March 22, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.” Ara Parasheghian I really wanted to believe that Santa Claus was real. I really wanted to believe the tooth fairy was the Federal Reserve. I really wanted to believe that leaders are made and not born. I […]
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March 18, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: A Primer in Positive Psychology Competency: self-development Who benefits: any individual Consultant Usage: important background material for all HRD consultants What’s it about? I woke up grumpy this morning. Didn’t sleep well. Blah, blah, blah. So am I going be Captain Grumps for 16 hours and take it out […]
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March 15, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“The quality of leadership, more than any other single factor, determines the success or failure of an organization.” Fred Fiedler & Martin Chemers It’s not surprising that research suggests unequivocally that leadership has tremendous impact on talent engagement, retention and productivity ((Nowack, K. (2006). Emotional intelligence: Leaders Make a Difference. HR Trends, 17, 40-42)). Can […]
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March 11, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything Competencies: self-development, coaching talent, mentoring, empowering others, performance management, creativity, innovation Who benefits: individuals, supervisors and managers, coaches Consultant Usage: highly recommended for executive coaches What’s it about? Today, dear reader, you shall be treated to an extremely short posting reviewing […]
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March 8, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses.”  Joyce Brothers I just read a research paper that suggested that marriage might not improve men’s health as once thought ((Liu, H. & Umberson, D. (2008). The Times They Are a Changing: Marital Status and Health Differentials from 1972 to 2003. Journal […]
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March 4, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: The Top Ten Leadership Books of All Time Competency: self-development Who benefits: self Consultant Usage: list might be useful to pass on to clients or customers What’s it about? As you may recall, last week I thought my tolerant bosses might fire me for writing about a book that […]
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March 1, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.” Jane Howard It seems intuitive that being around co-workers, friends and family members who are happy should “rub off” on us. We even call this “emotional contagion.” New research […]
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February 25, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Sophie’s World Competencies: self-development, critical thinking skills, ethics Who benefits: students of any age Consultant Usage: self-development! self insight!! What’s it about? Today’s posting is about an introduction to philosophy thinly disguised as a mysterious novel. My bosses, who are normally a tolerant lot, may fire me for writing […]
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February 22, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“We change, whether we like it or not†Ralph Waldo Emerson I read an interesting article in Newsweek the other week on “When DNA is Not Destiny.” So, just how easy is it to change personality? Do zebras rally lose their stripes? Despite increasing evidence that most personality traits are highly genetically determined (current estimates suggest as […]
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February 18, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Glenn M. Parker Competency: team building, meeting management Who benefits: anyone involved in teams or meetings (I think this is just about everyone) Consultant Usage: practical material for use in consulting What’s it about? Doris Kearns Goodwin’s  Team of Rivals (previously reviewed on this site) is all the rage these […]
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