November 22, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That’s why we call it the present.” Babatunde Olatunji I’ve often been criticized as “speaking†to our seeing eye dog puppy in training as if he truly understands what I am telling him (I guess it is the psychologist in me). I’ve […]
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November 18, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: TED TV Competency: self development Who benefits: people in a learning mode Consultant Usage: possible reference for clients What’s it about? Whatcha doing right now? Got a break coming up? Going out for a smoke? To the fridge for some calories? How about a change of pace? How about […]
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November 15, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“The leaders I met, whatever walk of life they were from, whatever institutions they were presiding over, always referred back to the same failure something that happened to them that was personally difficult, even traumatic, something that made them feel that desperate sense of hitting bottom–as something they thought was almost a necessity. It’s as […]
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November 11, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Management Tip of the Day Competency: self development Who benefits: executives, managers, supervisors, professional employees Consultant Usage: easy way to stay current, pass on tips to clients, use as references to more substantial material What’s it about? Today’s posting requires almost no work on my part thanks to the […]
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October 28, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The Prodigal Executive Competency: coaching Who benefits: executive coaches, senior managers and executives Consultant Usage: executive coaching What’s it about? Let me begin with a disclaimer. The author, Bruce Heller, is a good friend. Bruce is an executive coach. Been one for 15 years. I have to share an […]
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October 21, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: How to Manage Virtual Teams Competency: team development Who benefits: senior managers, team leaders, project managers Consultant Usage: important background material for team building consultants What’s it about? Sloan Management Review (MIT) has an excellent article in its Summer 2009 issue regarding the management of virtual teams. (Registration and/or […]
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October 18, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” Jim Ryun In raising Ajax, our 7-month year old guide dog puppy in training, we have learned alot again about just how long it takes to learn a new habit. Our first guide dog puppy seemed to take forever to learn new habits […]
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October 14, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: How to Make Knowledge Work Fun Competencies: career planning, managing yourself Who benefits: consultants or consultant wannabes Consultant Usage: how to pick clients; your Google business card What’s it about? I had loads of fun writing today’s posting. Know why? Cuz I know how to pick my clients! Author […]
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October 11, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“First get your facts; then you can distort them at your leisure.†Mark Twain The prevalence of self-enhancement (i.e., high regard for one’s own skills and abilities) is not hotly debated but there is controversy on whether it is adaptive or maladaptive which has implications for understanding and interpreting multi-rater feedback ((Nowack, K. (in press). […]
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October 4, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.” John Wooden The use of executive coaching has been an increasingly popular trend in organizations. There are numerous professional organizations and training institutes devoted specifically to this particular intervention—each with different theoretical models, approaches, processes and ethical/professional guidelines. Many of the larger human resources consulting […]
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