November 26, 2007 by Ken Nowack
“There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.” Peter Drucker Every year since 1983, Bain and Company has surveyed executives in various industries to weight and rate the level of satisfaction and use of over 100 popular tools (e.g., benchmarking, six sigma, corporate blogs). With over 8,504 [...]
November 19, 2007 by Ken Nowack
“Gratitude is fertilizer for well-being.” Kenneth Nowack If you want to change the world, have a lasting impact on your community, create a meaningful and psychological healthy workplace, develop a safe community, loving family or meaningful partnership–it all starts with you. Several recent research studies have focused on the power of gratitude giving as a [...]
November 13, 2007 by Ken Nowack
“You gotta know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away, know when to run” Kenny Rogers THE PREDICTIVE POWER OF “HOLDING” In a series of new studies by Angela Duckworth and colleagues, individuals demonstrating “grit” were more likely to be successful in both academic and job related measures [...]
November 6, 2007 by Ken Nowack
“Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones but Words Will Never Hurt me” Unknown If performance feedback was a drug, many of us could be easily sued for malpractice. One of the most cited research studies on performance feedback is based on meta-analysis by Kluger and DeNisi who reviewed over 3,000 studies (607 effect sizes, [...]