November 10, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The Enemies of Trust Competency: trust Who benefits: everyone Consultant Usage: a strong reminder about the conduct of our clients and ourselves What’s it about? Among the competencies supported by this site is Trust. It is hard to achieve and easy to lose … and hardly ever thought about until it […]
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November 7, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Only three things happen naturally in organizations: friction, confusion, and underperformance. Everything else requires leadership.” Peter Drucker There is no debating that leaders make a difference on the retention, productivity and health of talent today. In fact our own research using a proprietary management practices index used in employee engagement surveys in diverse industries indicates […]
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November 3, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: What If Lehman Brothers had been Lehman Sisters? Competencies: financial leadership, decision-making, ethics, diversity, collaboration, team building Who benefits: anyone Consultant Usage: possible discussion points for executive coaches and some trainers What’s it about? I truly enjoy a good argument. My motto is “Let’s you and him fight.†Today’s […]
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October 31, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“I’m not asleep… but that doesn’t mean I’m awake” Author Unknown We all seem to be working longer and harder with health, sleep and mood being negatively affected. Research by Sylvia Ann-Hewlett and Carol Luce show that 62% of high earning individuals work more than 50 hours per week, 35% work more than 60 hours […]
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October 27, 2010 by Bill Bradley
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. Winston Churchill HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The Scariest Day of Every (Other) Year Competency: political leadership, decision-making Who benefits: People who don’t believe in ghosts but know monsters sometimes wear coats and ties or pretty dresses Consultant Usage: good background material […]
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October 24, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illnessâ€Â Richard Carlson News alert (in case you might have not known already) — Work-related stress (high work load, low control over decision making) can be a direct cause of depression and anxiety and other emotional health symptoms for all employees and particularly for […]
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October 20, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Power: Why Some People Have It and Others Don’t Competencies: political leadership, influence skills, self-development Who benefits: leaders at any level Consultant Usage: excellent for executive and career coaches What’s it about? This book is provocative, make no mistake about it. Author Jeffrey Pfeffer, professor of organizational behavior at Stanford […]
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October 13, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Warren Bennis: Still Surprised Competency: leadership Who benefits: leaders, leader wannabees, biography buffs Consultant Usage: might not make you a better consultant, but it’s a feel good read in your field What’s it about? I am feeling lazy today, so I am going to let my friend BJ Gallagher […]
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October 10, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” Anaïs Nin Despite a lack of sound longitudinal research studies showing a clear return on investment, executive coaching continues to increase in popularity. Most coaches have their favorite assessments they tend to pull out of their “toolkit†when appropriate for most of […]
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October 3, 2010 by Ken Nowack
Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital. Aaron Levenstein Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. A recent study by Hay group investigated the most admired companies (fortune.com/mostadmired) and found that they […]
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