January 31, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.” Aaron Levenstein Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some are very intuitive and some are not….what do you think? 1. A recent 2009 survey of 372 human resources professionals by industry [...]
January 27, 2010 by Bill Bradley
“In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is.” Yogi Berra HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Managing Your New Year’s Resolution Competencies: self-development; self-control Who benefits: you Consultant Usage: background material for coaches and trainers What’s it about? I am ending January by writing my final entry about possible [...]
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January 24, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn” Alvin Toffler Being a volunteer puppy raiser for a guide dog has really been helpful for me to think about how to teach, train, and coach others. I’m often wondering just what [...]
January 20, 2010 by Bill Bradley
“Now there are more overweight people in America than average-weight people. So overweight people are now average. Which means you’ve met your New Year’s resolution.” Jay Leno HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Managing Your New Year’s Resolution Competencies: self-development; self-control Who benefits: you Consultant Usage: background material for coaches and trainers What’s it about? [...]
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January 17, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you.” John Wooden The last few Blogs have introduced a powerful performance coaching model that can be used to engage and develop talent at all levels. I’ve provided this case study and reflective questions in the spirit of seeing how well you [...]
January 13, 2010 by Bill Bradley
“It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about?” Henry David Thoreau HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Managing Your Time Competencies: self development; self control Who benefits: you Consultant Usage: background material for coaches and trainers What’s it about? Ha! According to blogger Peter Bregman, [...]
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January 10, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.” Jim Rohn Each week the Guide Dog trainers work with the volunteer puppy raisers to focus on one specific skill or behavior that the dog really needs [...]
January 8, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“No one has ever become poor by giving.” Anne Frank One of my favorite motivational stories to tell is an adaption of the “starfish story” by Loren Eiseley and as many of you know popularized by Joel Barker. In the story, a man walking at the beach approaches a boy who is vigorously [...]
January 6, 2010 by Bill Bradley
“A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.” Author Unknown HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: New Year’s Resolutions Competency: self development Who benefits: you Consultant Usage: background material for career coaching What’s it about? It’s the first week of a new year. If you are like about [...]
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January 3, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” John Quincy Adams Each week when we attend our guide dog puppy training with Ajax it’s pretty easy to pick out the “winners” from the “losers” (OK, we have been wrong many times before). The “winners” [...]