Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

What makes them even more fun is hearing their stories about how they made such dramatic improvements over the course of six months. More often than not, my most successful clients have tapped into the transformative power of systematizing simple things. Take, for example, the story of a client I’ll call Joe.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

If you make meaningful but incremental next step decisions you usually won’t get extended so far out on a limb that you can’t course correct after implementation. You’ve had a track record of success and the people who selected you for this role view that past performance as a predictor of your future performance.

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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. Of course, we should promote her!” I thought she was already a VP.

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Next Level Blog

MAY 17, 2012

She’s a company veteran and change leader who has taken on increasingly responsible positions over the course of her career. The Eblin Group is a leadership development and strategy firm that supports organizations in ensuring the success of their leaders. I spoke with her recently about what she’s learned along the way.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

This lesson, of course, has been both a blessing and a curse. To be successful, we have to stay flexible and adapt to the situation on the ground. Going forward, I think it’s going to be at the top of the list of the most successful leaders. It’s great to have the time and brain space back. Personally, I think that it is.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

I know they were motivated because they showed up at 8:30 am on a Saturday morning for the Durham Success Summit’s (DSS) annual flagship event. This past Saturday, I had the privilege of sharing an auditorium with dozens of motivated young college men from the HBCU North Carolina Central University and other institutions.

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Next Level Blog

MARCH 27, 2019

Who gets a say in defining success? How will you know if you’re successful? You can convey a picture of success in a one or two day program; it takes time for people to groove the behaviors that actualize the picture. For your program to be successful, it needs to feel clearly relevant to your participants.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2020

It’s not a long-term strategy for success. This, of course, is why Netflix was invented. For some ideas on how to set your trend in the right direction, check out my post from a few months ago on simple physical routines for successful stress management. In fact, it’s exactly the opposite of that. You’re not creative.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Their strength, wisdom and resolve brought them to this point and will, of course, carry them forward. His willingness to ask for help, he believes, was a critical factor in his team’s success. The great leaders stand alone, indomitable in the face of adversity, accomplishing their goals in the face of all obstacles.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Connection, of course, can lead to relationships. The thing I hear about the book from readers most often is along the lines of, “I think I knew a lot of the things you write about but you put it in a way that connected with me and that I could use.” I’ve coached over 200 leaders in one on one relationships over the past 20 years.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Of course, that means the leader needs to invest time day after day and year over year to make values and norms explicit and, in the case of particular tasks or objectives, make sure that everyone understands the extent of their resources and authority.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Of course, you could. And that’s only because those are the default settings on Outlook. Could you get as much done in a 15 or 20 minute meeting as you could in 30? As much in 40 or 45 minutes as you could in 60? Start scheduling shorter meetings and use the time you get back to stay on top of your inflow and outflow throughout the day.

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Next Level Blog

APRIL 3, 2019

Of course, she does have several decades of experience in reading me. Are you the kind of person whose facial expressions reveal everything you’re thinking? My wife, Diane, tells me I’m one of those people. But, in all likelihood, I’m kidding myself on that. Doing that successfully almost always requires some level of mindfulness.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 17, 2011

specialist field is improving onjob employee performance without training courses. 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.   What other options do we have for reaching our goal? Click Here.

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Next Level Blog

MAY 11, 2021

Answers and approaches to how to do it will vary from organization to organization, but I think a good starting point for leaders is to ask some broad questions that can drive a strategic game plan for keeping a team connected over the course of a year. I’d start with Why? What about you?

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Next Level Blog

MARCH 19, 2020

Communicate, Communicate, Communicate : The old cliché has never been more true than it is now – you can’t over communicate (Doing it virtually as much as possible of course). Picture – what will success look like in the timeframe we can envision? Plan – what’s our plan for doing that?

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Next Level Blog

MARCH 4, 2020

Back in the day, GE’s CEO Jack Welch used to hold forth from the Pit for three or four hours at a stretch leading a spirited back and forth with the high potential leaders in the company’s flagship Management Development Course (MDC). Welch was constantly driving change at GE through big and revolutionary strategic initiatives.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Following up on the success of his previous book, The No Asshole Rule , Bob is back with Good Boss, Bad Boss. 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. Click Here.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 14, 2011

Yesterday, I spoke with 350 people who joined in a conference call on Charting Your Course for 2011 with a Life GPS®.  In my own life and in working with leaders over the last 10 years, I’ve learned that the success rate for big promises made without a process of ongoing support and follow through is pretty low. 

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 7, 2011

And, if you're working on your roadmap for this year, be sure to join me on January 13 for a conversation on " Charting Your Course in 2011 with a Life GPS®." 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.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

.  The research shows that most new executives have about 18 months before they’re deemed a success or failure.  Earlier this year, a colleague shared a book with me called Setting Course , that’s produced by the Congressional Management Foundation.    There’s a lot of sound advice there.  Click Here.

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 12, 2011

   If you have a team of ten people you can have 50 two hour staff meetings over the course of the year and still have a little budget left over.  Of course rule #2 was waived for small group working meetings where it was necessary for chairs to be employed but rule #1 was still enforced. Click Here.

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Of course, bookmarking the Next Level blog isn't bad advice either. :). 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. Especially like Be the boss you always wanted to have. Simple and clear! Click Here.

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 20, 2018

If you and your organization are wildly successful, what would the headlines be three years from now? Set your course and be comfortable with iterating as you go. It may be tempting to answer, “How the hell should I know? I just got here!” Probably not your best choice. One year from now? Five to 10 minutes an hour is a great start.

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Next Level Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

You could argue that, in spite of his successes, Manning lost playoff games and Super Bowls in past seasons by taking too much on himself and forcing game-losing interceptions and fumbles as a result. Of course, Manning did all the work he could do to be ready for the game, but he accepted that the final outcome was not solely in his hands.

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Next Level Blog

AUGUST 20, 2010

.  At the same time, the people who felt constrained or frustrated by the turf protection approach become more productive because they have more freedom to think and decide on the best courses of action.   The positive aspects of this kind of shift were summed up well by the colleague of a client I worked with a few years ago. 

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 17, 2011

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. Subscribe to Blog Updates via Email or RSS Chart Your Course in 2011 with a Life GPS® Interactive Program Details Here Join me for the. Click Here.

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Next Level Blog

JULY 14, 2010

Of course there are so many more rules not even shared about getting to the airport, what seats we book, type of plane and the list goes on. Of course it takes a woman to remember the bathroom breaks. Subscribe to Blog Updates via Email or RSS Chart Your Course in 2011 with a Life GPS® Interactive Program Details Here Join me for the.

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

  If you understand the true motivation, you're in a better position to offer alternative courses of action. 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.   Offer alternatives. Keep it short. 

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Next Level Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2010

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. Subscribe to Blog Updates via Email or RSS Chart Your Course in 2011 with a Life GPS® Interactive Program Details Here Join me for the. Click Here.

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

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. Subscribe to Blog Updates via Email or RSS Chart Your Course in 2011 with a Life GPS® Interactive Program Details Here Join me for the. Click Here.

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JANUARY 5, 2011

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. Subscribe to Blog Updates via Email or RSS Chart Your Course in 2011 with a Life GPS® Interactive Program Details Here Join me for the. Click Here.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

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. Subscribe to Blog Updates via Email or RSS Chart Your Course in 2011 with a Life GPS® Interactive Program Details Here Join me for the. Click Here.

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Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Of course, you’re not hearing a whole lot of what’s said in that 30 minutes because the little voice inside your head is jabbering away with helpful comments like: You’ve got nothing.    There must have been some glitch in the succession plan that got you onto this team.    How did you get here anyway? . 

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Next Level Blog

JULY 12, 2010

Of course, the capper was when he told the interviewer Jim Gray that of the six NBA teams that had been recruiting him, the only one that knew his decision at that moment was the one that he planned to play for. Click Here.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

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. Subscribe to Blog Updates via Email or RSS Chart Your Course in 2011 with a Life GPS® Interactive Program Details Here Join me for the. Click Here.

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Next Level Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2010

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. Subscribe to Blog Updates via Email or RSS Chart Your Course in 2011 with a Life GPS® Interactive Program Details Here Join me for the. Click Here.

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