April 29, 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: “By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day.” Robert Frost Humor Break: “If you had to identify, in one word, the [...]
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April 28, 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 training, the thought police in your network, HR and the machine, and managing succession. From Dr. Todd Dewett: Training—Why Do We Waste So Much Money? “I often argue with executives [...]
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April 27, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: When LSBF Meets Facebook Competency: self-development Who benefits: anyone seeking an MBA Consultant Usage: career coaches and counselors What’s it about? I really have no idea what to make of today’s post. I am quite frankly at a loss for words. I even wrote this first paragraph just to [...]
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April 26, 2011 by Wally Bock
Last week, the Financial Times published a special report titled, “Human resources goes technical.” Among the articles was “Talent management: Software highlights stars and slackers.” Here’s a key quote. Note: to read either of these articles in full requires registration and may require payment. “Business leaders often say that people are their company’s greatest asset. [...]
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April 24, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.” Lao Tzu It’s amazing just how many leaders I have coached over the years that don’t accurately see themselves or the impact of their behavior on others more clearly. Some have what I refer to as having the “no clue” gene (i.e., lack self-insight and self-awareness). It’s no [...]
April 22, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Imagine you have a new colleague at work and your impression of that person is not very favorable. A few weeks later, you meet your colleague at a party and you realize he is actually a very nice guy. Although you know your first impression was wrong, your gut response to your new colleague will [...]
April 22, 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’m sorry this letter is so long, but I didn’t have time to make it short” Blaise Pascal (also attributed to several others) Humor Break: How some people close a business letter: Aretha [...]
April 21, 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 HR psychographics, the state of engagement, performance management trends, and hiring superstars. From Josh Letourneau: HR Psychographics: “Observable Distaste for Team Sports” While Clinging to Empty Relics of “Human Capital” [...]
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April 20, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Coaching the Coaches Competencies: coaching and talent management, conflict management, influence skills Who benefits: employees and organizations Consultant Usage: executive coaches, coaches of any kind, possibly useful in mediation, negotiation and training situations What’s it about? I’m in love with Tina Mertel. She is one of the smartest people [...]
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April 19, 2011 by Wally Bock
“Fueling Business Growth Tops CEO Agendas around the World” is the headline announcing the Conference Board’s latest CEO Challenge report. Growth has never entirely been off the CEO radar even during the financial crisis, but now it’s firmly at the top with “talent,” “cost optimization,” and “innovation” in a virtual tie for second place. The [...]
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April 17, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live. “ Jim Rohn OK, in the interest of full disclosure I’ve had enough to eat since the beginning of the year to go into hibernation. So I’m entitled a bit to comment on the growing issue of the cost to organizations of leaders and employees [...]
April 15, 2011 by Bill Bradley
As the week winds down, we wind down with some tidbits for your information, education, health, and enjoyment. Quotes of the Week: “The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf.” Will Rogers; “The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax.” Albert Einstein Humor Break: “On my income [...]
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April 14, 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 onboarding, measuring training ROI, linking employee pay to performance, and what to worry about. From Morgan Hoogvelt at TLNT: Onboarding 101, or What NOT to Do When a New Employee [...]
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April 13, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Reader Responses Competencies: managing self, self-development Who benefits: all of us Consultant Usage: not so much this week What’s it about? Last week I did a review of a post on a Blog created by Tony Schwartz. As a recap, I used this quote from his post: “Do you [...]
April 12, 2011 by Wally Bock
This last week, I’ve been poring over a Deloitte working paper titled “Leadership by Design.” You can read a description on the Deloitte site and then download the paper, or jump right to the download. They say that the paper is intended to address fundamental questions about “how we approach leadership in organizations.” Here are [...]
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