November 24, 2013 by Ken Nowack
“Gratitude is fertilizer for well-being.†Kenneth Nowack If you want to change the world, have a lasting impact on your community, create a meaningful and psychological healthy workplace, develop a safe community, loving family or meaningful partnership–it all starts with you. Several recent research studies have focused on the power of gratitude as a necessary […]
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November 20, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling Competencies: listening, trust, communication skills, building strategic relationships, demonstrating respect, establishes rapport, interpersonal effectiveness, providing feedback, talent management, team building, two-way feedback, valuing others Who benefits: everyone in the workforce (and most people inhabiting the planet) Consultant Usage: can’t […]
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November 13, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Why Performance Reviews Don’t Work Competencies: performance management, performance appraisals, coaching Who benefits: executives, managers, supervisors and ultimately, employees; students of management, leadership and organizational development Consultant Usage: organizational level consultants What’s it about? Watched Letterman the other night. Loved his “Top 10†list. Figured it was about time […]
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November 6, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: When You Need a Wow! Competencies: creativity, innovation, problem-solving, teamwork, decision-making, entrepreneurial leadership Who benefits: very broad application in the business world; especially useful in non-profits with limited budgets/resources; entrepreneurs with dreams of success Consultant Usage: a “must/should†for consultants at the organizational level, team trainers or facilitators, trainers […]
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November 5, 2013 by Wally Bock
“Next Practices in Global-Minded Organizations” is the fourth annual i4cp/AMA/Training magazine study of challenges and opportunities in global leadership development. Here are the four featured findings. There is a shift to defining leaders by influence, not role. High-performance organizations are allowing managers to self-select involvement in global leadership development programs. Business performance is gaining prominence […]
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October 30, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The Year Without Pants: WordPress.com and the Future of Work Competencies: entrepreneurial leadership, business acumen, cooperation, demonstrating respect, driving strategic direction, team development Who benefits: students of the future of business, entrepreneurs Consultant Usage: If you consult at the organizational level, this is a must read. What’s it about? […]
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October 25, 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: “Google is working on self-driving cars, and they seem to work. People are so bad at driving cars that computers don’t have to be that good to be much better. Any time you […]
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October 23, 2013 by Bill Bradley
     “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree,                             it will live its whole life […]
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October 20, 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 from the Aberdeen Group shows that only 31 percent of organizations have a formal strategy for designing, implementing and […]
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October 16, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: A 12-Step Life-Happiness Program for Everyone Competencies: self-development, managing self, stress management Who benefits: Anyone 12 or older Consultant Usage: good for healing self; help heal others What’s it about? I was recently reading an interesting article on Huffington Post about a man who devolved into a mid-life crisis […]
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