September 15, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: First Impressions: What You Don’t Know About How Others See You Competencies: self-development, impression management, managing relationships, emotional intelligence Who benefits: almost anyone and everyone Consultant Usage: career counseling, executive coaching, sales and marketing of consultant services What’s it about? Success and digging holes. Make a positive first impression […]
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September 14, 2010 by Wally Bock
Issue 7 of the Deloitte Review contains an excellent article titled: “Tailored to the Bottom Line.” You can read the article online or download a PDF. Here’s a key paragraph. “Consistent with a bottom-line approach, it is fair to ask: How do people management practices impact the performance of a company? Have these practices in […]
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September 9, 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 keeping up with changes in the recruiting environment, succession planning, peer reward systems, and what to do with an aging workforce. From DDI: Meet the Pretenders “Do you remember how […]
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September 8, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Swarm Watch Competencies: decision making, communication skills, time management, organizational design, collaboration, trust Who benefits: planners, organizational consultants, visionaries Consultant Usage: Highly recommended for any organizational development consultant What’s it about? One of my favorite novelists is Martin Cruz Smith (Gorky Park). When I came across this quote from […]
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September 7, 2010 by Wally Bock
Carl Bialik’s “Numbers Guy” column in the Wall Street Journal is often devoted to myth busting. Last week’s column, titled “Seven Careers in a Lifetime? Think Twice, Researchers Say,” was a good example. He busted more than one myth. Bialik started by testing the claim that “the average U.S. worker will have many careers—seven is […]
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September 5, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“The only exercise some people get is jumping to conclusions, running down their friends, side-stepping responsibility, and pushing their luck!” Author Unknown  Could those most fit also have the fittest brains? Maybe we could increase leadership problem solving, decision making and planning by requiring that anyone supervising others exercise and work out more […]
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September 2, 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 designing a training program, assessment tools, motivation, selecting new managers, and development. From SmartBlog: Design a training program that works “So, you’ve just hired someone — they have a great […]
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September 1, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: How to Be the Best … and Learn from the Worst Competency: leadership Who benefits: executives, managers, supervisors, future leaders Consultant Usage: highly recommend this book to executive coaches; great stories for leadership and management trainers What’s it about? This is one of my shortest posts ever. Don’t want […]
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August 31, 2010 by Wally Bock
There’s more than one lesson to be learned from the Mark Hurd/HP fiasco. In addition to sending Mr. Hurd packing with a dump truck full of cash, the company also started scrambling to find a new CEO. Over at Johnson and Johnson there’s a slightly different situation. In an article titled “J and J Chief […]
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August 26, 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 stopping top talent brain drain, driving up engagement, managing talent development at Honest Tea, mandatory mentoring duty, and the impact of social media on the hiring process. From Fortune: How […]
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