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How to Design Your Personal and Professional Development Program

How to Design Your Personal and Professional Development Program © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Self-directed learners can use these guidelines to develop their own training plan. Whether their training goals involve learning certain topics and/or skills, learners can start their learning by starting their planning. NOTE: Do not be intimidated by …

Organizational Change: Guidelines, Methods & Resources

 Enhancing and Transforming Organizations Much of the content of this topic came from this book: © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Suggested Pre-Reading Organizational Performance Management Sections of This Topic Include Overview of Organizational Change Description Understanding the Nature of Organizational Change Major Types of Organizational Change Why Change Can Be Difficult …

Managing for Success: Coordinating and Controlling

© 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. Basically, organizational coordination and control is taking a systematic approach to figuring out if you’re doing what you want to be doing or not. …

Common Terms, Levels and Roles in Management

© Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, PhD, Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Sections of this Topic Include Common Roles in Management Board of Directors Executives Managers Leaders Supervisors Work Directors Corresponding Types of Development Board Development Executive Development Management Development Managerial Development Leadership Development Supervisorial Development Additional Online Reading Also, consider Related Library Topics Learn More in the …

Free Basic Guide to Leadership and Supervision

© 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 guide is basic, yet comprehensive, in nature to be useful to new managers and supervisors. Note that many organizations struggle, not from a …

Unlocking Motivation: Self and Others

Sections of This Topic Include Understanding Motivation Clearing Up Common Myths About Employee Motivation Basic Principles to Remember About Motivation Steps You Can Take to Support the Motivation of Others Various Theories About Motivation Also, consider Related Library Topics Learn More in the Library’s Blogs Related to Motivation In addition to the articles on this …

How to Delegate to Employees

Sections of This Topic Include What is Delegating? How Is It Different Than Work Directing? Test – How Well Do You Delegate Now? How to Delegate For Growth and Performance of Your Employees Additional Perspectives on Delegating Also consider Related Library Topics What is Delegating? How Is It Different than Work Directing? © Copyright Carter …

All About Leadership Books: How Do I Lead?

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 …

Navigating Interpersonal Conflict: Guide and Resources

Sections of this Topic Include Clarifying Confusion About Conflict Types of Managerial Actions That Cause Workplace Conflicts Key Managerial Actions / Structures to Minimize Conflicts Ways People Deal With Conflict To Manage a Conflict with Another Person Additional Perspectives on Conflict Management General Resources About Conflict Management Also, consider Related Library Topics Note that many …

Staffing and Supervision: Managing Employees and Volunteers

Free Nonprofit Micro-eMBA Module #10: © Copyright Carter McNamara, MBA, Ph.D., Authenticity Consulting, LLC. Much of this program is based on materials adapted from the Nonprofit Capacity Building Toolkit(SM). This module is in the organization development program. However, this module can also be used by anyone as a self-study exercise to learn more about staffing …