June 11, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: University of Michigan, Ross School of Management Publications Competencies: self-development, leadership, performance management, innovation, judgment, decision-making Who benefits: readers interested in current business literature Consultant Usage: staying up-to-date, executive coaches making reading recommendations What’s it about? During the summer months I always put together a reading list, the “beach readsâ€. […]
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June 4, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Power Mentoring: How Successful Mentors and Proteges Get the Most Out of Their Relationships Competencies: coaching, talent development, self-development Who benefits:those in or in need of a mentor-mentee relationship Consultant Usage: career development specialists, coaches – especially those whose relationship is comparable to a mentor What’s it about? This […]
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May 28, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Influencer: The Power to Change Anything (book) Competencies: self-development, influence skills, oral communication, building relationships, interpersonal effectiveness Who benefits: potentially anyone motivated to improve their effectiveness in interacting with others Consultant Usage: background material for professional coaches and trainers What’s it about? Let me begin with a disclaimer. I […]
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May 21, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: The PITA Principle Competencies: self-development, conflict management, oral communications, stress tolerance, self-control Who benefits: the whole damn workplace Consultant Usage: anonymous gift to those who need it What’s it about? I am recommending this book and I have not read it nor has it yet been published (August, 2008). The only […]
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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 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 30, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: The Oz Principle (book) Competencies: self-development, problem-solving Who benefits: all of us Consultant Usage: almost any trainer, consultant or coach What’s it about? I was inspired to read this updated version of a favorite book of mine by my 10-year old granddaughter. I was helping her study for her 4th grade […]
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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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