July 20, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“Just because you’re not sick doesn’t mean you’re healthy.” Author Unknown I just returned from a trip speaking and visiting my strategic business partners in Spain. I couldn’t get over the contrast in waist lines between leaders in the US and in Spain. Being overweight has become a big issue for companies in the US. […]
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July 13, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.” Benjamin Mays How do people become elite? And once they do, how do they sustain it? In a fascinating in depth interview with 50 people who have achieved high job and personal success, Eva Perea […]
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July 6, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“People will forget wtih you said. They will forget what you did. But they will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou We all know that leaders make a significant difference in talent enagement, retention and level of stress ((Nowack, K. (2005). Leadership, Emotional Intelligence and Employee Engagement: Creating a Psychologically Healthy Workplace. […]
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June 22, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“80% of success is showing up.” Woody Allen DOES COACHING REALLY WORK?  Have a look at my Talent Management magazine column ((Nowack, K. (2007). Using Assessments in Talent Coaching. Talent Management. Volume 3 (12), p.18)). Coaching models and practitioners seem to be increasing exponentially these days. There are even organizations and training institutes devoted specifically […]
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June 15, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.” Benjamin Mays How do people become elite? And once they do, how do they sustain it? In a fascinating in depth interviews with 50 people who have achieved high job and personal success, Eva Perea and […]
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June 8, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“I usually take a two hour nap between one and four†Yogi Berra Last month I spent two weeks working with my business partners in Spain (Mucho gracias Baldiri and Lourdes) basically trying to adjust to jet lag, their late evening meals, and my busy schedule! Well, the siesta still seems alive and well to […]
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June 1, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“A sad soul can kill you quicker than a germ.†John Steinbeck An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. Mental illnesses are medical conditions that disrupt a person’s thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others, and daily functioning. Serious mental illnesses […]
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May 25, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul’s estate.” Henry David Thoreau Our own research suggests that 40% to 60% of all employees express a moderately high level of stress on the job. Our work and non-work lives are very permeable with most of us taking work stress home and home stress […]
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May 18, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“Predictions are very difficult, especially when they are about the future” Yogi Berra Last month I conducted a leadership workshop for about 200 leaders of at a large University medical center. At just about every break the most popular question to me was, “how can you predict who is likely to become a great leader?” I’m […]
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May 11, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“All you need is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure. Mark Twain The world of work today is fundamentally different than in our parent’s era. Free agency and portfolio careers are common place. I refer to these changes as the “Changing Career Paradigms” and challenge you to diagnose where your organization lies on each […]
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