June 1, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“A sad soul can kill you quicker than a germ.†John Steinbeck An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. Mental illnesses are medical conditions that disrupt a person’s thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others, and daily functioning. Serious mental illnesses […]
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May 25, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul’s estate.” Henry David Thoreau Our own research suggests that 40% to 60% of all employees express a moderately high level of stress on the job. Our work and non-work lives are very permeable with most of us taking work stress home and home stress […]
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May 18, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“Predictions are very difficult, especially when they are about the future” Yogi Berra Last month I conducted a leadership workshop for about 200 leaders of at a large University medical center. At just about every break the most popular question to me was, “how can you predict who is likely to become a great leader?” I’m […]
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May 14, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Leadership’s Online Labs Competencies: leadership, decision-making, risk-taking, communication, team building, strategic thinking, performance management Who benefits: futurists at any level Consultant Usage: self-development for consultants and trainers What’s it about? Dear Reader, I really don’t know where to begin describing this fascinating May article from Harvard Business Review. I […]
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May 11, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“All you need is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure. Mark Twain The world of work today is fundamentally different than in our parent’s era. Free agency and portfolio careers are common place. I refer to these changes as the “Changing Career Paradigms” and challenge you to diagnose where your organization lies on each […]
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May 8, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Harvard Business Review Executive Summaries Competencies: self-development, communication Who benefits: new supervisors, managers, trainers, consultants and those seeking promotion to management or a career change Consultant Usage: all business consultants and many trainers need to be familiar with this publication because many of their clients are reading these pages […]
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May 4, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“I’m a great believer in luck and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” Thomas Jefferson Prior research has demonstrated that employees’ positive mood is associated with job performance. Two recent longitudinal studies used data collected from 306 (Study 1) and 263 (Study 2) insurance sales agents in Taiwan. The […]
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April 27, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“There’s no such things as coulda, shoulda, or woulda. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it.” Pat Riley Both talent and jobs are multidimensional. Performance and success at work is a function of three things: What talent bring (i.e., what they can do) What talent are motivated to do (i.e., what they want […]
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April 25, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“It may be your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others.†Stephen Wright This is a repeat of my very first blog in loving memory to Elmo who taught me so much about love and life these last 11 years…. Well, I’ve learned a lot about “seeing†through some […]
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April 23, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: So You Think You’re a Good Listener (HBR Article) Competency: listening Who benefits: bosses Consultant Usage: coaching 360 feedback; management trainers What’s it about? Got to keep today’s entry short. The article I am recommending isn’t much longer than this entry…so go read it, darn it! Who is Janet […]
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