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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

I’ve shared my own ideas over the years in blog posts and in my book The Next Level , but since I don’t have all the answers, I decided to ask some of the leaders who are focused on building teams of go-to people for their best advice on how to do it. Step one is to create a safe environment for the team. As Cynthia Horner, M.D.,

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Next Level Blog

JANUARY 24, 2023

In addition to her commitment to setting little kids off on a strong path for their lives, I’m really impressed by how much thought and effort Renee puts into her work every day. It takes a lot of planning plus improvisational skills to keep a roomful of six-year-olds engaged and learning from 8:30 in the morning to 2:30 in the afternoon.

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DECEMBER 13, 2021

Knowing how and when to satisfice is an important skill to have not just for driving productivity but for keeping yourself and your team sane. More and more of the leaders I’m working with are learning how to let go of their version of “perfect.” Instead, we need to do what economists call “satisficing.”

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JANUARY 29, 2020

That’s a quote from Dr. Wayne Baker in his new book, All You Have to Do is Ask: How to Master the Most Important Skill for Success. Listen along as Wayne shares fascinating research on how to ask for help and simple, powerful and proven ways to make the ask. And now, without further ado, here’s Dr. Wayne Baker.

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JUNE 10, 2015

One of the elements I love the most about our leadership development programs like Next Level Leadership® group coaching and Developing Leadership Presence is the peer coaching. In both of those programs, the participants are expected to pair up with a peer colleague and spend 20 minutes a week coaching each other.

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AUGUST 18, 2010

» August 18, 2010 How to Perform When the Room Doesn’t Work Not to get all prophetic or Inception on you, but today’s post is inspired by a dream I had last night. Grow Bigger Feet. Don’t worry, it’s nothing really weird or creepy.) Don’t move without asking permission of the host.

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JANUARY 26, 2012

There was an interesting movie that came out last year called "The Adjustment Bureau" starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt. In it, Damon plays a rising young congressman named David Norris. He’s headed for a big victory in a campaign for the U.S. Senate until a picture comes out of him mooning his fraternity brothers at a college reunion.

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Next Level Blog

APRIL 24, 2018

This year, I’m writing a series on how to build skills in the leadership competencies that most organizations flag as vital. In the months to come, I’ll be writing about how you and your team can develop your leaderships skills in: Building and leveraging strong teams. Communicating clearly and openly.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

But it is also rewarding in the relationship skills you develop. LEADERSHIP AND INFLUENCE SUMMIT 30+ Leading Experts Sharing How to Maximize Leadership and Influence Effectiveness A FREE Online Event Sign up here About As an executive coach, speaker and author of The Next Level , Scott Eblin advises hundreds of executive leaders every year.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

It’s leveled the playing field for those that weren’t as skilled at or just didn’t play the appearances game. As leaders begin to consider if, how and when to go back to the office, maintaining the advantages that come with a more level playing field should be front and center in their thought process.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Yesterday morning, before delivering a workshop on how to lead and live at your best , I had the privilege of sitting in as a roomful of high-potential managers shared what they’ve learned so far during their company’s multi-month leadership development program. Pick up the what; let go of the how. That’s his team’s job.

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

Strong communication skills have always been an important factor in leadership effectiveness. It’s just that some of the skill sets are different now. If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best.

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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. If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best.

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APRIL 24, 2019

They moved back there even though Dad had the skills and background to set up shop in a city where he could have made a lot more money. Dad’s skill, warmth and compassion were neatly summarized in a letter we found in his papers from a gentleman in the Columbus, Ohio area named Gary Sheets. My dad, Dr. Jack C.

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JUNE 17, 2020

This is one of those times when I’m glad that the conventional wisdom on how to coach others is that it’s more about the questions than the answers. The final stage of the learning journey is unconscious competence in which the new knowledge and skills become almost second nature or automatic.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

You’d think that since I wrote a book on how to get past being overworked and overwhelmed , I’d know what to do to get myself back on a healthier track. My wife, Diane, is highly, highly skilled at assessing her own problems and then taking simple, practical steps to bring herself back to being at her best. They’re awesome.)

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MAY 19, 2020

They drew on their skills and life experiences to attend to each other’s needs in all dimensions of life – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best.

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MAY 15, 2018

One of the things I love about leading our Next Level Leadership® group coaching program is hearing leaders’ stories about how they’re following through on their most important development opportunities. If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best.

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JULY 24, 2019

One of the stories I tell in The Next Level is about the CEO of a very well-known company who, in speaking to a meeting of the top 200 executives there, spontaneously riffed out loud about how “We could use more employees with the skill set and approach that Competitor X has.” Beat the churn. Provide some context.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Any leader who manages people needs to know how to coach for performance. In their book, Anytime Coaching , my colleagues Teresa Kloster and Wendy Swire provide the framework, tools, exercises and tips that you need to build or improve your coaching skills.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Here’s how to get started on each of the three. One is to find a position that’s a better fit for your skills and experience. If your boss doesn’t trust you or you don’t trust your people it’s because one or more of those factors is suspect. Sincerity : Sincerity is all about having and demonstrating positive intent.

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JULY 17, 2019

On the other hand, I can see how Mad started shaping my 10 to 13 year old brain in ways that, for the most part, have been useful influences on the way I’ve engaged with and led others over the years. The magazine’s writers were also highly skilled at conveying a lot with a few words. That’s a big part of life and leadership isn’t it?

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FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Personally, I don’t have strong feelings about him either way but I found a lot to admire in Manning in how he conducted himself in preparing and playing for the Super Bowl and what he said after it was over. There was a lot there that I think anyone could learn about how to handle yourself as life catches up with your talents and skills.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

My iMovie knowledge was below basic at that point but I figured out how to dump those six minutes into a working file and got a very rough cut of a reel. I woke up around 3:30 am thinking about how I could improve the video and could not get back to sleep. It’s fun to learn new skills and create something that you’re interested in.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

If it’s a planning meeting, bring a skilled facilitator in to assist with meeting design, running the flow of the meeting and documenting the follow up. We did some research last year and found that meeting sponsors said a skilled outside facilitator/ meeting design is the highest value spend they made on meetings.

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MARCH 1, 2022

Through role modeling courage, distributing AK-47’s and posting online instructions for how to make DIY Molotov cocktails, Zelensky and his team are doing everything they can to give the work back to their people. If you liked what you read here, subscribe here to get my latest ideas on how to lead and live at your best.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

Seizing those bigger opportunities is one of the differences between being a leader with management skills and just managing. Grow Bigger Feet. One of the common things that keeps managers from becoming leaders is spending too much time and attention protecting their turf. .” 

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JANUARY 7, 2011

The lowest-rated behavior in our research on leaders is the skill of pacing oneself by building in regular breaks from work. What are some typical habits you have seen that entrepreneurs need to let go of? That can be a particular challenge for entrepreneurs who are trying to do it all.

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DECEMBER 24, 2010

  I'll be back a day or two next week with some ideas on how to use a model I call the Life GPS® that will help you hit the ground running in 2011. I really thought I could learn and emulate a lot of their leadership skills, but I think not. I hope you'll join me back here then.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Most everyone agrees that with his skill, moxie and common guy from Latrobe, PA demeanor, Palmer made the previously elite game of golf of interest to millions of average people. He knew how to conduct a conversation with millions of viewers and listeners. He knew when it was time to mix a story into the play by play.

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OCTOBER 29, 2010

It once again demonstrates that good leadership skills are applicable (necessary) in a wide range of activities and contexts if one is to bring about success. It’s not just for CEOs. 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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JULY 21, 2010

My primary point was to call out the failure of leadership and basic management skills that was shown in the way Mrs. Sherrod was treated and to make the point that we should always try to get the facts before making big decisions. Why don’t you hold them accountable too? You raise a good point about the media's role though.

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JANUARY 3, 2011

.  When that happened to Lionel, he stayed focused on the big picture of what he was trying to accomplish but was flexible and open enough to work with what was given to him in determining how to get to there. Believe in Yourself:   It certainly wasn’t all sunshine and roses for Lionel as he was coaching the King. 

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Leadership Skills in practise here! LEADERSHIP AND INFLUENCE SUMMIT 30+ Leading Experts Sharing How to Maximize Leadership and Influence Effectiveness A FREE Online Event Sign up here About As an executive coach, speaker and author of The Next Level , Scott Eblin advises hundreds of executive leaders every year. Posted by: Engr.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

  Considering and referencing the core principles of an organization can help leaders make an informed decision about how to proceed. "  Whether they’re stated or not, most organizations have operating principles. 

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

  Still, I’m enjoying the process of developing new skills and increased flexibility.    It just felt like the thing to do.    We'd done a lot of brain work in the morning, had an in-depth discussion with a senior exec over lunch and were getting ready for more coaching and brain work in the afternoon. 

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DECEMBER 8, 2010

      Listening skills e.            Coaching skills 5.  Pay attention to how they prepare for different meetings, how they participate in those meetings and how they engage others. 

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