February 3, 2012 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: 70 percent of employees in the typical company are “not engaged” or “actively disengaged.” Gallup Poll Humor Break: How to properly engage with employees reminds us of this old “how not to engage†[…]
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February 2, 2012 by Wally Bock
From Andy Headworth: Does the problem with talent communities start with the word ‘talent’? “Have you ever referred to yourself as talent? [aside from as a descriptor on your CV/Resume – a talented …….. looking for a new opportunity etc] “ Wally’s Comment: This post is not about “talent development,” but it is about the […]
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February 1, 2012 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly Competency: customer service Who benefits: all levels of an organization Consultant Usage: idea generator for organizational consultants and customer service trainers What’s it about? As strongly hinted in my last post, I am declaring February as Customer Appreciation Month (CAM). Very little peeves […]
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January 31, 2012 by Wally Bock
We’ve realized for some time that jobs, as we’ve known them for a little over a century were doomed. The world is changing in too many fundamental ways for any artifact of the Industrial Age to remain unchanged. The big question is: “What will what we now call “jobs” look like in whatever you want […]
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January 25, 2012 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Values and Visions Competency: visionary leadership Who benefits: primarily employees in leadership positions, secondarily anyone with an interest in the future of work Consultant Usage: should be on every organizational consultant’s reading list … this is where your clients are going What’s it about? January is an optimistic month. […]
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January 24, 2012 by Wally Bock
On January 12, 2012, Chief Executive published “40 Best Companies for Leaders 2012: How Top Companies Excel in Leadership Development.” On the eighteenth, they came out with “10 Best Companies for Leaders: How Focusing on Leadership Development Creates a Competitive Advantage” which went into more detail on the very best of the best at leadership […]
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January 18, 2012 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: What Matters Now: How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition, and Unstoppable Innovation Competencies: executive leadership, visionary leadership Who benefits: executives, consultants and students of organizational change Consultant Usage: organizational development consultants, executive coaches, large scale change agents What’s it about? It’s a new year. […]
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January 17, 2012 by Wally Bock
Deloitte is out with the January 2012 edition of the Talent Edge 2020 project. Here’s the firm’s short summary of their findings. You can download the full report in PDF format here. “Despite a new wave of uncertainty, many leading companies are pressing forward and reshaping their talent strategies. Many executives foresee leadership shortages in […]
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January 15, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“I visualize things in my mind before I have to do them. It’s like having a mental workshop” Jack Youngblood As a kid, I played baseball and probably made over 1,000 double plays successfully–at least in my mind. I used to visualize every moment of receiving the ball from the shortstop to avoiding the slide […]
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January 11, 2012 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Make Time for Time Competency: time management Who benefits: all of us Consultant Usage: good check-up for clients of executive coaches, good review for time management and productivity trainers, probably also good for career counselors What’s it about? Well here we are in the second week of the new […]
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