February 28, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” Albert Einstein How trusting are you? Here is a quick quiz to test your level of trust: 1. I usually count the number of items in another person’s cart when I stand in the 10 item or less [...]
February 24, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Linkage Training Workshops Competency: coaching Who benefits: internal and external coaches, managers and supervisors as coaches Consultant Usage: sharpen you coaching skills What’s it about? I like Linkage Training programs. I am not shooting for originality today, so I will just paste in what they write about themselves. I [...]
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February 21, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Honesty may be the best policy, but it’s important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second best policy.” George Carlin I think we can all agree that we’d like leaders (and all talent) to possess a high degree of trustworthiness, honesty and integrity. If only we could figure out the best way [...]
February 17, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: New Books from Jossey-Bass Competencies: achievement orientation, engenders trust, team/interpersonal support, building strategic relationships, self-development Who benefits: individual employees, team leaders, Consultant Usage: staying current in area of expertise What’s it about? I love reading and am a sucker for new books. Don’t really know if new books are [...]
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February 14, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“Honest criticism is hard to take, particularly from a relative, a friend, an acquaintance, or a stranger.” Franklin B. Jones At nine months of age, all guide dog puppies go in for their a formal evaluation. It really is feedback to the volunteer puppy raisers about how we are doing–a form of 360 feedback. [...]
February 10, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Business Best Sellers Competency: self-development, Who benefits: people who like to read as part of their development Consultant Usage: background material What’s it about? Points I will concede up front about today’s posting: (1) Professional Blogs are not supposed to be mushy; (2) I am over-the-top in sentimentality; (3) [...]
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February 7, 2010 by Ken Nowack
“If you don’t know where you are going you might wind up somewhere else” Yogi Berra I just finished two 3.5 day developmental assessment centers with a large University medical center and another with a state university system for high potential leaders. At the end of the assessment center, it was surprising to note [...]
February 3, 2010 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Improving worker performance in the US government Competencies: leading, managing Who benefits: leaders, managers, organizational consultants Consultant Usage: general background material What’s it about? February being a short month, today I begin with a short posting. I just discovered an article that I found interesting, well-researched and provocative. Can’t [...]
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