June 21, 2013 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week: “When people tell me they can’t afford to join a gym, I tell them to go outside; planet Earth is a gym and we’re already members. Run, climb, sweat, and enjoy all of […]
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June 16, 2013 by Ken Nowack
“My reputation grows with every failure.” George Bernard Shaw How are we seen by others? Are we seen the same by our boss, colleagues, family members, friends and others? What are they actually evaluating? Current research suggests that we are globally evaluated by everyone on two universal aspects of human behavior ((Judd, C. et al., […]
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June 10, 2013 by Ken Nowack
“Eighty percent of success in life is showing up” Woody Allen ASTD, in their 2012 industry report, Â estimates that U.S. organizations spent approximately $156.2 billion on employee learning in 2011. Of this total direct learning expenditure, 56 percent ($87.5 billion) was spent internally. However without follow-up, 90% of new skills are lost within a year […]
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June 9, 2013 by Ken Nowack
“Rehab is for Quitters.” Unknown I was taught early in life not to quit anything I started. “Suck it up” and “hang in there” were signs of resilience and the ability to put up with temporary discomfort, disappointment or even failure. There seems to be some evidence that “hanging tough” has some advantages in work […]
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June 7, 2013 by Yosh Beier
Let’s just assume you tested your IQ and you came out above 130. That, technically, makes you a highly-gifted person by many definitions social or organizational psychologists use. It also puts you disproportionately at risk of struggling with career issues if you choose to work for a bigger organization. High intelligence doesn’t necessarily mean career […]
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June 7, 2013 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week: The less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice. Clint Eastwood (movie actor, director and philosopher) Humor Break: Bev: Al, what do you think of politicians? Al: […]
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May 31, 2013 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week: “I don’t care what you think unless it is about me.†Kurt Cobain Humor Break: (Today our favorite couple discuss their new neighbor after a first and lengthy conversation.) Bev: Wow, Henry is […]
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May 24, 2013 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week: “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Thomas Edison Humor Break: Bev: How’s that fancy-Dan entrepreneurial friend of yours doing with his new-fangled creative financial firm? Al: He’s […]
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May 22, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Karen and Me Competencies: managing self, self-development, Who benefits: each of us individually, poor children in Mexico Consultant Usage: self-use or sharing with a client What’s it about? I suspect that after working on this Blog for four years I was due for a mistake. Well, if you are […]
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May 17, 2013 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week:Â “The trite saying that honesty is the best policy has met with the just criticism that honesty is not policy. The real honest man is honest from conviction of what is right, not from […]
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