February 26, 2013 by Sandra Mashihi
This free exercise, and dozens of others, were created for our book, Clueless: Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It. You can learn more about Clueless by visiting our site or you can buy it from amazon.com today. Purpose of Exercise:Â Clients can identify which stage describes your change efforts for a specific behavior or habit. […]
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February 26, 2013 by Wally Bock
Yahoo’s CEO, Marissa Mayer, was in the news twice in the last week. She was praised for “putting her stamp on Yahoo” in the words of the New York Times. Then came another Times article, this one headlined: “Yahoo Orders Home Workers Back to the Office.” Here’s a quote. “She started with free food and […]
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February 22, 2013 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week: “During my second year of nursing school our professor gave us a quiz. I breezed through the questions until I read the last one: ‘What is the first name of the woman who […]
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February 21, 2013 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces about strategic HR, efficient talent sourcing, 2012 CEO transitions, why training may not be the answer to talent development, and getting a return on your learning investment. From […]
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February 20, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions Competencies: finance, marketing, sales, decision-making, judgment, managing self Who benefits: anyone can read and enjoy this delightful book Consultant Usage: I can’t think of any form of consulting where a professional consultant would not benefit in some professional or personal […]
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February 19, 2013 by Wally Bock
Every now and then you get brought up short. I used the term “human capital” for year and didn’t think all that much about it. Everybody seemed to know what it meant. Then a retired executive who’s a friend asked, “Just what is ‘human capital?’” I said something glib about how human beings were assets […]
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February 17, 2013 by Ken Nowack
“42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.” Steven Wright Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. Only 2 percent of human resources executives say yearly evaluations are useful, according to a recent poll of 2,677 people […]
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February 15, 2013 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week: “A retired husband is often a wife’s full-time job.”  Bev (from Bev and Al) Humor Break: (Al, from our favorite couple “Bev and Al†is retired but took a part-time job a few […]
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February 14, 2013 by Wally Bock
very week, I review blogs and other publications that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces about ensuring knowledge flow, reimagining HR, talent management 2.0, and four steps to better talent management. From Harold Jarche: Ensuring knowledge flow through narration “Can the training department, […]
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February 13, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: What Business Can Learn from Organized Crime Competency: strategic thinking, entrepreneurial leadership, technological leadership, creativity, innovation Who benefits: this thought-provoking link is for anyone who likes their thoughts provoked Consultant Usage: may be of limited use to organizational consultants; could serve as a handout/discussion piece in certain training classes […]
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