June 2, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: What It Takes to Make ‘Star’ Hires Pay Off Competency: talent management Who benefits: managers and supervisors of high potential new hires Consultant Usage: very useful article for employee relations and compensation consultants, good background for career counselors What’s it about? “Many companies hire top-notch talent but then fail […]
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May 26, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Better, but not easy, time management Competencies: time management, teamwork, team leadership Who benefits: employees at any level, team leaders Consultant Usage: good stories for trainers and coaches of time management What’s it about? Came across a couple of blogs lately that focused on time management both at the […]
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May 23, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me.” Anonymous We are raising our third guide dog puppy for the blind (Guide Dogs of America). He’s nearing the end of his journey with us and we will have him for about 4 to 6 more months. He came from the “A” […]
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May 19, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Making Your Next Speech Your Best Competency: presentation skills Who benefits: those giving a public speech Consultant Usage: background material for executive speaking coaches and trainers of presentation skills What’s it about? I remember my first public presentation. Oh do I remember it. I was just a skinny wet-behind-the-ears […]
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May 18, 2010 by Wally Bock
Training is a mainstay of the corporate world. We send people to class or provide distance-learning resources to help them improve their knowledge and skills. That’s important, but training can do more. The military and top companies for leadership development take advantage of training to create more benefits for participants and for the organization. Here […]
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May 9, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“A telephone survey says that 51% of college students drink until they pass out at least once a month. The other 49% didn’t answer the phone.†Craig Kilborn I’ve been interested in employee and organizational surveys for a long time. I have to share with you that I am often puzzled interpreting and understanding what […]
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May 5, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Learn to Ask Better Questions/Lead Your Boss Competencies: listening, two-way communication, leadership, interpersonal effectiveness, influence/negotiation, Who benefits: any employee or anyone in the job market Consultant Usage: coaching listening skills, training or coaching “managing up†skills, executive coaches working with clients on “boss relationship effectiveness†What’s it about? Today […]
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April 28, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The Linkage Leader Competencies: team building, trust Who benefits: those who participate in teams, those with trust issues Consultant Usage: must read for team consultants and facilitators; organizational development consultants dealing with issues of thrust, career counselors What’s it about? I have written favorably in the past about Linkage, […]
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April 20, 2010 by Wally Bock
The cover story in the current Business Week asks a stunning question: “Can GE Still Manage?” There have been many stories over the last few years about today’s GE not performing like the GE of old, or at least the GE of Welch. What makes this story stunning is that it doesn’t focus on stock […]
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April 18, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“There is a great difference between knowing and understanding: you can know a lot about something and not really understand it†Charles Kettering A growing research literature suggests that emotional intelligence (EI) may play an important role in career success and job performance above that of personality and cognitive ability (incremental ability). For example, a meta-analysis of 69 […]
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