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 …

© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Cynicism is distrust of the intentions of others, a belief that others are not representing their true motives. Research indicates a growing cynicism among managers and workers in America. However, there are few resources to address this syndrome. Also, it seems, few practitioners (educators, consultants, trainers …

Backlash Against New Business Paradigm? Are We Practitioners “Walking Our Own Talk”? © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. There is a recent explosion of management literature, much of which asserts the strong need for change in today’s business organizations. Few people, if any, disagree with this need for change. However, the unrealistic …

Copyright Carter McNamara, Authenticity Consulting, LLC The focus of the Library is on resources for personal, professional, and organizational development. At the core of these is personal development. Without personal development, it’s difficult to sustain professional and organizational development. Sections on This Topic Include What is a Mindset? Examples of Various Mindsets Breakthrough: Fixed Versus …

Copyright Carter McNamara, Authenticity Consulting, LLC Sections on This Topic Include What is Memorizing? Concerns About Memorization as a Learning Technique Test Your Memory How to Improve Your Memory Also, consider Concentration Creative Thinking Critical Thinking Mindfulness Mindsets Reframing Systems Thinking Strategic Thinking Related Library Topics What is Memorizing? Memorizing is learning information by working …

Copyright Carter McNamara, Authenticity Consulting, LLC The focus of the Library is on resources for personal, professional, and organizational development. At the core of these is personal development. Without personal development, it’s difficult to sustain professional and organizational development. Sections on This Topic Include What is Intuition? Learn More in the Library’s Blogs Related to …

Enhancing Your Thinking Skills The focus of the Library is on resources for personal, professional and organizational development. At the core of these is personal development. Without personal development, it’s difficult to sustain professional and organizational development. Sections in This Topic Include Concentration Creative Thinking Critical Thinking Mindfulness Mindsets Reframing Systems Thinking Strategic Thinking Related …

Copyright Carter McNamara, Authenticity Consulting, LLC Sections in This Topic Include What is Ambiguity? Causes of Increasing Ambiguity in Life and Work Test – How Well Do You Deal With Ambiguity / Uncertainty? Strategies to Deal With Ambiguity in Life and Work Example of an Ambiguity Tool: Polarity Management Additional Perspectives Also, consider Concentration Creative …