The Future of Talent Development

June 29, 2010 by Wally Bock

Ellen Galinsky’s Huffington Post article about Admiral Michael Mullen got me thinking about the future of talent development. Here’s the quote from Admiral Mullen that started the process. “Basically, we’ve grown up very focused on the institution. The institution tells me what to do. It tells me where to go. It tells me what my […]




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6/24/10: Top Talent Development Posts this Week

June 24, 2010 by Wally Bock

Every week, I review blogs that cover talent development to find you the pick of the lot. In this post, you’ll find pointers to pieces about the summer of worker discontent, learning on the job, performance measurement, luring top talent, and a very basic question about your company that you need to answer. From McClatchy […]




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Try The Happiness Approach

June 23, 2010 by Bill Bradley

HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The Business of Happiness Competencies: self development, self control, achievement orientation, adaptability/flexibility/stress tolerance, cognitive hardiness, coping skills Who benefits: absolutely everyone Consultant Usage: good background material to assist in any type of coaching or consulting assignment; a way to approach work and interactions What’s it about? I am very […]




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What about Dilbert?

June 22, 2010 by Wally Bock

Scott Adams’ “Dilbert” might be the most popular comic strip around. It’s certainly the most popular one set in a business. Since the strip debuted on April 16, 1989 it’s won a bevy of awards. And there are Dilbert coffee mugs, mouse pads, a card game, a board game, calendars. There have been several Dilbert […]




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You are What you Believe

June 20, 2010 by Ken Nowack

“It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.” W.C. Fields To our nieces and nephews who recently graduated and to all of our friends…. You are What You Believe…. by Denise and Ken Nowack Believe that most “breaks” and “luck” in life happen at the intersection of preparation and opportunity… Believe in […]




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6/17/10: Top Talent Development Posts this Week

June 17, 2010 by Wally Bock

Every week, I review blogs that cover talent development to find you the pick of the lot for the week. In this post, you’ll find pointers to pieces about why you should worry about your second tier of performers, keeping those rising stars on track, pay for performance, using data to guide decision-making, and the […]




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This Post Ain’t Perfect

June 16, 2010 by Bill Bradley

“If the world were perfect, it wouldn’t be.” Y. Berra HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: (Don’t) Get Your Act Together Competencies: stress management, coping skills, adaptability, achievement orientation Who benefits: perfectionists Consultant Usage: health counselors, EAP representatives, managers and supervisors in their coaching caps What’s it about? For 30 year I have listened to […]




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Icarus in the Office: How High Flyers Fall to Earth

June 15, 2010 by Wally Bock

Too many high flyers turn out to be like Icarus. They begin by concentrating on their wings, using them to soar. But then they lose or change concentration and their wings fail them. Here are three classic ways it happens. I cannot fail. Scott Edmunds was the CEO at Chico’s FAS. He delivered quarter after […]




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Gender Differences in Leadership: “Tend and Befriend”

June 13, 2010 by Ken Nowack

“Only one man in a thousand is a leader of men — the other 999 follow women.” Groucho Marx Gender differences in leadership have been studied for a long time. My own work suggests that men often possess that “no clue” gene relative to their female counterparts ((Nowack, K. (2006). Gender Differences in Leadership Practices. […]




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6/10/10: Top Talent Development Posts this Week

June 10, 2010 by Wally Bock

Every week, I review blogs that cover talent development to find you the pick of the lot for the week. In this post, you’ll find pointers to pieces about bench strength, talent management at UPS, when to start thinking about “selling” the hire, treating star performers like star performers, and the leader as talent spotter. […]




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