Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Leaders who are trying to do something unprecedented are invariably going to hear the word, no, a lot. It may not be as direct as that. It might be softened as, “We don’t do things that way,” or “Sorry, that’s impossible.” My friend heard a lot of responses like that as he and his team worked to turn their big event idea into a reality. Looking back on a successful outcome, he realizes that the critical element in making it happen was how they dealt with the first no.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2011

There’s an interesting article in the New York Times today for anyone who has ever had to improvise madly when their boss makes an unexpected public commitment. The subject is Dan Akerson, who’s been the CEO of General Motors for 15 months. Akerson is not a “car guy.” He made his bones in telecommunications and came to GM from the world of private equity investments.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2011

We’re approaching the time of year where you might be receiving a gift card for the iTunes store or some other online outlet where you can buy apps for a smartphone. So, if you’re lucky enough to receive an app store gift card, what can you download that will at least make your life a little easier if not totally and radically change it? I’m an iPhone 4 user and here are five apps that I find myself using all the time (Which of these are favorites of yours?

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