January 13, 2014 by Ken Nowack
“My psychiatrist told me I was crazy and I said I want a second opinion. He said okay, you’re ugly too.†Rodney Dangerfield Mental disorders are common in the United States and internationally. An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older — about one in four adults — suffer from a diagnosable mental […]
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January 12, 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. Research on interviews with 151,284 U.S. employees using the Gallup Employee Engagement Index suggests that only  about 30% of talent […]
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January 10, 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 about hiring by audition, succession planning, training fads, and how Twitter manages talent. From Matt Mullenweg: Hire by Auditions, Not Resumes “It all starts with the way we […]
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January 8, 2014 by Wally Bock
Janet’s youngest child just got her driver’s license. Janet is thinking about what she calls “resuming” her career. Janet is the cutting edge of the teleworker trend. Working from home allowed her to have children and be the mom she thought she should be. Now her oldest is going to college next year and her […]
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January 5, 2014 by Ken Nowack
“Do or do not… there is no try.†Yoda Did you make a New Year’s resolution this year? If you are like most people you did–and probably will relapse back to your old habits within 90 days. Old habits are indeed very tough to break and relapse seems greatest when we are under stress. Starting […]
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January 3, 2014 by Ken Nowack
“A moment’s insight is sometimes worth a life’s experience.” Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Announcing our 2nd edition release of our book “Clueless: Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It” was written to help coaches initiate and sustain successful behavior change in the clients they work with (available in both hardback and Kindle Version). Authors Sandra Mashihi, Ph.D. […]
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January 3, 2014 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week: “For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”  Nelson Mandela Humor Break: Nelson Mandela  was […]
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January 2, 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 about maximizing talent management, being nice to new hires, succession at GM and Ford, and fifteen CEOs who spent their entire career at their company. From John Boudreau, […]
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January 1, 2014 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: What You Are Really Meant to Do Competency: self-development, managing self, achievement orientation, career and skill development Who benefits: motivated people Consultant Usage: self-development What’s it about? Today is Day 1 of the New Year (in the Western world). You might be like me lying around all day in […]
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December 31, 2013 by Wally Bock
The Industrial Age belonged to the specialists. As SAP’s Reuven Gorsht points out in “New Problems, New Approaches: The Rise of the Generalist,” division of labor and specialization were the way to improved performance. That was then. In the Knowledge Age, things are different. Organizations are flatter. Organizational silos are dysfunctional. And the increasing speed […]
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