Next Level Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

   A long time ago, in a more bipartisan age, I helped organize a week long orientation program at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government for the freshman congressional class of 1986.  A lot of what they’re facing is similar to what faces any new leader coming on board in a large, complex organization. 

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Complacency has it’s price, up to and including some morally and ethically reprehensible leaders who have been elected to public office. I think it’s even tougher to consider if we might be responsible for bad leaders in our organizations. How can followers possibly be responsible for bad leadership in our organizations?

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Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 19, 2019

With so much change in business, and the so-called 4th Industrial Revolution in the making, it is clear to see that organizations can benefit from the approach. People high on this are also highly committed, whether that be to an organization or a cause, or of course both. Referring back to the VUCA world modelled in Figure 1.2,

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The rewards for reflection are subtle and less than obvious (when was the last time you received a bonus from your organization for excellent execution of reflection?). Learning to “go with the gut&# provides a definite advantage for leaders in fast moving organization. we resist reflecting. What are the rewards for reflection?

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Strategy Driven

JULY 3, 2015

Today's workforce will need three times the amount of training that it now gets if the organization intends to stay in business, remain competitive and tackle the future successfully. Niche trainers impart their own perspectives out of context to the whole of the organization. Training is rarely allowed to be extensive.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2011

Many companies today operate like Russian nesting dolls, where one large figure is actually made up of many smaller one. These organizations present a unified face to the outside world, but rely heavily on other, usually smaller, companies or external individuals to conduct many of their activities.

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HR Digest

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

HR professionals play a crucial role in every organization. Managing people also requires leadership qualities like managing conflicts, motivating employees, delegating responsibility, etc. Many organizations use online applications to perform tasks efficiently. How to get entry-level human resources jobs ? Have High Integrity.

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Building Personal Strength

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

It is still common for most managers to refer to people skills as “soft skills,” because they aren’t specifically about the business of the organization. The perception is that getting along with people is nice, but “nice-to-have” — secondary to the operation of the business. Nothing is further from the truth.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Yet it is always the moral and ethical thing to do. I had a client who very publicly took the blame for something done in his organization (i.e., Mary Jo Asmus A former executive in a Fortune 100 company, I own and operate a leadership solutions firm called Aspire Collaborative Services. Leave a Reply Click here to cancel reply.

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