July 11, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“If you are not happy here and now you never will be.†Taisen Deshimaru To what extent is our happiness genetically set by our life situation, events, thoughts and behaviours? Can our happiness “set-point†be modified by specific actions and exercises? Our own research using a personal stress and health assessment called StressScan suggested a […]
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July 7, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Culture, Ethics, Responsibility, Accountability and the Future – Part II Competencies: visionary leadership, political leadership, engenders trust, ethics, employee involvement, empowering others Who benefits: everyone Consultant Usage: every consultant, trainer, and leader should be setting the tone and driving these core competencies through their organizations and with individual employees […]
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June 30, 2010 by Bill Bradley
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” Dr. Seuss HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: culture, ethics, responsibility, accountability and the future – Part I Competencies: visionary leadership, political leadership, engenders trust, ethics, employee involvement, empowering others Who benefits: everyone Consultant […]
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June 20, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.” W.C. Fields To our nieces and nephews who recently graduated and to all of our friends…. You are What You Believe…. by Denise and Ken Nowack Believe that most “breaks†and “luck†in life happen at the intersection of preparation and opportunity… Believe in […]
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June 13, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men — the other 999 follow women.” Groucho Marx Gender differences in leadership have been studied for a long time. My own work suggests that men often possess that “no clue” gene relative to their female counterparts ((Nowack, K. (2006). Gender Differences in Leadership Practices. […]
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June 9, 2010 by Bill Bradley
“Make each day your masterpiece†John Wooden HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The Best Coach Ever Competencies: leadership, coaching talent, achievement, teamwork, team development, team building, trustworthiness, vision/goal setting, collaboration, decision-making, judgment, managing self, self-control, self-development Who benefits: all of us, including young children and teens Consultant Usage: especially useful for executive coaches, team […]
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June 6, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save” Will Rogers My wife and I have been involved in a wonderful volunteer program raising guide dog puppyies for the blind in California called Guide Dogs of America for about 15 years. Not long ago […]
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June 2, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: What It Takes to Make ‘Star’ Hires Pay Off Competency: talent management Who benefits: managers and supervisors of high potential new hires Consultant Usage: very useful article for employee relations and compensation consultants, good background for career counselors What’s it about? “Many companies hire top-notch talent but then fail […]
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May 23, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me.” Anonymous We are raising our third guide dog puppy for the blind (Guide Dogs of America). He’s nearing the end of his journey with us and we will have him for about 4 to 6 more months. He came from the “A” […]
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May 12, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Managing Yourself: Keeping Your Colleagues Honest Competency: self-development, ethics, trust Who benefits: this article has broad applications and can benefit anyone old enough to read it Consultant Usage: every professional consultant regardless of area of expertise should read this article; training materials available for those engaged in ethics training […]
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