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Next Level Training Solutions Group, LLC Quality training development programs to strengthen employee retention, engagement, and productivity.

Start Local. Dream Global.Today, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the 16th Annual Governor’s Award for Excellen...
09/18/2026

Start Local. Dream Global.
Today, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the 16th Annual Governor’s Award for Excellence in Global Trade Luncheon, featuring former Governor Asa Hutchinson as the keynote speaker.

What an amazing and inspiring day celebrating Arkansas businesses making an impact beyond our state and around the world! Four outstanding organizations were honored, and I was especially excited that three are from Northwest Arkansas: Congratulations to all of this year’s honorees!
femPAQ – Fayetteville
Pacmac Inc, Inc. – Fayetteville
Pellucere Technologies® – Springdale
FreeArm – Helena

Keep building, keep connecting, keep learning, and never be afraid to think BIGGER.

A special thank you to OWIT Arkansas, World Trade Center Arkansas, and Ayari Torres-Reyes for this great experience, and to Kimberly M. Lee, MBA, and Vontifany Smith-Johnson for joining me. It was a great day of learning, connecting, and dreaming global.

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Every year, two things happen at the same time: training budgets get used or lost, and calendars fill up fast.If leaders...
09/16/2026

Every year, two things happen at the same time: training budgets get used or lost, and calendars fill up fast.

If leadership development is on your plan for the next two quarters, now is when it is easy to schedule — and hard to schedule later.

What people are booking:

• Half-day and full-day team workshops
• Leadership and board retreats
• Keynotes for all-staff days and conferences
• One-on-one coaching packages for new and stretched leaders

Every engagement starts with a discovery conversation, not a catalogue.

Send us a message and tell us what your team is struggling with. If we're not the right fit, we'll say so.

Psychological safety gets talked about like a mood. It isn't. It's observable.Five things to look for on your team this ...
09/10/2026

Psychological safety gets talked about like a mood. It isn't. It's observable.

Five things to look for on your team this week:
Someone disagreed with you out loud.
A mistake was reported before it was discovered.
Your quietest team member spoke in the last three meetings.
Someone said “I don't know” without softening it.
Bad news reached you early instead of late.

If you checked one or two, that's not a culture problem to be ashamed of. It's a signal — and signals are useful.

Silence isn't agreement. It's usually just the cheapest option available to your team.

How many did you check? Honest count.

Most leaders we work with already know what needs to happen.The restructure. The role that isn't working. The performanc...
09/08/2026

Most leaders we work with already know what needs to happen.
The restructure. The role that isn't working. The performance conversation that's been rescheduled twice.

Deciding takes an afternoon. Telling people takes courage — and that's where the delay lives.

Here's what the delay costs: your team fills the silence with their own version of the story, and it's almost always worse than the truth.

You don't need a script. You need to be clear about three things before you walk in: what's changing, why, and what you're asking of them next.

Which conversation are you putting off this week?

The feedback sandwich teaches your team one thing: be suspicious of praise.If every compliment is a warning shot, you've...
09/04/2026

The feedback sandwich teaches your team one thing: be suspicious of praise.

If every compliment is a warning shot, you've spent your credibility on both.

Try this instead: Name the specific behavior. Say the impact it had. Say what you need next time. Then stop talking and let them respond.

That's it. Four moves, no bread.

Clear isn't harsh. Vague is what feels unkind six months later when nothing has changed, and the conversation becomes a formal one.

What's the best piece of feedback you've ever received? Odds are it was direct.

Led by Tina Gilbert — a leader before she trained them.We've been in the meeting where everyone agreed and nothing chang...
09/03/2026

Led by Tina Gilbert — a leader before she trained them.

We've been in the meeting where everyone agreed and nothing changed. We've watched talented people leave because no one told them they were valued until the exit interview.

That's why Next Level Training Solutions Group exists — not to hand leaders a framework and walk away, but to work through the conversations they're avoiding.

Twenty-plus years in leadership and organizational development taught us one thing above all: people don’t need to be managed. They need to be led clearly.

If your team is stuck between “we know there's a problem” and “we don't know how to name it,” that's the room we're built for.

Next Level Training Solutions Group, LLC

We call them soft skills as if they're optional.Then look at why people actually leave: they weren't heard. Feedback cam...
09/02/2026

We call them soft skills as if they're optional.

Then look at why people actually leave: they weren't heard. Feedback came as a surprise. Their manager avoided a hard conversation until it became a formal one.

Nobody resigns because a spreadsheet was formatted wrong.

Communication, feedback, conflict resolution, and accountability are the load-bearing skills of any organization. They're just harder to put on a certification.

Rename them if it helps. Durable skills. Core skills. Human skills. Just stop treating them as the thing you'll get to after the technical training.

Most retreats produce a great feeling and a forgotten flip chart.We facilitate board and leadership retreats built aroun...
09/01/2026

Most retreats produce a great feeling and a forgotten flip chart.
We facilitate board and leadership retreats built around three outcomes: honest conversation, real alignment, and a written plan with names and dates attached.

What that looks like in practice:
• Pre-work interviews so we walk in already knowing the tension points
• Facilitation that keeps the quiet voices in the room
• Decisions documented before anyone leaves
• A 90-day follow-through structure

Planning a retreat for this year? Let's talk → nextleveltrainingsolutions.com

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PO BOX 7704
Springdale, AR
72766

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