August 31, 2011 by Bill Bradley
 HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Performance Evaluations — If You Must Competencies: performance appraisals, performance management Who benefits: managers and supervisors, especially those who are new to management Consultant Usage: good basic tool for coaching employees on how to manage performance and the performance appraisal processes What’s it about? Let me go on record […]
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August 17, 2011 by Bill Bradley
“There is nothing more expensive than that which comes free†(Japanese Proverb) HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The What and How of Influence Competency: influence Who benefits: everyone Consultant Usage: executive coaches (skill building), management and communications trainers What’s it about? Influence skills have become significantly more sophisticated since Dale Carnegie wrote How To […]
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August 10, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Business Lessons from a Football Team Competencies: leadership, team development, coaching talent, strategic planning Who benefits: people interested in organizational development and business models Consultant Usage: good read for organizational consultants, possible useful in leadership and management training classes What’s it about? Today’s post is dedicated to my good […]
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August 7, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise, and nothing is more lame than a cookie-cutter compliment” Bill Walsh What would you say to someone if you knew that your honest feedback to a person could influence and motivate this individual to make or not to make a $3 million gift or donation to a […]
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July 31, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“I deal with temptation by yielding to it†Mark Twain I Bet You Can’t Stop Reading this Blog Still reading? We know a lot about the attribute of delayed gratification from the classic “marshmallow” study by Walter Mischel who followed children tempted to either sit at a table with one marshmallow in front of them to take […]
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July 27, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: A No Brainer for Mind over Brain Competencies: self-development, self-control, achievement orientation Who benefits: You Consultant Usage: Important background material for executive coaches, coaches, mentors What’s it about? “There are only a few true necessities in life, but for many of us it doesn’t feel that way. A lifetime […]
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July 24, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Why waste time learning, when ignorance is instantaneous?” Bill Watterson Is Leadership Training a Waste of Time (and Money)? A fairly recent State of the Industry Report by the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) estimates that companies in the US spent over $125 billion on employee learning and development in 2010. That figure includes […]
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July 17, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.” Aaron Levenstein More Talent Management Facts #18 Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. Recent statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor shows women now […]
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July 13, 2011 by Bill Bradley
“Who knows what evil lies in the hearts of men?” (The Shadow) HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Getting Work Done Competencies: managing self, self-development, achievement orientation Who benefits: any employee Consultant Usage: coaching, career development, training courses in time management and personal productivity What’s it about? Machiavelli lives. If you have been reading my […]
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July 12, 2011 by Wally Bock
Carl makes good money. He likes the people he works with. He’s a top performer among the 30-somethings in the company where he works. He’s also thinking about leaving. Career Realism recently carried an article that captures the essence of why his company may lose Carl: “Retention Problem? Perhaps it’s a Career Development Problem.” Here’s […]
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