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What’s the Difference Between Executive Presence and Leadership Presence?

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The title of this post is a question I was asked yesterday during an interview for the book summary service Get Abstract. While I guess I’ve thought about the difference between executive and leadership presence over the years (I wrote a book on the latter after all), I have never had the question put to me that directly.

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How to Create a Compelling Narrative That Connects with Senior Execs

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One of the leadership communications distinctions I’ve been thinking about a lot this year is the difference between communications that are episodic and those that are longitudinal. Here are three things to pay attention to when you’re creating a narrative to connect with senior executives.

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Video Book Club: The Leadership Pipeline

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The book has been around for about ten years and it’s become a go to resource for anyone charged with developing senior leaders. In the video review, I walk through the simple yet resonant model of career path transitions that the authors Charan, Drotter and Noel outline in the book. Your comment has not yet been posted. Click Here.

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Preparation Is the New Leadership Differentiator

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In watching and working with top executives and their teams over the past few years, I’ve come to a fresh conclusion. Preparation is the new leadership differentiator. Here are three best practices that I see my best prepared executive coaching clients follow: Book the time: The best prepared leaders book the time to prepare.

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How Strong is Your Leadership Pyramid?

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This post is adapted from the forthcoming third edition of my book, The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success. Research shows that moving to the executive level is among the toughest transitions of any career. Have 40 percent of all new executives simply risen to their level of incompetence?

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My Crisis Leadership Playbook

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When I talk about the ideas in my book, The Next Level , one of the first things I usually say is that the next level is any leadership situation which requires different results. The ideas I’m sharing in this post are the basics of a crisis leadership playbook that is something of a work in progress. What resonates with you?

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A Key Question for Executive Leaders

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The Next Level Find out what insiders know about executive success in Scott Eblin’s new and expanded book, The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success. The Next Level Blog is where he shares "news you can use" to raise your leadership game.   There are some caveats in answering the question, however. 

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