November 16, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Clueless: Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It Competency: coaching, performance management Who benefits: all levels of management Consultant Usage: executive coaches, career counselors What’s it about? I picked up this delightfully titled book for two reasons. First, the large bold type word “Clueless†seemed to speak to me. […]
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November 15, 2011 by Wally Bock
Jack Taylor’s story is one of those “greatest generation” stories. In World War II he was part of Air Group 15, known as “Legendary 15.” He flew thirty-five combat missions, most off the carriers Essex and Enterprise. He came home and started a successful business delivering packages, was wooed away by an auto dealer, and […]
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November 11, 2011 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: “You can’t adapt to commuting, because it’s entirely unpredictable. Driving in traffic is a different kind of hell every day.†Daniel Gilbert Humor Break: A recent college graduate took a new job in […]
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November 9, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Corporate Responsibility and a Little Ethics Too Competency: leadership, financial leadership, visionary leadership Who benefits: senior managers Consultant Usage: senior organizational development consultants, executive coaches What’s it about? Every once in a while I like to step back and look at the big picture in the world of business. […]
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November 8, 2011 by Wally Bock
Talent is not enough. That’s my big take-away from the Aon Hewitt study, “Top Companies for Leaders.” The last version of this particular survey (not to be confused with the Hay Group’s “Best Companies for Leadership“) was published two years ago. If you were thinking that you could just, magically, find the most talented people […]
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November 6, 2011 by Ken Nowack
Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital. Aaron Levenstein Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. In the latest APA Stress in America survey, 69% of employees are satisfied with their employer […]
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November 4, 2011 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: “Unemployment is of vital importance, particularly to the unemployed†Edward Heath Humor Break: You know you’ve been unemployed too long when you get a pre-declined credit card in the mail. The economy is […]
November 3, 2011 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 on tracking talent and finding leaders, people who don’t want to be managers, the art and science of picking a leader, and IBM’s succession planning example. From CNN: Tracking the talent, […]
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November 2, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Emailaholics Anonymous Competency: managing self, self-development, time management, technological leadership Who benefits: any email user, IT types Consultant Usage: self-development, time management consultants What’s it about? John Freeman has written a 2011 book with the fantastic title of The Tyranny of E-mail: The Four-Thousand-Year Journey to Your Inbox. First […]
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November 1, 2011 by Wally Bock
“Tracking the talent, finding the leaders” is an interview with Robert P. Gandossy, who’s described as “the founder of the annual Top Companies For Leaders’ study.” If talent development is part of your portfolio, you’ll want to read the article for a hodgepodge of observations on leadership development. One part of the piece really caught […]
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