September 5, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“The only exercise some people get is jumping to conclusions, running down their friends, side-stepping responsibility, and pushing their luck!” Author Unknown  Could those most fit also have the fittest brains? Maybe we could increase leadership problem solving, decision making and planning by requiring that anyone supervising others exercise and work out more […]
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August 22, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings.” Pearl S. Buck Have you ever experienced leaders who seem to lose it during meetings or tense interactions with others–emotions spewing out of them like hot lava leaving an active Mount St. Helens? […]
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August 1, 2010 by Ken Nowack
â€There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.†Roger Staubach The Leadership-Employee Engagement Connection I’m not sure that it’s any great secret that leaders influence the level of commitment and engagementof their talent. Nobody likes working for competent jerks–even if they accomplish a lot ((Casciaro & Lobo (2005). Competent Jerks, Lovable Fools and the […]
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July 25, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.” Carl W. Buechner Do nice people finish first or is it last? Some recent research suggests that developing social skills and having accurate appraisal of our strengths and development areas might really pay off–really in dollars and cents. Ten […]
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July 18, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“It’s not necessarily the amount of time you spend at practice that counts; it’s what you put into the practice.†Eric Lindos I wrote earlier about how practice seems pretty essential for lasting behavior change. There is, in fact, a big difference between “experts” and those “who are expert” in what they do. In a […]
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July 11, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“If you are not happy here and now you never will be.†Taisen Deshimaru To what extent is our happiness genetically set by our life situation, events, thoughts and behaviours? Can our happiness “set-point†be modified by specific actions and exercises? Our own research using a personal stress and health assessment called StressScan suggested a […]
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June 20, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.” W.C. Fields To our nieces and nephews who recently graduated and to all of our friends…. You are What You Believe…. by Denise and Ken Nowack Believe that most “breaks†and “luck†in life happen at the intersection of preparation and opportunity… Believe in […]
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June 13, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men — the other 999 follow women.” Groucho Marx Gender differences in leadership have been studied for a long time. My own work suggests that men often possess that “no clue” gene relative to their female counterparts ((Nowack, K. (2006). Gender Differences in Leadership Practices. […]
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June 6, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save” Will Rogers My wife and I have been involved in a wonderful volunteer program raising guide dog puppyies for the blind in California called Guide Dogs of America for about 15 years. Not long ago […]
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May 23, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me.” Anonymous We are raising our third guide dog puppy for the blind (Guide Dogs of America). He’s nearing the end of his journey with us and we will have him for about 4 to 6 more months. He came from the “A” […]
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