Next Level Blog

JULY 11, 2023

One of my sources of entertainment on a recent trip to Los Angeles was watching a traffic cop masterfully manage a very busy Melrose Avenue intersection while a work crew replaced the stop lights. Wearing her white gloves and a bright yellow vest, the traffic cop exuded grace, authority, intelligence and confidence all at once. Seriously, how much of all of that do you think it takes to stand in the middle of a multilane, four-way intersection with pedestrian crosswalks on every corner and keep

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Anese Cavanaugh

JULY 11, 2023

At Active Choices, Inc., we've been in the business of helping organizations cultivate Positive Energy Workplaces for more than two decades, and during that time we’ve worked with many high-performing teams and organizational partners and gathered an immense amount of insights along the way. As we continue to reach more companies and expand our Positive Energy Workplace Initiative™ (PEW-i) , we've noticed some common themes and symptoms that can help you understand where your organization stands

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Lead from Within

JULY 11, 2023

Trust is a crucial component of any relationship, but it is especially important in leadership. When trust is present, leadership is strong and effective. But when trust is broken, it can be difficult to regain and can have serious consequences. Many leaders struggle with building and maintaining trust, and they often make mistakes that can destroy trust and hinder their team’s success.

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Modern Servant Leader

JULY 11, 2023

Do you need your current position? We cannot lead what we need. Are you dependent upon your current employer for income and benefits? Yes? Then you cannot lead there. Let me explain… There are two dependencies preventing most people from being great leaders in corporations: Salary & Benefits Dependency : If you lack confidence in your ability to find great employment elsewhere, a sufficient financial reserve to allow you time to find new employment, or both, you seek to please your bos

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Women on Business

JULY 11, 2023

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Modern Servant Leader

JULY 11, 2023

Heineken CEO Dolf van den Brink, Unilever CEOs Hein Schumacher (June) and Alan Jope (prior), Philip Morris CEO Jacek Olczak, Mondelez CEO Dirk Van de Put, and Nestle CEO Ulf Mark Schneider have all demonstrated a lack of ethical behavior. Each of their organizations promised to exit business in Russia when war began. These leaders have not delivered on that promise.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 11, 2023

One of the key features of gig jobs is their inherent flexibility, so it can be difficult for platforms to secure loyalty from workers. Research from the University of Michigan suggests that connectivity with fellow co-workers could do the trick. The high attrition rate among gig workers, such as over 60% of Uber drivers leaving the platform within the first six months, has led to problems of low engagement and employee retention.

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David A Fields

JULY 11, 2023

Your consulting firm submitted a proposal to Chlorissa (“Chlo”) Zing, COO at Fantasma, S.A. However, Ms. Zing canceled your scheduled appointment to talk about the proposal, and hasn’t responded to your request to reschedule. Frustratingly, another hot prospect, Luke van Nesht, with whom your consulting firm held a number of promising conversations, has also stopped … Continued The post Prospects Ghosting Your Consulting Firm?

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 11, 2023

According to a year-long series of surveys conducted by a researcher at Malmö University, employees who have previously experienced rude behavior are more susceptible to bullying in the workplace. “The results show how important it is to act immediately when you see disrespectful behavior in the workplace,” the author explains. They collaborated with the Swedish trade union for engineers to conduct a series of surveys.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

JULY 11, 2023

Overcoming attitudes about competition and turf is a key to innovation. Here are some ways to ignite a bold future. Today’s guest post is by Scott Cochrane, author of Your Creative Mind: How to Disrupt Your Thinking, Abandon Your Comfort Zone, and Develop Bold New Strategies (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Last weekend I was out for a mountain ride on my adventure motorcycle.

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Ron Edmondson

JULY 11, 2023

A young pastor asked me a great question once. He appeared to be doing a great job leading, but he wanted to do better. His question was this: “ What are the worst leadership traits that you’ve seen limit a leader’s potential to lead well?” That’s a hard question, because depending on the circumstances I think there could be many different answers.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

JULY 11, 2023

Overcoming attitudes about competition and turf is a key to innovation. Here are some ways to ignite a bold future. Today’s guest post is by Scott Cochrane, author of Your Creative Mind: How to Disrupt Your Thinking, Abandon Your Comfort Zone, and Develop Bold New Strategies (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Last weekend I was out for a mountain ride on my adventure motorcycle.

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Decker Communication

JULY 11, 2023

“We need our teams to have more executive presence.” This is a common goal that most companies come to us hoping to achieve. Usually, this translates to more confidence, concise messages, and other communication skills that can help their leaders build trust. The problem is that we tend to think of executive presence as the formal version of ourselves, which ultimately lends to not being our authentic selves.

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Roundtable Talk

JULY 11, 2023

The relentless pace of change in the corporate world today requires teams to collaborate and communicate across functions to problem-solve in real time and make faster decisions. In short, you need to flatten hierarchies. In today’s world of instant communication via email, text or Zoom, you’d think that the concept of working across an organization … How Coaching Can Flatten Hierarchies Read More » The post How Coaching Can Flatten Hierarchies appeared first on The Roundtable.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2023

Decades of business strategy have urged leaders to concentrate the bulk of their business efforts on the customer experience. While prioritizing customers over employees can drive short-term revenue growth, it will cost companies in long-term employee retention and engagement. The author and colleagues conducted a new study of thousands of employees and executives from around the world and across multiple industries.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

JULY 11, 2023

We all know folks who sit on the couch with a beer in one hand and chips in the other screaming at the TV. They lambast the coach for the play that was called, as if they’re in a better position to know what to do. It’s so easy to second-guess decisions, criticize people for mistakes, or blather about what you’d do if you were in a similar situation.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2023

Plummeting flows of trade, capital, and people at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic prompted a wave of speculation about the end of globalization, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brought even more predictions of a retreat toward national self-sufficiency. But, according to research for the latest DHL Global Connectedness Index, international flows show no signs of a sustained downturn.

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The Horizons Tracker

JULY 11, 2023

The protection of human rights is a crucial objective for democratic societies. Despite this, ongoing wars and forced migration continue to be significant obstacles to the realization of these universal rights, as evidenced by the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the refugee crisis of 2015/16. In response to these challenges, the EU initiated the “Protect” project to assess the impact of changes in the legal system, governance, and public discourse on international refugee protection.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2023

Thanks to the increasing availability of AI, including machine learning algorithms, deliberately creating customer data feedback loops is now possible for most products and services. This means that as a firm gathers more customer data, it can feed that data into machine learning algorithms to improve its product or service, thereby attracting more customers, generating even more customer data.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2023

A conversation with leadership expert Adam Bryant on the recipe for success.

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