Next Level Blog
JULY 13, 2021
If there’s one topic that’s a common denominator in many of the conversations I’ve had with senior executives over the past few months, it’s how to handle the issue of employees returning to the office. They can stay more connected to their families while building their careers. They’re saving money on gas and child care.
Next Level Blog
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
Lately, it’s felt like “I’ve got a new boss,” season in the coaching conversations I have with executives. First, getting a new boss is anxiety inducing, especially for more senior executives. It’s no wonder that getting a new boss can make senior executives anxious about their future and what they might lose.
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Next Level Blog
JUNE 28, 2022
Between the leaders I’ve worked with in our Next Level Leadership® group coaching program and the individual executives I’ve coached over the last 20 plus years, I’ve delivered around 2,000 colleague feedback reports. And there’s one thing I’ve seen again and again in so many of those feedback conversations. Don’t get me wrong.
Next Level Blog
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
I got started in this work because in my own career as a corporate executive I regularly found myself in high stakes situations where I really had no clue what to do or how to be. Doing that work led, in 2006, to my book, The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success.
Next Level Blog
APRIL 11, 2013
We were talking recently about what he’s learned in a long and successful career that has spanned some of the top organizations in the private and public sectors. In his current company, he’s noticed that career success is all about how quickly you put points you on the board. The executive asked Bill, “What is he famous for?”.
Next Level Blog
JULY 11, 2018
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?
Next Level Blog
OCTOBER 12, 2021
As a public service to both groups, I’ll share my own observations drawn from a few decades worth of experience as an executive, executive coach and someone who’s written a book about what it takes to be successful at the next level.
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