March 4, 2016 by Wally Bock
Leadership development may be the most important thing any company does. That’s why, every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover leadership development to find the very best leadership development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to posts about book clubs for leadership development, picking executive education courses, workforce planning and leadership development, […]
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March 2, 2016 by Sandra Mashihi
“All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation.” -George Eliot Most 360-degree feedback studies have consistently shown high inter-correlations among competencies including our own ((Nowack, K. (1992). Self-assessment and rater-assessment as a dimension of management development. Human Resources Development Quarterly 3, 141-155)). As such, academic researchers have no problem combining all the competencies […]
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March 2, 2016 by Wally Bock
Fill in the blank. “Young people today aren’t as _____________ we were.†That’s the kind of discussion we were having. Of course not one of us would be counted as a “young person†these days. People our age have always had these discussions about young people. I’m guessing that the hunters around the fire in […]
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February 29, 2016 by Sandra Mashihi
This free exercise, and dozens of others, were created for our book, Clueless: Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It. You can learn more about Clueless by visiting our site or you can buy it from amazon.com today. Purpose of Exercise:Â Guide to facilitating an effective work-life balance plan. How to Administer and Use this Exercise […]
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February 28, 2016 by Ken Nowack
“A reputation once broken may possibly be repaired, but the world will always keep their eyes on the spot where the crack was.†Joseph Hall Think of the last time you met someone new in either a work or non-work context. Any idea what impression you might have made on them? Making sense of others […]
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February 26, 2016 by Wally Bock
Leadership development may be the most important thing any company does. That’s why, every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover leadership development to find the very best leadership development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to posts about leadership development and learning like a gamer, letting go during succession, customizing leadership development, […]
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February 24, 2016 by Sandra Mashihi
“Inappropriate development would be a tragedy.†– John Opie 360-Degree Feedback can be very counterproductive if its not implemented appropriately. I have come across organizations that are hesitant to utilize a 360-degree feedback program because they have experienced its negative consequences in the past. I don’t blame them! There are certain organizational circumstances that are […]
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February 24, 2016 by Wally Bock
Lately I’ve seen several articles about how the learning part of leadership development needs to change. Stephen J. Gill describes the current situation well in his post “The Self-Directed Learner.†“The most common way in which companies train employees today is basically the same as organizations have been training for the past hundred years (some […]
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February 22, 2016 by Sandra Mashihi
This free exercise, and dozens of others, were created for our book, Clueless: Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It. You can learn more about Clueless by visiting our site or you can buy it from amazon.com today. Purpose of Exercise:Â Step-by-step guide to using this communication technique to influence others How to Administer and Use […]
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February 21, 2016 by Ken Nowack
“If practice makes perfect, and no one’s perfect, then why practice?†Billy Corgan Practice makes perfect according to an old saying. Or at least if you do it enough you will become an expert. Or does it? Experts vs. Being an Expert There is, in fact, a big difference between “experts” and those “who are […]
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