March 14, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save” Will Rogers If you have read my earlier posts on Ajax, the current guide dog puppy my wife and I are raising you will know of our commitment to this volunteer puppy raiser program […]
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March 10, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Transitioning to Management: Leading Professional and Expert-Based Groups Competencies: leadership, career development Who benefits: specialists in or transitioning to leadership roles, bosses and coaches of specialists Consultant Usage: executive and career development coaches What’s it about? Today’s posting is a follow-up to my colleague/boss Ken Nowack’s wonderfully insightful post […]
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March 7, 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 2009 survey by Accenture on work life balance found an interesting surprise–68% of the […]
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March 3, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER  Title: Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard Competencies: leadership, adaptability, strategic problem solving, change management, self-development Who benefits: leaders, managers, any individual confronting “change issues” Consultant Usage: must read for organizational consultants What’s it about? This book by the Heath bros. – Dan and Chip – of […]
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February 28, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.†Albert Einstein How trusting are you? Here is a quick quiz to test your level of trust: 1. I usually count the number of items in another person’s cart when I stand in the 10 item or less […]
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February 24, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Linkage Training Workshops Competency: coaching Who benefits: internal and external coaches, managers and supervisors as coaches Consultant Usage: sharpen you coaching skills What’s it about? I like Linkage Training programs. I am not shooting for originality today, so I will just paste in what they write about themselves. I […]
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February 21, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Honesty may be the best policy, but it’s important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second best policy.†George Carlin I think we can all agree that we’d like leaders (and all talent) to possess a high degree of trustworthiness, honesty and integrity. If only we could figure out the best way […]
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February 17, 2010 by Bill Bradley
 HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: New Books from Jossey-Bass  Competencies: achievement orientation, engenders trust, team/interpersonal support, building strategic relationships, self-development Who benefits: individual employees, team leaders, Consultant Usage: staying current in area of expertise What’s it about? I love reading and am a sucker for new books. Don’t really know if new books are […]
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February 10, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Business Best Sellers Competency: self-development, Who benefits: people who like to read as part of their development Consultant Usage: background material What’s it about? Points I will concede up front about today’s posting: (1) Professional Blogs are not supposed to be mushy; (2) I am over-the-top in sentimentality; (3) […]
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February 7, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“If you don’t know where you are going you might wind up somewhere else” Yogi Berra I just finished two 3.5 day developmental assessment centers with a large University medical center and another with a state university system for high potential leaders. At the end of the assessment center, it was surprising to note that […]
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