The development aid organization

Chapter 2.

The development aid organization

Managing, Evaluating and Communicating in Development

What is an organization -- Presentation Powerpoint

Organizational Culture

Characteristics of a development aid organization

The Organization’s mission statement.

Organization development - Guideline: How to Empower the employees (and therefore the organization)

Organizational and Individual Change

Internal Organization And Human Resources Management

abstract

Course Introduction : Culture Change and Competitive Effectiveness

Middle Management Capabilities, Empowerment and Accountability

Building Trust with Front Line Employees

Recruiting and Retaining Outside Talent

Employee Development

Human Behavior In Organizations

abstract

1.       Human Behavior in Organizations – Introduction

2.       Motivation

3.       Learning and Feedback

4.       Perception and Personality in Organizations

5.       Job Satisfaction

6.       Employee-Employer Expectations

7.       Organizational Culture and Employee Socialization

8.      Team Use, Design, and Effectiveness

9.       Working Effectively in Teams

10. Leading and Managing

11. Politics, Power, and Influence

12. Decision-Making in Organizations

13. Organizational Conflict and Negotiation

14. Communication in Organizations

15. Organizational and Individual Change

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See aslo:

Course Introduction : Culture Change and Competitive Effectiveness

Middle Management Capabilities, Empowerment and Accountability

Building Trust with Front Line Employees

Recruiting and Retaining Outside Talent

Communication Challanges for NGOs

IMU: Internal Organization And Human Resources Management

1. Introduction: Defining Culture in the Context of International project/programme purpose

2. Cultural Orientations and project/programme purpose Behavior: Individualism

3. Cultural Orientations and project/programme purpose Behavior: Human Relations

4. Cultural Orientations and project/programme purpose Behavior: Communication

5. Cultural Orientations and project/programme purpose Behavior: Use of Time

6. Cultural Orientations and project/programme purpose Behavior: Action and Space

7. International project/programme purpose Etiquette

8. Cross-Cultural project/programme purpose Communication

9. Cross-Cultural Negotiation and Deal-Making

10. Women in International project/programme purpose

12. Case Study: Doing project/programme purpose in the European Union

14. Case Study: Doing project/programme purpose in the United States of America

15. Troubleshooting and Review

Articles:

http://www.corpchange.com/archives/article_archives/a11_communicating/a11_communicating.html

The Four Keys to Successful Change Communication, By Jim Canterucci

http://www.performance-appraisals.org/Bacalsappraisalarticles/articles/comchan.htm

Leadership, Communication & Change

http://www.gemedicalsystems.com/prod_sol/hcare/pdf/ChangeManagement_and_Communication.pdf

Change Management and Communication, by Carolyn Pexton

http://www.dstress.com/change.htm

Article on change management and communication, L. John Mason, Ph.D.

http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/Research/1999/SBIDA/99sbi168.htm

Article on project/programme purpose plans as lesson plans: failing to plan is failing to learn, by Steven J. Maranville

http://www.ams.mod.uk/ams/content/docs/comframe/abclist.htm

article on acquisition of behavioural competences

http://web.cba.neu.edu/~ewertheim/interper/commun.htm

article on the importance of effective communication

http://www.rcmp-learning.org/docs/ecdd0065.htm

article on seven principles of good communication

http://www.dennisackley.com/pdf/communicatingchange.pdf

article on communication in a change process

http://www.ivysea.com/pages/ct0799_1.html

article on making the case for good communication

http://www.fastorganization.com/online/01/hewpack.html

case study on hp

http://www.texasgas.com/Communicate%20Change.htm

article on communicating change

http://www.newfoundations.com/OrgTheory/Bolognese721.html

article on employee resistance to change

http://www.imakenews.com/sibson/e_article000078311.cfm

article on communication crisis

http://www.defenselink.mil/c3i/bpr/bprcd/5344.htm

article on overcoming resistance

http://www.ertgroup.com/newsevents_home.html

article on employee resistance

Managing Human Resources in Organizations

Introduction

Recruitment Getting the right people    -    Selection

HR management

Team Building - Motivating the Project Team
Characteristics of a "learning organization"

The 5 steps of team creation -    How to recognise if Team Building is successful   - How to check the level of togetherness in a team

Decision Making in Groups

Manage the Team Task

Manage Team Process

Team Conflict Management

Team Norms

Groupthink How to avoid the risks of "groupthink"

Assignment and Test Questions - Working Effectively in Teams

Assignments Small Group Dynamics and Team Building

Leading and Managing    -     Quotation on leading From Lao Tzu   -    Ethical Leadership Principles:

Building trust in front line employees     - Motivation

Manage expectations; ; Employee-Employer Expectations - Balancing work and families Carrier Management

Perception and Personality in Organizations    - Power Bases in Organizations- Costs and Benefits of Using Power - Organizational and Individual Change ; Organizational and Individual Change;

Women in management

Real Change Leaders

Being a Powerful Change Leader - Power and you

Power Bases in Organizations- Costs and Benefits of Using Power

Four Reasons to Share Power

Communication in project based Organizations

Ability to Act Quickly and Independently

Decision Making in Organizations

Evaluating Performance    - Underperforming Employees: Warning Signs and Management Responses

The Knowledge-Based Organization: Managing Its Human Resources

Training as a Communication Strategy

Board of Directors Political Positioning

Leadership and Expectations

Leadership and Expectations

Guideline: Why do organisations need to plan and manage their communication?

See also Job Satisfaction -   Motivation - Information overload -

strategies

see aslo:

Communication and Evaluation

Project Communication Planning Presentation - PowerPoint

Project Management Presentation - PowerPoint

What is an Organization - PowerPoint

Communication for Participatory Approach and Transparency to Development Actions and Policies

News Releases- Get to Know Your Local Media - Use the Media to Deliver Your Message - Going Around the Media

La comunicazione nella Pubblica Amministrazione: Strategie e modelli

Other resources

Harvard Business Review - Barriers and Gateways To Communication
Harvard Business Review - Game Theory - Using Game Theory to Shape Strategy
Harvard Business Review - Harnessing the Science of Persuasion
Harvard Business Review - Swarm Intelligence
Harvard Business Review - What Makes a Leader
Harvard Business School - Project Management Manual
Harvard Business School - Working Identity - Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career

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Articles:

http://www.corpchange.com/archives/article_archives/a11_communicating/a11_communicating.html The Four Keys to Successful Change Communication, By Jim Canterucci

http://www.performance-appraisals.org/Bacalsappraisalarticles/articles/comchan.htm Leadership, Communication & Change

http://www.gemedicalsystems.com/prod_sol/hcare/pdf/ChangeManagement_and_Communication.pdf Change Management and Communication, by Carolyn Pexton

http://www.dstress.com/change.htm Article on change management and communication, L. John Mason, Ph.D.

http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/Research/1999/SBIDA/99sbi168.htm Article on project/programme purpose plans as lesson plans: failing to plan is failing to learn, by Steven J. Maranville

http://www.ams.mod.uk/ams/content/docs/comframe/abclist.htm article on acquisition of behavioural competences

http://web.cba.neu.edu/~ewertheim/interper/commun.htm article on the importance of effective communication

http://www.rcmp-learning.org/docs/ecdd0065.htm article on seven principles of good communication

http://www.dennisackley.com/pdf/communicatingchange.pdf article on communication in a change process

http://www.ivysea.com/pages/ct0799_1.html article on making the case for good communication

http://www.fastorganization.com/online/01/hewpack.html case study on hp

http://www.texasgas.com/Communicate%20Change.htm article on communicating change

http://www.newfoundations.com/OrgTheory/Bolognese721.html article on employee resistance to change

http://www.imakenews.com/sibson/e_article000078311.cfm article on communication crisis

http://www.defenselink.mil/c3i/bpr/bprcd/5344.htm article on overcoming resistance

http://www.ertgroup.com/newsevents_home.html article on employee resistance