July 8, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn’t ask me, I’d still have to say it.†George F. Burns All of us experience stressors at work and home each day but how we perceive these […]
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June 24, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“The difference between a job and a career is the difference between forty and sixty hours a week. †Robert Frost The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statics still shows about 9.1% of workers are unemployed. Results from a fairly recent Gallup survey found that currently unemployed Americans have been actively looking for work for a […]
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June 17, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are. “ John Wooden Psychologist Robert Hogan and others have written extensively about the difference between identity (how we view ourselves) and our reputation (the impression others have of […]
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June 16, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“Gratitude is fertilizer for well-being.†Kenneth Nowack If you want to change the world, have a lasting impact on your community, create a meaningful and psychological healthy workplace, develop a safe community, loving family or meaningful partnership–it all starts with you. Several recent research studies have focused on the power of gratitude giving as a […]
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June 10, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their jobs done.†Peter Drucker There is pretty solid research suggesting that working for a competent jerk might not only create a psychologically unhealthy climate for talent engagement, productivity and retention but it might also be harmful to your personal […]
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June 3, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“Feedback is the breakfast of champions.” Ken Blanchard Feedback seems to be pretty important at work–particularly from one’s boss. What do you think leads to the most disengagement in talent? 1. Little or no feedback 2. Negative feedback 3. Positive feedback Positive and Negative Feedback Recent research suggests that feeling emotional hurt, being given critical feedback […]
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May 20, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“People’s personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.†Francois de la Rochefoucauld Who are you and how might others describe your basic personality? Personality refers to patterns of relatively enduring characteristics of behavior and the psychological classification of different types of individuals, ranging from normal (“bright sideâ€) to abnormal (“dark […]
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May 13, 2012 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. According to a new study, the workplace is making U.S. men and women overweight. Researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center […]
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May 6, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.” J. Paul Getty Merriam-Webster defines “success” as one that succeeds, the attainment of wealth, favor or eminence or outcome/result. How successful are you? How do you define success in your own life? We are begining our next book and looking for “success” stories to include in […]
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April 29, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“The sooner you fall behind, the more time you’ll have to catch up.” Stephen Wright  One of my volunteer passions has been to be a puppy raiser for a wonderful organization called Guide Dogs of America. My wife and I have, since the early 1990’s, raised four guide dogs and our latest one was turned in […]
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