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 Headings for Business Reports Contributed by Deane Gradous, Twin Cities consultant Meeting reports Group/date/place Chart of follow-up actions and persons responsible by date Those present (those absent*) Agenda items Discussion of each agenda item · Background · Discussion · Action plan Next meeting and proposed agenda What is the meta-message? “We make well-considered and …

Recommended Books – Leadership There is an explosion of books about leadership. Some are about broad and general philosophies, paradigms, visions, and values. Others are about more specific models and theories. Still, others are about even more specific tips and tools. Bibliographies of books on leadership span numerous pages. The books mentioned on these pages …

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 …

The most critical factor in creating a Major Gifts Program is the availability of a group of volunteers and professionals who will accept responsibility for the success of that program. This Leadership Cadre, which should (ideally) include one-or-two savvy and committed Board Members, must include a couple of current (preferable) or soon-to-be major donors, the …

I’ve collaborated with Dr. Crystal Davis for the past two years. It’s been a nice creative process. I first met Crystal while she was working on her Ph.D. She had read my book “Path for Greatness: Work as Spiritual Service” and wanted to include it as a piece of her dissertation work. Here’s a post …

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 …

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