http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/ Executive coach Scott Eblin’s goal is to help you succeed at the next level of leadership. Throughout the week, he’ll offer his take on the leadership lessons in the news and his advice on your most pressing leadership questions. A former government executive, Scott is a graduate of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and is the author of The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success. en Copyright 2012 Thu,26 Jan 2012 16:48:50 GMT http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2012/01/3_bad_habits_of_fake_leaders.php http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2012/01/3_bad_habits_of_fake_leaders.php webmaster@govexec.com (Scott Eblin) Leadership Thu,26 Jan 2012 16:48:50 GMT This past weekend, I watched one of the more moving and inspirational videos I've seen in awhile. It's this two minute announcement from Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords that she is resigning from Congress this week. It's been just over a... http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2012/01/gabrielle_giffords_the_courage.php http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2012/01/gabrielle_giffords_the_courage.php webmaster@govexec.com (Scott Eblin) Current Affairs Leadership Mon,23 Jan 2012 14:46:13 GMT A new year brings with it the promise of change, but desire quickly gets crowded out by reality. Lists of resolutions are made and then fade. Part of the problem is the length of the lists themselves. When it comes... http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2012/01/how_to_get_your_leadership_res.php http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2012/01/how_to_get_your_leadership_res.php webmaster@govexec.com (Scott Eblin) Leadership Wed,18 Jan 2012 14:46:47 GMT On this Martin Luther King Day, I'm going into The Next Level Blog archives for this post on what we can learn from the speaking virtuosity of this great leader. Several years ago I was given the gift of the... http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2012/01/six_leadership_communication_l.php http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2012/01/six_leadership_communication_l.php webmaster@govexec.com (Scott Eblin) Leadership Mon,16 Jan 2012 14:09:49 GMT You may have missed the story with all of the coverage on the New Hampshire primary, but White House chief of staff, Bill Daley, resigned this week after just about a year on the job. Daley is a high profile... http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2012/01/three_ways_to_avoid_taking_the.php http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2012/01/three_ways_to_avoid_taking_the.php webmaster@govexec.com (Scott Eblin) Leadership Thu,12 Jan 2012 15:15:54 GMT Other than the basic requirements – food, shelter, healthcare – on the hierarchy of needs, what do people really want from their jobs? Last week I attended a presentation from Peter Cappelli, a Wharton professor and thought leader on talent... http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2012/01/what_do_people_want_from_work.php http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2012/01/what_do_people_want_from_work.php webmaster@govexec.com (Scott Eblin) Books Leadership Tue,10 Jan 2012 14:20:29 GMT A senior executive friend of mine spends a lot of time listening to presentations. A few weeks ago, he sent me an email from a two day conference he was attending. After 10 or 12 hours of bad presentations,... http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2012/01/ten_resolutions_that_will_impr.php http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2012/01/ten_resolutions_that_will_impr.php webmaster@govexec.com (Scott Eblin) Leadership Thu,05 Jan 2012 15:06:42 GMT I was away for a few weeks over the holidays. It was a nice break and it's good to be back. One of the good things about being back is reconnecting with friends I haven't seen in awhile. One of... http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2012/01/three_questions_to_guide_your.php http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2012/01/three_questions_to_guide_your.php webmaster@govexec.com (Scott Eblin) Current Affairs Leadership Wed,04 Jan 2012 15:12:48 GMT Wow, what a year this has been for good, bad, maddening and inspiring examples of leadership. In his column today, the Washington Post's David Ignatius makes the case that historians will look back on 2011 as a "hinge" - a... http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2011/12/leadership_lessons_from_2011_d.php http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2011/12/leadership_lessons_from_2011_d.php webmaster@govexec.com (Scott Eblin) Current Affairs Leadership Fri,30 Dec 2011 14:45:59 GMT Last Thursday night, I had the opportunity to moderate a panel discussion on leadership at a celebratory dinner for Eagle Scouts past and present. The panelists were all accomplished people and had a lot of interesting reflections and insights to... http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2011/12/you_cant_lead_through_text_mes.php http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2011/12/you_cant_lead_through_text_mes.php webmaster@govexec.com (Scott Eblin) Leadership Mon,19 Dec 2011 14:39:58 GMT Today, I want to share a quick story with you that is a different way to think about the challenges, conundrums and problems you bump up against as a leader. It comes from Tim Hurlebaus, who's a Vice President with... http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2011/12/leaders_throw_your_lines_in_th.php http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2011/12/leaders_throw_your_lines_in_th.php webmaster@govexec.com (Scott Eblin) Leadership Fri,16 Dec 2011 18:39:16 GMT This guest post was written by Jason Monaghan with University of Notre Dame Executive Online Education. Jason works with the faculty and staff at Notre Dame Online to develop skill sets for the leaders of tomorrow in Negotiations, Leadership and... http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2011/12/five_steps_to_infuse_magic_in.php http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2011/12/five_steps_to_infuse_magic_in.php webmaster@govexec.com (Scott Eblin) Guest Posts Leadership Thu,15 Dec 2011 14:15:09 GMT It's not often that I write about the same subject twice in less than a month on this blog. Even though I wrote How to Set Your Tebow's Up For Success just three weeks ago, I'm making a brief exception... http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2011/12/tim_tebow_a_leader_who_inspire_1.php http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2011/12/tim_tebow_a_leader_who_inspire_1.php webmaster@govexec.com (Scott Eblin) Current Affairs Leadership Tue,13 Dec 2011 15:13:33 GMT There's an interesting article in the New York Times today for anyone who has ever had to improvise madly when their boss makes an unexpected public commitment. The subject is Dan Akerson, who's been the CEO of General Motors for... http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2011/12/what_to_do_when_your_boss_says.php http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2011/12/what_to_do_when_your_boss_says.php webmaster@govexec.com (Scott Eblin) Current Affairs Leadership Fri,09 Dec 2011 14:08:36 GMT A couple of days ago, I had lunch with a friend who's a senior leader in a well known organization. He's in charge of the communications function and recently led a team that put together a very successful first time... http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2011/12/five_ways_to_deal_with_the_fir.php http://blogs.govexec.com/executivecoach/2011/12/five_ways_to_deal_with_the_fir.php webmaster@govexec.com (Scott Eblin) Leadership Wed,07 Dec 2011 14:50:48 GMT