January 1, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“People don’t resist change, they resist being changed.†Peter Scholtes Did you make a New Year’s resolution? Nearly four out of 10 adults will make one or more resolutions for the new year, according to a study done by the University of Scranton ((Norcross, J., Mrykalo, S., & Blagys, M. (2002). Auld Lang Syne: Success predictors, […]
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December 25, 2011 by Ken Nowack
Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital. Aaron Levenstein Another edition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. According to a late 2010 survey by CareerBuilder.com (2,482 U.S. managers and 3,910 full-time employees in […]
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December 21, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Building good relationships with yourself and others Competencies: self-development, managing self, oral and written communications, listening Who benefits: everyone Consultant Usage: communication trainers and consultants looking for interesting background material What’s it about? As the year stumbles to a close, many of us look back and reflect on what […]
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December 14, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Project Management Competency: project management, planning, controlling, administrative control Who benefits: employees involved in project management   Consultant Usage: possible references for employees What’s it about? One of the competencies this site supports is project management. In my nearly 150 Wednesday posts I have never written anything about this […]
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December 9, 2011 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: Here is a summary of a performance review of a mediocre performer. Be sure to read the punch line at the end. “In addition, I would have to say your output, while at […]
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December 7, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Grief Giving Competencies: performance evaluation, performance management, coaching, giving feedback Who benefits: all who give or receive performance appraisals/reviews/evaluations Consultant Usage: background and resource information What’s it about? It’s December and that can mean only one thing. It is a time for the holidays traditions … like annual performance […]
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December 6, 2011 by Wally Bock
Looking back, I’m really grateful that I had to get my degree while working full time. The experience let me apply what I learned on the job and let me perform a reality check on the theories I learned about. It was almost the perfect education for a “Doing Discipline” because learning and doing intertwined […]
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November 23, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Perfectionism – curse or blessing? Competency: coaching, performance management Who benefits: all levels of management Consultant Usage: highly recommended for professional coaches What’s it about? Last week I reviewed a new book: Clueless: Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It. One group of people who have a hard time […]
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November 20, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that.” George Carlin To stimulate research on the topic of poor leadership, Robert Hogan in 1990 suggested that the base rate […]
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November 16, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Clueless: Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It Competency: coaching, performance management Who benefits: all levels of management Consultant Usage: executive coaches, career counselors What’s it about? I picked up this delightfully titled book for two reasons. First, the large bold type word “Clueless†seemed to speak to me. […]
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