January 1, 2014 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: What You Are Really Meant to Do Competency: self-development, managing self, achievement orientation, career and skill development Who benefits: motivated people Consultant Usage: self-development What’s it about? Today is Day 1 of the New Year (in the Western world). You might be like me lying around all day in […]
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December 31, 2013 by Wally Bock
The Industrial Age belonged to the specialists. As SAP’s Reuven Gorsht points out in “New Problems, New Approaches: The Rise of the Generalist,” division of labor and specialization were the way to improved performance. That was then. In the Knowledge Age, things are different. Organizations are flatter. Organizational silos are dysfunctional. And the increasing speed […]
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December 20, 2013 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week: “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Humor Break: Bev: Al, why can’t you ever give me a straight […]
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December 18, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The Year’s Best Books, Articles, Websites and Videos Competencies: numerous Who benefits: all who are still learning and developing Consultant Usage: excellent resources What’s it about? At the end of each year I like to go back and review what I have written for the past 12 months. I […]
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December 13, 2013 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week: “Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.†Steve Jobs Humor Break: Bev: Al, I have so much […]
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December 11, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: It’s All About Who You Hire, How They Lead…and Other Essential Advice from a Self-Made Leader Competencies: all leadership and self-development competencies Who benefits: current and future leaders Consultant Usage: excellent resource for leadership training; may be useful in executive coaching What’s it about? I can’t think of a […]
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December 4, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The Future of Business has Arrived Competencies: visionary leadership, entrepreneurial leadership, change management Who benefits: those interested in the new business path Consultant Usage: for those who care to stay current with fundamental business changes What’s it about? We aren’t as smart as we think we are. We know […]
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December 3, 2013 by Wally Bock
Here’s how Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman describe the question behind their article, “Will Your Bad Boss Make You a Bad Boss, Too?” “Do people who work for terrible leaders turn out to be terrible leaders themselves?” I prefer to come at that question from the other side. Do great bosses spawn more great bosses? […]
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December 1, 2013 by Ken Nowack
“42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.” Steven Wright Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. Research on sleep suggests 9% of American workers have fallen asleep at inappropriate times like meetings. 40.6 million American workers […]
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November 27, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Leadership for Success Competencies: leadership, entrepreneurial leadership, managing others Who benefits: those in leadership positions, entrepreneurs (and wannabes) Consultant Usage: crucial book for consultants at the organizational level, leadership trainers What’s it about? I get ribbed a lot for my (lack of) taste in music. At one time I […]
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