May 26, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Better, but not easy, time management Competencies: time management, teamwork, team leadership Who benefits: employees at any level, team leaders Consultant Usage: good stories for trainers and coaches of time management What’s it about? Came across a couple of blogs lately that focused on time management both at the […]
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May 16, 2010 by Ken Nowack
It’s easy to quit smoking. I’ve done it hundreds of times. Mark Twain I don’t ever remember my parents telling me, “If at first you don’t succeed….try giving up.” Shouldn’t we persist or continue to pursue our goals in the face of extreme challenge or failure? I’m sure you have all heard the story of Edison (the […]
May 12, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Managing Yourself: Keeping Your Colleagues Honest Competency: self-development, ethics, trust Who benefits: this article has broad applications and can benefit anyone old enough to read it Consultant Usage: every professional consultant regardless of area of expertise should read this article; training materials available for those engaged in ethics training […]
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May 2, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Nothing helps a bad mood like spreading it around.” Bill Watterson Despite a lot of press about how bad moods at work can be attributed to leader’s behavior, there has been limited direct research to support this hypothesizsed relationship–until now. We all know that leaders make a significant difference in talent enagement, retention and level of […]
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April 28, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The Linkage Leader Competencies: team building, trust Who benefits: those who participate in teams, those with trust issues Consultant Usage: must read for team consultants and facilitators; organizational development consultants dealing with issues of thrust, career counselors What’s it about? I have written favorably in the past about Linkage, […]
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April 25, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“I want to die in my sleep like my grandfather….Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.†Will Shriner I just got back from a short holiday in Yosemite, California and I ran into a professional couple who had just arrived and expressed how they were so looking forward to the beauty of […]
April 14, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Financial Intelligence Competencies: self-development, financial leadership, entrepreneurial leadership Who benefits: career oriented employees, supervisors and managers, all executives; HR professionals, IT professionals, entrepreneurs Consultant Usage: important background information for organizational consultants, executive coaches What’s it about? This site supports financial leadership and entrepreneurial leadership as organizational competencies. Unfortunately we […]
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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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April 7, 2010 by Bill Bradley
“For myself I am an optimist — it does not seem to be much use being anything else.“ Winston Churchill,1954 HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The King of Optimism Competency: self-development Who benefits: you Consultant Usage: all forms of coaching and career counseling; interesting stories to quote in training classes What’s it about? Before […]
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March 24, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The Impulse Factor: An Innovative Approach to Better Decision Making Competency: decision making/judgment Who benefits: everyone Consultant Usage: accompanying Impulse Factor Test can assist executive coaches, career counselors, and trainers What’s it about? Are you a risk manager or a potential seeker … or somewhere in between? Do you […]
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