June 7, 2015 by Ken Nowack
“Dreams Don’t Work Unless You Do†Unknown Did you know? Between 60 and 80 percent of people don’t use their gym memberships Most diets work at first, but backfire in the long run According to a 2007 survey conducted by the British psychologist Richard Wiseman, about 88 percent of New Year’s resolutions end in failure […]
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June 5, 2015 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 ways that industry veterans drive execution, why managers should spend more time on coaching, […]
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June 3, 2015 by Ken Nowack
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: Guide clients to discover and explore your signature strengths. How to Administer and Use […]
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June 3, 2015 by Wally Bock
The HR Magazine headline about leadership development programs is “Developing leaders not delivering ROI.” Jenny Roper discusses several measures of “ROI” of the programs and they’re not accounting measures. That’s a good thing because trying to put dollars and cents on the output of a leadership development program is a little like putting a tutu […]
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June 2, 2015 by Sandra Mashihi
Imagine you are shopping for a piece of antique furniture. Before purchasing it, you want to do some research about the product. You may want to find out about its quality and durability; how old it is; the criteria that the vendor used to identify and price the item; and the authenticity of the item. […]
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May 31, 2015 by Ken Nowack
“Moderation in all things, especially moderation.â€Â Ralph Waldo Emerson I would rate (and so would others) most of my skills in life as pretty average compared to others. In some things I’m pretty deeply developmentally delayed and won’t ever catch up (e.g., driving, reading a map, dancing, house painting). Maybe to achieve happiness and success it’s desirable to cultivate […]
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May 29, 2015 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 talent management and succession planning, individual development plans from two perspectives, and leadership birth […]
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May 27, 2015 by Ken Nowack
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: Offers a schedule for self-reflection practice (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, annually, etc.) How to […]
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May 27, 2015 by Wally Bock
Leadership development should teach the art of decision making We expect leaders to make decisions. That’s one of the most important things that leaders do. It should be a core skill that we help leaders develop and refine. But we don’t do that. Second Lieutenants versus middle managers on decision making The fact is that […]
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May 24, 2015 by Ken Nowack
“Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.” Stephen Wright The topic of work and life stress continues to be a research interest of mine and something I’ve written frequently about. I have such a strong interest in occpational stress and health I run another company called LifeHub that specializes in worksite wellness […]
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