June 15, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.” Benjamin Mays How do people become elite? And once they do, how do they sustain it? In a fascinating in depth interviews with 50 people who have achieved high job and personal success, Eva Perea and […]
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June 11, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: University of Michigan, Ross School of Management Publications Competencies: self-development, leadership, performance management, innovation, judgment, decision-making Who benefits: readers interested in current business literature Consultant Usage: staying up-to-date, executive coaches making reading recommendations What’s it about? During the summer months I always put together a reading list, the “beach readsâ€. […]
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June 8, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“I usually take a two hour nap between one and four†Yogi Berra Last month I spent two weeks working with my business partners in Spain (Mucho gracias Baldiri and Lourdes) basically trying to adjust to jet lag, their late evening meals, and my busy schedule! Well, the siesta still seems alive and well to […]
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June 4, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Power Mentoring: How Successful Mentors and Proteges Get the Most Out of Their Relationships Competencies: coaching, talent development, self-development Who benefits:those in or in need of a mentor-mentee relationship Consultant Usage: career development specialists, coaches – especially those whose relationship is comparable to a mentor What’s it about? This […]
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June 1, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“A sad soul can kill you quicker than a germ.†John Steinbeck An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. Mental illnesses are medical conditions that disrupt a person’s thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others, and daily functioning. Serious mental illnesses […]
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May 28, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Influencer: The Power to Change Anything (book) Competencies: self-development, influence skills, oral communication, building relationships, interpersonal effectiveness Who benefits: potentially anyone motivated to improve their effectiveness in interacting with others Consultant Usage: background material for professional coaches and trainers What’s it about? Let me begin with a disclaimer. I […]
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May 25, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul’s estate.” Henry David Thoreau Our own research suggests that 40% to 60% of all employees express a moderately high level of stress on the job. Our work and non-work lives are very permeable with most of us taking work stress home and home stress […]
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May 21, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: The PITA Principle Competencies: self-development, conflict management, oral communications, stress tolerance, self-control Who benefits: the whole damn workplace Consultant Usage: anonymous gift to those who need it What’s it about? I am recommending this book and I have not read it nor has it yet been published (August, 2008). The only […]
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May 18, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“Predictions are very difficult, especially when they are about the future” Yogi Berra Last month I conducted a leadership workshop for about 200 leaders of at a large University medical center. At just about every break the most popular question to me was, “how can you predict who is likely to become a great leader?” I’m […]
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May 14, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Leadership’s Online Labs Competencies: leadership, decision-making, risk-taking, communication, team building, strategic thinking, performance management Who benefits: futurists at any level Consultant Usage: self-development for consultants and trainers What’s it about? Dear Reader, I really don’t know where to begin describing this fascinating May article from Harvard Business Review. I […]
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