January 30, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Microtrends (Book) Competency: strategic planning, change management Who benefits: planners, researchers, entrepreneurs, HRD professionals Consultant Usage: self-development; otherwise limited, except for recommendation to clients What’s it about? January is almost over. For some of us it is the month we do our personal planning and goal setting. For even [...]
January 28, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“A telephone survey says that 51 percent of college students drink until they pass out at least once a month. The other 49 percent didn’t answer the phone.” Craig Kilborn OK, I’ve created a number of surveys myself and confess to being interested in the findings1. Presenting survey results seem to be the latest marketing [...]
January 23, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: What Leaders Really Do (Book) Competencies: Leadership, Managing Change, Driving Change Who benefits: Senior managers and students of leadership Consultant Usage: Coaching What’s it about? As I sit here writing this entry I occasionally look outside and see the rain coming down. The rain is a popular topic in [...]
January 21, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“I have yet to hear a man ask for advice on how to combine marriage and a career.” Gloria Steinem A recent study by Fiona Jones and colleagues suggest that women under stress at work are significantly more likely than men to exercise less, consume more caffeinated drinks, and eat more unhealthy foods such as [...]
January 16, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: CCL, NTL, SDI Competency: Leadership, self-development, interpersonal communication styles, managing differences/conflict Who benefits: Leaders, employees on fast track…or hoping to get on the fast tract, practitioners Consultant Usage: Coaching, self-development What’s it about? It’s still January, not too late to do some self-development planning for the year. Here’s my [...]
January 14, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me.” Anonymous I tried playing baseball when I was in college–pretty good fielder but struck out way too often. I wonder if it was because my first name starts with the letter “K” instead of another letter? (Note: for non-baseball fans, “K” = strike out) [...]
January 11, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please.” Mark Twain Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. CO2 Partners in a recent 2007 Internet survey of over 3,000 employees (90% middle to senior [...]
January 9, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Cognitive Fitness (Harvard Business Review – November 2007) Competency: Self-development, work/life balance, decision-making, problem-solving Consultant Usage: Start with self; may be useful in coaching others Who benefits: Anyone with a brain (really!) What’s it about? Okay, if you are reading this around the time it was posted you are [...]
January 7, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.” Albert Einstein We all know that negative moods are associated with poor physical health and psycholoogical well-being. Can happiness actually be good for you? Can you be too happy? In a recent study of 2,873 healthy British adults conducted by Dr. Andrew Steptoe, those who reported [...]
January 2, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Five Minds for the Future (book) Competencies: Adaptability, Strategic Problems Solving, Interpersonal Sensitivity/Empathy, Oral Presentation, Technological Leadership, Change Management, Visionary Leadership, Decision Making Who benefits: This book will be useful to practitioners who derive their work from the concept of multiple intelligences and especially EQ. Consultant Usage: For the [...]
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