June 28, 2009 by Ken Nowack
80% of success is showing up” Woody Allen Ajax, our new guide dog puppy is learning how to lead. It’s amazing how many people we meet (always with a smile, greeting and interesting questions–I often wonder what happened to those behaviors when you don’t have a guide dog you are raising??) typically ask two things: How can […]
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June 21, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” Mark Twain Ajax is now 13-weeks old and learning his basic skills of leadership for guide dog puppies. Here is what is doing pretty well in terms of “basic skills”: Sitting Laying down Walking on a leash (with his guide dog bib) […]
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June 14, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger. .†Franklin P. Jones Cigarettes in the United States all come with health warning labels on boxes—perhaps vendors should do the same in marketing and selling multi-rater assessments that are so commonly used by coaches, consultants and organizational […]
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June 7, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“They say ‘practice” makes perfect.’ Of course, it doesn’t. For the vast majority of golfers it merely consolidates imperfection.†Henry Longhurst The phrase, “leverage your strengths†has become commonplace in the language of talent development positive psychology. By now you pretty much want to believe that the secret of success is to become more of […]
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May 31, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” Mark Twain In Towers Perrin’s 2007-2008 Global Workforce Study, 29% of the U.S. workforce was engaged, while just 6% were disengaged. By December, 2008, several months into the rapidly deepening recession, another study showed that engagement slipped to 22% and disengagement rose to 11%. OK, […]
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May 24, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” Mark Twain A fairly recent State of the Industry Report by the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) estimates that companies in the US spend nearly $130 billion on employee learning and development. That figure includes direct costs such as salaries for learning professionals, […]
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May 17, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“You can observe a lot just by watching.” Yogi Berra Our new guide dogy puppy Ajax is now 9-weeks old and continues to provide valuable insights about leading (and being led). Ajax seems to be in three modes right now: 1. Mischievous-Kinetic:Â He makes rapid decisions, moves rapidly without considering consequences, runs into obstacles in […]
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May 10, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Everyone takes the limits of his own vision for the limits of the world.” Arthur Schopenhauer My wife and I are back “seeing” things differently again as we begin the journey with our new 8-week beautiful black lab guide dog puppy we are raising for the blind. Well, I’ve continued to learned a lot about […]
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May 3, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“You don’t get anything from sleep but a dream.” Don King People can maximize their brain capacity to learn by getting enough sleep. But the amount could determine not just how well you live but how long you live. How just how much sleep do you need to learn and be healthy? OPTIMUM SLEEP TIME […]
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April 26, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men — the other 999 follow women.” Groucho Marx A UC Davis Study of California Women Business Leaders in 2008 found that only 13 of California’s 400 largest public companies have a woman CEO and women hold only 10.9% of board seats and executive positions […]
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