Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

  With more energy and enthusiasm, the man said, "I'm shaping these rocks into bricks."    As I was walking through this ancient city searching for dinner tonight, I started thinking about the kind of leadership that must be required to start a project you won't live to see the end of. 

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Last month, I wrote a post on What We Can Learn About Leadership from the Chilean Miners. And, as was the case with the astronauts, the miners could not have made it safely home without the efforts, talents and leadership of thousands of others. There are leadership lessons to learn from the rescuers as well.

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Chart Your Course

MAY 13, 2013

The National Association of Colleges and Employers estimates the average cost-per-hire in 2011 and 2012 was $5,100. It is critical to write a detailed job description for the position you are looking to fill- listing specific skills, responsibilities, and time and energy requirements. Divide and conquer.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

If you’re interested in becoming a more effective leadership meteorologist, here are a few things to pay attention to: Your Energy Level:   Just like the sun, your energy probably has the biggest impact on the weather.   One guy in a group last week summed it up by saying, “I change the weather.”  Click Here.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Let me be clear: leadership and diversity should have nothing to do with one another. This blog was recently nominated for Kevin Eikenberry’s Best Leadership Blogs of 2010 , and I noticed recently that Kevin was taking heat from the gender police for having only one woman on the list of nominees.

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 18, 2010

Be as specific as you can be with yourself about the optimal levels of energy and engagement in the room. Own the Energy:   Don’t let your pre-meeting fire drill shift your energy. Her observation was that my energy was high when the audience’s energy was high and lower when theirs was lower. Own the energy.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 24, 2010

I’m not referring to the passing of our own family members, friends and coworkers, but the tragic deaths of the celebrities, socialites and business moguls that we’ve known and loved (or not). George Steinbrenner alone was worth $1.2 billion estate.

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Chris Brady

JANUARY 2, 2011

» January 02, 2011 The Wasting of Your Life There seems to be no limit to the number of varying interpretations of how one is to view the concept of "wealth." " Still others view it as a valid goal and extend all sorts of energy in pursuit of it. It's already 2011. and a Winner Announced!

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Jason Womack

DECEMBER 6, 2014

In 2011, a mentor of mine said: “You’ve got to find a problem you can fall in love with. Recently, a Get Momentum member (and graduate of our past two Leadership Retreat programs in Ojai, CA) invited me to discuss the Get Momentum tenets of “FutureCasting” in to the new year with a small group of her most trusted clients AND advisors.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2010

It’s usually a case where they’re moving from a pretty hands-on, directive leadership role and into a role in which they’re coordinating the work of a number of other leaders. As the authors of The Leadership Pipeline point out, the first time is usually when the leader moves from manager to manager of managers. Recognize performance.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

What I mean by the picking up part is that higher level leadership requires getting out of your own lane and collaborating with peers to get meaningful things done.   To learn more about this, check out Primal Leadership by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee.  That’s what’s in it for you.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 22, 2013

There is a concept in cognitive psychology called the channel capacity, which refers to the amount of space in our brain for certain kinds of information. Partly its a question of time and energy. For example, to be someone's best friend requires a minimum investment of time and emotional energy. An Integrated Leadership Team.

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Chris Brady

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Leadership success is largely dependent upon the leader's ability to think through situations and arrive at root causes. Therefore, put enough energy into step 1), and you're well on your way to accomplishing step 2). Are you expending resources and energy fighting symptoms that only appear to be causes?

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

He is reminding us that true leadership requires a degree of selflessness. IF YOU WILL LEAD, LLC Leadership Development, Executive Coaching, Infrastructure Consulting IF YOU WILL LEAD recognizes that your personal and professional success depends, in large part, on your ability to effectively and powerfully lead.

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Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Deming’s tenet of understanding psychology (or, in my words, understanding relationships) is a prerequisite to transforming traditional (western) leadership philosophies. Both books remain best sellers because they provide valuable just-like references necessary for us to comprehend these – you guessed it – right-brained ideas.

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Next Level Blog

JULY 19, 2010

The first wake up call for me in the past week was when I read a very nice article in the Washington Post on leadership coach Bob Rosen and his firm Healthy Companies International. I’ll take credit for being the energy and spirit behind it, but they deserve to own the company. I’m 81, after all, and I can’t take it with me.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2010

In fact, in most cases I actually prefer to have my thinking challenged – this doesn’t threaten me as a leader, it improves my leadership ability. Anyone who has ever been in a leadership position has had to deal with the inevitable tough relationship that causes more than its fair share of brain damage.

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Chris Brady

JULY 19, 2010

and a Winner Announced Blog powered by TypePad Member since 09/2007 Author Chris Bradys Leadership Blog Chris Bradys Home Page Chris Bradys Rascal Tweets Chris Bradys FaceBook Chris Bradys YouTube Chris Bradys Fan Page-Rascal Nation Chris Brady on LinkedIn Thank you for sharing it.

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Building Personal Strength

DECEMBER 12, 2010

This term refers to what you were thinking but did not say. Dolly : “So you’re saying that project leadership should go to whomever has been here the longest?&# A huge chunk of Go Green depends on energy storage. I could get up to speed on the energy storage issue, but it would take time. Dolly : “Maybe.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

He has more than 30 years of experience in corporate sales and marketing, including years in book publishing business, working for IDG Books, publishers of the … For Dummies computer and general reference books. While that has long been considered traditional retirement age, Boomers are known for bucking the system.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 20, 2011

Unusually Excellent : The Necessary Nine Skills Required for the Practice of Great Leadership by John Hamm. Unusually Excellent is a back-to-basics reference book that offers both seasoned and aspiring leaders a framework for understanding and a guide for applying the battle-tested fundamentals of leadership at every stage of their careers.

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Chris Brady

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

The difference is leadership.  Leadership is required to form and lead teams to higher and higher achievement, and it is this leadership that makes all the difference. Leadership is the force that prevents the mob tendencies of any group of people and instead channels those energies into productive alignment.

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Strategy Driven

JUNE 24, 2011

A pure fact of transformational leadership is that you can accomplish only a small portion of the requisite forward movement on your own. Energy: People are called to action by leaders who display genuine enthusiasm – even passion – for the vision they espouse. Eloquence: Reckless energy dissipates and loses its effect.

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Chris Brady

JULY 11, 2010

Leadership is a lot like taking a trip. Here are some areas to consider when seeking to increase your leadership ability by traveling light: 1. Light is the load of a leader who understands that almost anything can be accomplished if enough focus of energy, desire, concentration, talent, effort, perseverance, time, and toil is applied.

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Women in the LEAD

APRIL 26, 2010

Women in the LEAD A B O U T U S H O W T O C O M M E N T Recent Posts WOMEN: LEADERSHIP is How TO BE WOMEN: Love, Respect and Leadership WOMEN: Is Negative Thinking Holding You Back? The best part is that he modeled LEADERSHIP for me every day. It's empowering. I still carry his influences.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

He has more than 30 years of experience in corporate sales and marketing, including years in book publishing business, working for IDG Books, publishers of the … For Dummies computer and general reference books. He has a marketing communications degree from Bradley University.

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QAspire

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

I almost hate when human beings are referred to as resources. Subroto Bagchi has a deep impact on the way I think about entrepreneurship and leadership. My post Quick Thought on Leadership and Subordination to a Cause emphasized on this very important point. Thanks also for sharing your energy with me and my readers Tanmay!

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Posted by Elinor Stutz on December 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment Marketing professionals refer to strategy as your unique selling proposition while sales folk use the term ‘positioning.’ ’ However you view it, the implementation and outcome need to be taken very seriously.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

He has more than 30 years of experience in corporate sales and marketing, including years in book publishing business, working for IDG Books, publishers of the … For Dummies computer and general reference books. He has a marketing communications degree from Bradley University.

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Women in the LEAD

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Women in the LEAD A B O U T U S H O W T O C O M M E N T Recent Posts WOMEN: LEADERSHIP is How TO BE WOMEN: Love, Respect and Leadership WOMEN: Is Negative Thinking Holding You Back? I hear you hovering sense when you show-up to take-in, always leaving a special energy that speaks of your presence. a wonderful quality.

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Chris Brady

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Speaking with the credibility of decades having developed her leadership skills side by side with Tony, Pat initiated an important message by asking for a show of hands of husbands present with their wives (visually we could see many were not). Clayton humbly reflected leadership training in action. I had to share on facebook!

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Women in the LEAD

AUGUST 9, 2009

Women in the LEAD A B O U T U S H O W T O C O M M E N T Recent Posts WOMEN: LEADERSHIP is How TO BE WOMEN: Love, Respect and Leadership WOMEN: Is Negative Thinking Holding You Back? Passion is the primordial, pulsating energy that infuses all of life, the numinous presence made known with every beat of our hearts.

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CO2

MARCH 30, 2016

I started to ponder this seriously in the aftermath of the Gabrielle Giffords shooting in 2011. It has nothing to do with wishing, and it references reality at every turn. I have long believed that we all have to start having the conversations we want to be hearing, and to begin in the places we inhabit and work.

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CO2

MARCH 30, 2016

I started to ponder this seriously in the aftermath of the Gabrielle Giffords shooting in 2011. It has nothing to do with wishing, and it references reality at every turn. I have long believed that we all have to start having the conversations we want to be hearing, and to begin in the places we inhabit and work.

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Open-book Long-term Quality Morale 78

Women in the LEAD

JANUARY 7, 2010

Women in the LEAD A B O U T U S H O W T O C O M M E N T Recent Posts WOMEN: LEADERSHIP is How TO BE WOMEN: Love, Respect and Leadership WOMEN: Is Negative Thinking Holding You Back? GRATITUDE: Journey to Ones Calling WOMEN: CLAIMING YOUR WINGS WOMEN: Challenged and Overwhelmed? Your comment has not yet been posted.

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Women in the LEAD

JUNE 25, 2010

Women in the LEAD A B O U T U S H O W T O C O M M E N T Recent Posts WOMEN: LEADERSHIP is How TO BE WOMEN: Love, Respect and Leadership WOMEN: Is Negative Thinking Holding You Back? It draws on the unlimited energy of the mind. GRATITUDE: Journey to Ones Calling WOMEN: CLAIMING YOUR WINGS WOMEN: Challenged and Overwhelmed?

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

He has more than 30 years of experience in corporate sales and marketing, including years in book publishing business, working for IDG Books, publishers of the … For Dummies computer and general reference books. He has a marketing communications degree from Bradley University.

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