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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Context is everything in communications and the context when you’re the senior leader is you have the power to change people’s lives. As a senior leader you have the power to change people’s lives. That tends to change the way they’ll hear your jokes. Put yourself in their shoes before popping off a zinger.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

You’ll have less power, but more influence (Unless you misuse it. Posted by Scott Eblin on September 17, 2010 in Leadership , Personal Presence | Permalink Technorati Tags : being the boss , influence TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Wally’s Advice for New Bosses : Comments 1.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Posted by Scott Eblin on September 03, 2010 in Books , Personal Presence | Permalink Technorati Tags : blogs , Diane Eblin , resilience , Roger Ebert , Winston Churchill TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference In Praise of What You Can Do : Comments Rock on, indeed! Rock on, Diane.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

is a powerful question to ask in any direction but particularly so on the diagonals because it’s usually unexpected.  Posted by: executive coaching | September 29, 2010 at 09:58 PM Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Posted by: | This is only a preview.   What do you think?   Think about it. What do you think?”

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DECEMBER 6, 2010

Magazine » December 06, 2010 How to Drive Change with a Leadership Point of View Every so often, The New York Times will run a long feature on the CEO of a large business.    One answer that is available to leaders who don’t possess miraculous powers is to recruit some disciples to help spread the point of view. 

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

  The local officials had veto power.  Posted by: Barbara | November 01, 2010 at 11:12 PM Great news! Posted by: Barbara | November 02, 2010 at 01:39 PM Great post and a very cool opportunity.   When the earthquake hit Haiti, the situation was similar to Katrina. Your comment has not yet been posted.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

" It's a twinge in your heart, far more powerful than memory alone… This device isn't a spaceship.   While that statement may be true in the fictional realm, it’s definitely true in the literal realm. He begins by talking about an old copywriter he used to work with named Teddy. It's a time machine. It goes backwards.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Information is power. September 13, 2010 at 05:56 PM Thanks for the great perspective Mike. Posted by: Scott Eblin | September 14, 2010 at 05:29 PM Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Posted by: | This is only a preview. A: Just one, but the light bulb has to really want to change. What’s your take on this approach?

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Posted by: Gayle Ely | November 12, 2010 at 11:41 AM I worked with a supervisor in the National Park Service. Posted by: eric dubbin | November 22, 2010 at 06:19 AM Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Posted by: | This is only a preview.   Those aren't rhetorical questions.  Your comment has not yet been posted.

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JUNE 28, 2010

Main | Video Book Club: A Sense of Urgency » June 28, 2010 Three Lessons from the Longest Serving Senator Senator Robert C. Late in his career, Byrd stunned many of the powers that be in West Virginia when he loudly said that the state would have to move beyond its crippling dependence on coal. Rest in peace, Senator.

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JANUARY 12, 2011

Never underestimate the power of peer pressure and competition! Posted by: Jay | January 12, 2011 at 11:53 AM Scott,--while I'm not sure that the "budget" concept is all that practical, I do think the idea of publicly sharing those kind of statistics could make people think twice about calling meetings.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Posted by Scott Eblin on November 23, 2010 in Current Affairs , Leadership | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Lessons from the TSA on Communicating Change : Comments I do feel for them, Scott. (not   If anything, it was faster. Your comment could not be posted.

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JANUARY 3, 2011

To put it bluntly, Lionel doesn’t do the whole sucking up to power thing. And, even if you don’t think of yourself as a coach, there are some good lessons for anyone who has to influence someone with more formal power and authority. In any case, there’s a lot that coaches can learn from watching the way that Lionel works with Bertie.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Posted by Scott Eblin on November 03, 2010 in Current Affairs , Leadership , Random observations | Permalink Technorati Tags : Dan Snyder , Donovan McNabb , leadership , Mike Shanahan , Washington Redskins TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference It Never Ends.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Even More Leadership Lessons from the Washington Redskins | Main | The Power of Courtesy » November 05, 2010 The Heroes of Walter Reed Yesterday, on a rainy afternoon in Washington, DC, I had the privilege of doing something that I wish every American had the opportunity to experience.  Your comment has not yet been posted.

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OCTOBER 8, 2010

Along with the opportunity to see the mastery of Rockwell’s technique (I was really struck by how much more powerful the paintings are in person than in print.), Posted by: Gayle Ely | October 08, 2010 at 12:52 PM Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Posted by: | This is only a preview. What are your memorable high dive moments?

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