- 03Oct2013
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Job Success Part II
- By Ian Bradley
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In this second post related to the theme of success, I would like to address success in the workplace. As a Montreal-based executive coach and workplace counselor, I often hear something like: “I’m doing my job well, but I’m not getting promoted!” It’s the common refrain of technically competent people who accomplish their job tasks,
- 11Sep2013
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Quebec’s Charter of Values: a needless distraction
- By Ian Bradley
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Buried in the cacophony of noise concerning Quebec’s Charter of Values was a story about the median family income of Quebecers versus the national average. The 2010 census data tells a sad story that the provincial average was 11% below the national average, and 26.8% below that of the average Albertan family. Meanwhile we like
- 11Sep2013
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What it takes to succeed: academic success
- By Ian Bradley
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For the last three years, I had the dream of teaching assignments at McGill University. The course content was perfectly aligned with my 40-years of clinical experience that ranged from running a treatment center with autistic children to directing a department of psychology in large Montreal teaching hospital. Besides talking about something that I knew,
- 02Aug2013
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Never say a test is valid, (conclusion)
- By Ian Bradley
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I my previous post, I recalled a recent professional interaction where a research proposal claimed that a particular test was valid. The evidence cited to support this claim was defined in the original study of the test’s development. I pointed out that the phrase; “the test is valid” although commonly used is psychometrically incorrect. Firstly,
- 29Jul2013
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Never say that a test is valid, part i.
- By Ian Bradley
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One would imagine that a part-time academic appointment such as mine with McGill University would bring certain perks such as a free gym membership or reduced rates of campus parking… alas no. What perks exist are almost all of the intellectually stimulating variety such as when I am called upon to review research grants as
- 14Jul2013
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Leadership as doing nothing
- By Ian Bradley
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Volumes have been written about leadership. The job description is already long from the macro of seeing the larger picture to the micro of managing conflict and mentoring. Whether one is talking about communicating a clear vision or inspiring the team to reach its potential, the successful leader is always portrayed as being active. Leading
- 07Mar2013
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Clinician comme Coach
- By Ian Bradley
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Before specializing in executive coaching and workplace problems, I was a clinical psychologist with stints in mental hospitals and clinics in Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto as well as Montreal. I worked extensively with both severely disturbed patients with diagnoses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder as well as more down-to-earth problems in living such as
- 25Feb2013
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“Why Work Sucks” a review
- By Ian Bradley
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I’ve just read “Why Work Sucks” by Ressler and Thompson, the ex-Best Buyers, whose resonating book title describes their Result Only Work Environment- ROWE. For those not up on the latest business buzz, the book takes to task our underlying assumptions about time and work. Briefly summarized here is their beginning premise: A employee at
- 21Jan2013
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Before you decide…
- By Ian Bradley
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The recent expulsion of a computer science student, Ahmed Al-Khabaz from a local Montreal college has gone viral. Ahmed apparently found a flaw in a student information system used by the province’s collegians. First reporting the flaw in the coding to the school, and then several days later testing to see if was fixed, apparently
- 11Dec2012
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Ability to learn: what’s required in an executive?
- By Ian Bradley
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For many of my clients, learning starts with a problem – not always a crisis but a problem that brings enough distress that they seek my services in executive coaching. Two all-stars of I/O Psychology, Bennis and Thomas have referred to these transforming events as ”crucibles.” Perhaps like the chemistry crucible, one hopes that the