February 27, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you’ve been taking.” Earl Wilson I just came back from a wonderful vacation to visit my best friend and colleague Bill Bradley who has been doing some wonderful charity work for some very poor schools in Zihuatanejo, Mexico (he has written an inspiring [...]
February 25, 2011 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week: I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve immortality through not dying. Woody Allen Humor Break: Q: What do you call people who abandon their diets? A: Desserters! [...]
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February 24, 2011 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces about mobile recruiting, teleworking, cultural fit, and new models for leadership development. From Workforce.com: Going Mobile’ “In today’s high-tech world, recruiting is a 24/7 proposition. Mobile apps are helping recruiters stay [...]
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February 23, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Detach Yourself from Your Work Competencies: managing self, self control, stress management, self development Who benefits: any employee Consultant Usage: very useful summary for executive coaches What’s it about? During my peak performance years I stressed a lot about work. Put in long hours. Took it home with me. [...]
February 22, 2011 by Wally Bock
I just read an article titled “How can HR departments ensure return on investments in their future leaders?” It’s about ways to get more from your investment of time and energy in talent management. It’s a perfectly fine article as these things go, suggesting three things you can do to improve your talent management. It’s [...]
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February 20, 2011 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 intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. The 2010 SHRM Employee Job Satisfaction Survey revealed that job satisfaction among older employees remained about the [...]
February 18, 2011 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week: There is an enormous number of managers who have retired on the job. Peter F. Drucker Humor Break: I intend to live forever, or die trying. Groucho Marx (not a Boomer) Stat of [...]
February 17, 2011 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces about goal setting, simple solutions for a complex world, employee exodus, the war for talent in India, and the future of talent management. From Stacia Garr at Bersin: The Canary in [...]
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February 16, 2011 by Bill Bradley
I am sorry this letter is so long, but I didn’t have time to make it short. Attributed to both Blaise Pascal and George Bernard Shaw HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The Six Habits of a Talent Magnet Competencies: leadership, entrepreneurial leadership, building strategic relationships, cross-functional versatility Who benefits: midlevel leaders and [...]
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February 15, 2011 by Wally Bock
On January 6, 2011, Noel Johnson announced that he was leaving the Clemson basketball team. Johnson is a very talented player and his departure left the team short-handed, but Clemson is a better team because of it. That happens sometimes in business, too. Business is a team sport and when things are going well it’s [...]
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February 13, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.” Herman Hesse A few weeks ago we attended the graduation of our Guide Dog puppy Ajax–now almost two years old. We had not seen him for about 4 months after turning him back in to the Guide Dogs of [...]
February 12, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Just think of how stupid the average person is, and then realize half of them are even stupider!” George Carlin Most vendors use average scores of raters in their summary reports for 360 degree feedback. For example it’s not uncommon to report a table summarizing the “most frequent” and “least frequent” behaviors perceived by [...]
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February 11, 2011 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quote of the Week: If you make customers unhappy in the physical world, they might each tell 6 friends. If you make customers unhappy on the Internet, they can each tell 6,000 friends. JEFF BEZOS Humor Break: [...]
February 10, 2011 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review blogs that cover talent development to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces about mapping out the best places to invest your human capital development resources, talent mobility strategy, retention practices of large firms, Tata’s HR strategy, and why not just any metrics will [...]
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February 9, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Good Enough Ain’t Good Enough Competency: customer service Who benefits: any employee or future employee Consultant Usage: these articles might be useful background for customer service trainers What’s it about? I think I shall make this my own Customer Service Week. I dedicate this week to all of you who have [...]
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