November 7, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Only three things happen naturally in organizations: friction, confusion, and underperformance. Everything else requires leadership.” Peter Drucker There is no debating that leaders make a difference on the retention, productivity and health of talent today. In fact our own research using a proprietary management practices index used in employee engagement surveys in diverse industries indicates […]
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November 4, 2010 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 challenging high performers, HR’s worst nightmares, dysfunctional characters at the talent review meeting, hanging on to your star employees, and hiring for attitude. From Talented Apps: Do you challenge your […]
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November 3, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: What If Lehman Brothers had been Lehman Sisters? Competencies: financial leadership, decision-making, ethics, diversity, collaboration, team building Who benefits: anyone Consultant Usage: possible discussion points for executive coaches and some trainers What’s it about? I truly enjoy a good argument. My motto is “Let’s you and him fight.†Today’s […]
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November 2, 2010 by Wally Bock
Just this morning I opened another email from some consultancy. They’ve just published a report that will tell me how to achieve long term competitive advantage and profitability. All I need to do is part with a few hundred dollars and, “Voila!” I will have the answer. The promise is that, hidden from common eyes […]
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October 31, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“I’m not asleep… but that doesn’t mean I’m awake” Author Unknown We all seem to be working longer and harder with health, sleep and mood being negatively affected. Research by Sylvia Ann-Hewlett and Carol Luce show that 62% of high earning individuals work more than 50 hours per week, 35% work more than 60 hours […]
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October 28, 2010 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 human capital metrics, the candidate experience, a coming turnover storm, helping your developing leaders learn to be “clutch,” and improving corporate learning. From TLNT: 10 Ways to Develop High Quality […]
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October 27, 2010 by Bill Bradley
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter. Winston Churchill HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The Scariest Day of Every (Other) Year Competency: political leadership, decision-making Who benefits: People who don’t believe in ghosts but know monsters sometimes wear coats and ties or pretty dresses Consultant Usage: good background material […]
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October 26, 2010 by Wally Bock
In one of the classic business stories, a bright, young manager stands in front of the CEO’s desk, knowing what’s about to happen. He made a bad decision and the company lost a lot of money because of it. The manager is sure this is his exit interview. He puts those thoughts aside to listen […]
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October 24, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illnessâ€Â Richard Carlson News alert (in case you might have not known already) — Work-related stress (high work load, low control over decision making) can be a direct cause of depression and anxiety and other emotional health symptoms for all employees and particularly for […]
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October 21, 2010 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 compensation as part of talent management, talent magnets and talent poachers, hiring for attitude, the people or strategy debate, and competitive advantage. From Compensation Cafe: That’s Nice but I’m Just […]
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