N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

link] Timing is Everything « LAB report [.] I think I have understood the power of good timing, but have not used it enough strategically. Thanks for improving my awareness. link] mikemyatt No thanks necessary Brad…I'm glad you found this post useful.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

I think you’ll find that your view of the world will change dramatically when you rely upon your own observations, as opposed to what you read in a management report, or what you hear third or fourth hand in a meeting. The Unaware CEO : These CEO’s will take any report or piece of information at face value.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 17, 2011

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe The Bud to Boss Community Re-Opens Its Doors by Kevin Eikenberry on January 17, 2011 in Leadership , Learning February 15th my next book, co-authored with Guy Harris, will be published.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

For example, we might call a long-term customer on the day his annual report is due, and take it personally when he doesn’t have the bandwidth to give us feedback on our new product offering, or we might take rejection personally when a new sales call tells us it’s not a good time, not knowing that he’s late for his anniversary dinner.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Manage the Trickle-down : Remember that what happens in the board room rarely stays in the board room…VC, private equity, or other investor directors leave your board meeting only to make a report on their observations. Non-investor board members will usually discuss the goings on of your board meetings as well.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 20, 2010

This post is specifically for external trainers, consultants and/or coaches – or those considering this as a career option. Use the results to help my colleagues improve their results and businesses for 2011 and beyond. Share those results with everyone who participates, in the form of a webinar.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

If, for example, you are trying to find out from one of your team why their colleague didn’t include the requested statistics in a report you were just handed, something along the lines of, “Is he having trouble finding them? It can also be helpful to articulate some of the reasons why you want to know.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 10, 2010

Thought-full Thursday: A Meaningful Enterprise » A Good Bye with Humanity August 10th, 2010 | Author: Mary Jo Asmus How often as a leader do you have someone in your circle of influence (manager, peer, direct report, maybe even a customer or consultant) that leaves your organization? Fairly often, I’ll bet. All Rights Reserved.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Tagged as: career success , leadership development , power , professional development , selling Cancel reply Leave a Comment Previous post: Three Ways to Effectively Show Your Gratitude Next post: When People Don’t Know.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 14, 2011

Set both personal and career goals and set them in the organization context and with expectations in mind. Dorothy Reply Maria Payroll January 18, 2011 at 11:00 am Great article. Reply Kevin Eikenberry January 18, 2011 at 11:37 am Thanks Maria for your insights. Set your goals. What do you want to accomplish and why?

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Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Five Key Conversations to Have With Your New Boss by Kevin Eikenberry on February 7, 2011 in Communication , Leadership , Learning , Setting Goals If you’ve just been promoted, this is obviously for you. If you know a bit about his career goals, you can support that too. Setting the Stage for Help.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

This book identifies ten leadership truths that Jim and Barry have identified over their careers as the core of what leadership is about. While they have been researching, speaking and writing about leadership for nearly three decades, I believe this is their best work to date.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

BullDog Reporter’s Daily Dog Media, News and Intelligence for PR Pros. ** N2′s Top pick for the latest information from the PR world. They typically represent clients, partners, vendors, supporters, those that frequently provide comments on the N2growth Blog or those that tend to be otherwise respected by N2growth.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 8, 2010

As an online instructor, she facilitates discussions about leadership and helps students apply their learning to their life and careers. She is a nominee for the second year in a row in the Best of Leadership Blogs event (H ave you voted yet ?). She is also a shining example of how a blog can relatively quickly change your life.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

I have observed other reports where people have been attacked, injured, or were otherwise in need of help but didn’t receive it because bystanders would simply rather standby than help. The digital world is at its best when it brings us closer together and at its worst when moves us further apart.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 5, 2010

I love to be asked to think by my own boss, and I love to see the wheels turning when the people who report to me are using their brains and tapping into their innate wisdom. Shirley : July 6, 2010 at 9:21 pm I love the discipline of asking rather than telling. The best mentor to me in this approach is Max DePree. All Rights Reserved.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

At one point in my career, I worked for a man who was a tyrant, bigot and sexist. The tyrant boss reported directly to this VP. It took a lot of courage (some may call this stupidity) to report the transgressions of my boss to his boss. If that is true, when do we step up to leadership ourselves?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 21, 2010

You stop at a window that has an aging, yellowed 360 report and think, “What is that?”. All of those “best places to work” contests have gone out of business because of the abundance of best places to work; it’s too hard to choose with so many contenders. 360’s are a featured item in the Leadership Museum. All Rights Reserved.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 10, 2010

A few days later he embarked on a related career path and he’s never been happier. Purposeful Abandonment by Dan Rockwell Not long ago, in frustration, a friend of mine quit his job. He didn’t have another job lined up. He just quit. Purposeful abandonment opened the door to a richer, fuller life.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 31, 2010

This book highlights Paul’s significant experience in a 40-year career of managing people and as a well-respected consultant to managers and their organizations across the globe. He is President of Midwest Consulting Group , based in Kalamazoo Michigan. All Rights Reserved.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 16, 2010

a Guest Post from Steve Roesler by Kevin Eikenberry on November 23, 2010 in Guest Posts , Leadership , Leadership Blogs , Learning Steve Roesler is an award-winning writer and speaker on leadership, management, and career management topics and can be followed online at the popular All Things Workplace website.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 19, 2010

Liz was not someone considered to have “leadership potential” before John took over the division they worked in. All Rights Reserved.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Madoff Investment Securities LLC, the financial derivatives market collapse, Toyota concealing owner reports of sudden acceleration (resulting in a USA man sentenced to prison) and the BP Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon oil spill?

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QAspire

JULY 29, 2010

Shared statistical reports with the top management. Best, Tanmay By working girl , July 30, 2010 @ 9:34 am My first Andersen Consulting project manager signed us up for several additional complex extra reports and processes. Within the budget. With minimum schedule deviation. Utilized your resources optimally. Did retrospective.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 8, 2010

How much time do you spend reading each week (not counting emails and reports required by your work)? Do you have a combination of both fun and informative, meaty and sweet selections? How does your reading over the last week reflect this stack? Compare your goals to your reading stack. You can’t talk about this too much.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

On this Labor Day, I give homage to those who shaped my own early career: Mom: Who taught me the art of domestic engineering: how to wash dishes, vacuum floors, make beds, and do the laundry with a sense of pride in the finished product. I’d give him a report and he’d say “Good work. Thanks for sharing.

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Roundtable Talk

JANUARY 6, 2011

← RoundtableTalk: Top posts of 2010 Culture eats strategy for lunch… and it will eat leaders too → Captain Owen Honors: no honour in this career debacle Posted on January 6, 2011 by LeaderTalker | 6 Comments So Captain Owen Honors of the USS Enterprise (seriously, Hollywood couldn’t do better with these names!) Ridiculous.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

AUGUST 15, 2010

they don’t directly report to you; you cannot count on your staff to be completely open). Have trusted advisors surrounding you. These are the people who will give you their unbiased opinion. They are not dependent on you for a paycheck (i.e., Mentors, peers, and an executive coach may work. All Rights Reserved.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 6, 2010

At work, I have learned to seek out others (some in my department, some above my department, some that report to my department) who are trying to improve (learn) themselves. There was a time when I thought I knew everything; however, with a 3 year-old daughter, I now realize how little I know. All Rights Reserved.

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Coaching Tip

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Mr. Winston’s career experience included successful stints at Motorola, McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed. In November 2006, as he tells it, he refused to misrepresent Countrywide’s corporate governance practices in a report to analysts at Moody’s Investors Service, the ratings agency. Source: The New York Times, February 20, 2011.

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QAspire

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

Different areas are evaluated and a consolidated status report is created. As the time passes, things like schedule slippage and effort variance show themselves up. Everyone then tries find out why the schedule slipped. But the core point is missed – and that is quality of the planning itself.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

I was driving to my office when I heard a sketchy report of a “small plane&# hitting the WTC. Roy Atkinson I think we all learned some lessons about the courage and honor of our first responders. We’ll never take their commitment lightly. My thoughts raced. My best friend, Rob, was working 2 blocks from the WTC.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Count up how many times you’ve met with: - your direct reports - your peers - people in your other relationship networks (customers,clients, suppliers, and yes, even family and friends) What are you missing by not being intentional about those relationships? I dare you to open up your own calendar and take a look at the last month.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Although anecdotal, there is some connection to the research out there as well as what others who meditate regularly have reported. A disclaimer: I’ll do my best to illustrate what I believe are the distinguishing benefits of meditation for me and how they might benefit you as a leader. I was off in my thoughts a lot.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Many career-enhancing activities can develop from carefully chosen volunteer-based projects. Discover the reporters in your area and profession. Other ideas: donate your expertise as an award, speak at the local library or school, and interview local officials to report for newsletters. Align with similar initiatives.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Informally visiting with your direct reports, your employees, and your peers often doesn’t require a lot of effort or time. Folks need to understand you are really no different than them, you are just at a different place at a different time along your career path and therefore have a different role right now. Good stuff.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

I admired him and was pleased when later in his career he managed the Tigers to a World Series Championship as well. The Big Red Machine had great players, but they also had a fabulous manager. I always liked George “Sparky&# Anderson. He was the first manager to win a World Series title in both the National and American Leagues.

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