Comprehensive, practical book by Carter McNamara © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC.Adapted from the Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision in Businessand Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision for Nonprofit Staff. It seems there has been an explosion of articles about leading and leadership and what to do to be a great …

Free Nonprofit Micro-eMBA Module #4: Basic Skills in Management and Leadership © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Much of the content of this module came from the guidebook, Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision for Nonprofit Staff. (This learning module is in the nonprofit organization development program. However, this module can also …

© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Adapted from the Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision in Business and the Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision for Nonprofit Staff. This learning module is in the organization development program. However, this module can also be used by anyone as a self-study exercise to learn …

Recommended Books – Training and Development Basics and General Information Orienting and Training Employees Basics and General Information Field Guide to Leadership and Supervision in Business by Carter McNamara, published by Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Provides step-by-step, highly practical guidelines to recruit, utilize and evaluate the best employees for your business. Includes guidelines to effectively lead …

Deloitte asked more than 2,000 C-suite executives, managers, analysts, and crisis pros from the US and abroad four questions: What type of crisis is your organization least prepared for? In a crisis, who in your organization would lead the response? During a crisis, what do you believe would be your organization’s biggest gap? When did …

What is Professional Development? I began this article by looking again at the differences between professional development vs training, or trainers and teachers. In A Look at the Education vs Experience Debate and in an earlier post, What’s the Difference Between Training and Teaching, I made a few comparisons. This time, I thought it might …

Who says your failures can’t lead to success? Employers it seems. We are fond of saying, “Failure is not an option.” And “when it’s rough, the tough get going.” That may be a positive result of the United States’ unemployment situation and a lagging economy. Today’s unemployed may have failed in nailing a specific job …

Showing you care is critical to crisis communication success Our “Three C’s of Credibility,” the characteristics you must display if you wish to be heard by your target audience, are confidence, competence and compassion. Executives and CEOs we work with typically understand the first two, but many run into a roadblock when it comes to …

As a leader in your organization, part of your role during strategic planning is to help establish goals that provide a foundation for the rest of the plan. It is important that you ensure the foundation is solid. Here are 4 responsibilities your role requires in ensuring the goals established are strategically developed and aligned with the plan.

My career started a long time ago. A combination of luck, timing, and a few connections helped me get started in a career I didn’t even know I would like at the time. It turned out to be a career that I loved and stayed with for over a decade. Along the way, I had …