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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May 20, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Project Management Training and Books Competency: project management Who benefits: anyone in a project management assignment or projected assignment Consultant Usage: may be useful as self-development What’s it about? I know that a lot of you readers are involved in project or matrix management. So this week I have […]
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May 17, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“You can observe a lot just by watching.” Yogi Berra Our new guide dogy puppy Ajax is now 9-weeks old and continues to provide valuable insights about leading (and being led). Ajax seems to be in three modes right now: 1. Mischievous-Kinetic:Â He makes rapid decisions, moves rapidly without considering consequences, runs into obstacles in […]
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May 13, 2009 by Bill Bradley
“Being politically savvy is a good hedge against unemployment.â€Â B. Bradley HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Survival of the Savvy: High-Integrity Political Tactics for Career and Company Success Competencies: building strategic relationships, interpersonal effectiveness, political skills, influence skills Who benefits: people who struggle with “office politics†or need to develop political skills at work […]
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May 10, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Everyone takes the limits of his own vision for the limits of the world.” Arthur Schopenhauer My wife and I are back “seeing” things differently again as we begin the journey with our new 8-week beautiful black lab guide dog puppy we are raising for the blind. Well, I’ve continued to learned a lot about […]
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May 6, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Edgar Schein Competencies: leadership skills, team building, talent management, organizational consulting skills, career-consulting skills, process consulting skills, group facilitation skills Who benefits: leaders, team leaders, organizational consultants, career development consultants/counselors, mentors, executive coaches, group process consultants Consultant Usage: any professional consultant working on people, culture, career, team issues should […]
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April 29, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: The Back Of The Napkin Competencies: strategic problem analysis, driving change, vision/goal setting, oral presentation Who benefits: entrepreneurs, planners, sales and marketing professionals at any level, internal and external organizational consultants, those who make oral presentations Consultant Usage: highly recommended for organizational consultants, important skill for trainers at all […]
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April 26, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men — the other 999 follow women.” Groucho Marx A UC Davis Study of California Women Business Leaders in 2008 found that only 13 of California’s 400 largest public companies have a woman CEO and women hold only 10.9% of board seats and executive positions […]
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April 22, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average Competencies: self-development (primary); decision making and judgment (secondary) Who benefits: anyone who finds the topic of interest Consultant Usage: good background material for coaches; could be […]
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April 19, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“If you talk to God, you are praying. If God talks to you, you have schizophrenia.” Thomas Szasz In previous blogs I’ve mused a bit about the relatively high base rate of leadership incompetence (estimated to be 50%) and the challenge of predicting future leadership behavior. Maybe praying for leaders can’t hurt–or can it? I’ve become a […]
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