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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April 16, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: The Grass is Greener on This Side Competency: self-development Who benefits: everyone Consultant Usage: coaching, counseling What’s it about? I am going to deviate this week from my normal pattern of reviewing something of interest related to this site. Instead I would like to share an “aha†moment I […]
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April 11, 2008 by David Jamieson
“Through reflection, he (the practitioner) can surface and criticize the tacit understandings that have grown up around the repetitive experiences of a specialized practice, and can make new sense of the situations of uncertainty or uniqueness which he may allow himself to experience†                                                                                            Donald Schön  Learning about ourselves and about our execution in practice […]
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April 7, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“The number of years of experience in a domain is a poor predictor of attained performance” Anders Ericcson Would you rather go to a doctor with 20 years of experience in a specialty area working at one of the most prestigious institutions or be treated by someone fresh out of medical school? How long does […]
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April 4, 2008 by David Jamieson
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world†                                                                     Mahatma Gandhi In preparing for adaptability, I discussed the use of the situation and the use of theory and experience… the importance of having a ready repertoire of principles and frames for use in interpretation and action selection. This, however, raises the […]
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April 2, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: My Personal Best Competencies:  self-development, team building, interpersonal/intrapersonal skills, achievement orientation, self-control, building trust  Who benefits:  any individual, coaches, team facilitators and team leaders, managers and supervisors, teenagers Consultant Usage:  training related to emotional intelligence, team building, one-on-one coaching What’s it about? Over this past holiday season a wonderful, […]
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March 31, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” Alvin Toffler How prevalent are poor leaders and what do we do about it? We all know that poor leadership is rampant in most organizations. We also know that most commonly, leadership […]
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March 30, 2008 by David Jamieson
“One of the hallmarks of the professional, therefore, is his ability to ‘take a convergent knowledge base and convert it into professional services that are tailored to the unique requirements of the client situation”                            Donald Schön                                                    quoting Edgar Schein ((Schein, E. and Kommers, D. (1972). Professional Education: Some New Directions. Hightstown, New Jersey: McGraw-Hill […]
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March 21, 2008 by David Jamieson
“In school they told me practice makes perfect, then they told me nobody’s perfect, so I stopped practicing”                                                                                                                 Steven Wright How do we learn to be good practitioners of anything? Good results come from masterful practice. In most professions and professional endeavors, it’s ultimately the execution that counts. The delivery, of the knowledge […]
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