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Understanding Performance Management: A Brief Overview

Performance Management: Understanding the Process Much of the information on this topic is adapted from the books Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision in Business and Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision for Nonprofit Staff. Information on this topic describes the foundational performance management a process that underlies Employee Performance Management, Team Performance Management and …

Performance Measurement for any Application: We’re Doing Great!

© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Adapted from Field Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development Suggested Pre-Reading Overview of Performance Management Process for any Application Sections of This Topic Include Myth: “I’ll Know Results When I See ‘Em” Training for Skills — or a Good Time? What Are You Doing? What Should …

App Performance Management: Development Planning

© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, Ph.D., 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 Performance Management: Traditional and Progressive Approaches Overview of Performance Management Process for any Application Performance Planning Phase Performance Appraisal Phase Approaches to …

Performance Management for any Application: What is “Performance”?

© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Adapted from Field Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development Suggested Pre-Reading Overview of Performance Management Process for any Application Sections of This Topic Include What Does Performance Mean? Performance Management Applies to More than Employee Performance Additional Perspectives on Performance Management What Does “Performance” Mean? Every …

Benefits and Concerns of Performance Measurement for App

© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Adapted from Field Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development Suggested Pre-Reading Overview of Performance Management Process for any Application Sections of This Topic Include 4 Key Benefits of Performance Management 15 Other Benefits Concerns 4 Key Benefits of Performance Management 1. PM focuses on results, rather …

The Common Thread: All Social Organizations as Systems

Much of the content of this topic came from this book: © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Adapted from the Field Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development. Sections of This Article Include First, What is a System? Tools to Depict a System Critical Role of Feedback in a System So Why is …

Basic Overview of Nonprofit Organizations

© 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 applies to nonprofits unless otherwise noted. Sections of This Topic Include Suggested Previous Reading What is a Nonprofit? Key Roles Three Major Sections of …

Basic Dimensions in Organizations

Common Dimensions in Organizations Much of the content of this topic came from this book: © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. When we think about a house, we usually take certain features into consideration, e.g., how many rooms it has, the color of its walls, slope of its roof, etc. A person …

How to Design Your Organization

Assembled by Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD Much of the content of this topic came from this book: Suggested Pre-Readings Information about organizational design will have more context and meaning if you have read the following articles in this order: 1. What is an Organization? 2. What Makes Each Organization Unique 3. How They’re the Same: …

Overview of the Field of Organization Development

Much of the contentof this topic came from this book: Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD Focus and Scope of This Topic The purpose of this topic is to acquaint the reader with the field of Organization Development, a field with a rich history of research, publications, and highly qualified practitioners dedicated to improving the performance …