizational development through several cycles to ensure the muscle is conditioned and developed to deliver. Create accountability…make capability development part of the accountabilities of the leadership team.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 17, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Here’s an Example of a Disconnected Conversation. He kept asserting that the client’s CEO needed to show stronger leadership, including by being more participative. Consulting and Organizational Development.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. Consultants might even do the same approach differently, for example, some consultants might involve the client in the consulting process much more than others. For example, if we’re coaches, then we see primarily the need for coaching.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. There are a variety of assessment instruments that are often referenced when helping people understand their own unique styles when solving problems and making decisions, for example, the Myers-Briggs Type Indicatorâ instrument. Leadership.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. 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. Leadership.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 10, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. The problems we face, or the opportunities I might add, is the change in culture that is necessary in most significant organizational change efforts. From vertical to horizontal is an example of a vision that might be valued. Leadership.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. 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. Consulting and Organizational Development. Leadership.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. For example, a technical consultant installing a computer system might do most of the work. That is why organizational consultants have to move away from the traditional “outside expert” approach and toward collaborative organizational consulting.

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Harvard Business

DECEMBER 8, 2016

A recent study , published in the Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, found that leadership behavior is a crucial factor for meeting outcomes and attendees’ overall satisfaction. These are important leaderships skills in and out of meetings. Organizational Development Book. Add to Cart.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JANUARY 21, 2011

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. The initial phase has been referred to by a variety of names, for example, Start-Up and/or Entry. Did your client establish criteria for selecting a consultant, for example, do a Request for Proposal? (If Leadership. Translate This.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. For example, I recently had 3 phone calls with a potential client who was considering me to teach their employees how to facilitate strategic planning. Organizational Development. Translate This. Library Blogs Home. This Blogs Home.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 11, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. In my experience, they often conclude their clients have problems primarily with, for example, interpersonal conflicts, emotional intelligence and authenticity. Consulting and Organizational Development. Leadership. Facilitation.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 23, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. I suggested that maturity depends more on the nature of activities in the organization — that a small or large organization can be immature if, for example, its internal practices are more reactive and crisis-driven than proactive and plan-driven.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 21, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. For example, many Organization Development practitioners almost look down on training as scoped to working only with individuals and not the broader context of organizations as does OD (by the way, we OD’rs prefer that you capitalize the name of our field.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 10, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. ————————— For more resources, see the Library topics Consulting and Organizational Development. Consulting and Organizational Development. Leadership. Translate This.

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Harvard Business

MARCH 12, 2018

Organizational Development Book. For example, in a study I conducted with colleagues, we found that asking new hires to write down and share stories about times they were at their best made them feel more comfortable about being themselves around co-workers, and that their unique strengths were valued. We feel more alive.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JANUARY 30, 2012

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. The term “paradigm,” especially in the broad field of human and organization development, refers to our overall way of seeing things – our overall way of thinking about something. For example, there’s theories on what motivates people.

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Harmonious Workplaces

JANUARY 17, 2024

In the dynamic fields of organizational development (OD) and change management (OCM), a consultant’s ability to ask the right questions plays as crucial a role as having the right answers. Appreciative Inquiry: A Double-Edged Sword In dialogic organizational development practices, appreciative inquiry has emerged as a powerful tool.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 13, 2016

For example, the New York Times reported their demise 10 years ago.) For example, in 2015, with the support of the European Union, a number of Spanish regional governments conducted a survey to evaluate the extent to which companies allowed employees to work from home (one of the more common and popular work-life balance perks).

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Consulting and Organizational Management

APRIL 13, 2010

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. 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.

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Leadership Vision Consulting

JUNE 13, 2014

This is the third step in our core offering of strengths based organizational development. Value for unique leadership capacities of others, and for cooperative leadership. This week, our team had the opportunity to facilitate two different “Learning Community 360″ experiences.

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Consulting Matters

APRIL 22, 2021

When I was an organizational development consultant for Disney, I worked with the Imagineers and Operators. For example, another behavior you could hold someone accountable for is to talk to a team member before making decisions that will directly affect them. These same people move into executive leadership in the growth phase.

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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

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Share » Connect » Blog: Consulting and Organizational Development. For example, the rational approach, described below, is often used when addressing large, complex matters in strategic planning. Consulting and Organizational Development. Leadership. Translate This. Library Blogs Home.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 20, 2016

The leader makes the reorg team and leadership swear to secrecy and then is surprised when the news leaks to the wider organization (it always does, we’re afraid). Organizational Development BOOK. ” Everyone thinks the real reason for the reorg is job losses (whether it is or not). ” Excerpted from.

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Harvard Business

JUNE 17, 2016

Ben Dattner, an executive coach and organizational development consultants, says that if “you’re helping them to be more effective, not stumble into traps or break taboos” then go ahead. Yes, says Judith White, visiting professor at Tuck School at Dartmouth: in certain situations.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Edelman estimates that one in three employees doesn’t trust their employer — despite the fact that billions are spent every year on leadership development. Part of the problem: Our primary method of developing leaders is antithetical to the type of leadership we need. Developing Tomorrow’s Leaders.

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QEmploy

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Clarity Consultant is a blog that strives to create content that covers all aspects of the industry, such as project management, technology, organizational development, productivity performance. The point of the blog is to help companies increase their digital presence by leveraging business, internet and marketing strategies. .

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