June 3, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: The Organization of the Future 2: Visions, Strategies, and Insights on Managing in a New Era Competencies: visionary leadership, entrepreneurial leadership, financial leadership, driving strategic direction, managing change Who benefits: leaders at all levels of an organization, students of organizations, organizational consultants Consultant Usage: important book to stay current […]
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May 31, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” Mark Twain In Towers Perrin’s 2007-2008 Global Workforce Study, 29% of the U.S. workforce was engaged, while just 6% were disengaged. By December, 2008, several months into the rapidly deepening recession, another study showed that engagement slipped to 22% and disengagement rose to 11%. OK, […]
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May 27, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Career Transition Kit Competencies: self-development, managing talent Who benefits: employees losing their jobs, the unemployed Consultant Usage: good aids in organization outplacement training or coaching What’s it about? Today’s posting will be on the short side…that will greatly please my bosses! I am trying to stay employed. Aren’t we […]
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May 24, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” Mark Twain A fairly recent State of the Industry Report by the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) estimates that companies in the US spend nearly $130 billion on employee learning and development. That figure includes direct costs such as salaries for learning professionals, […]
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May 17, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“You can observe a lot just by watching.” Yogi Berra Our new guide dogy puppy Ajax is now 9-weeks old and continues to provide valuable insights about leading (and being led). Ajax seems to be in three modes right now: 1. Mischievous-Kinetic:Â He makes rapid decisions, moves rapidly without considering consequences, runs into obstacles in […]
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May 6, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Edgar Schein Competencies: leadership skills, team building, talent management, organizational consulting skills, career-consulting skills, process consulting skills, group facilitation skills Who benefits: leaders, team leaders, organizational consultants, career development consultants/counselors, mentors, executive coaches, group process consultants Consultant Usage: any professional consultant working on people, culture, career, team issues should […]
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May 3, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“You don’t get anything from sleep but a dream.” Don King People can maximize their brain capacity to learn by getting enough sleep. But the amount could determine not just how well you live but how long you live. How just how much sleep do you need to learn and be healthy? OPTIMUM SLEEP TIME […]
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April 26, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men — the other 999 follow women.” Groucho Marx A UC Davis Study of California Women Business Leaders in 2008 found that only 13 of California’s 400 largest public companies have a woman CEO and women hold only 10.9% of board seats and executive positions […]
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April 19, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“If you talk to God, you are praying. If God talks to you, you have schizophrenia.” Thomas Szasz In previous blogs I’ve mused a bit about the relatively high base rate of leadership incompetence (estimated to be 50%) and the challenge of predicting future leadership behavior. Maybe praying for leaders can’t hurt–or can it? I’ve become a […]
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April 15, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: more decision making books and articles Competencies:decision making, judgment, self-development Who benefits: anyone seeking to improve their judgments and/or decision making abilities Consultant Usage: significant listings of current reference material on the comptencies of decision making and judgment What’s it about? I want to thank Time Magazine for doing most […]
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