July 1, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Stumbling on Happiness Competency: self-development Who benefits: happy people, unhappy people Consultant Usage: it will cheer you up — and, oh yeah, may make you more effective What’s it about? I just finished reading Stumbling on Happiness. And I am sooooo happy to have stumbled upon this book.    I […]
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June 28, 2009 by Ken Nowack
80% of success is showing up” Woody Allen Ajax, our new guide dog puppy is learning how to lead. It’s amazing how many people we meet (always with a smile, greeting and interesting questions–I often wonder what happened to those behaviors when you don’t have a guide dog you are raising??) typically ask two things: How can […]
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June 24, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: 800-CEO-Read Competency: self-development Who benefits: those in a personal growth mode Consultant Usage: handy, quick reference site What’s it about? Today’s post is quite short. Made me wonder if one can tweet on a Blog? Ah, probably not worth getting myself all in a dither. Anyway, I came across […]
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June 21, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” Mark Twain Ajax is now 13-weeks old and learning his basic skills of leadership for guide dog puppies. Here is what is doing pretty well in terms of “basic skills”: Sitting Laying down Walking on a leash (with his guide dog bib) […]
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June 17, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Emotional Intelligence for Managing Results in a Diverse World: The Hard Truth about Soft Skills in the Workplace Competencies: self-development, diversity, performance management, coaching talent, influence skills, conflict management, anger management Who benefits: managers and supervisors, employees, teams, human resource professionals Consultant Usage: trainers in communication skills, diversity issues, […]
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June 14, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger. .†Franklin P. Jones Cigarettes in the United States all come with health warning labels on boxes—perhaps vendors should do the same in marketing and selling multi-rater assessments that are so commonly used by coaches, consultants and organizational […]
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June 10, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Diversity: Leaders Not Labels Competencies: self-development, diversity skills, leadership skills Who benefits: individuals in the workforce or going to enter the workforce Consultant Usage: as a coach or career development specialist — useful as a book to recommend to others What’s it about? I had not read a book […]
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June 7, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“They say ‘practice” makes perfect.’ Of course, it doesn’t. For the vast majority of golfers it merely consolidates imperfection.†Henry Longhurst The phrase, “leverage your strengths†has become commonplace in the language of talent development positive psychology. By now you pretty much want to believe that the secret of success is to become more of […]
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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 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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