August 3, 2014 by Ken Nowack
“I can believe anything provided it is incredible.†Oscar Wilde In a relatively new study, 61.3% of the public and 20.2% of professionals believe that a miracle can a save person in a persistent vegetative state and 57.4% of the public said divine intervention can save a person when doctors think treatment just isn’t going […]
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July 27, 2014 by Ken Nowack
“If you ask me anything I don’t know, I’m not going to answer.†Yogi Berra My 85/10/5 Rule of Coaching Most of my executive coaching engagements have been largely unsuccessful in terms of positive “outcomes.†My coaching track record is easy to measure and I refer to it as the “85/10/5†rule. It is important […]
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July 20, 2014 by Ken Nowack
“I will always cherish the initial misconceptions I had about you.” Unknown Do you know anyone that fits the description below? Narcissistic: Demonstrates impairments in personality functioning (either in excessive reference to others for self-esteem or goal setting based on gaining approval from others) and impairments in interpersonal functioning (impaired empathy or relationships largely superficial) […]
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July 13, 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. A 2013 Gallup-Hathaway Well-Being Index survey (303,625 working adults–66,010 part-time) found that 54 percent of part-time workers in the U.S. […]
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July 6, 2014 by Ken Nowack
“If practice makes perfect, and no one’s perfect, then why practice?†Billy Corgan Practice makes perfect according to an old saying. Or at least if you do it enough you will become an expert. Or does it? Experts vs. Being an Expert There is, in fact, a big difference between “experts” and those “who are […]
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June 8, 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. A recent survey by Harris Interactive suggests that 91% of office workers in the U.S., U.K., and Australia bring work […]
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May 25, 2014 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 we have done for the last 20 years is to identify potential future leaders for organizations using developmental assessment centers ((Nowack, K. (1997). Congruence Between Self and Other Ratings and Assessment Center Performance. Journal […]
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May 18, 2014 by Ken Nowack
“I would imagine that if you could understand Morse code, a tap dancer would drive you crazy.” Mitch Hedberg Research from Susan Fiske and colleagues (2007) from Princeton University suggest that within 1/5th of a second we make a determination of that individual being either a “friend†or “foe†when we interact with others. This […]
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May 4, 2014 by Ken Nowack
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Wayne Gretzky Research of my own and others suggest the positive emotions are associated with a wide range of outcomes including longevity, physical health and psychological well-being ((Giesser, B., Coleman, L., Fisher, S. Guttry,M., Herlihy, E., Nonoguchi, S., Nowack, D., Roberts, C, & Nowack, K. (2013). […]
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April 20, 2014 by Ken Nowack
“Whenever I think of the past it brings back so many memories.” Stephen Wright Not long ago I had an unbelievable vacation hiking in the Dolomites in Italy. It got me wondering about the need for vacations and the impact they might have to restore our physical, emotional, cognitive and spiritual energy. How Long Does […]
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