July 30, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Human Resources & Organizational Behavior Competencies: oral communications, assertiveness, influence, building effective relationships, parenting, negotiation skills, change management, entrepreneurial leadership Who benefits: readers interested in current business literature, parents of teens or soon-to-be-teens Consultant Usage: executive coaches, organizational consultants, communication trainers, labor relations professionals, What’s it about? I am [...]
July 27, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“The degree of one’s emotions varies inversely with one’s knowledge of the facts–the less you know, the hotter you get.” Bertrand Russell I have a habit of collecting some “facts” that I often find in non-academic journals. I try sometimes to go back to the source but can’t say I am always 100% successful in finding [...]
July 23, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Center for Effective Organizations Competencies: talent management, leadership, change management, driving change, financial leadership, judgment, decision-making Who benefits: readers interested in current business literature Consultant Usage: executive coaches, organizational consultants, leadership trainers, HR professionals What’s it about? This week I am enhancing my Summer Reading List by exploring new [...]
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July 20, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“Just because you’re not sick doesn’t mean you’re healthy.” Author Unknown I just returned from a trip speaking and visiting my strategic business partners in Spain. I couldn’t get over the contrast in waist lines between leaders in the US and in Spain. Being overweight has become a big issue for companies in the US. [...]
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July 16, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Be Big: Step Up, Step Out, Be Bold Competencies: self-development, diversity, team building, interpersonal skills Who benefits: employees, teams, organizations Consultant Usage: diversity training, team building, one-on-one coaching What’s it about? I interrupt my six-part Summer Reading List to bring you this warning: Beware of this dangerous book. The [...]
July 13, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“The tragedy in life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach.” Benjamin Mays How do people become elite? And once they do, how do they sustain it? In a fascinating in depth interview with 50 people who have achieved high job and personal success, Eva Perea [...]
July 9, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: MIT Sloan School of Management Competencies: work/life balance, visionary leadership, teamwork, teambuilding, customer service, technological leadership, entrepreneurial leadership, strategic problem solving, driving strategic direction Who benefits: readers interested in current business literature Consultant Usage: staying up-to-date, executive coaches making reading recommendations What’s it about? (Due to an oversight, this entry [...]
July 6, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“People will forget wtih you said. They will forget what you did. But they will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou We all know that leaders make a significant difference in talent enagement, retention and level of stress1 but what are the effects of leaders on emotions at work? Leaders always have [...]
July 2, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Harvard Business School Competencies: Who benefits: readers interested in current business literature Consultant Usage: staying up-to-date, executive coaches making reading recommendations What’s it about? Marketing Metaphoria: What Deep Metaphors Reveal About the Minds of Consumers (2008) by Gerald Zaltman and Lindsay H. Zaltman. “Why do advertising campaigns and new [...]
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