May 31, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” Mark Twain In Towers Perrin’s 2007-2008 Global Workforce Study, 29% of the U.S. workforce was engaged, while just 6% were disengaged. By December, 2008, several months into the rapidly deepening recession, another study showed that engagement slipped to 22% and disengagement rose to 11%. OK, [...]
May 27, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Career Transition Kit Competencies: self-development, managing talent Who benefits: employees losing their jobs, the unemployed Consultant Usage: good aids in organization outplacement training or coaching What’s it about? Today’s posting will be on the short side…that will greatly please my bosses! I am trying to stay employed. Aren’t we [...]
May 24, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” Mark Twain A fairly recent State of the Industry Report by the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) estimates that companies in the US spent nearly $130 billion on employee learning and development in 2007. That figure includes direct costs such as salaries for [...]
May 20, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Project Management Training and Books Competency: project management Who benefits: anyone in a project management assignment or projected assignment Consultant Usage: may be useful as self-development What’s it about? I know that a lot of you readers are involved in project or matrix management. So this week I have [...]
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May 17, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“You can observe a lot just by watching.” Yogi Berra Our new guide dogy puppy Ajax is now 9-weeks old and continues to provide valuable insights about leading (and being led). Ajax seems to be in three modes right now: 1. Mischievous-Kinetic: He makes rapid decisions, moves rapidly without considering consequences, runs into obstacles in [...]
May 13, 2009 by Bill Bradley
“Being politically savvy is a good hedge against unemployment.” B. Bradley HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Survival of the Savvy: High-Integrity Political Tactics for Career and Company Success Competencies: building strategic relationships, interpersonal effectiveness, political skills, influence skills Who benefits: people who struggle with “office politics” or need to develop political skills at work [...]
May 10, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“Everyone takes the limits of his own vision for the limits of the world.” Arthur Schopenhauer My wife and I are back “seeing” things differently again as we begin the journey with our new 8-week beautiful black lab guide dog puppy we are raising for the blind. Well, I’ve continued to learned a lot about [...]
May 6, 2009 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTIONER Title: Edgar Schein Competencies: leadership skills, team building, talent management, organizational consulting skills, career-consulting skills, process consulting skills, group facilitation skills Who benefits: leaders, team leaders, organizational consultants, career development consultants/counselors, mentors, executive coaches, group process consultants Consultant Usage: any professional consultant working on people, culture, career, team issues should [...]
May 3, 2009 by Ken Nowack
“You don’t get anything from sleep but a dream.” Don King People can maximize their brain capacity to learn by getting enough sleep. But the amount could determine not just how well you live but how long you live. How just how much sleep do you need to learn and be healthy? OPTIMUM SLEEP TIME [...]