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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September 27, 2009 by Ken Nowack
Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. During the 2009 recession, dating web sites like Match.com and eharmony.com have experienced their greatest membership growth since 9/11 (20%). No mention if office romances have also increased. 2. US employers expect health […]
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September 13, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Learn to see, and then you’ll know that there is no end to the new worlds of our vision.†Carolos Casteneda I just got back from a short work and play weekend in Denver and had a chance to bring along Ajax, our guide dog puppy in training for the blind. We are doing everything […]
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August 23, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Life’s challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they’re supposed to help you discover who you are.†Bernice Johnson Reagon Ajax, our guide dog puppy in training is being stretched each day to reinforce new habits and to learn new things. As a leader, we are learning about the importance of “developmental assignments to help […]
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August 2, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“If you’re not confused, you’re not paying attention.” Tom Peters Ajax, the guide dog puppy we are raising has finally been able to go to the public park in Santa Monica to interact with other dogs. We can tell right away that is certainly isn’t the alpha dog around others but he is curious to approach […]
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July 5, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Seeing within changes one’s outer vision” Joseph Chilton Pearce Our guide dog puppy in training named Ajax is still growing and expressing all aspects of his personality and interests (e.g., pushing rocks around our deck, finding joy in pulling down toilet paper rolls from the bathroom, exploring things in the sky that fly, and wanting […]
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June 28, 2009 by Ken Nowack
80% of success is showing up” Woody Allen Ajax, our new guide dog puppy is learning how to lead. It’s amazing how many people we meet (always with a smile, greeting and interesting questions–I often wonder what happened to those behaviors when you don’t have a guide dog you are raising??) typically ask two things: How can […]
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June 21, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus” Mark Twain Ajax is now 13-weeks old and learning his basic skills of leadership for guide dog puppies. Here is what is doing pretty well in terms of “basic skills”: Sitting Laying down Walking on a leash (with his guide dog bib) […]
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June 14, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger. .†Franklin P. Jones Cigarettes in the United States all come with health warning labels on boxes—perhaps vendors should do the same in marketing and selling multi-rater assessments that are so commonly used by coaches, consultants and organizational […]
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April 26, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men — the other 999 follow women.” Groucho Marx A UC Davis Study of California Women Business Leaders in 2008 found that only 13 of California’s 400 largest public companies have a woman CEO and women hold only 10.9% of board seats and executive positions […]
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