N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

If you find that you lack skill sets and competencies in certain areas seek out mentors and coaches to shore-up your weaknesses, and more importantly, use your professional advisors to assist you in leveraging your strengths. They will not compromise their value system and personal ethics for temporary gain. Section VII: Likeability.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 27, 2010

But before I do, I want to point out the three reasons this is a very insightful question: Decisiveness is a valuable skill – one that as leaders we should want others to master. It properly implies the leader’s role in nurturing this skill. As with any other skill, as a leader you can provide coaching.

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The Recovering Engineer

MAY 10, 2010

surround sound speaker system to a USB port on my laptop? surround sound speaker and the home theatre system says: May 11, 2010 at 12:14 am [.] He has degrees in Chemical Engineering and he served as a Nuclear Engineering officer in the U.S. . Is there some way of connecting a 5.1 Reply What Do You Think?

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Building Personal Strength

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Wednesday, November 10, 2010 At the Core of Your Abilities - Personal Strengths and People Skills I once had an upscale retirement home for a client. In other words, he had poor people skills. Copyright © 2010, Performance Support Systems, Inc. And a couple dozen other people skills ? Bad things happen.

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The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 11, 2023

Earnings are an important factor to study because they’re related to other outcomes, like health, engagement with the criminal justice system and family development,” the researchers explain. “So This is a problem as the labor market increasingly requires advanced skills to even earn an average salary.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 5, 2010

… If this idea is intriguing, just think how many ideas and how much growth you would get as a member of the Remarkable Leadership Learning System. Click the link , email us or take advantage of the offer below to join us to build your leadership skills one skill at a time, one month at a time.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 18, 2010

However, being an effective coach is more than leadership – it is an important life skill as well. There are many ways to become a more effective coach, plenty of skills, knowledge and techniques are available. We all can be more effective at coaching in our communities, in our families, with our children and at work.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Systematic and Open to Possibility: The complexity of our organizations requires that you support some systemization within them. Systems drive efficiency and results. Flat organizational structures, globalization, and employees’ desire to stretch themselves and learn new skills necessitate that you have healthy relationships.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 17, 2011

The truth is, while there are people with super-high self images related to their expertise and knowledge, many more people don’t have a healthy, valid confidence, understanding or awareness of their own skills, knowledge, expertise and brilliance. Inventory your experiences, skills and knowledge. What skills have you developed?

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

It’s a skill that when well practiced can help you build your skills faster, gain new perspectives and likely improve your relationships. It is the skill of receiving feedback. How is that a skill you might ask? But today I want to write about something else.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 14, 2011

More people fail in jobs because of poor people skills (i.e. relationship skills) than any other reason. Make a list and then make a plan for how you will build the needed skills and knowledge. You have to learn new skills so you can offer something new and you can do a great job. Learn what you need to learn.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 6, 2011

Rather than just kill something with a quick no, a good leader uses every adverse scenario as a development opportunity to help people advance their critical thinking and decisioning skills. While I understand that there are times when using no may be your only option, those times should be the exception and not the rule. But are they?

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Building Personal Strength

DECEMBER 12, 2010

Monday, December 13, 2010 Refine Your Dialogue Skills - Some Tips and an Illustration When people share opinions, they can discover either common ground or points of conflict. Below are some tips that will help you refine your dialogue skills. In a previous post , I explained the basics of engaging in dialogue. Coates, Ph.D.,

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 17, 2011

The book focuses specifically on the transition and shares the most important skills to focus on during the days and months after that transition takes place.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 18, 2010

It focuses on the transition and shares the most important skills to focus on during the days and months after that transition takes place. It’s an online place where leaders can gather to gain additional skills and knowledge, share their successes and learn how to continue their path towards leadership confidence and success.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The book doesn’t talk about a wringing-your-hands-in-delight power grab, but more about political skill and savvy. Don’t like the term Power? This book will open your eyes and change your mind. Don’t like the term political savvy? Perhaps the word you would prefer is influence?

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

Make sure you say in your ad description what they need to be successful with you (eg – a computer with internet access, a nice phone voice, computer skills, etc.). Related posts: Build Your Skills With Outside Activities Post by Jane K. I have used www.internhere.com to post my request. Stimmler, contributing Women on Business writer.

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The Recovering Engineer

JANUARY 21, 2010

Tags: change management , Communication Skills , emotional control , emotional intelligence , emotions , Leadership Skills , understanding people Guy Harris describes himself as a recovering engineer.

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Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

This book uncovers an important leadership skill – that of asking questions. And it uses questions to do it. I love the topic and the approach, and I think you will benefit from the book.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

In my world a good walk is a vital leadership skill. If you don’t have a specific destination and demonstrate clear intent they will take over and subtly move you in a different direction. I think more leaders should get out from behind their desks and start practising their walk!

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

I have been reading Scott Eblin’s Next Level Blog for a long time – in fact it was nominated as one our Best Leadership Blogs in 2009. If you are a student of leadership and you want to get to the next level in your leadership skills, you want this book on your shelf. This is a very good book.

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 20, 2010

I really appreciate receiving this message that really help buil my leadership skills… wish you the best and once again thanks!!!! 4 comments… read them below or add one } Cecilia Acosta August 20, 2010 at 8:10 pm Thanks for this video and for all the good recomendation, ideas, suggestion, inputs, orientation, you name it!!!

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 23, 2010

(Not in the leader population either) The best salespeople are persuasion experts who influence through relationships, insight, great communication skills, understanding people and more. The best leaders are persuasion experts who influence through relationships, insight, great communication skills, understanding people and more.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

I always tell my students that listening is a leader’s greatest communication skill. Thanks for the reminder – and the comments! K Reply Tim October 1, 2010 at 9:42 am Great words Kevin. Reply Carletta October 1, 2010 at 11:03 am Thanks for the reminder that listening is such an awesome love language!!!

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Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

You nailed this one and I am going to forward this to the participants in my recent management skills session. Tagged as: Groundhog Day , Punxsutawney Phil , tradition { 3 comments… read them below or add one } Jeffrey February 2, 2011 at 10:31 am Nice job.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Making Decisions to Make You Most Productive by Kevin Eikenberry on December 20, 2010 in Decision Making , Leadership , Learning Decisiveness is an important skill.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

You may have ideas about what the future looks like – a future with them using or developing new skills, or behaving in new ways. Once people are wishing things to be (even a little bit) better, you set the stage for creating the picture of a more desirable future.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 10, 2011

I think there is one other important difference for leaders – that should be considered by coaches and people interested in helping others develop their skills. Feedback and advice. How often do most people seek out, and truly want, feedback (given its tarnished image)? Not so much.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

I don’t think I’ve ever had a supervisory skills class where someone didn’t ask that question. He writes, coaches, and consults on these issues, as well as helping his clients by working through those same issues as a copywriter and ghostwriter. The answer is that you can’t do anything. At least not directly.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 4, 2010

In each interview you will learn specific strategies and skills to help you become a more effective leader and to elicit excellence from others. Yes, I am one of the experts, as is Guy Harris, my teammate and co-author for the upcoming book From Bud to Boss – the Secrets of a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Leadership is a complex set of skills and behaviors. Michael gives us great and varied examples about the importance of preparation. In my post earlier this morning , about Cal Ripkin, Jr. I wrote about the same idea – being ready to play. What are you doing today to learn and prepare yourself for the demands of leadership?

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Experience to Lead

MARCH 17, 2022

Considering L&D professionals are working directly to upskill people whose minds are very complex systems, it is not a direct line from investment to financial gain. Managers don’t measure absolute points so much as they manage change” (Fitz – Enz, 2009, p.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

What skills do people use that are important but overlooked? Top Harvard psychologists and educators have agreed that the # 1 skill we need to teach our toddlers (ages 3-5) is gratitude. Spend some time thinking about the specific things in your professional world you are grateful for. What results are making a difference?

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Persuasive Powerhouse

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

I’m not sure I’ve fully captured the effect that Dr. Jackson’s interpersonal skills and upbeat attitude had a profound effect on patients and staff. We seem to be in a continuous state of “change&# whether it’s implementing new systems or convincing management that budget reductions are now a fact of life.

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 21, 2010

That takes great listening skills, courage and real caring, all of which are sadly underdeveloped in most companies I know – not to mention a culture that has trust as its foundation. Ideally companies would use the best selection systems to source and promote the best leaders. All Rights Reserved.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 24, 2011

Kevin Reply Sanjay Malhotra January 26, 2011 at 10:48 pm Thanks Kevin, I am sure it will help us in further improvising our leadership skills. I completely agree with your other three points!

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Persuasive Powerhouse

JULY 26, 2010

Second, implementing systems that provide feedback, to those involved in a business process, on the impacts of their efforts on intended results. First, encouraging, coaching, + nurturing individuals in ways that establish patterns of work which improve the odds positive results will be sought creatively (I esp. It seeds + promotes curiosity.

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