February 17, 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. Only 2 percent of human resources executives say yearly evaluations are useful, according to a recent poll of 2,677 people […]
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February 15, 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: “A retired husband is often a wife’s full-time job.”  Bev (from Bev and Al) Humor Break: (Al, from our favorite couple “Bev and Al†is retired but took a part-time job a few […]
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February 13, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: What Business Can Learn from Organized Crime Competency: strategic thinking, entrepreneurial leadership, technological leadership, creativity, innovation Who benefits: this thought-provoking link is for anyone who likes their thoughts provoked Consultant Usage: may be of limited use to organizational consultants; could serve as a handout/discussion piece in certain training classes […]
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February 8, 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: “I spent every night until four in the morning on my dissertation, until I came to the point when I could not write another word, not even the next letter. I went to […]
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February 1, 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: “In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.â€Â Napoleon Humor Break: “I was standing in the park wondering why Frisbees got bigger as they get closer. Then it hit me.â€Â (probably Steven Wright) Stat […]
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January 30, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power Competency: political leadership, emotional intelligence, interpersonal skills, listening skills Who benefits: those interested in acquiring and maintaining power within an organization; those who enjoy reading good biographies Consultant Usage: consultants at the organizational level may find this book useful What’s it about? I […]
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January 27, 2013 by Ken Nowack
“A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.” Groucho Marx The Towers Watson Global 2012 Workforce Study covers more than 32,000 employees selected from research panels that represent the populations of full-time employees working in large and mid-size organizations across a range of industries in 29 markets around […]
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January 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: “Ah, I recognize your scent. Do you recognize my essence?â€Â Danny McBride Humor Break: Bev: Al, do you like my new peppermint fragrance? Al: Sure, I have a good scents of humor. Stat […]
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January 23, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Take Care of Yourself First Competencies: adaptability/stress tolerance, managing self, managing stress, resilience, self-control Who benefits: everyone Consultant Usage: useful for self and refer to clients What’s it about? New year! Hopefully you are making some improvement plans for yourself. Stop doing things you shouldn’t? Start doing things you […]
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January 20, 2013 by Ken Nowack
“If practice makes perfect, and no one’s perfect, then why practice?†Billy Corgan  Practice makes perfecct according to an old saying. Or at least if you do it enough you will become an expert. Or does it? There is, in fact, a big difference between “experts” and those “who are expert” in what […]
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