July 1, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Stumbling on Happiness Competency: self-development Who benefits: happy people, unhappy people Consultant Usage: it will cheer you up — and, oh yeah, may make you more effective What’s it about? I just finished reading Stumbling on Happiness. And I am sooooo happy to have stumbled upon this book.    I […]
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June 17, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Emotional Intelligence for Managing Results in a Diverse World: The Hard Truth about Soft Skills in the Workplace Competencies: self-development, diversity, performance management, coaching talent, influence skills, conflict management, anger management Who benefits: managers and supervisors, employees, teams, human resource professionals Consultant Usage: trainers in communication skills, diversity issues, […]
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June 10, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Diversity: Leaders Not Labels Competencies: self-development, diversity skills, leadership skills Who benefits: individuals in the workforce or going to enter the workforce Consultant Usage: as a coach or career development specialist — useful as a book to recommend to others What’s it about? I had not read a book […]
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May 27, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Career Transition Kit Competencies: self-development, managing talent Who benefits: employees losing their jobs, the unemployed Consultant Usage: good aids in organization outplacement training or coaching What’s it about? Today’s posting will be on the short side…that will greatly please my bosses! I am trying to stay employed. Aren’t we […]
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May 17, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“You can observe a lot just by watching.” Yogi Berra Our new guide dogy puppy Ajax is now 9-weeks old and continues to provide valuable insights about leading (and being led). Ajax seems to be in three modes right now: 1. Mischievous-Kinetic:Â He makes rapid decisions, moves rapidly without considering consequences, runs into obstacles in […]
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May 13, 2009 by Bill Bradley
“Being politically savvy is a good hedge against unemployment.â€Â B. Bradley HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Survival of the Savvy: High-Integrity Political Tactics for Career and Company Success Competencies: building strategic relationships, interpersonal effectiveness, political skills, influence skills Who benefits: people who struggle with “office politics†or need to develop political skills at work […]
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May 10, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Everyone takes the limits of his own vision for the limits of the world.” Arthur Schopenhauer My wife and I are back “seeing” things differently again as we begin the journey with our new 8-week beautiful black lab guide dog puppy we are raising for the blind. Well, I’ve continued to learned a lot about […]
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May 6, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Edgar Schein Competencies: leadership skills, team building, talent management, organizational consulting skills, career-consulting skills, process consulting skills, group facilitation skills Who benefits: leaders, team leaders, organizational consultants, career development consultants/counselors, mentors, executive coaches, group process consultants Consultant Usage: any professional consultant working on people, culture, career, team issues should […]
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May 3, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“You don’t get anything from sleep but a dream.” Don King People can maximize their brain capacity to learn by getting enough sleep. But the amount could determine not just how well you live but how long you live. How just how much sleep do you need to learn and be healthy? OPTIMUM SLEEP TIME […]
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April 22, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average Competencies: self-development (primary); decision making and judgment (secondary) Who benefits: anyone who finds the topic of interest Consultant Usage: good background material for coaches; could be […]
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