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Tuesday, December 6th, 2011From Harvard Business Review – Business Tip of the Day adapted from “The Challenge of the Average Employee” by Anthony Tjan. Performance reviews tell you whether someone is doing an adequate job, but they fail to reveal whether people are doing the right jobs. This is especially problematic for average performers—those not good enough to [...]
Nice video on Kolbe Wisdom
Tuesday, June 21st, 2011I like this video from Elizabeth Campbell PhD. www.thenextact.com
ASU researchers confirm brain’s decision-making function
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010Article from www.ASUstatepress.com ASU researchers are finding out what makes people tick. ASU Associate business professor Pierre Balthazard and independent scientist Kathy Kolbe hope to apply data from a new scientific study on the third faculty of the brain, called conation, to learn what drives people. The study, administered at Kolbe Corp., Kolbe’s company, examined [...]
Kathy Kolbe and Dr. Pierre Balthazard Reveal Brain Research and Kolbe Wisdom
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010I have just returned from a sensational few days at the Kolbe Professional Growth Seminar, all consultants have to be re-certified by the staff at HQ every 18 months and I look forward to my trips to Phoenix Arizona to meet up with the fellow users of Kolbe Wisdom. I have been a Consultant since [...]
The Monday Morning Quote
Monday, October 4th, 2010“My definition of success – the freedom to be yourself“ Kathy Kolbe
Kolbe Wisdom™ and Leadership
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010This is the most recent article for Apex. I have borrowed and quoted heavily from Kathy Kolbe’s book “Pure Instinct” which is available from Kolbe Corporation through their website www.kolbe.com. It is possible that some of the concepts I discuss will not be clear to the reader who has not read the earlier articles, I [...]
Kolbe Case Study – We Should Have Seen It Coming
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010Just published in the current edition of the Apex Online Journal – here This is the story of a venture that failed, the business survived but the fallout and bad feeling between the participants persists. It wasn’t a dental practice, it could well have been and, bearing in mind the readership, I will retell the [...]
Kolbe Case Study – A long way away in a practice by the sea
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010This is a study of a practice set up that is by no means unique in my experience. Neil and Sharon are married dentists, and are partners and owners of this 5 year-old practice. They rely heavily on their practice manager Julie and have just appointed a new associate Debbie. What they wanted to know [...]
Where does KOLBE fit?
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010This piece has just been published in Apex. I have had some queries from readers and clients about where the Kolbe Index fits with other measuring methods favoured by coaches, HR & recruitment agencies. My considered response is: “I’m glad you asked me that because I have done a lot of research into them and [...]
Kolbe: How to build the perfect team.
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010Latest Article for publication by Apex: So far in this series of articles I have concentrated on the Kolbe A index and how its use can benefit both individuals and teams. This time I will talk about the other tools that are available particularly the Kolbe B and C index and their use. The indexes [...]
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