April 10, 2011 by Ken Nowack
Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital. Aaron Levenstein Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. Research from George Washington University suggests that the annual cost of being obese is $4,879.00 for […]
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April 3, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“My feeling is that any day I am too busy to run is a day that I am too busy.†John Bryant Sometimes we take our ability to truly be “in the moment” for granted and spend more time living in the past which is gone and worrying about the future which hasn’t come yet. A few weeks ago […]
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March 27, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous — everyone hasn’t met me yet.† Rodney Dangerfield    Being a leader can be a lonely place. The higher you go in an organization the least likely you are to have colleagues and reports provide you with honest and candid […]
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March 20, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness†Richard Carlson Perceptions of stress at work are quite high with several recent studies by Envisia Learning Inc. suggesting that 40% to 65% of all executives and employees rate their jobs as being very or extremely stressful with significant impact on work/family balance […]
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March 13, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Why join the Navy if you can be a pirate?” Steve Jobs For over 40 years, one robust theory of career choice has been based on the idea that choice of vocation is really an expression of personality (Holland, 1973). A person can be described as having interests associated with each of six personlity types […]
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February 27, 2011 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 charity work for some very poor schools in Zihuatanejo, Mexico (he has written an inspiring […]
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February 20, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.” Aaron Levenstein Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world.  Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. The 2010 SHRM Employee Job Satisfaction Survey revealed that job satisfaction among older employees remained about the […]
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February 13, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.†Herman Hesse  A few weeks ago we attended the graduation of our Guide Dog puppy Ajax–now almost two years old. We had not seen him for about 4 months after turning him back in to the Guide Dogs of […]
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February 6, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“I usually take a two hour nap between one and four†Yogi Berra A few weeks ago, I spent a week working with my business partners in the UK basically trying to adjust to jet lag, my business meetings, and my busy schedule! I asked my colleague and partner from Spain (gracias Baldiri Pons) if anything had changed […]
February 5, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” Albert Einstein Which of the following below are most important to you with respect to your career? Getting ahead Getting to do new things regulary so you aren’t bored Getting to do the things you truly love Getting to take risks and become […]
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