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JULY 17, 2019

Their editors and writers were ruthless in leveraging “the way we do things around here” for laughs whether it was a mock catalog of worthless junk sold through direct mail, a take-down of the power and light company or any number of other absurdities you encounter in everyday life. That’s a big part of life and leadership isn’t it?

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AUGUST 3, 2021

What if you had a powerful resource right down the hall or a Zoom click away that could help you be an even more effective leader day in and day out? And what if that resource not only helped strengthen your leadership but could even help improve the quality of your life? My guess is you’d be asking, “Where do I sign up?”.

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MAY 15, 2012

This past weekend I traveled to Cambridge, Mass., for the 25th reunion of my graduating class at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Just writing that makes me feel old.) I had the good fortune of graduating in a year that was the 350th anniversary of Harvard and the 50th anniversary of the Kennedy School (and its predecessor, the School of.

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JANUARY 19, 2017

Great leaders practice and exhibit strong personal leadership. Here are the ten behaviors of personal leadership that I’ve seen the great ones practice: Self reflection – Great leaders take the time to identify and articulate how they are at their best and then organize their life so they consistently show up with those qualities.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

What followed next was a quick real-time distillation of long-held thoughts and observations on the nature of true leadership. As we look back on a year when we’ve seen the impact of both stellar and dismal leadership take center stage this feels like a good time to step back and set our bearings for 2021.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Through multiple acts of leadership they have organized themselves to take care of their bodies, minds and spirits. Here’s some of what we can learn from the miners: Leaders share the role:   You might assume that the miners’ shift supervisor would take over the sole leadership role. Today was not one of those days.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

  As I was walking through this ancient city searching for dinner tonight, I started thinking about the kind of leadership that must be required to start a project you won't live to see the end of.    That doesn't mean, however, that your leadership can't build a legacy that outlives you. . 

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JANUARY 22, 2019

One of the mentors I feel very fortunate to have had in my life was the late Richard Neustadt , a founding professor of the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and author of the classic book Presidential Power. That’s likely at the essence of the power of persuasion that Dr. Neustadt wrote and talked about. Not so fast, my friend.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Let’s hear it for Doug Elmendorf! It’s possible that, as was the case with me until yesterday afternoon, you don’t know who Doug Elmendorf is. He runs the Congressional Budget Office and was the star. Please click the headline to read the whole story.

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DECEMBER 6, 2010

Magazine » December 06, 2010 How to Drive Change with a Leadership Point of View Every so often, The New York Times will run a long feature on the CEO of a large business.    I love those articles because they’re great opportunities for data mining on leadership.  A strong leadership point of view is memorable. 

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Preston moved to Florida a couple of years ago and, with his wife, Christen, opened a studio called The Power Yoga Tribe. Mindful Mondays Personal Presence Preston Scott; The Power Yoga Tribe; leadership presence' From what I’ve seen on their web site, it looks like a great community. Click headline to continue.

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MARCH 12, 2019

Sit In with the Front Liners – In our Next Level Leadership® group coaching program , we have high potential leaders shadow senior leaders for a day. Talk About the Big Picture and Where Everyone Fits – One of the perks of a leadership role is the power to convene. The key, though, is to use that power wisely and creatively.

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

The post is prompted by a conversation I had last week with a small group of leaders in one of our Next Level Leadership® group coaching cohorts. Your goal needs to extend beyond more money and more power; it needs to incorporate the value you want to help create for the business.

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DECEMBER 7, 2017

If that’s the case, then we need to do all we can as leaders and people to make sure those stories are positive, powerful and extraordinary. A veteran leadership coach and faculty member of the leadership coaching program at Georgetown University, Maria is the author of the newly released book, Leading with Y.E.S.:

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JULY 2, 2014

Here’s what everyone of those organizations seems to have in common – the “little people” view the senior leaders as if they’re the great and powerful Oz (and by Oz, I mean the man behind the curtain, not the doctor on TV). General Leadership Personal Presence leadership'

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MAY 29, 2013

Effective leadership is all about getting stuff done through and with other people. Even for the most powerful leaders (think of the President of the United States for instance) getting stuff done is more often about influence than it is authority. Click headline to continue.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

With a resume like that, it’s easy to understand why Admiral Allen was asked to speak on “Leadership in a Time of Crisis.”   The local officials had veto power.  If you're into leadership and get the chance to hear him, take it.   When the earthquake hit Haiti, the situation was similar to Katrina.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Even More Leadership Lessons from the Washington Redskins So, if you’re a regular reader of this blog, you might have expected me to have some sort of leadership lessons post on yesterday’s mid-term elections.  OK, if you’ve read this far you must be both a football fan and a student of leadership. 

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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Back in the days when I led leadership workshops in physical rooms, I would illustrate the power of transformational listening by having my leaders break out into groups of three and take five minutes each to answer the question, “What are you grateful for?”.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Let’s hear it for Doug Elmendorf!   It’s possible that, as was the case with me until yesterday afternoon, you don’t know who Doug Elmendorf is. He runs the Congressional Budget Office and was. Please click the headline to read the whole story.

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MAY 20, 2013

Music can have a powerful impact on mindfulness. Having one can be very useful when you need some help in refocusing on a more mindful approach to leadership and life. Mindful Mondays mindful leadership mindfulness music' One of those is the capacity they give you to carry around a mindfulness playlist in your pocket.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

To accommodate the schedules of two high powered CEOs who agreed to speak during the lunch session, the meeting organizers scheduled two keynote addresses during the meal. Improving Communications Personal Presence effective presentations leadership communications public speaking' That was the case at a conference I attended recently.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

Power wardrobes and other appearance-based factors have become a lot less important as casual Fridays at the office have become casual Mondays through Fridays over Zoom. One of the things I’ve heard a lot from leaders during the pandemic is that it has leveled the playing field for the people on their teams.

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MARCH 23, 2021

Last week I had the pleasure of spending some extended time online with a group of coaching and leadership development colleagues. The first is knowledge is power. During a conversation on resilience and stress management, the presenter asked us to rate our satisfaction with our physical routines – movement, sleep, and nutrition.

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AUGUST 1, 2013

It’s a simultaneously entertaining and depressing account of the power elite in Washington, DC. General Leadership Personal Presence' While travelling this week, I’ve been reading This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral-Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking!-in in America''s Gilded Capital by New York Times reporter Mark Leibovich.

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JANUARY 10, 2011

If you’re in a position of leadership you have that power. As they say, with power comes responsibility. It is a powerful way to move. I will create as I speak. What impact do you want to make with your words? I mention a simple example from my work at [link] Posted by: Klsoren | January 10, 2011 at 03:21 PM Well said!

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FEBRUARY 15, 2016

As I’ve written here before , I’ve been focusing a lot on that question in my talks and workshops on mindful leadership. At a conference this past weekend, I was introduced to a simple but powerful way to think about that by a new friend, Christopher Kai. It’s a simple but powerful combination.

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JUNE 15, 2021

I hope they’re helpful and make a difference in increasing your influence and impact: From Pleasing the Few to Engaging the Many : Lots of superstar individual contributors spend their time and energy focusing on pleasing the powerful people in their enterprise. It’s actually pretty simple and not that complex to operate that way.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

They could leave and hope to find another job in their profession, they could stay and grit it out or they could stay and try to improve their career prospects by joining in on the Animal House leadership style.   Still, it’s really easy for leaders with titles to underestimate the impact of their leadership footprint.

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DECEMBER 10, 2010

Tesla is best known for its very hot $100k electric battery powered roadster that goes from 0 to 60 in under four seconds. That's where Tesla is going to build battery powered family sedans.  In case you haven't heard of Elon Musk, he's a cofounder of PayPal , the CEO of Tesla Motors and the CEO of SpaceX. Click Here.

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JANUARY 3, 2011

To put it bluntly, Lionel doesn’t do the whole sucking up to power thing. It’s probably every leadership coach’s fantasy to coach a world leader during momentous times.  And, even if you don’t think of yourself as a coach, there are some good lessons for anyone who has to influence someone with more formal power and authority.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

You’ll have less power, but more influence (Unless you misuse it. Posted by Scott Eblin on September 17, 2010 in Leadership , Personal Presence | Permalink Technorati Tags : being the boss , influence TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Wally’s Advice for New Bosses : Comments 1.

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MARCH 11, 2013

This week, I’m sharing a simple but powerful idea for gaining the perspective that will help you be more productive and effective. As I explain in this brief video, my goal with this series is to offer some simple, practical ideas that you can apply immediately to be a more mindful leader. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

Listen along as Wayne shares fascinating research on how to ask for help and simple, powerful and proven ways to make the ask. I was fortunate to recently have a conversation with Dr. Baker and am excited to share it with you. Among other topics in the conversation, we talk about: What keeps people from asking for help?

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JANUARY 12, 2011

» January 12, 2011 Sorry, You’ve Used Up All of Your Meeting Budget Recently, I spoke about leadership to a group of newly promoted senior managers. Never underestimate the power of peer pressure and competition!   What works in your organization to keep meetings from taking over everyone’s life? Click Here.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Take A Look Leadership Lessons Podcast Leadership Lessons Podcasts : Scott Eblin, executive coach, speaker and author of The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success, 2nd Edition , talks with top business and organizational leaders. The Next Level Blog is where he shares "news you can use" to raise your leadership game.

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MARCH 17, 2020

As everything started to shut down this past weekend, I spent a good bit of time on Monday scrolling through my LinkedIn and Instagram feeds to see how some of the best-known people in my field of leadership development are handling this new reality. Brene Brown held a virtual church service on Sunday morning.

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