Next Level Blog

JUNE 20, 2016

” Before I’d even thought it, I heard myself saying, “Bull$&!@! We’re grateful for so many things — two great sons, countless incredible experiences, being married to our best friend and loving each other more today than we did back in 1987. You should ask her out.”

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Nathan Magnuson

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Home / Core Values / Coach Bill Snyder’s 16 Goals for Success. Coach Bill Snyder’s 16 Goals for Success. I think the reason is that athletics provides one of the greatest leadership development opportunities out there because players learn to work as a team toward a common goal in a competitive environment.

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RapidStart Leadership

APRIL 5, 2017

What happens when you set a goal and fail to achieve it? In January of this year I set a personal goal. Does goal failure make me a failure? The goal was to complete the Mile Run Trail Challenge Half Marathon on April 1 st in under two and a half hours. Set weekly and daily sub-goals.

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Lead Change Blog

MAY 23, 2017

Some of the same things I had to do to move me toward a healthy body are the things I’m also working on to move me towards a healthier company and team! Beyond that, I was breathing heavy even after small things, like picking a Cheeto® up off the floor! I’ve been fat for a big chunk (no pun intended) of my life.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 24, 2019

In thirty years, I grew it from 20 people to 500 with revenues of $80 million before it was acquired by BDO. Several of our initiatives set the industry standard for successful firm management. As a result, our voluntary turnover rate hovered at six percent, significantly lower than the industry average of 25 percent.

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RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Leading well is a skill set of its own. In this post I’ll give you six things to focus on in your first week as a new manager so you can get started on the right foot. In this post I’ll give you six things to focus on in your first week as a new manager so you can get started on the right foot.

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RapidStart Leadership

JANUARY 10, 2018

Set the Conditions. Start to sharpen your thinking by setting the conditions for your thinking session to be productive. Make it a regular thing. Even better, put a goal on your thinking session, like coming up with five new ideas in the next 30 minutes. Once you’ve done that, now what? Here are some ideas. Be prolific.

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Great Leadership By Dan

AUGUST 5, 2013

And related to this is a very good leadership book that I recently read, What Keeps Leaders Up at Night , and on which I wrote a review. I recommend that people new to a leadership role do the following six things.”. Trust is not an abstract, theoretical, idealistic goal forever beyond our reach. This list is a keeper!

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Six weeks from now, and another six months from then, things will be quite different in the corporate sector. Six weeks from now, and another six months from then, things will be quite different in the corporate sector. Before COVID-19, many organizations could effortlessly retain and reward their people.

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RapidStart Leadership

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

But there are also times when leading effectively requires us to do things we are not comfortable with. To help with that, here are six ways to help you step outside that comfort zone as an introverted leader. Things to Recognize About Introversion. What skills does an introverted leader need to develop?

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Six weeks from now, and another six months from then, things will be quite different in the corporate sector. Six weeks from now, and another six months from then, things will be quite different in the corporate sector. Before COVID-19, many organizations could effortlessly retain and reward their people.

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Mark Sanborn

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

That way,” he explains, “ Visitors can see that failure isn ’ t a bad thing when you ’ re trying to innovate.”. The six-ounce sirloin began as the most popular dish and remains so to this day—25 years later. A personal note: This post is a tribute to Kent Taylor, founder and CEO of Texas Roadhouse who tragically passed in March 2021.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Before I announce the ten finalists, let me tell you why we do this, and why you should care. A big part of my goal for this blog is to encourage leaders to be learners. Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe What is the Best Leadership Blog of 2010?

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Next Level Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

The miners know that it will be between two and four months before they can be dug out. Through multiple acts of leadership they have organized themselves to take care of their bodies, minds and spirits. Through multiple acts of leadership they have organized themselves to take care of their bodies, minds and spirits.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

First: keep a sense of humor. With this in mind, then, keep your face and tone neutral as you begin your delicate probe into what they might in fact be wanting or willing to tell you. Keeping this in mind will help to keep your face neutral and your voice light. Had a family emergency?”

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Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

Becoming A Healthy Leader There are plenty of ways to become a healthy leader. I’ve shared various ways you can become a healthy leader over the last couple of weeks. Today, I wanted to bring new voices to the civanonversation on what a healthy leader looks like. To do this, I reached out to leaders I admire and respect. Michael Hyatt.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

In today’s post I’ll share my thoughts on team building and equality… Before I start, let me point out that I hold Dan in high esteem and find myself in agreement with him much more often than not. Where Dan lost me was on point #4 – Teams Decide by Consensus.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 21, 2014

Still, we continue to hire and promote people, including leaders, largely for IQ and technical skill sets. We keep getting the same lousy results and yet we have not substantively changed the hiring practices in most organizations. It is mind-boggling! Drive: Are they self-motivated to achieve their goals and yours?

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Your Voice of Encouragement

JULY 27, 2010

I’m the second of six, with one older sister and four younger brothers. Since returning home, I’ve reflected on the many things I appreciate about my family, and I realize these are the same characteristics you find in great teams with strong leaders. A few thoughts that may apply to your own life… 1.

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Ron Edmondson

JANUARY 23, 2019

I was at the last church I served for six years, and I started planning my succession the week I arrived. In fact, in the last church my wife and I served, God seemed to make it clear we were there for one primary goal: “To position the church so it could exist another 100 years.” We never knew how long we might be there.

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Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

There’s this thing that websites do. That means doing things correctly the first time, without wasting counter-productive time in cleaning up mistakes. Make-good efforts cost more on the back end than doing things right on the front end. They use the term ‘metrics’ out of context. They arbitrarily disable accounts.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 26, 2014

We want to believe those great things that the world is telling us about ourselves. Any human, in fact, any animal will tend to repeat behavior that is followed by positive reinforcement. The more successful we become, the more positive reinforcement we get – and the more likely we are to experience the success delusion. I behave this way.

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 26, 2011

The Benevolent Dictator : Empower Your Employees, Build Your Business, and Outwit the Competition by Michael Feuer and Dustin Klein What does it require to take a concept rapidly and effectively from mind to market? These three qualities might not sound extraordinary, but they can truly set you apart. He’s not any smarter than I am!

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Before leaders can accomplish anything, they must first understand themselves and present reality, challenge their own thinking, communicate a well thought out and concise strategic direction and define a clear and actionable plan for execution. A leader must make the final call. It is not enough to say, after it is too late, “I knew that.”

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 3, 2018

If you’re like most people, these priorities slip to the back of your mind while you work on low-importance, time-specific tasks, such as booking a hotel room for a conference, clearing out your email inbox, or writing a monthly newsletter. Bich Tran/pexels. You’re hardly alone. So, what can you do?

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Earning stacks of money, starting a family, and going on expensive vacations are goals that we can all probably relate to but they are not the right answer when asked about career goal examples. Professional development goals are an entirely separate category of aspirations and they need to be prioritized if you aim to succeed in them.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

Further, they need to limit their focus to, at most, six capabilities, and make those capabilities work together as a mutually reinforcing system that perpetuates competitive advantage. The Essential Advantage : How to Win with a Capabilities-Driven Strategy. by Paul Leinwand and Cesare Mainardi. Let’s go after it.”

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Marshall Goldsmith

MARCH 18, 2013

We want to believe those great things that the world is telling us about ourselves. Why It Can Be So Hard for Successful Leaders to Change. Any human, in fact, any animal will tend to repeat behavior that is followed by positive reinforcement. I am successful. Therefore, I must be successful because I behave this way. Why We Resist Change.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Or a particular set of circumstances? Fortunately, inspiration is not a static state of mind but a process that we can cultivate. Don’t wait for a flash of insight to strike before making any changes. When we do different things, we feel different feelings. We’re doing what we should be doing. Or is it them?

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2016

He had four big topics on his mind and he wanted to get resolution on all of them in a six-hour meeting. If you do a great job moving through a limited set of issues, people will be less reluctant to have another six-hour meeting in the near future. Drafting an overly ambitious agenda. ” He ruefully agreed.

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Terry Starbucker

JUNE 6, 2010

Back in January we completed a New Year’s “checklist&# of 10 things we needed to do to make it a great year. Let’s see how we’re doing against that list, with nearly six months of activity behind us. Check the Bars – It’s time to take a realistic look at those goals you set six months ago.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

It was not an easy task, but I had a powerful weapon in mind from the start: reorganization. By the end, my group had quadrupled in size, yet functioned even better than it had before. Once we decided to reorg, the first thing we did was determine our desired outcomes as a team. Andy Crawford/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2017

Moreover, the importance of EQ has been highlighted beyond work-related settings, as higher scores have been associated with relationship success , mental and physical health , and happiness. Mindfulness Works but Only If You Work at It. Keep a List of Unethical Things You’ll Never Do. You and Your Team Series.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

I grew up hungry to do something creative, to set myself apart. My artistic development, she told me gently, seemed to have been arrested somewhere around the age of six. I also believed creativity was magical and genetically encoded. Eventually, I became a journalist. For many years, I told other people's stories.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2011

Your state of mind determines your horse's performance. For example, in 1915, when the Antartic explorer Ernest Shackleton was trying to keep his men alive on floating ice floes after their ship sank through the ice, it was critical that he not evidence his own fears and doubts to his team. Be mindful of non-verbal cues.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

APRIL 21, 2020

What’s more, if I asked you how you’d achieve that goal, your answer would be surprisingly similar to most: “I’ll buy a lottery ticket, play the stock market, launch a business, or invent the next big thing.” It’s so easy to set bold goals, such as “I’ll lose 25 pounds within the next few weeks.” That’s not productive.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2018

kuritafsheen/Getty Images. The feedback in the 360-degree reviews was supposed to be anonymous. But it was crystal clear who’d made the negative comments in the assessment of one executive. Lance Best, the CEO of Barker Sports Apparel, was meeting with Nina Kelk, the company’s general counsel, who also oversaw human resources.

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