Next Level Blog

APRIL 23, 2025

A few weeks ago, I had breakfast with a friend who spent twenty years as a senior engineer at Intel. Ten years ago, Apple lured him away to build a new engineering team. Knowing Intel has lost roughly 67 % of its market cap in the last five yearswhile NVIDIA has sprinted aheadI asked him, What happened? He didnt hesitate. They wouldnt risk killing the x86 cash cow, so the world passed them by.

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Tanveer Naseer

APRIL 23, 2025

In this edition of my Leadership Espresso Shot series, I explore the dynamic between authority and influence, and some important findings from the field of neuroscience that reveal how quickly leaders can lose trust and with it, the ability to successfully drive peak performance in their organization. Considering how easily this can happen, this is an episode youll want to check out if you want to ensure youre able to bring out the best in those you lead.

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Leadership Freak

APRIL 23, 2025

Stop trying to be interesting. Start being curious. Powerful questions arent simply heard, theyre felt. In a world of scripted answers, leaders who improvise create connection. This post shares jazzy questions that turn small talk into spark talkand make you unforgettable.

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Leading in Context

APRIL 23, 2025

By Linda Fisher Thornton As you begin to build your image of your future plans, I have 5 pieces of advice to share that may be useful. I wish someone had shared these life insights with me when I was a new graduate beginning the next chapter of my life.

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Innovation Excellence

APRIL 23, 2025

Exclusive Interview with Brian Solis Effective leadership serves as the crucial catalyst for both successful innovation and the profound transformation of any collective entity, be it an organization, a team, or even a country.

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Eric Jacobson

APRIL 23, 2025

Experiential Intelligence provides a new lens from which to view what makes you, youand what makes your team and organization unique, says Soren Kaplan , author of the book, Experiential Intelligence. Kaplan explains that over 100 years ago, we established IQ (Intelligence Quotient) to predict success. Then we explored Emotional Intelligence (EQ), the theory of multiple intelligences, and mindsets that broaden the definition of smarts.

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Chartered Management Institute

APRIL 23, 2025

Article: Highlights 23 April Wednesday 23 April 2025 Share Share to LinkedIn Share to Facebook Share via email Time to reduce stress, give motivation a boost and lead sustainably with CMIs new Sustainable Leadership Qualifications 23 April View all 2025 CMI Highlights Close your eyes. Take a long breath. April is Stress Awareness Month. And as were now back at our desks following the restorative Easter break, were taking the opportunity to reflect on how to ensure workplace stress doesnt creep

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HR Digest

APRIL 23, 2025

The never-ending student loan crisis in America has now reached a critical juncture. There are now 42.8 million borrowers as of 2024 with a student loans debt of $.177 trillion. It would be an understatement to say that there will be ripple effects as the Department of Education gears up to resume debt collections on defaulted federal student loans starting May 5, 2025.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2025

Three ways to craft initiatives tailored to your company’s context, needs, and strategy.

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HR Digest

APRIL 23, 2025

The unfortunate setbacks for tech workers continueIntel is resorting to layoffs in 2025. Despite recent downsizing efforts, Intel is firing employees in large numbers once more, cutting off approximately 20% of its workforce. To focus energies back on an engineering-driven culture and streamline its operations, the company will scale down its numbers to advance its goals on efficiency.

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Speaker: Chandra McCormack, CPA, MBA, NACD.DC

Technical degrees might open doors—but it’s the soft skills that keep them open. In the face of disruption, evolving workplace dynamics, and rising expectations of leadership, soft skills like communication, emotional intelligence, and presence have become core business essentials—not nice-to-haves. Inspired by stories from her father coupled with her own career journey, seasoned executive Chandra McCormack breaks down how to lead with impact, connect with purpose, and cultivate a workplace cult

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2025

WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg shares what it takes to foster loyalty, trust, and engagement—both inside and outside your company.

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CEO Insider

APRIL 23, 2025

When I talk to young peopleand increasingly, to professionalsabout the power of education, I often tell them that I once had what some might call unrealistic expectations. In fact, thats exactly what was written in my state case file when I petitioned for my records after earning my first masters degree. It read: Orvin has […] The post Unrealistic Expectations: The Power of Education to Change a Life appeared first on CEOWORLD magazine.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2025

Building consensus is a good thing—until it stalls decision-making.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 23, 2025

New research from Cornell finds that employers play a critical but often overlooked role in the U.S. immigration system, especially when it comes to securing H-1B visas for skilled immigrant workers. By choosing whom to prioritize and navigating regulatory hurdles, employers help determine who gets to work in the United Statesdecisions that affect not only the careers of individual immigrants but also the countrys competitive edge.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2025

There are options beyond simply raising your prices or absorbing extra costs.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 23, 2025

A new study from the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) reveals that companies information consumption grows with size, showing surprising parallels to biological processes. Just as organisms take in and process nutrients, firms consume, transmit, and transform information to make strategic decisions. But as companies grow, they dont just read morethey read differently, facing unique challenges in managing that knowledge flow efficiently.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 23, 2025

The fear around technology taking our jobs has been significant since Oxford University’s Carl Frey released a paper speculating on the risk of automation for a huge swathe of jobs back in 2014. In the decade since then, relatively few of those jobs have actually been automated. Indeed, a paper from Wharton actually found that investing in robotics often leads to more jobs being created.

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