December 14, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Project Management Competency: project management, planning, controlling, administrative control Who benefits: employees involved in project management Consultant Usage: possible references for employees What’s it about? One of the competencies this site supports is project management. In my nearly 150 Wednesday posts I have never written anything about this [...]
December 13, 2011 by Wally Bock
The world of work, and therefore the world of talent development, is going through a great sea change. We can’t predict exactly how things will change, but we can peer through the fog and discern the outlines of some key features. Knowledge will increasingly be the basis of sustainable competitive advantage. The talent development challenge [...]
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December 11, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Too bad you can’t buy a voodoo globe so that you could make the earth spin real fast and freak everybody out.” Jack Handy Sometimes we just have to blow off steam to deal with work and life challenges. Surprisingly, only about 30 percent of individuals experiencing severe life trauma and pain experience post traumatic [...]
December 9, 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: Here is a summary of a performance review of a mediocre performer. Be sure to read the punch line at the end. “In addition, I would have to say your output, while at [...]
December 8, 2011 by Sandra Mashihi
“The other day I got out my can-opener and was opening a can of worms when I thought, What am I doing?!” -Jack Handey The usefulness of having qualitative comments in 360-degree feedback interventions is not widely debated. In fact, before online administration of 360-degree feedback assessments was even possible, most coaches and consultants relied [...]
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December 8, 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 the future of talent acquisition, analysis of the top companies for leaders, building successful internal talent communities, and re-recruiting and re-engaging. There are also pointers to the Leadership Development Carnival [...]
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December 7, 2011 by Bill Bradley
HOT READS FOR THE PRACTITIONER Title: Grief Giving Competencies: performance evaluation, performance management, coaching, giving feedback Who benefits: all who give or receive performance appraisals/reviews/evaluations Consultant Usage: background and resource information What’s it about? It’s December and that can mean only one thing. It is a time for the holidays traditions … like annual performance [...]
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December 6, 2011 by Wally Bock
Looking back, I’m really grateful that I had to get my degree while working full time. The experience let me apply what I learned on the job and let me perform a reality check on the theories I learned about. It was almost the perfect education for a “Doing Discipline” because learning and doing intertwined [...]
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December 4, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new. ” Albert Einstein Leaders are generally incompetent when it comes to coaching and developing talent. Here ae few findings from some recent studies and surveys that may (or may not) surprise you: 1. In her 2006 doctoral research on the impact of 360 degree feedback [...]
December 2, 2011 by Sandra Mashihi
This free exercise, and dozens of others, were created for our book Clueless! Coaching People Who Just Don’t Get It. You can learn more about Clueless by visiting our site or you can buy it from amazon.com today. Name of Exercise: WHO AM I? Purpose of Exercise: This exercise is intended to help your clients create awareness [...]
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December 2, 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: “I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.” Sophocles ”Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.” Oprah [...]
December 1, 2011 by Sandra Mashihi
“He who fails to plan, plans to fail.” -Winston Churchill When implementing a 360-degree feedback system, it is best to strategize the the most effective way to get the most benefit out of the system. Ideally, it would be best to start at the most senior level that is sponsoring the leadership or talent development [...]
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December 1, 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 on re-recruiting important talent, choice management, older workers, the mix of training and learning in talent development, and Bersin’s predictions for 2012. From Katherine Jones: Re-Recruit the Talent You Want to [...]
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