November 24, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Bouncing Back from a Negative 360-Degree Review Competencies: self-development, managing self Who benefits: users of 360 degree products Consultant Usage: executive coaches, hr professionals, organizational development consultants What’s it about? Today’s posts goes to the core business of Envisia Learning.  Envisia is all about 360-degree feedback. The company researches […]
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November 17, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Why So Many People Can’t Make Decisions Competency: decision making Who benefits: all of us Consultant Usage: can be useful in understanding clients and self What’s it about? Some of us live in a world of Black and White. For us making decisions are easy. Some of us live […]
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November 10, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The Enemies of Trust Competency: trust Who benefits: everyone Consultant Usage: a strong reminder about the conduct of our clients and ourselves What’s it about? Among the competencies supported by this site is Trust. It is hard to achieve and easy to lose … and hardly ever thought about until it […]
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November 3, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: What If Lehman Brothers had been Lehman Sisters? Competencies: financial leadership, decision-making, ethics, diversity, collaboration, team building Who benefits: anyone Consultant Usage: possible discussion points for executive coaches and some trainers What’s it about? I truly enjoy a good argument. My motto is “Let’s you and him fight.†Today’s […]
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October 27, 2010 by Bill Bradley
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. Winston Churchill HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The Scariest Day of Every (Other) Year Competency: political leadership, decision-making Who benefits: People who don’t believe in ghosts but know monsters sometimes wear coats and ties or pretty dresses Consultant Usage: good background material […]
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October 20, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Power: Why Some People Have It and Others Don’t Competencies: political leadership, influence skills, self-development Who benefits: leaders at any level Consultant Usage: excellent for executive and career coaches What’s it about? This book is provocative, make no mistake about it. Author Jeffrey Pfeffer, professor of organizational behavior at Stanford […]
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October 13, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Warren Bennis: Still Surprised Competency: leadership Who benefits: leaders, leader wannabees, biography buffs Consultant Usage: might not make you a better consultant, but it’s a feel good read in your field What’s it about? I am feeling lazy today, so I am going to let my friend BJ Gallagher […]
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October 6, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Six Keys to Being Excellent at Anything Competencies: achievement orientation, self-development Who benefits: you, children, grandchildren Consultant Usage: great resource for coaching and performance management What’s it about? I know that many of you faithful readers look at my posts and wistfully sigh and think to yourselves “Oh how […]
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September 29, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: October Harvard Business Review Competencies: coaching, talent management, collaboration, judgment, depth of industry knowledge, interpersonal effectiveness, leadership, influence, managing self, strategic problem analysis, visionary leadership    Who benefits: employees, all levels of management, external consultants Consultant Usage: good reading and references for executive coaches, organizational consultants, career development consultants and […]
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September 22, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: It’s Okay to Manage Your Boss: The Step-by-Step Program for Making the Best of Your Most Important Relationship at Work Competencies: self-development, achievement orientation, performance management, empowerment, accountability, two-way communications Who benefits: employees, supervisors, managers Consultant Usage: executive coaches, career development specialists, trainers What’s it about? This is the […]
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