© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Description One of the most critical skills to learn in life is the ability to learn from life. If you’re like most of us, when you think of learning, you think of classrooms. This is probably true because you had learning in mind when you signed …
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The state where you choose to retire can profoundly affect your quality of life, influencing everything from your financial health to your access to healthcare and overall happiness. With various factors like cost of living, taxes, and climate different from state to state, your choice of retirement location plays a significant role in your ability …
Choosing the right business name is a big deal. It’s the first thing people will notice about your brand. It can make or break your success. A unique name helps your business stand out and makes it easier for customers to remember you. But it’s not just about being memorable. It’s also about staying out …
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© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD Whether your organization is a for-profit or nonprofit, you have to address certain considerations and make certain decisions if you set out to intentionally expand — or grow — your organization, products and/or services. You can grow your organization, products and/or services just by managing them well, for example, …
Learn Strategic Planning Without Incurring Travel Costs! The Series Facilitating Strategic Planning from the Consultants Development Institute provides virtual courses and numerous downloadable tools to learn to facilitate strategic planning. Concurrently you customize your own relevant and realistic Strategic Plan and earn a Certificate in Facilitating Strategic Planning. © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity …
© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Adapted from the Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision in Business and Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision for Nonprofit Staff. Strongly Suggested Pre-Reading How to Ensure Strong Employee Performance Management Sections of This Topic Include How to Set Relevant and Realistic Goals With Your Employees …
© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Sections of This Topic Include Test – What is Your Personal Decision-Making Style? Guidelines to Rational Problem Solving and Decision-Making Rational Versus Organic Approach to Problem Solving and Decision Making General Guidelines to Problem Solving and Decision-Making Various Methods and Tools for Problem-Solving and Decision Making …
© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Much of the content of this topic came from this book: This document provides guidance toward planning and implementing an evaluation process for for-profit or nonprofit programs — there are many kinds of evaluations that can be applied to programs, for example, goals-based, process-based, and outcomes-based. …
© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Adapted from the Field Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development. Sections of This Topic Include Introduction Preparation for Interview Types of Interviews Types of Topics in Questions Sequence of Questions Wording of Questions Carrying Out Interview Immediately After Interview Other Resources *General Information and Resources *Ethics …
© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD Sections in This Topic Include What Are Generational Differences? Overview of Perceived Differences Between Generations Are Generational Differences a Myth? Guidelines for Managing Different Generations Also, consider Related Library Topics What Are Generational Differences? What is a Generation? Before we go on to discuss any perceived differences between generations, …
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© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, Ph.D., Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Sections of This Topic Include Two Dimensions of Training and Development Processes Decision Factors on Those Two Dimensions Informal and Formal Training and Development Self-Directed and “Other-Directed” Learning Library’s Blogs About Training and Development Also, consider Related Library Topics Learn More in the Library’s Blogs Related …
© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. This topic is about the group-based, Action Learning process in which members work together in a group (a “set”) on real-world priorities (called a “problem” by many practitioners) primarily by sharing questions and taking actions between meetings. Members learn from the reflection during and between meetings, …
© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. The following terms are described in this document. Information Knowledge Skills Abilities Perceptions Task Job Role Learning Continuous Learning Training Education Development Additional Information Also consider Related Library Topics Learning, Performance, and Training Glossary Glossary of Training Terms Learn More in the Library’s Blogs Related to …
Employee Development and Training: Justifications and Advantages © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, Ph.D., Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Sections of this Topic Include Typical Reasons for Employee Training and Development Typical Topics of Employee Training General Benefits from Employee Training and Development Library’s Blogs About Training and Development Also, consider Related Library Topics Learn More in the …
Written by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Copyright; Authenticity Consulting, LLC (Note that there are separate topics about How to Design Your Management Development Program and How to Design Your Leadership Development Program. Those two topics are very similar to this topic about supervisor development, but with a different focus.) Sections of This …
Guidelines for Conducting Supervisoral Development Programs © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Adapted from the Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision in Business and Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision for Nonprofit Staff. (This page is referenced from Supervisory Development.) Among the various positions in management, the role of supervisor is quite …
The Human Resource: View from a Cynic (a poem) © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. I’ve got your application here. You’re a Minneapolis native? I ask these things as “need to know.” You see, here, we’re “participative”! Your predecessor’s out the door. Problems too numerous to mention. Listen to me and you’ll …