Entries by MG Consultants

NCAA launches “Your NCAA Certification Resource”

The NCAA recently launched a new online certification resource. “Your NCAA Certification Resource” aims to provide a valuable education platform to those compliance administrators who are new to the certification process. The platform includes an online course and bylaws explanations geared towards assisting with certification process during the course of the academic year. The resource […]

NCAA Formally Launches New Independent Infractions Process

The NCAA has launched its Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP) which came as a result of the Commission on College Basketball chaired by former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The IARP will handle a select group of complex infractions cases to help minimize perceived conflicts of interest.   http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/new-independent-infractions-process-launches   http://iarpcc.org/  

As Your Team Gets Bigger, Your Leadership Style Has to Adapt

MG consultant Services specializes in organizational development. Should you find yourself relating to this article, feel free to reach out to us to see if we can be of support.   Back when our Facebook design team still fit around a conference table, a new designer joining our merry band was a momentous event. Everyone […]

How Consultants Project Expertise And Learn At The Same Time

Young management consultants may be novices, but they’re sold as experts. Conversely, even experienced consultants, who legitimately present themselves as experts, still feel like novices when they embark on a new project. The challenge with effective consulting is that it depends on in-depth situational knowledge that consultants simply can’t have when they start an assignment. […]

What Employees Really Want at Work

Throughout the years, employees’ desires and demands have evolved, and it can be challenging for companies to keep up. Employers are bombarded with a wide range of trendy tips for keeping different generations of workers happy. But when it comes to attracting and retaining top talent, employers need to understand what employees really want from a […]

Creating Relevance with your Internal Team and External Customer

A lot of companies struggle with two apparently unrelated problems: disengaged younger workers and a weak response to changing market conditions. A few companies have tackled both problems at the same time by creating a “shadow board” — a group of non-executive employees that works with senior executives on strategic initiatives. The purpose? To leverage […]

Five Reasons Why Once Successful Businesses May Fail

Harvard Business Review recently released the top 10 reasons why once successful businesses fail. Here are the top five. Success today does not guarantee future success. Keep innovating and taking risks! 1 – Lack of planning – Businesses fail because of the lack of short-term and long-term planning. Your plan should include where your business […]

Business Intelligence Tools are Now Available for Small Businesses

Business intelligence tools are becoming a popular source of allowing “Big Data” style analytics in a nice manageable bite size source for small businesses. Business intelligence tools (BI) were designed to allow data to be shared in more graphical forms, eliminating the cumbersome and often incorrect excel spreadsheet or tricky PowerPoint updates. They are relatively […]

DI Committee on Academics provides feedback on academic integrity | NCAA.org – The Official Site of the NCAA

Division I Committee on Academics supports the creation of a new NCAA Bylaw that would address instances of systemic disregard for academic integrity. http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/di-committee-academics-provides-feedback-academic-integrity The Division I Committee on Academics supported several suggested changes to academic integrity rules and policies forwarded to the membership for comment by the Division I Presidential Forum last month.