October 12, 2010 by Wally Bock
Last week I came across an article from Singapore Management University with the following title: “A challenge to SMEs: creating creative ways to attract talent.” Here’s the lead. “According to a recent poll of undergraduates and recent graduates of the three local universities, Singapore Management University (SMU), National University of Singapore (NUS) and Nanyang Technological […]
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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 7, 2010 by Wally Bock
Carl Bialik’s “Numbers Guy” column in the Wall Street Journal is often devoted to myth busting. Last week’s column, titled “Seven Careers in a Lifetime? Think Twice, Researchers Say,” was a good example. He busted more than one myth. Bialik started by testing the claim that “the average U.S. worker will have many careers—seven is […]
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August 1, 2010 by Ken Nowack
â€There are no traffic jams along the extra mile.†Roger Staubach The Leadership-Employee Engagement Connection I’m not sure that it’s any great secret that leaders influence the level of commitment and engagementof their talent. Nobody likes working for competent jerks–even if they accomplish a lot ((Casciaro & Lobo (2005). Competent Jerks, Lovable Fools and 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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April 11, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Don’t Confuse Facts with Reality.†Robert Ballard 1.  According to a survey conducted at the 2009 World Economic Forum, 12% of the respondents said an inadequately trained workforce was a barrier in doing business in the U.S. This figure was 9.9 in the UK, 6.2 in China and 4.8 in India. 2. A survey of […]
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March 14, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save” Will Rogers If you have read my earlier posts on Ajax, the current guide dog puppy my wife and I are raising you will know of our commitment to this volunteer puppy raiser program […]
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February 21, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Honesty may be the best policy, but it’s important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second best policy.†George Carlin I think we can all agree that we’d like leaders (and all talent) to possess a high degree of trustworthiness, honesty and integrity. If only we could figure out the best way […]
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February 7, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“If you don’t know where you are going you might wind up somewhere else” Yogi Berra I just finished two 3.5 day developmental assessment centers with a large University medical center and another with a state university system for high potential leaders. At the end of the assessment center, it was surprising to note that […]
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January 31, 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 are very intuitive and some are not….what do you think?  1. A recent 2009 survey of 372 human resources professionals by industry […]
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