November 16, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“There’s a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.†Maya Angelou The leadership and talent management “facts” just keep coming. In fact (no pun intended), thanks to some readers, I now have even more to share with you!  1. Hay Group, a global management consulting firm in a recent study discovered […]
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November 12, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Managing personal, professional and organizational change Competencies: change management, self-development Who benefits: individuals, managers and leaders, organizational consultants Consultant Usage: coaching, training, intrapersonal reflection What’s it about? I am writing this posting from Mexico, beachside, and I am not as current with recent events as I might be stateside. […]
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November 9, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.” W.C. Fields Not succeeding at some things in life is one or our great “stretch lessons” for all of us. If you are a leader you can expect to fail a lot. It has been estimated that 50% just flat out don’t succeed in […]
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November 5, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Psychometrics in Coaching Competency: coaching Who benefits: professional coaches and organizational consultants Consultant Usage: various assessment tools for coaching What’s it about? A psychologist tells his patient “I have completed my diagnosis and have determined that you are a psychoceramic.†“What in the world is a pyschoceramic†asks the […]
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October 29, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Time Management Competency: self-development Who benefits: individuals, coaches, organizational consultants Consultant Usage: coaching, training, consulting for organizational effectiveness What’s it about? I had the pleasure recently of coaching a young woman who has exceptional technical skills along with an extraordinary set of skills we attribute to high emotional intelligence. […]
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October 26, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.†Albert Einstein It’s no secret that leaders have inflated views of their skills and competence–we’ve known this for a long time as it’s a consistent finding in all 360-degree feedback research ((Nowack, K. (1992). Self-assessment and rater-assessment as a dimension of management development. Human Resources […]
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October 22, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Your Next Job Competency: self-development Who benefits: individuals searching for new job opportunities, coaches Consultant Usage: coaches, internal outplacement consultants What’s it about? “May you live in interesting times.â€Â This ancient proverb is meant as a curse. We may now be living in interesting times. Just read the business […]
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October 15, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Positive Leadership Competencies: leadership, self-development Who benefits: project leads, team leaders, supervisors, managers, executives Consultant Usage: general education, coaching education, referrals, training materials What’s it about? I have been coming across the term “positive leadership†in my never ending search for material for my postings. I decided to delve […]
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October 12, 2008 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.â€Â                    George Carlin A recent 2008 survey from Blessing White (The State of Employee Engagement) asked 7,500 employees on four continents about how much they trust their managers and senior managers. The results suggested that […]
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October 8, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Human Sigma: Managing the Employee-Customer Encounter (2007) Competencies: customer service, leadership, communication skills, empowering others, driving change, strategic planning Who benefits: employees, customers, organizations’ bottom-line Consultant Usage: multiple uses in training and consulting, executive coaching What’s it about? Any professional book with a quote from an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie […]
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