March 25, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.” Steven Wright Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. According to a survey of more than 500 U.S. employees conducted by United Sample, 45 percent of all employees […]
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March 23, 2012 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week: “Inside some of us is a thin person struggling to get out, but they can usually be sedated with a few pieces of chocolate cake.â€Â  Anonymous Humor Break: Bev: Al, give me one […]
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March 18, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“Some pursue happiness, others create it.” Author Unknown We all know that negative moods are associated with poor physical health and psychological well-being ((Nowack, K. (2008). Coaching for Stress: StressScan. Editor: Jonathan Passmore, Psychometrics in Coaching, Association for Coaching, UK, pp. 254-274)). Happy individuals tend to have more responsive immune systems, less hormonal reactions to […]
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March 4, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you’ve been taking.” Earl Wilson I just came back from a wonderful vacation to visit my best friend and colleague Bill Bradley who has been doing some wonderful volunter work for some very poor schools in Zihuatanejo, Mexico (he has written an […]
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February 19, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.†Albert Einstein  In a recent study, 61.3% of the public and 20.2% of professionals believe that a miracle can a save person in a persistent vegetative state […]
February 10, 2012 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week: Quality in a service or product is not what you put into it. It is what the client or customer gets out of it. Peter Drucker Humor Break: Bev: Al, did you call […]
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February 5, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“”I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game winning shot… and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that’s precisely why I succeed.” Michael Jordan Perceptions of […]
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January 20, 2012 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week: “Sunday morning my head is bad, but it’s worth it for the time that I had. But I got to get my rest … ‘Cause Monday’s a mess,†Fats Domino Humor Break: Bev: […]
January 15, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“I visualize things in my mind before I have to do them. It’s like having a mental workshop” Jack Youngblood As a kid, I played baseball and probably made over 1,000 double plays successfully–at least in my mind. I used to visualize every moment of receiving the ball from the shortstop to avoiding the slide […]
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January 13, 2012 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week:  “Face it, you’re screwed. Today is Friday the 13th — the unluckiest day on the calendar — so try not to crash your car, fall down a flight of stairs, set yourself on […]
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