January 27, 2012 by Ken Nowack
Written by Sam Alibrando, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and president of APC, Inc. his own consulting firm that works with organizations and senior executives. There are few things more important to the success of an organization, than getting the right people into your organization (and then keeping them). The costs of a bad hire are [...]
January 22, 2012 by Ken Nowack
“Nearly 80% of people believe they are among the top 50% most emotionally intelligent people” Peter Salovey There are at least three distinct approaches to measuring EI and emotional and social competence representing different models. The first, delineated by Reuven Bar-On, was influenced by his interest in the aspects of performance not linked to intelligence; [...]
December 25, 2011 by Ken Nowack
Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital. Aaron Levenstein Another edition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. According to a late 2010 survey by CareerBuilder.com (2,482 U.S. managers and 3,910 full-time employees in [...]
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 [...]
November 20, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don’t have time for all that.” George Carlin To stimulate research on the topic of poor leadership, Robert Hogan in 1990 suggested that the base rate [...]
November 6, 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. In the latest APA Stress in America survey, 69% of employees are satisfied with their employer [...]
October 30, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“On Career Day in high school, you don’t walk around looking for the cartoon guy.” Gary Larson Too often in my executive coaching I run across a senior leader who will confess to me that they aren’t sure why they ever went into management. I’m always curious to ask what they would love [...]
September 4, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.” Aaron Levenstein Another edition of leadership and talent management “facts” from all over the world. Some intuitive and some not….what do you think? 1. Hooray for U.S. work ethics! According to he Center for American progress in 2010, 86 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
May 8, 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. A recent survey by Global One found that 89% of 1,043 Americans say that work/life balance [...]
April 10, 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. Research from George Washington University suggests that the annual cost of being obese is $4,879.00 for [...]
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 5, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” Albert Einstein Which of the following below are most important to you with respect to your career? Getting ahead Getting to do new things regulary so you aren’t bored Getting to do the things you truly love Getting to take risks and become [...]
January 30, 2011 by Ken Nowack
“There are some people who, if they don’t already know, you can’t tell ‘em.” Yogi Berra Current EI Issues and Controversies Anyone confused about what emotional intelligence really is, how to define it and how to measure it? You should be. No doubt this list is incomplete but here are a few issues that [...]