Employee Diversity: Ethnicity and Race (NOTE: Ethnicity is culture-based and race is biologically-based.) Organizations are rapidly changing to accommodate expanding markets, increasing diverse workforce, and increasing public consciousness about how businesses should operate. Consequently, employee wellness programs are receiving increasing attention. Also consider Related Library Topics Various Perspectives Understanding the Difference Between Ethnicity and Race …

Employee Diversity: Age Organizations are rapidly changing to accommodate expanding markets, increasing diverse workforce, and increasing public consciousness about how businesses should operate. Consequently, employee wellness programs are receiving increasing attention. Also consider Related Library Topics Learn More in the Library’s Blogs Related to Diversity of Age in the Workplace In addition to the articles …

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. Training and development — or “learning and development” as many refer to it now — is one of the most important aspects of our lives …

Maximizing Potential: All About Training and Development Training and development — or “learning and development training” as many refer to it now — is one of the most important aspects of our lives and our work. In our culture, we highly value learning. Yet, despite our having attended many years of schooling, many of us …

© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Sections of This Topic Include What is Orientation? What is On-Boarding? Basic Checklist to Orient Employees Additional Perspectives on Employee Orientation Also, consider Related Library Topics Learn More in the Library’s Blogs Related to Employee Orientation and Onboarding In addition to the articles on this current …

Guidelines for analyzing and improving systems are included in the books Field Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development and Field Guide to Consulting and Organizational Development with Nonprofits. Three of the biggest breakthroughs in how we understand and successfully guide changes in ourselves, others, and organizations are systems theory, systems thinking, and systems tools. To …

Sustainable Business Development (For-Profit or Nonprofit) The World Commission on Environment and Development (the Brundtland Commission), in its report “Our Common Future” (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1987), defines sustainable development: “Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It contains …

A comprehensive, practical book by Carter McNamara The guidelines and resources on this topic are not sufficient to develop strong competencies in supervision. Those competencies come from extensive experience in applying that information. Sections of This Topic Include What is Supervision? To Truly Understand Supervision, Be Acquainted With Its Broad Content Know How Organizations Are …

Typical Experience of a First-Time Supervisor © 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. Sections of This Topic Include Rarely have adequate training Are often intimidated when faced with enforcing a wide range …

© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Adapted from the Field Guide to Nonprofit Strategic Planning and Facilitation. This activity is usually conducted near the overall process of strategic planning. Therefore, the reader might best be served to first read the information on the topic of Strategic Planning. Sections of This Topic Include …