January 28, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything Competency: self-development Who benefits: everyone Consultant Usage:one-on-one coaching, teambuilding What’s it about? This morning I gave a woman an envelope with a lot of cash in it. I asked her to distribute the money over the next 8 months [...]
January 25, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“If I only had a little humility, I’d be perfect.” CNN Founder, Ted Turner I’m always impressed with people who generally lack interpersonal skills–they are very talented in alienating others, creating bad emotional contagion that rubs off on everyone and drains our relationship batteries. We have some compelling new research that these people might actually [...]
January 24, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“The real secret of magic lies in the performance.” David Copperfield Multi-rater or 360-degree feedback, was used by approximately 90% of Fortune 500 companies last year. Under ideal circumstances, 360-degree feedback should be used as an assessment for professional development, rather than, evaluation1. Unfortunately, not all circumstances are ideal. Although popular, there are a number [...]
January 21, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: What Can Coaches Do for You? Competency: coaching Who benefits: professional coaches Consultant Usage: new research about your profession What’s it about? Today’s post is shorter than usual because I just came across the article and I want to get it to you before it disappears into the archives. [...]
January 18, 2009 by Ken Nowack
When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion” Dale Carnegie Ever reflect on your way home from work why you are in such a bad mood? Despite a lot of press about how bad moods at work can be attributed to leader’s behavior, there is little [...]
January 17, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“People perform best and deliver the best customer service when they like what they do..” Unknown I’m going to share some evidence based research findings that are intuitive. They are also important if you care about retaining customer service and loyalty. The weak link in the chain of customer service seems to be leaders. The [...]
January 14, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Outliers Competency: self-development, coaching talent (especially those entering the workforce), performance evaluation, career management Who benefits: those seeking upward mobility Consultant Usage:coaching job seekers/career management/underperformers What’s it about? I am not a numbers guy. The numbers guy for this Blog posts his numbers on Monday. I like his numbers. [...]
January 11, 2009 by Ken Nowack
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 managers) found a supervisor as a source for workplace advice by 11%. More workers relied on a [...]
January 8, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Your Job Survival Guide Competency: self development Who benefits: job seekers Consultant Usage: coaching tool What’s it about? I want to wish all of you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2009. And while I am handing out wishes, I wish gainful employment to the 8% plus of you who [...]
January 4, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” William A. Ward A recent study suggests that there is a statistically significant link between CEO family deaths and the companies’ profitability over a decade1. These researcher identified 6,753 deaths occuring to CEOs and family members–1,015 corresponded to CEOs, [...]