January 13, 2010 by Bill Bradley
“It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about?” Henry David Thoreau HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Managing Your Time Competencies: self development; self control Who benefits: you Consultant Usage: background material for coaches and trainers What’s it about? Ha! According to blogger Peter Bregman, […]
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January 8, 2010 by Ken Nowack
 “No one has ever become poor by giving.” Anne Frank  One of my favorite motivational stories to tell is an adaption of the “starfish story” by Loren Eiseley and as many of you know popularized by Joel Barker. In the story, a man walking at the beach approaches a boy who is vigorously […]
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January 6, 2010 by Bill Bradley
“A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.â€Â Author Unknown HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: New Year’s Resolutions Competency: self development Who benefits: you Consultant Usage: background material for career coaching What’s it about? It’s the first week of a new year. If you are like about […]
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December 30, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Competency Development – Part III  Competency: self-development Who benefits: employees at all levels, those seeking to enter or reenter the workforce Consultant Usage: reference material What’s it about? Today is the last post of the year. If you make New Year’s Resolutions you are probably writing down a (short) […]
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December 23, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Competency Development – Part II  Competency: self-development Who benefits: employees at all levels, those seeking to enter or reenter the workforce Consultant Usage: reference material What’s it about? Today I continue with the second part of a three part series devoted to suggesting workplace competencies and listing one or two of […]
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December 16, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Competency Development — Part I Competency: self-development Who benefits: employees at all levels, those seeking to enter or reenter the workforce Consultant Usage: reference material What’s it about? I started to put together an end-of-the-year list of the top ten best business books of all time (as determined by me […]
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December 13, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go but ought to be.†Rosalyn Carter Ajax, our guide dog puppy in training,  just passed his AKC Canine Good Citizens test at 9 months (a bit of a surprise because he still likes to greet […]
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December 9, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Your Next Move: The Leader’s Guide to Successfully Navigating Major Career Transitions Competencies: career development, self development Who benefits: employees on a vertical climb Consultant Usage: career counseling, executive coaching What’s it about? This is a very narrowly written book, so this review is not for every reader. If […]
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December 2, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: How Did That Happen?: Holding People Accountable for Results the Positive, Principled Way Competencies: trust, conflict management, two-way feedback, performance management, coaching, interpersonal effectiveness, empowering others Who benefits: employees at all levels Consultant Usage: must read for all executive coaches, counselors, should read by organizational consultants What’s it about? […]
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November 29, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“I couldn’t wait for success, so I went ahead without it.” Jonathan Winters In a lot of my executive coaching we discuss performance, effectiveness and success. Some executives perceive they are wildly successful using only a narrow way of defining their life–with work being the most important factor despite having poor health, broken family relationships […]
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