July 12, 2013 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week: “Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I’ve done it thousands of times.â€Â Mark Twain Humor Break: Notice displayed on a plane: “There is no smoking in […]
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July 10, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The Art and Application of Influence Competencies: influence, negotiation, leadership, communication skills Who benefits: anyone employed or seeking employment Consultant Usage: excellent for communication trainers, good for personal development for organizational consultants and coaches at all levels What’s it about? The headline in the July/August issue of Harvard Business Review is […]
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July 5, 2013 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week: “Over the last 30 years, tuition has increased 1,120 percent; by comparison, even the “skyrocketing” cost of health care only rose 600 percent, and housing costs have gone up a paltry 375 percent.â€Â […]
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July 3, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Who is Accountable? Competency: leadership, influence, performance management, engenders trust, two-way feedback, empowering others, interpersonal effectiveness, administrative control/follow-up Who benefits: primarily for those already in management and project managers Consultant Usage: executive coaches, organizational consultants, management trainers What’s it about? I have been on the road now for about […]
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June 28, 2013 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week:Â “Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become […]
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June 26, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: How to Become the Chief Ironing Officer Competency: leadership Who benefits: current and future leaders Consultant Usage: excellent for use in leadership training classes; useful in some coaching situations What’s it about? The New York Times recently interviewed Ivar Kroghrud, former CEO of QuestBack (specializes in feedback management). I […]
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June 21, 2013 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week: “When people tell me they can’t afford to join a gym, I tell them to go outside; planet Earth is a gym and we’re already members. Run, climb, sweat, and enjoy all of […]
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June 19, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: What’s It Like to Take an Online Class? Competency: self-development, managing self, achievement orientation Who benefits: all of us Consultant Usage: may be good background material for coaches and career counselors What’s it about? Two excellent newspaper writers/reporters have written about their personal experiences taking classes from MOOCs. Larry […]
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June 14, 2013 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week: “I want to live in a world where everyone has access to a great education. I want to live in a world where people don’t have to choose between paying for tuition or […]
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June 12, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Call Your Brain to Attention! Competencies: self-development, managing self Who benefits: I did, you can too Consultant Usage: There is something in this book for any and all consultants and consultant activities What’s it about? People keep reminding me that I am no Einstein. So when I saw a […]
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