July 18, 2012 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Habits are not Destiny Competency: self-development, managing self Who benefits: you Consultant Usage: food for thought in how you conduct your business What’s it about? Want to remake your life? Want to exercise regularly, lose weight, raise exceptional children, or become more productive? Want to build your own company? […]
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July 17, 2012 by Wally Bock
There it was, another “we’ve got too many bad bosses” article. This one was on the HBR Blogs site, titled: “How Damaging Is a Bad Boss, Exactly?” by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman. Here’s a core section. “Bad Bosses Negate Other Investments: As Clifton points out, none of the other expensive programs a company institutes […]
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July 11, 2012 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: A New Framework for Doing Business Competency: visionary leadership Who benefits: big picture thinkers Consultant Usage: those involved in organizational design or development What’s it about? Today’s post isn’t for everyone. In fact it is unlikely that more than a handful of you wonderful readers will find it of […]
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July 4, 2012 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Getting Engaged: A Marriage of a Different Kind Competencies: employee involvement, empowering others, engenders trust, collaboration and team building Who benefits: all levels of management Consultant Usage: organizational consultants, executive coaches, management trainers What’s it about? There is a lot of talk these days about employee engagement. Of course, […]
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July 3, 2012 by Wally Bock
For centuries no one wrote about leadership. Plato wrote about the lives of the noble Greeks and Romans, not about leadership. Sun Tzu wrote about how to win a war. Machiavelli wrote about how to govern a principality and stay alive and out of the torture chamber. The military worked hard to educate better officers. […]
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June 26, 2012 by Wally Bock
“You can lead a horse to water,” the saying goes, “but you can’t make him drink,” The best human learning is a lot like horse’s drinking. The horse won’t drink until he’s ready. The best human learning happens the same way. People learn best when they’re ready. Last weekend the air conditioner at our daughter’s […]
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June 24, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“The difference between a job and a career is the difference between forty and sixty hours a week. †Robert Frost The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statics still shows about 9.1% of workers are unemployed. Results from a fairly recent Gallup survey found that currently unemployed Americans have been actively looking for work for a […]
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June 20, 2012 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: A 180° Turnaround for Customers Competencies: customer service, sales, marketing, strategic planning Who benefits: everyone! Consultant Usage: Vital resource for sales/customer service consultants and trainers, important background information for executive coaches whose clients are involved in sales/customer service and sales/customer service planning What’s it about? Wouldn’t it be great […]
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June 16, 2012 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 giving as a […]
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June 10, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their jobs done.†Peter Drucker There is pretty solid research suggesting that working for a competent jerk might not only create a psychologically unhealthy climate for talent engagement, productivity and retention but it might also be harmful to your personal […]
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