May 25, 2012 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: “It’s easy to get good players. Getting them to play together, that’s the hard part.” Casey Stengel Humor Break: This story has been around a long time. It is still a personal favorite: […]
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May 24, 2012 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces about star players and teams, turnover, examining your leadership program, and game changers in recruiting and workforce management. From Geoff Colvin: Executive Dream Team players trump all-stars “What’s the formula for […]
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May 23, 2012 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: How to Influence Friends and Win Over Enemies (and Teens?) Competencies: engenders trust, collaboration, interpersonal sensitivity, conflict management, emotional intelligence, influence skills Who benefits: anyone Consultant Usage: practical advice for all consultants, useful with clients for executive coaches, good material for communication trainers What’s it about? A few posts […]
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May 22, 2012 by Wally Bock
After the big money comes the big growth, followed very shortly by big hiring problems. That’s what Jena McGregor predicts in her column, “The biggest challenge ahead for Facebook after the IPO.” Here’s the money quote. “Over the next few years, Facebook will likely be growing its staff exponentially, leaving Zuckerberg to lead both the […]
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May 20, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“People’s personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not.†Francois de la Rochefoucauld Who are you and how might others describe your basic personality? Personality refers to patterns of relatively enduring characteristics of behavior and the psychological classification of different types of individuals, ranging from normal (“bright sideâ€) to abnormal (“dark […]
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May 18, 2012 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: I found there was only one way to look thin, hang out with fat people. Rodney Dangerfield Humor Break: Bev: How’s your new diet going? Al: Not sure. When I got on the […]
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May 17, 2012 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces about bridging the leadership skills gap, six passages of leadership and management, a hard look at training, and walking the walk in HR. From Industry Week: Critical Steps to Bridging the […]
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May 16, 2012 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: HBR Insight Center of Innovation and Creativity Competencies: innovation, creativity Who benefits: those responsible for and those who would like to develop in the areas of innovation and creativity Consultant Usage: resource center What’s it about? Harvard Business Review has developed a nice online resource center. If innovation and […]
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May 15, 2012 by Wally Bock
“Big Data” is the latest buzzphrase about the future of HR and talent management. Bersin’s recent report suggests that we should see “Big Data in HR as Huge Opportunity.” Josh Bersin’s blog post presents five basic findings taken from his firm’s report. The report outlines “a 3-5 year maturity model to building a world-class analytics […]
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May 13, 2012 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. According to a new study, the workplace is making U.S. men and women overweight. Researchers at Pennington Biomedical Research Center […]
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