April 15, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“The amount of sleep required by the average person is five minutes more. “ Wilson Mizener We all seem to be working longer and harder with health, productivity, and mood being directly affected. Research by Sylvia Ann-Hewlett and Carolyn Luce shows that 62% of high-earning individuals work more than 50 hours per week, 35% work […]
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April 8, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Then quit. There’s no point in being a damn fool about it.” W. C. Fields In a lot of my executive coaching we discuss performance, effectiveness and success. Some executives perceive they are wildly successful using only a narrow way of defining their life–with work being […]
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April 1, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“When I woke up this morning my girlfriend asked me, “Did you sleep good?” I said “No, I made a few mistakes.” Steven Wright How much sleep do you typically get a night? a. less than 4 hours b. 4 to 6 hours c. 6 to 8 hours d. More than 8 hours The Maximum […]
March 25, 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 survey of more than 500 U.S. employees conducted by United Sample, 45 percent of all employees […]
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March 18, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“Some pursue happiness, others create it.” Author Unknown We all know that negative moods are associated with poor physical health and psychological well-being ((Nowack, K. (2008). Coaching for Stress: StressScan. Editor: Jonathan Passmore, Psychometrics in Coaching, Association for Coaching, UK, pp. 254-274)). Happy individuals tend to have more responsive immune systems, less hormonal reactions to […]
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March 4, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you’ve been taking.” Earl Wilson I just came back from a wonderful vacation to visit my best friend and colleague Bill Bradley who has been doing some wonderful volunter work for some very poor schools in Zihuatanejo, Mexico (he has written an […]
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March 4, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“If you only do what you know you can do- you never do very much.†Tom Krause Executive coaching has continued to evolve and grow and I have written quite a number of blogs about the field, evidence based results, use of assessments and some of the pitfalls. In some ways, it is still the […]
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February 26, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have the time to do it over?†John Wooden Coaches work in a variety of specializations. Personal/life coaches, career coaches, lifestyle modification coaches, and executive coaches are just a few. Education and training will likely vary with each coach’s area of practice and […]
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February 19, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.†Albert Einstein  In a recent study, 61.3% of the public and 20.2% of professionals believe that a miracle can a save person in a persistent vegetative state […]
February 12, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it.” Mae West I bet you can’t stop reading the rest of this Blog as it contains a hint about becoming more effective at resisting temptation. Still reading? THE MARSHMELLOW TEST We know a lot about delayed gratification from the classic “marshmellow” study by Walter Mischel who […]
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