November 28, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” Mark Twain We welcome Rocco, our new Guide Dog puppy my wife and I are raising to hopefully help someone who is sight impaired. Rocco is an 8-week old beautiful yellow lab owned by Guide Dogs of America and we are beginning a new […]
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November 24, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Bouncing Back from a Negative 360-Degree Review Competencies: self-development, managing self Who benefits: users of 360 degree products Consultant Usage: executive coaches, hr professionals, organizational development consultants What’s it about? Today’s posts goes to the core business of Envisia Learning.  Envisia is all about 360-degree feedback. The company researches […]
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November 23, 2010 by Wally Bock
Canadian Business Magazine recently published an article on leadership development titled: “Leaders in Leadership.” Here’s the opening paragraph. “Canadian Business, in partnership with Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions, asked Canadian executives to name the organizations that are best at developing the next generation of leaders. Here’s what they told us.” The article lists five companies and […]
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November 21, 2010 by Ken Nowack
Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital. Aaron Levenstein Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. Sirota Survey Intelligence compared engagement levels in talent from diverse organizations (no mention was made of […]
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November 14, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“From birth to age 18, a girl needs good parents, from 18 to 35 she needs good looks, from 35 to 55 she needs a good personality, and from 55 on she needs cash.†Sophie Tucker Despite increasing evidence that most personality traits are highly genetically determined (current estimates suggest as much as 50%) much […]
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November 10, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The Enemies of Trust Competency: trust Who benefits: everyone Consultant Usage: a strong reminder about the conduct of our clients and ourselves What’s it about? Among the competencies supported by this site is Trust. It is hard to achieve and easy to lose … and hardly ever thought about until it […]
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November 7, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Only three things happen naturally in organizations: friction, confusion, and underperformance. Everything else requires leadership.” Peter Drucker There is no debating that leaders make a difference on the retention, productivity and health of talent today. In fact our own research using a proprietary management practices index used in employee engagement surveys in diverse industries indicates […]
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November 2, 2010 by Wally Bock
Just this morning I opened another email from some consultancy. They’ve just published a report that will tell me how to achieve long term competitive advantage and profitability. All I need to do is part with a few hundred dollars and, “Voila!” I will have the answer. The promise is that, hidden from common eyes […]
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October 26, 2010 by Wally Bock
In one of the classic business stories, a bright, young manager stands in front of the CEO’s desk, knowing what’s about to happen. He made a bad decision and the company lost a lot of money because of it. The manager is sure this is his exit interview. He puts those thoughts aside to listen […]
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October 20, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Power: Why Some People Have It and Others Don’t Competencies: political leadership, influence skills, self-development Who benefits: leaders at any level Consultant Usage: excellent for executive and career coaches What’s it about? This book is provocative, make no mistake about it. Author Jeffrey Pfeffer, professor of organizational behavior at Stanford […]
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