February 1, 2015 by Ken Nowack
“If you are not happy here and now you never will be.†Taisen Deshimaru Are There Different Ways to Be Happy? “Happiness” really is a messy concept. In fact, not only do psychologist define and measure aspects of well-being differently, there is some new evidence that having the right kind of happiness might actually be […]
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January 26, 2015 by Ken Nowack
“The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.†Johann Wolfgang von Goethe It’s no secret that leaders have inflated viewsof their skills, knowledge and competence–we’ve known this for a long time as it’s a consistent finding in all 360-degree feedback research ((Nowack, K. (1992). Self-assessment and rater-assessment as a dimension of […]
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January 25, 2015 by Ken Nowack
“You gotta know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em, know when to walk away, know when to runâ€Â Kenny Rogers THE PREDICTIVE POWER OF “HOLDING” In a series of studies by Angela Duckworth and colleagues, individuals demonstrating “grit” were more likely to be successful in both academic and job related measures of […]
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January 23, 2015 by Ken Nowack
“It’s easy to get good players. Getting them to play together, that’s the hard part. “ Casey Stengel One of the things our company has done for the last 20 years is to identify potential leaders using developmental assessment centers ((Nowack, K. (1997). Congruence Between Self and Other Ratings and Assessment Center Performance. Journal of Social Behavior […]
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January 19, 2015 by Ken Nowack
“Just think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are even stupider!†George Carlin  Most vendors use average scores of raters in their summary reports for 360 degree feedback. For example it’s not uncommon to report a table summarizing the “most frequent†and “least frequent†behaviors perceived by […]
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January 18, 2015 by Ken Nowack
“42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.” Steven Wright New Talent Management Facts Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. Super-commuting across the country once a week is on the rise in major regions in the […]
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January 14, 2015 by Ken Nowack
This free exercise, and dozens of others, were created for our book, Clueless: Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It. You can learn more about Clueless by visiting our site or you can buy it from amazon.com today. Purpose of Exercise: Use this exercise to help clients understand how generational values and expectations affect their […]
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January 11, 2015 by Ken Nowack
“I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, “Where’s the self-help section?” She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.”   Stephen Wright The topic of work and life stress continues to be a research interest of mine and something I’ve written frequently about. I have such a strong interest in occpational stress […]
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December 28, 2014 by Ken Nowack
“Do or do not… there is no try.†Yoda Are you going to make a New Years resolution in 2015? If you are like most people you will–and probably will relapse back to your old habits within 90 days. Old habits are indeed very tough to break and relapse seems greatest when we are under stress. […]
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December 21, 2014 by Ken Nowack
42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.” Steven Wright Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. Productivity levels wax early in the week, and wane quickly, according to a survey by staffing services company Accountemps. Approximately […]
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