August 24, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“It is not how much you do, but how much love you put in the doing.†Mother Teresa The topic of engaging and retaining talent seems to be even hotter. By now you have purchased and read the best selling book by my colleague and friend Beverly Kaye (Love em or lose em) and know all […]
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August 20, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Simplexity Competency: self-development Who benefits: anyone interested in expanding her or his horizons Consultant Usage: recommending this book to others may enhance your credibility What’s it about? Look, simply put, this book is not for everyone. It is unlikely that anyone who reads this book will learn anything that […]
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August 13, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Talent: Making People Your Competitive Advantage Competencies: talent management, visionary leadership, strategic planning, strategic problem analysis Who benefits: boards of directors, executives, organizational consultants, graduate students in human resources Consultant Usage: internal and external organizational consultants What’s it about? I am without reservation a BIG fan of the author, […]
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August 3, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“I feel my best when I’m happy.†Winona Ryder Emotions do indeed play a role in productivity, morale and customer service. Any guess what medical condition or health risk is the most costly to employers? If you guessed stress, smoking, obesity, inactivity or diabetes you are way off the mark. In fact, the most costly […]
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July 27, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“The degree of one’s emotions varies inversely with one’s knowledge of the facts–the less you know, the hotter you get.”  Bertrand Russell I have a habit of collecting some “facts” that I often find in non-academic journals. I try sometimes to go back to the source but can’t say I am always 100% successful in finding […]
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July 13, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.” Benjamin Mays How do people become elite? And once they do, how do they sustain it? In a fascinating in depth interview with 50 people who have achieved high job and personal success, Eva Perea […]
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July 6, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“People will forget wtih you said. They will forget what you did. But they will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou We all know that leaders make a significant difference in talent enagement, retention and level of stress ((Nowack, K. (2005). Leadership, Emotional Intelligence and Employee Engagement: Creating a Psychologically Healthy Workplace. […]
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June 22, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“80% of success is showing up.” Woody Allen DOES COACHING REALLY WORK?  Have a look at my Talent Management magazine column ((Nowack, K. (2007). Using Assessments in Talent Coaching. Talent Management. Volume 3 (12), p.18)). Coaching models and practitioners seem to be increasing exponentially these days. There are even organizations and training institutes devoted specifically […]
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June 15, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.” Benjamin Mays How do people become elite? And once they do, how do they sustain it? In a fascinating in depth interviews with 50 people who have achieved high job and personal success, Eva Perea and […]
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June 8, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“I usually take a two hour nap between one and four†Yogi Berra Last month I spent two weeks working with my business partners in Spain (Mucho gracias Baldiri and Lourdes) basically trying to adjust to jet lag, their late evening meals, and my busy schedule! Well, the siesta still seems alive and well to […]
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