June 15, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: The Ethical Mind Competency: self-development, managing self, leadership skills Who benefits: everyone Consultant Usage: any consultant worth his or her salt should read this and the related references to be of full value to self and clients What’s it about? Do you have 10 minutes to invest in your [...]
June 14, 2011 by Wally Bock
Jena McGregor has a thoughtful article in this morning’s Washington Post that’s titled: “Miami Heat falls victim to belief in the Dream Team.” Here’s the money quote. “Like so many leaders before him, Heat President Pat Riley fell victim to belief in the Dream Team. Spend enough money, hire enough stars, do it amid enough [...]
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June 12, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“The trouble with unemployment is that the minute you wake up in the morning you’re on the job.” Slappy White The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests reports unemployment currently around 10 percent. According to a survey by Mental Health America, the National Alliance on Mental Illness and the Depression is Real Coalition, workers in the [...]
June 10, 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: “Those who agree with us may not be right, but we admire their astuteness.” Cullen Hightower Humor Break: “I don’t necessarily agree with everything I say.” Marshall McLuhan Stat of the Week: Workers [...]
June 9, 2011 by Sandra Mashihi
We’ve all heard of failed 360-degree feedback programs at large, high profile companies. I’ve seen 360-degree feedback programs fail first hand, but they didn’t have to. There are things your client or company can do to get the most of your 360-degree feedback program. In my post last week, I shared the “4 Immutable Laws [...]
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June 9, 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 getting senior managers involved in talent management, games as a recruiting tool, aligning leadership development with strategy, and virtual worlds. From John Hollon: State of Talent Management: You Need to [...]
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June 8, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Better by Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong Competency: self-development, decision-making, judgment Who benefits: potentially all of us Consultant Usage: good background material for coaches and executive coaches What’s it about? Astute, intelligent readers will note that only four posts ago I wrote “Failure Is An Option.” I [...]
June 7, 2011 by Wally Bock
Last week, Patrick Lefler made the following provocative comment about training on his Intrepid Ideas blog. “Unlike other organizations, the Marines pull their top performers from the front lines to serve as instructors. That’s right; the Marines actually pull their top performers—both officers and enlisted—from the front lines and use them as trainers, sometimes for [...]
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June 5, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess” Oscar Wilde At most things in life I’m pretty average—in other things I’m pretty deeply developmentally delayed and won’t ever catch up (e.g., driving, reading a map, dancing, house painting). Maybe to achieve happiness and success it’s desirable to cultivate skills and abilities that are somewhere between [...]
June 3, 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: “Rarely do we find men who willingly engage in hard, solid thinking. There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions.” Martin Luther King, Jr. “I am a peripheral visionary. [...]
June 2, 2011 by Sandra Mashihi
The goal of 360-degree feedback is to gather perceived strengths and development areas for talent at all levels of the organization. We accomplish this goal by asking key stakeholders to share their perceptions and observations about the talent’s skills, abilities, personalities, and behaviors. Comparing this information to the participant’s own self-rating 360-degree feedback becomes a [...]
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June 2, 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 a survey of leadership and HR practices, new hire practices, growing the next generation of finance leaders, and a war for talent in manufacturing. From Borderless Executive Search: Leadership and [...]
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June 1, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: A Graduation Address Especially for You Competencies: self-development, managing self, leadership, ethics Who benefits: those who could appreciate a motivational speech Consultant Usage: pass it on to friends and clients What’s it about? It is that time of the year when (mostly) young people graduate from high school or [...]