April 8, 2009 by Bill Bradley
There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: decisions, decisions, decisions Competency: decision-making Who benefits: those interested in how each of us makes a decision Consultant Usage: background material for coaching the decision-making competency What’s it about: I love the numbers game “Sudokuâ€. I play […]
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April 5, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.” John Lennon Another edition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. “Most of the investment in organizational training and development is wasted because most of the knowledge and skills gained (well over 80% by some […]
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March 18, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: A Primer in Positive Psychology Competency: self-development Who benefits: any individual Consultant Usage: important background material for all HRD consultants What’s it about? I woke up grumpy this morning. Didn’t sleep well. Blah, blah, blah. So am I going be Captain Grumps for 16 hours and take it out […]
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March 11, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything Competencies: self-development, coaching talent, mentoring, empowering others, performance management, creativity, innovation Who benefits: individuals, supervisors and managers, coaches Consultant Usage: highly recommended for executive coaches What’s it about? Today, dear reader, you shall be treated to an extremely short posting reviewing […]
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February 25, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Sophie’s World Competencies: self-development, critical thinking skills, ethics Who benefits: students of any age Consultant Usage: self-development! self insight!! What’s it about? Today’s posting is about an introduction to philosophy thinly disguised as a mysterious novel. My bosses, who are normally a tolerant lot, may fire me for writing […]
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February 15, 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. Of 3,000 hiring professionals and managers surveyed in 2008 by CareerBuilder.com, 49% said they had discovered a lie on a resume sent in for a job opening. In general, candidates exaggerated their past […]
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February 12, 2009 by Ken Nowack
Human Capital Institute Presents: Webcast »  Beyond Burn and Churn: Protecting Your High Performers from Career Burnout Presenter: Kenneth Nowack Ph.D.  Envisia Learning Ken is Chief Research Officer and President of Envisia Learning, a leading talent management publishing and consulting company. Ken is a licensed psychologist specialzing in talent development, 360 feedback, assessment, leadership, health […]
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January 28, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything Competency: self-development Who benefits: everyone Consultant Usage:one-on-one coaching, teambuilding What’s it about? This morning I gave a woman an envelope with a lot of cash in it. I asked her to distribute the money over the next 8 months […]
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January 11, 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. CO2 Partners in a recent 2007 internet survey of over 3,000 employees (90% middle to senior managers) found a supervisor as a source for workplace advice by 11%. More workers relied on a […]
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December 28, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“Vacation is what you take when you can’t take what you’ve been taking any longer†Author Unknown Most of the executives I coach are pretty stretched individuals. Now and then I get a few who tell me they really “thrive” on stress and don’t really need a vacation or a break from work. These are […]
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