December 16, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“I’ve got the brain of a four year old. I’ll bet he was glad to be rid of it.” Groucho Marx Through a process called plasticity, parts of the brain can be trained to do something they normally do not do or develop new capacities that help us to think and feel differently. Neuroplasticity […]
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December 9, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“I will always cherish the initial misconceptions I had about you.” Unknown Do you know anyone that fits the description below? Narcissistic: Demonstrates impairments in personality functioning (either in excessive reference to others for self-esteem or goal setting based on gaining approval from others) and impairments in interpersonal functioning (impaired empathy or relationships largely superficial) […]
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December 5, 2012 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: On Being Customer Centric Competencies: customer service, customer focus, sales Who benefits: anyone with internal or external customers (which is just about everyone); sales and customer service managers and leaders Consultant Usage: recommended reading for sales and customer service consultants, customer service trainers What’s it about? Holy Crap! You […]
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November 30, 2012 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: “Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don’t have for something they don’t need.â€Â Will Rogers Humor Break: Our favorite couple went shopping on Black Friday. Reportedly they had […]
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November 28, 2012 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Diversity Can Mean Big Money Competencies: visionary leadership, diversity Who benefits: organizations, people who work in organizations Consultant Usage: those interested in the merger of diversity and innovation issues/concepts/ideas What’s it about? In the legal profession there is something called a “stipulationâ€. It is something all parties agree to […]
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November 23, 2012 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: “Dear God, I am writing you about some concerns I have about being a turkey. It seems in your infinite wisdom you decided to make us fat, flightless and evidently delicious. Did we […]
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November 11, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.” Steven Wright Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. Half of all employees who say that they do not feel valued at work report that they intend to look […]
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November 7, 2012 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: I was there Competency: leadership Who benefits: those who have responsibility for attracting, developing and retaining leaders; students of leadership Consultant Usage: background material for organizational consultants, executive coaches, management/leadership trainers What’s it about? What do war and peace have in common? Leadership. Doesn’t matter if we are writing […]
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October 31, 2012 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Halloween Hell Competency: creativity Who benefits: for amusement only Consultant Usage: none that I can think of What’s it about? Tonight in the USA there will be the usual ghost, goblins, monsters, and spooks roaming our streets. They will be seeking treats or they promise to trick you. This […]
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October 28, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“Don’t be over self-confident with your first impressions of people.†a Chinese proverb Think of the last time you met someone in a work (or non-work) context. Any idea what impression you might have made on them? Making sense of others in a social interaction is not easy — each new person we meet may […]
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