February 2, 2014 by Ken Nowack
“A blind bloke walks into a shop with a guide dog. He picks the dog up and starts swinging it around his head. Alarmed, a shop assistant calls out: “Can I help, sir?” “No thanks,” says the blind bloke. “Just looking.” Tommy Cooper As a long-time puppy raiser with a great organization called Guide Dogs […]
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January 31, 2014 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces on your leadership development toolbox, improving training, why your top talent may leave in 2014, and recruiting STEM grads. From Right Management: What’s in Your Leadership Development Toolbox? […]
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January 29, 2014 by Wally Bock
I just read Jason Berkowitz’ article, “Big Data is Hot, But Sometimes, Small Data Is the Better Way to Go.” Here’s the money quote. “While I don’t disagree that Big Data holds promise (heck, I’ve even spoken on the topic at several HR conferences) I think the rush to embrace Big Data may cause us […]
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January 27, 2014 by Ken Nowack
“The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d druther not.” Mark Twain How Healthy Are Employees? I recently did an analysis of a random sample of over 1,000 working professionals in diverse industries who have used our personal stress and […]
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January 24, 2014 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces best companies for leaders, differentiating in talent development, talent development as the manager’s job, and the importance of talent acquisition. From Chief Executive Magazine: 2014 Best Companies For […]
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January 22, 2014 by Wally Bock
When McKinsey & Company asked over 500 executives to rank their top human capital priorities, leadership development came out on top. But most of those same executives think they need to upgrade their programs, according to “Why leadership-development programs fail,” by Pierre Gurdjian, Thomas Halbeisen, and Kevin Lane. “Only 7 percent of senior managers polled […]
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January 20, 2014 by Ken Nowack
“I would imagine that if you could understand Morse code, a tap dancer would drive you crazy.”  Mitch Hedberg Research from Susan Fiske and colleagues (2007) from Princeton University suggest that within 1/5th of a second when we interact with others we make a determination of that individual being either a “friend†or “foe.†[…]
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January 19, 2014 by Ken Nowack
“Whatever you are, be a good one.” Abraham Lincoln Talent today are stressed, highly disengaged, ready to leave organizations when the economy improves and doing less work with more resources. A study by Accenture revealed that work-life balance — ahead of money, recognition and autonomy — is the key determiner for more than half of […]
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January 17, 2014 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs and other publications that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces on hiring experts favorite interview questions, building a bullet-proof talent strategy, why it’s less expensive to develop rather than hire, and the responsibility for developing leaders. From Businessweek: […]
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January 15, 2014 by Wally Bock
“The test of a manager is whether he or she adds value to the team. Are they more productive with the manager or without?” My friend Jim Pancero was talking about sales managers, but he could have been talking about anyone responsible for the performance of a group. And since I heard Jim say that, […]
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