February 25, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Sophie’s World Competencies: self-development, critical thinking skills, ethics Who benefits: students of any age Consultant Usage: self-development! self insight!! What’s it about? Today’s posting is about an introduction to philosophy thinly disguised as a mysterious novel. My bosses, who are normally a tolerant lot, may fire me for writing […]
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February 22, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“We change, whether we like it or not†Ralph Waldo Emerson I read an interesting article in Newsweek the other week on “When DNA is Not Destiny.” So, just how easy is it to change personality? Do zebras rally lose their stripes? Despite increasing evidence that most personality traits are highly genetically determined (current estimates suggest as […]
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February 15, 2009 by Ken Nowack
Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. Of 3,000 hiring professionals and managers surveyed in 2008 by CareerBuilder.com, 49% said they had discovered a lie on a resume sent in for a job opening. In general, candidates exaggerated their past […]
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February 12, 2009 by Ken Nowack
Human Capital Institute Presents: Webcast »  Beyond Burn and Churn: Protecting Your High Performers from Career Burnout Presenter: Kenneth Nowack Ph.D.  Envisia Learning Ken is Chief Research Officer and President of Envisia Learning, a leading talent management publishing and consulting company. Ken is a licensed psychologist specialzing in talent development, 360 feedback, assessment, leadership, health […]
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February 11, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Our Iceberg is Melting Competency: change management Who benefits: hard to say Consultant Usage: none What’s it about? Have you ever noticed how book reviewers typically have three responses to a book? They praise it highly. Or they describe the book neutrally. Or they damn it with faint praise. […]
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February 8, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it..” Oscar Wilde I bet you can’t stop reading the rest of this Blog as it contains a hint about becoming more effective at resisting temptation. Still reading? THE MARSHMELLOW TEST We know a lot about delayed gratification from the classic “marshmellow” […]
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February 6, 2009 by David Jamieson
 Working in human systems is full of landmines and individual triggers. It makes serving in any professional helping role much more than just mastering the technical aspects of “help”. For many years some groups (OD consultants, coaches, therapists and others) have worked with, and tried to include in their development, the concept of “use […]
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February 1, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“I had my bully, and it was excruciating. Not only the bully, but the intimidation I felt.” Robert Cormier A new study by Dr. Jean Decety, a professor in psychology and psychiatry at the University of Chicago and colleagues at the University of Chicago has found that the brain scans of young, aggressive bullies suggest […]
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January 28, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything Competency: self-development Who benefits: everyone Consultant Usage:one-on-one coaching, teambuilding What’s it about? This morning I gave a woman an envelope with a lot of cash in it. I asked her to distribute the money over the next 8 months […]
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January 25, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“If I only had a little humility, I’d be perfect.†CNN Founder, Ted Turner I’m always impressed with people who generally lack interpersonal skills–they are very talented in alienating others, creating bad emotional contagion that rubs off on everyone and drains our relationship batteries. We have some compelling new research that these people might actually […]
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