April 12, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Sticks and stones will break my bones but words will never hurt me.” Unknown Remember this old saying from childhood? No doubt someone was saying something to you that could have been emotionally hurtful. Well, it seems this old saying really doesn’t have any scientific merit at all. In fact, recent research suggests that indeed […]
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April 5, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.” John Lennon Another edition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. “Most of the investment in organizational training and development is wasted because most of the knowledge and skills gained (well over 80% by some […]
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April 1, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: book titles from Hell Competency: sense of humor Who benefits: those who need a laugh Consultant Usage: entertain your friends What’s it about? Being as this is the time honored day of acknowledging Fools, I thought a day of wacky book titles might be in order! Writing for this […]
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March 29, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Don’t measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.” John Wooden  Coaching has been around as long as anyone can really remember. Executives have always had trusted advisors, mentors, Board Members and outside confidants to help them succeed. Mostly it has been informal but in […]
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March 22, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.” Ara Parasheghian I really wanted to believe that Santa Claus was real. I really wanted to believe the tooth fairy was the Federal Reserve. I really wanted to believe that leaders are made and not born. I […]
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March 18, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: A Primer in Positive Psychology Competency: self-development Who benefits: any individual Consultant Usage: important background material for all HRD consultants What’s it about? I woke up grumpy this morning. Didn’t sleep well. Blah, blah, blah. So am I going be Captain Grumps for 16 hours and take it out […]
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March 15, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“The quality of leadership, more than any other single factor, determines the success or failure of an organization.” Fred Fiedler & Martin Chemers It’s not surprising that research suggests unequivocally that leadership has tremendous impact on talent engagement, retention and productivity ((Nowack, K. (2006). Emotional intelligence: Leaders Make a Difference. HR Trends, 17, 40-42)). Can […]
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March 8, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses.”  Joyce Brothers I just read a research paper that suggested that marriage might not improve men’s health as once thought ((Liu, H. & Umberson, D. (2008). The Times They Are a Changing: Marital Status and Health Differentials from 1972 to 2003. Journal […]
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March 4, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: The Top Ten Leadership Books of All Time Competency: self-development Who benefits: self Consultant Usage: list might be useful to pass on to clients or customers What’s it about? As you may recall, last week I thought my tolerant bosses might fire me for writing about a book that […]
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March 1, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.” Jane Howard It seems intuitive that being around co-workers, friends and family members who are happy should “rub off” on us. We even call this “emotional contagion.” New research […]
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