October 5, 2014 by Ken Nowack
 “The other night I ate at a real nice family restaurant. Every table had an argument going.†George Carlin It seems that that nasty people (particularly when they are bosses) seem to make the lives of other’s miserable even if they have more status, make more money and have more power. In general, being cooperative, flexible, […]
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October 3, 2014 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 the Oxford Economics and SAP survey on leadership development, will top executives embrace MOOCs […]
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October 3, 2014 by Wally Bock
Leadership development is about becoming a leader Learning is a doing discipline. That’s what popped into my head when I read Kristi Hedges’ article: “If You Think Leadership Development Is A Waste Of Time You May Be Right.” Here’s the opening paragraph. “There’s a dirty little secret in leadership development circles: many of us in […]
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October 1, 2014 by Andy Parkinson
I am excited to announce that Envisia Learning has reached an agreement with Synermetric to acquire their 360 degree feedback and survey business. This part of their business and their customers is not new to us. Synermetric (formerly ConsultingTools) is a company that has been distributing Envisia Learning’s products for almost 2 decades and I’d like […]
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September 28, 2014 by Ken Nowack
“42.7 percent of all statistics are made up on the spot.” Steven Wright Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. The new CareerCast.com Jobs Rated study reported on the nation’s least stressful jobs for 2014: 1) Audiologist; 2) Hair stylist; 3) Jeweler; […]
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September 26, 2014 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 the finding that most people don’t want to be managers, culture, misconceptions between management […]
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September 24, 2014 by Wally Bock
When Matt got promoted to management, I was surprised. I’ve known Matt for most of his life. I knew that he started taking things apart and putting them back together about the time he learned to walk. So I wasn’t surprised when he got an engineering degree and began working in his field. He seemed […]
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September 19, 2014 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 an analysis of oil and gas CEOs and three separate posts on issues about […]
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September 17, 2014 by Wally Bock
In act III of Lord Darlington, Oscar Wilde says that a cynic is someone “who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.” Today, he might define a C-suite executive that way. How else can you explain companies who act like leadership development is just another cost to be contained and controlled? That’s […]
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September 14, 2014 by Ken Nowack
“The surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that it has never tried to contact us.” Bill Watterson What do we know about the fad around emotional intelligence? Do women have higher EI than men? What exactly is emotional and social competence? Is EI different from cognitive intelligence? How do you measure this concept? […]
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