February 4, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“The only exercise some people get is jumping to conclusions, running down their friends, side-stepping responsibility, and pushing their luck!” Author Unknown Can Exercise Increase Your Intelligence? Could those most fit also have the fittest brains? Now armed with newer generation brain-scanning devices such as fMRI and more sophisticated biochemistry assays, researchers are building a […]
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January 28, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“A telephone survey says that 51 percent of college students drink until they pass out at least once a month. The other 49 percent didn’t answer the phone.† Craig Kilborn OK, I’ve created a number of surveys myself and confess to being interested in the findings ((Nowack, K. (1990). Getting Them Out and Getting Them […]
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January 21, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career.” Gloria Steinem A recent study by Fiona Jones and colleagues suggest that women under stress at work are significantly more likely than men to exercise less, consume more caffeinated drinks, and eat more unhealthy foods such as […]
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January 16, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: CCL, NTL, SDI Competency: Leadership, self-development, interpersonal communication styles, managing differences/conflict Who benefits: Leaders, employees on fast track…or hoping to get on the fast tract, practitioners Consultant Usage: Coaching, self-development What’s it about? It’s still January, not too late to do some self-development planning for the year. Here’s my […]
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January 9, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Cognitive Fitness (Harvard Business Review – November 2007) Competency: Self-development, work/life balance, decision-making, problem-solving Consultant Usage: Start with self; may be useful in coaching others Who benefits: Anyone with a brain (really!) What’s it about? Okay, if you are reading this around the time it was posted you are […]
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January 7, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” Albert Einstein We all know that negative moods are associated with poor physical health and psycholoogical well-being. Can happiness actually be good for you? Can you be too happy? In a recent study of 2,873 healthy British adults conducted by Dr. Andrew Steptoe, those who reported […]
December 31, 2007 by Ken Nowack
“People don’t resist change, they resist being changed.” Peter Scholtes Did you make a New Years resolution? If you are like most people you did–and probably will relapse back to your old habits within 90 days. Old habits are indeed very tough to break and relapse seems greatest when we are under stress. Starting new […]
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December 26, 2007 by Ken Nowack
“Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it†Lily Tomlin As we near the New Year we can all related to just how stressed we have been from time to time. As we take the time this holiday season to unwind a bit, we can also reflect on the pace […]
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December 17, 2007 by Ken Nowack
“No man needs a vacation so much as the person who has just had one.” Elbert Hubbard How many of you are looking forward to a break during this holiday season to unwind, spend time with family and friends and “energize your batteries” again before the New Year begins? Most of us will actually slow […]
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December 10, 2007 by Ken Nowack
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” Albert Schweitzer It’s no surprise that workers aren’t very satisfied with work stress and pay/benefits–and stress seems to make us sick, fat and depressed according to recent research. Today, talent at […]
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