January 9, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“No one has ever become poor by giving.” Anne Frank One of my favorite motivational stories to tell is an adaption of the “starfish story” by Loren Eiseley and as many of you know popularized by Joel Barker. In the story, a man walking at the beach approaches a boy who is vigorously throwing back […]
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January 1, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“People don’t resist change, they resist being changed.†Peter Scholtes Did you make a New Year’s resolution? Nearly four out of 10 adults will make one or more resolutions for the new year, according to a study done by the University of Scranton ((Norcross, J., Mrykalo, S., & Blagys, M. (2002). Auld Lang Syne: Success predictors, […]
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December 28, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Important Reads for Educated and Concerned People Competencies: communication, self-development, ethics, leadership, managing others Who benefits: individuals who are engaged in self-development, the workplace and in the world Consultant Usage: consultants who are engaged in self-development, the workplace and in the world What’s it about? This is my final […]
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December 25, 2011 by Ken Nowack
Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital. Aaron Levenstein Another edition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. According to a late 2010 survey by CareerBuilder.com (2,482 U.S. managers and 3,910 full-time employees in […]
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December 16, 2011 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: “Mom always liked you best!â€Â Tommy Smothers Humor Break: “Why is it always my least favorite people who accuse me of favoritism?” Stat of the Week: Twenty-three percent of more than 300 senior […]
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December 11, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Too bad you can’t buy a voodoo globe so that you could make the earth spin real fast and freak everybody out.” Jack Handy Sometimes we just have to blow off steam to deal with work and life challenges. Surprisingly, only about 30 percent of individuals experiencing severe life trauma and pain experience post traumatic […]
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December 2, 2011 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quotes of the Week: “I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.”  Sophocles â€Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.â€Â Oprah […]
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November 30, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Management? It’s Not What You Think! Competency: leadership, visionary leadership Who benefits: anyone in management or aspiring to management Consultant Usage: organizational consultants, executive coaches What’s it about? Are you up for a most unconventional book about management? Professor and Organizational Development Swami Henry Mitzeberg and colleagues have put […]
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November 20, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that.” George Carlin To stimulate research on the topic of poor leadership, Robert Hogan in 1990 suggested that the base rate […]
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November 18, 2011 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quotes of the Week: Non-techie quote: Where is all the knowledge we lost with information? – T.S. Elliot Techie quote: 640K ought to be enough for anybody. – Bill Gates, 1981 Humor Break: Today we bring you […]
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