October 3, 2010 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. A recent study by Hay group investigated the most admired companies (fortune.com/mostadmired) and found that they […]
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September 30, 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 leadership as an occupation, employee screening, individual development plans, strengths-based talent management, and workforce analytics. From HR Bartender: Is Leadership an Occupation “Recently, I met someone who’s looking for a […]
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September 29, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: October Harvard Business Review Competencies: coaching, talent management, collaboration, judgment, depth of industry knowledge, interpersonal effectiveness, leadership, influence, managing self, strategic problem analysis, visionary leadership    Who benefits: employees, all levels of management, external consultants Consultant Usage: good reading and references for executive coaches, organizational consultants, career development consultants and […]
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September 28, 2010 by Wally Bock
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and the World Federation of People Management Associations (WFPMA) have just released “Creating People Advantage 2010: How Companies Can Adapt Their HR Practices for Volatile Time.” The report is based on the results of their online survey of 5561 human resources and business unit executives from over 100 countries. Here […]
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September 26, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Success and failure are both greatly overrated. But failure gives you a whole lot more to talk about.†Hildegard Knef Looking for an easy, simple, reliable, and valid way to measure whether a coaching, training or consulting intervention has impact? The “post-then-pre” method of self-report evaluation offers one solution for documenting behavior change. The data […]
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September 23, 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 your “minor leagues,” purging the unproductive, coping with an aging workforce, the “pajama workforce,” and talent as a driver of strategy. From TLNT: How Are Your Minor Leagues Doing? “From […]
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September 22, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: It’s Okay to Manage Your Boss: The Step-by-Step Program for Making the Best of Your Most Important Relationship at Work Competencies: self-development, achievement orientation, performance management, empowerment, accountability, two-way communications Who benefits: employees, supervisors, managers Consultant Usage: executive coaches, career development specialists, trainers What’s it about? This is the […]
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September 21, 2010 by Wally Bock
What kind of “reality” TV show do you like best? They’ve become a staple of television because they’re relatively inexpensive to produce and because people like them. Many of the shows feature some kind of Darwinian, survival of the fittest, competition that pares down a pack of contestants to one final winner, week by week. […]
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September 19, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” Albert Einstein We all know that negative moods are associated with poor physical health and psychological well-being ((Nowack, K. (2008). Coaching for Stress: StressScan. Editor: Jonathan Passmore, Psychometrics in Coaching, Association for Coaching, UK, pp. 254-274)). What about positive emotions and health? In a study of […]
September 16, 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 performance appraisals and coaching, motivation and talent management, lessons from physics for leadership development, hiring and retaining talent, and a strategic view of human resources. From the Human Capital League: […]
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