November 15, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“The leaders I met, whatever walk of life they were from, whatever institutions they were presiding over, always referred back to the same failure something that happened to them that was personally difficult, even traumatic, something that made them feel that desperate sense of hitting bottom–as something they thought was almost a necessity. It’s as […]
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November 11, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Management Tip of the Day Competency: self development Who benefits: executives, managers, supervisors, professional employees Consultant Usage: easy way to stay current, pass on tips to clients, use as references to more substantial material What’s it about? Today’s posting requires almost no work on my part thanks to the […]
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November 8, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“I’m not asleep… but that doesn’t mean I’m awake” Unknown We know that sleep problems create problems for both employees and organizations. For individuals even a few hours less sleep than you normally require will contribute to impairment in memory, psychomotor functioning, mood and susceptibility to getting a cold. For organizations, it affects the bottom […]
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November 4, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Sikhona Competencies: listening, interpersonal skills, oral communications, Who benefits: everyone Consultant Usage: great discussion topic for many types of training and consulting What’s it about? Let me begin by giving full credit to today’s posting to my friend Joy Hawkins who gave a presentation that weeks later still has […]
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November 1, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live. Jim Rohn OK, in the interest of full disclosure I’ve added a few pounds in the last few years around the middle like many Americans. So I’m entitled a bit to comment on the growing issue of the cost to organizations of […]
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October 28, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The Prodigal Executive Competency: coaching Who benefits: executive coaches, senior managers and executives Consultant Usage: executive coaching What’s it about? Let me begin with a disclaimer. The author, Bruce Heller, is a good friend. Bruce is an executive coach. Been one for 15 years. I have to share an […]
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October 25, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“I feel my best when I’m happy.†Winona Ryder Emotions do indeed play a role in productivity, morale of talent and customer service. Any guess what medical condition or health risk is the most costly to employers? If you guessed stress, smoking, obesity, inactivity or diabetes you are way off the mark. In fact, the […]
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October 21, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: How to Manage Virtual Teams Competency: team development Who benefits: senior managers, team leaders, project managers Consultant Usage: important background material for team building consultants What’s it about? Sloan Management Review (MIT) has an excellent article in its Summer 2009 issue regarding the management of virtual teams. (Registration and/or […]
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October 18, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” Jim Ryun In raising Ajax, our 7-month year old guide dog puppy in training, we have learned alot again about just how long it takes to learn a new habit. Our first guide dog puppy seemed to take forever to learn new habits […]
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October 14, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: How to Make Knowledge Work Fun Competencies: career planning, managing yourself Who benefits: consultants or consultant wannabes Consultant Usage: how to pick clients; your Google business card What’s it about? I had loads of fun writing today’s posting. Know why? Cuz I know how to pick my clients! Author […]
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