July 31, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“I deal with temptation by yielding to it” Mark Twain I Bet You Can’t Stop Reading this Blog Still reading? We know a lot about the attribute of delayed gratification from the classic “marshmallow” study by Walter Mischel who followed children tempted to either sit at a table with one marshmallow in front of them to [...]
July 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: “It is a wise father that knows his own child.” William Shakespeare Humor Break: Today we present some wise advice from Stay-at-Home Dads: ”Just you wait until your mother gets home.” “Never raise [...]
July 28, 2011 by Sandra Mashihi
“All meanings, we know, depend on the key of interpretation.” -George Eliot Most 360-degree feedback studies have consistently shown high inter-correlations among competencies including our own1. As such, academic researchers have no problem combining all the competencies into an overall outcome measure (e.g., leadership) and that “higher order” competency groups or factors have validity2. However, [...]
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July 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 losing top talent, coaching in talent development, eliminating boring training videos, pre-employment assessments, and hiring and retaining valuable workers. From the Dayton Business Journal: Most companies lose top talent “Despite [...]
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July 27, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: A No Brainer for Mind over Brain Competencies: self-development, self-control, achievement orientation Who benefits: You Consultant Usage: Important background material for executive coaches, coaches, mentors What’s it about? “There are only a few true necessities in life, but for many of us it doesn’t feel that way. A lifetime [...]
July 26, 2011 by Wally Bock
I was going over possible articles for my weekly pointers to “Top Talent Development Posts” when it hit me. There were posts about programs and trends and technology, but one thing was missing. It’s perhaps the most important thing: judgement. Without good judgement, all the supporting systems in the world are pretty useless. We say [...]
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July 24, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Why waste time learning, when ignorance is instantaneous?” Bill Watterson Is Leadership Training a Waste of Time (and Money)? A fairly recent State of the Industry Report by the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD) estimates that companies in the US spent over $125 billion on employee learning and development in 2010. That figure includes [...]
July 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: From the pilot during his welcome message: “We are pleased to have some of the best flight attendants in the industry. Unfortunately none of them are on this flight.” Humor Break: NEW AIRLINE RULES [...]
July 21, 2011 by Sandra Mashihi
“Not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted.” –Albert Einstein Upon receiving the 360-degree feedback results, individuals often feel challenged about how to interpret their results in a meaningful way, particularly when there are differences between views of rater groups. Should participants of the 360-degree feedback focus their [...]
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July 21, 2011 by Wally Bock
Every week, I review all kinds of blogs to find the very best talent development posts. This week, you’ll find pointers to pieces about spotting talent, creating a great onboarding experience, shrinking training departments, and great leadership development as an example of great talent management. From Bill Taylor: How Do You Know a Great Person [...]
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July 20, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Great Customer Service Begins at Home Competencies: leadership, customer service Who benefits: leaders, managers, hr professionals, anyone in customer service industries Consultant Usage: Good story for management trainers and executive coaches What’s it about? Have you flown in a modern bus recently? You know, it’s the old bus with wings [...]
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July 19, 2011 by Wally Bock
Several of the top supervisors I studied had a very simple set of behaviors for dealing with the annual or semi-annual performance review system that so many people love to hate. Now some companies are using software to make those “best practices” easier. All the top supervisors I studied understood “performance evaluation” as a part [...]
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July 17, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.” Aaron Levenstein More Talent Management Facts #18 Another addition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. Recent statistics from the U.S. Bureau of Labor shows women now [...]
July 15, 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: “Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.” Herbert Hoover Humor Break: In a courageous act to tackle the National Debt crisis, the United States Senate this week sent the [...]
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July 14, 2011 by Sandra Mashihi
“There are so many pieces to the puzzle.” –Jimmie Johnson In most 360-degree feedback interventions, it is fairly common to compare one’s self to those of other raters such as the manager, direct reports, colleagues, and external customers. The type of raters that should provide feedback to participants will depend on a number of factors [...]
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