March 5, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Executive Development Programs Competency: self-development Who benefits: senior managers, executive, high potential employees Consultant Usage: coaching recommendations What’s it about? Many of you who read this Blog are familiar with the Executive MBA and equivalent programs offered though major universities and colleges. They are great places to send your […]
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March 3, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.” Â Mark Twain Which of the following below are most important to you with respect to your career? Getting ahead Getting to do new things regulary so you aren’t bored Getting to do the things you truly […]
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February 27, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Social Intelligence (book) Competencies: interpersonal skills, oral communication, conflict management, building strategic relationships, interpersonal sensitivity, self-development, stress tolerance, engenders trust, team building (to a lesser degree) Who benefits: anyone seeking to improve their abilities to interact more effectively with others Consultant Usage: especially useful to those doing work related […]
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February 13, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (book, biography) Competencies: leadership, conflict management, decision-making, team building, inter and intrapersonal skills Who benefits: coaches, leadership and management consultants, instructors and teachers in business education, leadership education, management development, any manager, supervisor or employee who enjoys reading biographies Consultant […]
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February 6, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Managing Your Boss (article) Competencies: influence skills, negotiation skills, communication skills, building strategic relationships, building trust, adaptability Who benefits: all employees Consultant Usage: training, coaching What’s it about? Greetings from Zihuatanejo, Mexico. I am in my Mexican office: a folding chair with log footstool in a small corner of […]
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January 28, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“A telephone survey says that 51 percent of college students drink until they pass out at least once a month. The other 49 percent didn’t answer the phone.† Craig Kilborn OK, I’ve created a number of surveys myself and confess to being interested in the findings ((Nowack, K. (1990). Getting Them Out and Getting Them […]
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January 23, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: What Leaders Really Do (Book) Competencies: Leadership, Managing Change, Driving Change Who benefits: Senior managers and students of leadership Consultant Usage: Coaching What’s it about? As I sit here writing this entry I occasionally look outside and see the rain coming down. The rain is a popular topic in […]
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January 16, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: CCL, NTL, SDI Competency: Leadership, self-development, interpersonal communication styles, managing differences/conflict Who benefits: Leaders, employees on fast track…or hoping to get on the fast tract, practitioners Consultant Usage: Coaching, self-development What’s it about? It’s still January, not too late to do some self-development planning for the year. Here’s my […]
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January 11, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.” Mark Twain Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. CO2 Partners in a recent 2007 Internet survey of over 3,000 employees (90% middle to senior […]
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January 9, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Cognitive Fitness (Harvard Business Review – November 2007) Competency: Self-development, work/life balance, decision-making, problem-solving Consultant Usage: Start with self; may be useful in coaching others Who benefits: Anyone with a brain (really!) What’s it about? Okay, if you are reading this around the time it was posted you are […]
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