© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. (This guide is located at https://management.org/businessethics/ethics-guide.htm on the Web.) The profession of business ethics has long needed a highly practical resource that is designed particularly for leaders and managers — those people charged with ensuring ethical practices in their organizations. Unfortunately, far too many resources about …

Insights on For-Profit and Nonprofit Boards of Directors The vast majority of content on this topic applies to for-profits and nonprofits. This book also covers this topic. © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, Ph.D., Authenticity Consulting, LLC This applies to for-profit and nonprofit insights in board unless marked differently. Perhaps the best way to benefit from …

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[Editor’s note: We all know that one person in the office who, despite being solid at their job, is a constant problem in the office. Left unchecked, these types of personalities can cause drops in productivity or even draw negative attention from stakeholders by doing things like agitating coworkers, creating stirs among customers, and generally …

When you are faced with the most important and strategic decision of your life, where can you go for wisdom? Can you find insight in a book of history? Facing a world in crisis, John F. Kennedy did just that. Generally, we learn skills by trying something, failing, and trying again until we get it …

A question was asked: I know that charitable organizations often have phone banks or door-to-door canvassing where the workers take a percentage of the funds they raise. Likewise, supervisors on such giving programs often also get a percentage. What is the difference if the ED also gets a percentage? In the sense that it is …

Improving conflict handling reduces risk of crisis There is nothing you can do to completely prevent conflict. Like it or not, it’s a fact, and one that’s better faced when you have time to prepare and plan than in the heat of the moment. Conflict resolution training is an asset to crisis management because it …

Once you have a group talking, and conversations become lively, conflict and lack of control can eat up valuable group time. Here are five guidelines you can use to maintain control without becoming heavy-handed. 1. Set group rules early on. Let the group know everyone should have a turn to speak, and that no one …