January 23, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where” said Alice. “Then it doesn’t matter which way you go,” said the Cat. Lewis Carroll, 1865 An article of mine in Talent Management Magazine describes […]
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January 19, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Getting Your Act Together at Work Competencies: time management, career development, decision-making, managing self Who benefits: all employees Consultant Usage: trainers of workplace productivity/time management, executive coaches What’s it about? The holiday season is now well back in the rearview mirror. How are you doing on your resolutions? Did […]
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January 12, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Lessons Learned Competencies: leadership, self-development Who benefits: leaders at any level in any type of organization Consultant Usage: useful examples for coaching and training What’s it about? It is the start of the new year. Hopefully you are giving some consideration to how you would like to develop this […]
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January 9, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Whatever you are, be a good one.†Abraham Lincoln Rocco is now 14-weeks old and learning his basic skills of leadership for guide dog puppies. Here is what is doing pretty well in terms of “basic skills”: Sitting Laying down Walking on a leash (with his guide dog bib) Sleeping Eating really really fast Here […]
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January 5, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: New Year, Fresh Start, Better Results Competencies: leadership, self-development Who benefits: managers and supervisors Consultant Usage: excellent coaching supplement What’s it about? I received an opportunity to preview Shine: Using Brain Science to Get the Best from Your People just released two weeks ago. It’s a Wow! The book […]
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December 22, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The Handbook for Working with Difficult Groups Competencies: team building, teamwork, team facilitation, conflict management, negotiation skills Who benefits: team facilitators, team leaders, team members Consultant Usage: team facilitators, resource guide of for hr professionals What’s it about? I was in a small meeting the other day that was […]
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December 12, 2010 by Ken Nowack
The man with insight enough to admit his limitations comes nearest to perfection.†Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Rocco is now about 10 weeks old and we knew sooner than later he would wander into our bedroom closet and find the mirror on the wall. Every one of our 4 guide dogs have reacted the same […]
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December 5, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Seeing within changes one’s outer vision” Joseph Chilton Pearce Our guide dog puppy in training named Rocco has only been with us for a few weeks now and already we are beginning to see his personality being expressed and developing more fully. We can’t help but wonder what his career destiny will bebut hopefully […]
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December 1, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Those dreaded end of the year performance appraisals Competencies: performance appraisals, performance management, coaching talent, decision-making Who benefits: all employees Consultant Usage: critical read for executive coaches and trainers in areas related to performance appraisals/reviews What’s it about? The last month of the year. Lots of gifts given out […]
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November 30, 2010 by Wally Bock
CTV recently interviewed Joseph Bower, Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, on CEO succession. The interview is worth reading in full, but two power quotes jumped out at me. “There’s a great tendency to treat CEO succession as an event; it’s something that happens and you begin to worry about […]
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