October 10, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” Anaïs Nin Despite a lack of sound longitudinal research studies showing a clear return on investment, executive coaching continues to increase in popularity. Most coaches have their favorite assessments they tend to pull out of their “toolkit†when appropriate for most of […]
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October 6, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Six Keys to Being Excellent at Anything Competencies: achievement orientation, self-development Who benefits: you, children, grandchildren Consultant Usage: great resource for coaching and performance management What’s it about? I know that many of you faithful readers look at my posts and wistfully sigh and think to yourselves “Oh how […]
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October 3, 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. A recent study by Hay group investigated the most admired companies (fortune.com/mostadmired) and found that they […]
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September 29, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: October Harvard Business Review Competencies: coaching, talent management, collaboration, judgment, depth of industry knowledge, interpersonal effectiveness, leadership, influence, managing self, strategic problem analysis, visionary leadership    Who benefits: employees, all levels of management, external consultants Consultant Usage: good reading and references for executive coaches, organizational consultants, career development consultants and […]
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September 26, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Success and failure are both greatly overrated. But failure gives you a whole lot more to talk about.†Hildegard Knef Looking for an easy, simple, reliable, and valid way to measure whether a coaching, training or consulting intervention has impact? The “post-then-pre” method of self-report evaluation offers one solution for documenting behavior change. The data […]
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September 22, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: It’s Okay to Manage Your Boss: The Step-by-Step Program for Making the Best of Your Most Important Relationship at Work Competencies: self-development, achievement orientation, performance management, empowerment, accountability, two-way communications Who benefits: employees, supervisors, managers Consultant Usage: executive coaches, career development specialists, trainers What’s it about? This is the […]
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September 15, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: First Impressions: What You Don’t Know About How Others See You Competencies: self-development, impression management, managing relationships, emotional intelligence Who benefits: almost anyone and everyone Consultant Usage: career counseling, executive coaching, sales and marketing of consultant services What’s it about? Success and digging holes. Make a positive first impression […]
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September 1, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: How to Be the Best … and Learn from the Worst Competency: leadership Who benefits: executives, managers, supervisors, future leaders Consultant Usage: highly recommend this book to executive coaches; great stories for leadership and management trainers What’s it about? This is one of my shortest posts ever. Don’t want […]
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August 31, 2010 by Wally Bock
There’s more than one lesson to be learned from the Mark Hurd/HP fiasco. In addition to sending Mr. Hurd packing with a dump truck full of cash, the company also started scrambling to find a new CEO. Over at Johnson and Johnson there’s a slightly different situation. In an article titled “J and J Chief […]
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August 18, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Well Connected: An Unconventional Approach to Building Genuine, Effective Business Relationships Competencies: career development, sales, achievement orientation, managing relationships, building strategic relationships, collaboration, engenders trust Who benefits: any person not satisfied with the status quo Consultant Usage: highly recommended for consultant self-development and business building What’s it about? Today’s […]
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