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Next Level Business Development Inc. “Business Science Evolved” Michael T. Sobus, Ph.D. CEO, Head Coach Strategy Development, Professional Business Coaching and Training Mike Sobus [email protected] 978-278-5541 Presented by the Just Walk This Way Modern Leadership for Today’s World

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Page 1: Just Walk This Way- Leadership for Today

Next Level Business Development Inc.

“Business Science Evolved”

Michael T. Sobus, Ph.D.CEO, Head Coach

Strategy Development, Professional Business Coaching and Training

Mike Sobus [email protected] 978-278-5541

Presented by theJust Walk This Way

Modern Leadership for Today’s World

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Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.

John F. Kennedy

Good leaders develop through a never-ending process of self-study, education, training, and experience.

Manual on military leadership

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4Most Important ThingsTo Know About YourBusiness Coach:

1 Successful Business Executive (1983 to Present)

Mike Sobus

Schedule Your “Cash & Customers Strategy Session” Today!

+1 (978) 278- 5541http://www.nextlevelbizdv.com

Mike Sobus

Mike Sobus [email protected] 978-278-5541

Over 28 years as a successful business executive with proven experience in marketing, sales, team leadership, management, training, product development, HR, business startups and business turnarounds. Managed multi-million dollar customers including, GE, Miller Brewing, Abbott, Asahi. SAB, and DuPont to name a few and opened new $multi-million markets in Japan, Korea, South Africa, and Eastern Europe including Hungary and Bulgaria. Managed new product development and roll out of $7 million beverage addititive.

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4Most Important ThingsTo Know About YourBusiness Coach:

1 Successful Business Executive (1983 to Present)

Mike Sobus

Schedule Your “Cash & Customers Strategy Session” Today!

+1 (978) 278- 5541http://www.nextlevelbizdv.com

2International Business Builder and Turnaround Leader (1983 to 2007)

Mike Sobus

Mike Sobus [email protected] 978-278-5541

Responsible for building from scratch In just three years a $30 million Specialty Chemical Business for a European-based Joint Venture. Hired and managed a multi-cultural team of 35 professionals in 5 countries, was responsible for the completion of 2 multi-million dollar manufacturing facilities on-time and on-budget and opened highly profitable markets in Easter Europe and Africa. Led the turn-around of a $12 million nanoparticles business from a loss of $1. 2 million to a net profit of $1.3 million in just 3 years. Championed product development and opening of markets in Asia to fuel the turnaround.

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Successful Business Executive (1983 to Present)

4Most Important ThingsTo Know About YourBusiness Coach:

1Mike Sobus

Schedule Your “Cash & Customers Strategy Session” Today!

+1 (978) 278- 5541http://www.nextlevelbizdv.com

2 International Business Builder and Turnaround Leader (1983 to 2007) Mike Sobus

3 Avid Learner (1972 to Present)

Mike Sobus [email protected] 978-278-5541

Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of Maryland, M.Div. from Weston School of Theology and Graduate of Executive Management Program at University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business. In 2008 founded Next Level Business Developmentlicensed and accredited by the Professional Business Coaches Alliance where he remains an active member sharing cutting-edge strategies and proprietary secrets with more than 100 business coaches throughout North America.

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Successful Business Executive (1983 to Present)

4Most Important ThingsTo Know About YourBusiness Coach:

1Mike Sobus

Schedule Your “Cash & Customers Strategy Session” Today!

+1 (978) 278- 5541http://www.nextlevelbizdv.com

2 International Business Builder and Turnaround Leader (1983 to 2007) Mike Sobus

3 Avid Learner (1972 to Present)

Mike Sobus [email protected] 978-278-5541

Happily married and shares the now empty nest with Tank, the cocker spaniel, Moo, the short-hair cat, and any number of fish. Voracious reader of titles on business leadership and management, investing, politics, economics, philosophy, and ethics. Avid pro sports fan who listens to sports radio and recovering golfer. Enjoys Classical Music, exercise, trying to grow things in the garden and fine dining! Guilty pleasures: Tanquary Martinis and arguing politics.

4 All Around Nice Guy. (?? to Present)

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Leadership

List 10 things you would like to learn or improve about your leadership.

What are the qualities of an effective leader?

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The Quest for Success

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Using a Model

We use a model (paradigm/belief) that we use to evaluate and understand

ourselves and othersWhat model do we use to understand

human (ours/associates/employee) behavior?

OUR own model!!!It’s NOT objective!!!

What model CAN we use?One we believe inMust be objective

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The DISC Test - HistoryEmpodocles (Sicily) – 444 BC

Earth, Air, Fire, WaterHippocrates – 400 BC

4 factors related to environment4 temperaments (Sanguine, Melancholic, Choleric,

Phlegmatic)Galen (Roman) – 200 AD

4 bodily fluids/behaviorJung (German) – Early 1900’s

4 Psychological functions (Thinking, Feeling, Sensation, Intuition)

Combined with Introverted and ExtrovertedMarston – DISC (Dominance, Inducement, Steadiness,

Compliance)Walter Clark – 1950’s

First to develop a testing instrument based on Marston’s findings

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What DISC Is…Universal language of human behavior

Has been tested in many cultures

Defines OBSERVABLE behavior

Once inherently understood, can give insight into learning, beliefs, skills, etc.

Neutral Language

Does not measure values

Gives predictive measure of HOW people do things

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What is Your DISC Profile?Outgoing

Reserved

Task

Orie

nted

People

Oriented

D I

SC

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What DISC is Not

Measure of Intelligence

Indicator of Values

Measure of Skills and Experience

Measure of Education and Training

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How Understanding Human Behavior Helps Us

Improve Commitment, Cooperation, and Communication

People “click” with people like themselvesWe can adapt to their style

Build More Effective TeamsAwareness of behavioral patterns has

immediate impact on communication, conflict resolution and motivation

Improves HiringResolving and Preventing Conflict

People prefer to be managed in certain waysDiffuse problems before they happen

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How Understanding Human Behavior Helps Us

Gain CredibilityEvery interaction enhances or decreases our

credibility

Adapting to their style enhances our credibility

Steps to Greater CredibilityKnow Yourself

Control Yourself

Know Others

Meet their needs

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What Makes a Great Leader?

Communication Skills

Motivating People

Vision

Congruency/Integrity

Accountability

Confidence

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Steps of Learning

Unconscious Incompetence

Conscious Incompetence

Conscious Competence

Unconscious Competence

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Ingredients for ChangeAwareness – that current behaviors will not lead to desired result

Pain/Dissatisfaction – whether real or imagined; present or future

Solution – Knowledge of how to change and vision of life with change

Plan – step-by-step plan for initiating the change

Action

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Changing and Improving

Businesses don’t change! Habits don’t change! Actions don’t change! PEOPLE Change!!!

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Why Do We Stay Where We Are?

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Why Do We Stay Where We Are?

F alse

E xpectations

A ppearing

R eal

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Why Do We Stay Where We Are?

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CommunicationModalities

Actions

BehavioralModalities

Thoughts

Knowledge

Paradigms / Beliefs

Values

Principles

Who We Are… And How We Change

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Tools for ChangeGoal Setting

SMART Goals

Long Term/Short Term

Affirmations

Visualization

Action Plans

General and Daily

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Why these Tools Work…It’s Y(our) BRAIN!!!

Your Reticular Activating System

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TodayToday

FutureFuture

Mission

Mission

Vision

Vision

How It All Works Together…

GOALS

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Next Level Business Development Inc.

“Business Science Evolved”

Strategy Development, Professional Business Coaching and Training

Mike Sobus [email protected] 978-278-5541

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Strategy Development, Professional Business Coaching and Training

Mike Sobus [email protected] 978-278-5541

Pulling it together – Get Help

No need to jump, there’s help!

A Special Offer:• Leadership Jumpstart $129 if you sign up

today (normally $199)

• Personal Behavior Style Analysis including motivators, stressors, reaction to pressure, – get a clear picture on your own operating system

• Review how to judge the behavior style of others and use that to improve communication, teamwork, and even sales. Plus a 90 minute meeting to generate ideas and tangible action plans

• Walk away with clear plans for next 90 days

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Next Level Business Development Inc.

“Business Science Evolved”

Michael T. Sobus, Ph.D.CEO, Head Coach

Strategy Development, Professional Business Coaching and Training

Mike Sobus [email protected] 978-278-5541

Presented by theJust Walk This Way

Modern Leadership for Today’s World