Emerson Consulting Group

APRIL 29, 2021

Recognizing this fundamental aspect of the paradigm in which we all operate signals us that our jobs as human resource leaders is to continually identify opportunities that deliver greater value to all stakeholders. With our highest value resources, greater value comes from operating as a human resource development exemplar.

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The Nonprofit Consultant

APRIL 3, 2014

Of course, even with this mindset being promoted, there were still many donors (particularly smaller donors) who didn''t bother with the research and just gave "from the heart." Yes, we need to evaluate our programs, and yes, as nonprofit professionals we need to be as effective as we can be with the limited resources at our disposal.

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Harvard Business

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

At the same time, some 1,000 nonprofits and community-based organizations were offering a drug-free solution to help avoid developing diabetes, but they weren’t sufficiently publicizing it or engaging users to sell the service. Generating demand is unfamiliar territory for most nonprofits. Consider that 86 million U.S.

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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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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 28, 2010

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. An operation is charted to preserve the status quo, the current thinking and methods. Operations are based in control.

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Management Consulted

MARCH 26, 2017

Although historically not known for consulting services (unless you were consulting – ahem, lobbying – government officials), strategy, operations, and even tech consulting have exploded inside and outside the Beltway in the last 10 years. – Washington, DC. Some comparable firms include Analysis Group, Inc.,

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MishTalk

JANUARY 29, 2014

The system is dysfunctional and arbitrary due to these outdated laws that handcuff school administrators from operating in a fashion that protects children and their right to quality education," attorney Theodore Boutrous of the education advocacy group Students Matter said in a media call. Molesters pay dues, kids don''t.

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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. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building. I love that type of project.”. “On

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Management Consulted

OCTOBER 11, 2015

My coursework was very informative and my research was in exercise physiology where I compared the fitness benefits of snowshoeing versus running. After many chats with my advisor, I agreed to stay and I poured myself into finishing my research and graduating. I was in Vermont and there was lots of snow!

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Consulting Success

JANUARY 3, 2018

We do that with taking a hard look at their operations, helping them streamline, optimize and choose the right technology to support those operations. How were they taking advantage of this concept of building relationships using information to strengthen your relationships with your constituents in the nonprofit sector?

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Consulting and Organizational Management

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

All systems operate on a steady-state called homeostasis and they operate within norms and standards. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building. There is a set performance level and gaining entry, as an outsider is tough because systems filter what’s plausible and realistic to them and who is not.

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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. We have developed processes such as action research to help us make sense of the complexity of socio-technical systems.

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System Consulting Organizational Development Methodologies 57

Consulting and Organizational Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

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. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building. Types of Consulting Can Overlap.

Organizational Development 66

Organizational Development Consulting Management Nonprofit 66

Harvard Business

AUGUST 8, 2018

In that way, worker buyouts also increase firms’ competitiveness: Research suggests that employee-owned companies are more durable and resilient during economic downturns. The largest, Green Taxi, is owned and operated by more than 150 taxi driver-owners and uses its own fully integrated app. Already, U.S.

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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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Harvard Business

APRIL 24, 2018

U of A is home to the Wireless Network and Cyber Security Research Lab, and has been designated by the National Security Agency (NSA) and Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense. This program works to reduce the United States’ vulnerabilities in its information infrastructure.

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Government Education Engineering Wireless 28

Consulting and Organizational Management

OCTOBER 15, 2011

Research shows that fear is a great motivator, but only for a short time. 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? Fundraising for Nonprofits. Librarys Blogs.

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Consulting Organizational Development Guidelines Nonprofit 98

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Most think banks are part of an elite establishment that’s lost sight of the broader mission to serve customers and would prefer they operate more like nonprofits. As professor Philip Tetlock and other researchers have shown, specialist experts are very poor predictors.

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Brimstone Consulting

JANUARY 19, 2021

Coauthored with Jerry Porras and based on their research project at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, this book investigates the question, Why are some companies able to become and remain visionary through multiple generations of leaders, across decades, and even centuries? Built to Last by Jim Collins and Jerry Porras.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 23, 2018

Through our research, we have identified six types of data collaboratives enabling the exchange of data and/or data science expertise across sectors to create public value. Our research, applied to social media data and viewed more generally , indicates five public-value propositions. But toward what purpose?

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Consulting and Organizational Management

MAY 10, 2010

The design is similar to creating and operating a “marching organization.” Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building. From Vertical to Horizontal By Jim Smith on May 10, 2010. We live in traditional organizations that are functional and vertically managed. A control structure reinforces the hierarchy of power.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JULY 26, 2010

The systems vantage point is the whole operation within its environment operating within a steady state, which keeps it viable. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building. Input, transformation and output: this is basic process-task in the architecture of systems. Librarys Blogs. Boards of Directors.

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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. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building. However, that perception is changing. Librarys Blogs.

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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. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building. It would help you to get clear about who you are and who you are not. It would teach you a lot about yourself.

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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. In our research, we find that successful women invest deeply in peer networks. PM Images/Getty Images.

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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. Leadership.

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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. For example, researchers have found that, in Japan, an apology is a sign of personal remorse; in the U.S., Lee has denied the charges. This is usually only possible in a shame culture.

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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. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building. Leadership.

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Harvard Business

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The size and layout of a room, whether a bed sits in the middle or against a wall (even which wall), how much space is maintained for patients to walk versus how many beds or operating equipment can be accommodated, have not been considered predictors of health outcomes in the past. Insight Center. The Future of Health Care.

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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. A vibrant startup scene is emerging alongside university research labs. The resulting plan has put Pittsburgh at the forefront of the clean energy revolution.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 2, 2017

One assistant VP I worked with was correct about what needed to be accomplished, but he was driven to “get it over with” and “put it behind” him, and often operated unilaterally to get things done. A VP at a nonprofit client had a history of making decisions hastily and without sufficient data.

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Management How To Nonprofit Energy 28

The Nonprofit Consultant

JUNE 10, 2006

They also manage and operate a 24-unit apartment building at below-market rents. Currently, the space that they operate out of is a small house and adjacent double-wide trailer. It is that capital project that I am assisting in with funder research and grant writing. Tags: nonprofit , St.

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Consulting and Organizational Management

JUNE 14, 2010

Sometimes consulting is operating in a house of mirrors. Fundraising for Nonprofits. Nonprofit Capacity Building. What is me and what is not me are important to differentiate. Librarys Blogs. Boards of Directors. Building a Business. Business Communications. Business Ethics, Culture and Performance. Business Planning.

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Consulting Management Organizational Development Nonprofit 45

Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2016

Borrowing many of the HBR article’s key ideas and filling in specific operational practices, Sutherland created a new way of developing software; honoring the rugby imagery, he dubbed his approach “scrum.” Today, the Agile Alliance has nearly 30,000 members and subscribers. Meanwhile, agile methodologies continued to evolve.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Virtually every company we spoke to relied on nonprofit intermediaries to find candidates who had committed to training programs or apprenticeships in both hard and soft skills for the chance of stepping onto a career ladder. A study conducted by Innovate + Educate , which uses research-based strategies to address the U.S.

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Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

In decades of teaching executives at Harvard Business School and interviewing CEOs for my research, I’ve observed that savvy leaders whose strategies succeed tend to focus on four implementation imperatives: Question everything. It knew it had to act fast, so top leaders began by challenging major assumptions about how they operated.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 8, 2018

For example, take Talia Milgrom-Elcott , executive director of 100Kin10 , a nonprofit that is spearheading the effort to train 100,000 STEM teachers in 10 years. Whatever form a grand challenge takes, it is an effort to pull an organization out of a purely operational mode and create something truly new.

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