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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December 9, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Your Next Move: The Leader’s Guide to Successfully Navigating Major Career Transitions Competencies: career development, self development Who benefits: employees on a vertical climb Consultant Usage: career counseling, executive coaching What’s it about? This is a very narrowly written book, so this review is not for every reader. If […]
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December 6, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Just because you’re not sick doesn’t mean you’re healthy.” Author Unknown Results of a new study from the University of Maryland confirm what working parents already know — the expanded work week is undermining family life. In a study of over 500 employees in a Fortune 500 company, researchers concluded that long hours at work […]
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November 29, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“I couldn’t wait for success, so I went ahead without it.” Jonathan Winters In a lot of my executive coaching we discuss performance, effectiveness and success. Some executives perceive they are wildly successful using only a narrow way of defining their life–with work being the most important factor despite having poor health, broken family relationships […]
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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 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 8, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“I’m not asleep… but that doesn’t mean I’m awake” Unknown We know that sleep problems create problems for both employees and organizations. For individuals even a few hours less sleep than you normally require will contribute to impairment in memory, psychomotor functioning, mood and susceptibility to getting a cold. For organizations, it affects the bottom […]
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November 1, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live. Jim Rohn OK, in the interest of full disclosure I’ve added a few pounds in the last few years around the middle like many Americans. So I’m entitled a bit to comment on the growing issue of the cost to organizations of […]
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October 25, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“I feel my best when I’m happy.†Winona Ryder Emotions do indeed play a role in productivity, morale of talent and customer service. Any guess what medical condition or health risk is the most costly to employers? If you guessed stress, smoking, obesity, inactivity or diabetes you are way off the mark. In fact, the […]
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