December 31, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Government Training Competencies: leadership, managing change, process improvement skills, financial leadership, interpersonal skills, self-development Who benefits: high ranking federal employees Consultant Usage: doubtful What’s it about? Why are you reading this blog? It is New Year’s Eve. Shut it down, go party, be with friends, have fun, be merry, [...]
December 28, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“Vacation is what you take when you can’t take what you’ve been taking any longer” Author Unknown Most of the executives I coach are pretty stretched individuals. Now and then I get a few who tell me they really “thrive” on stress and don’t really need a vacation or a break from work. These are [...]
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December 24, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: The Best Business Books of 2008 Competency: self-development Who benefits: you Consultant Usage: self-development and references What’s it about? I am declaring today a holiday for everyone who reads business books. FastCompany.com put together a slide show of the 10 best business books for 2008. As an avid reader [...]
December 21, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“I’m not asleep… but that doesn’t mean I’m awake” Author Unknown We all seem to be working longer and harder with health, sleep and mood being affected. Research by Sylvia Ann-Hewlett and Caroyl Luce show that 62% of high earning individuals work more than 50 hours per week, 35% work more than 60 hours a [...]
December 17, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Get Rid of the Performance Review! Competencies: performance management, performance appraisal Who benefits: managers/supervisors, employees, organization Consultant Usage: organizational development and human resource development What’s it about? One of my least favorite authors has written a short article about one of my least favorite topics. Oddly, the results are [...]
December 14, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.” Mark Twain After being laid off, employees were 35% less likely than before to become actively involved or participate in church, community groups, and charitable organizations. And, not many returned after they [...]
December 10, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: What Got You Here Won’t Get You There Competencies: self-development, career development, coaching, talent management Who benefits: motivated individuals, manager/supervisors who coach, professional coaches Consultant Usage: excellent resource for professional coaches or talent management consultants What’s it about? It is never too early to make New Year’s resolution. Especially [...]
December 7, 2008 by Ken Nowack
“Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness” Richard Carlson News alert (in case you might have not known already) — Work-related stress can be a direct cause of clinical depression and anxiety among employees. In our own personal stress and health assessment called StressScan we measure the hard driving, competitive [...]
December 3, 2008 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Leadership Transitions Version 3.0 Competencies: self development, leadership, numerous managerial competencies Who benefits: leaders in transition Consultant Usage: coaching/training tool What’s it about? In less than six weeks the US will have a new President. The changing of the guard, the transition, is likely to be unlike any we [...]
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