January 27, 2013 by Ken Nowack
“A child of five would understand this. Send someone to fetch a child of five.” Groucho Marx The Towers Watson Global 2012 Workforce Study covers more than 32,000 employees selected from research panels that represent the populations of full-time employees working in large and mid-size organizations across a range of industries in 29 markets around […]
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January 25, 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: “Ah, I recognize your scent. Do you recognize my essence?â€Â Danny McBride Humor Break: Bev: Al, do you like my new peppermint fragrance? Al: Sure, I have a good scents of humor. Stat […]
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January 24, 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 on talent review meetings, focused talent assessment, training spend, training, and a survey of what workers want. From Dan McCarthy: Why You Should Conduct Talent Review Meetings and […]
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January 23, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Take Care of Yourself First Competencies: adaptability/stress tolerance, managing self, managing stress, resilience, self-control Who benefits: everyone Consultant Usage: useful for self and refer to clients What’s it about? New year! Hopefully you are making some improvement plans for yourself. Stop doing things you shouldn’t? Start doing things you […]
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January 22, 2013 by Wally Bock
“Disengaged workers cost the U.S. economy $350 billion a year in lost productivity. Here’s how the happiest companies boost morale and the bottom line.” That’s the promise of a Fast Company article titled “Secrets Of America’s Happiest Companies.” Those “happiest companies” were selected by an outfit called (I’m not making this up) CareerBliss. They derive […]
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January 20, 2013 by Ken Nowack
“If practice makes perfect, and no one’s perfect, then why practice?†Billy Corgan  Practice makes perfecct according to an old saying. Or at least if you do it enough you will become an expert. Or does it? There is, in fact, a big difference between “experts” and those “who are expert” in what […]
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January 18, 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: “The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.”  Albert Einstein Humor Break: Bev: Al, did you know that Bill Gates once said “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of […]
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January 17, 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 on the biggest recruiting mistake, a leadership learning matrix, the “Law of the Hammer” in training, and making talent management and workforce management to work together. From Karin […]
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January 16, 2013 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Free Classes May Soon Cost You Competency: Self-development, managing self Who benefits: people in a learning mode Consultant Usage: MOOCs are having big impacts on organizations and individuals – all consultants need to be up to speed on this changing way of learning and education. What’s it about? The […]
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January 15, 2013 by Wally Bock
Here’s to the winners! Now, let’s go plant some trees. That wise philosopher, Anonymous, was asked when the best time was to plant a tree. “Thirty years ago,” said the Wise One. But the second best time is today. There are glorious trees outside my home in Charlotte. Some of them have been there far […]
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