Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Leaders Need To Involve Themselves In Crises by John Baldoni (posted 10/17/10) Failure to respond to a crisis is a failure of leadership. Initially Tony Hayward, then CEO of BP, was actively engaged in the crisis. Then curiously, likely on the advise of legal counsel, he pulled back and seemed unable to manage the crisis.

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Tanveer Naseer

MAY 13, 2011

. “Polite Meetings Waste Time&# [link] # leadership # *RT @ leadershipdgtl : Learning To Appreciate The White Spaces by @ TanveerNaseer Daily Best in # leadership [link] # Excellent list of points on how to develop trust in teams via @ SmartBrief [link] # leadership # Thanks Jen! Thanks Kathy!

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In the CEO Afterlife

JANUARY 30, 2012

In my CEO afterlife, I’ve pondered the inherent notion that business leadership is different than that of less competitive organizations such as academic institutes, charities, governments, or social associations. A CEO leading a company on the verge of bankruptcy has to ditch the love-in and go into a crisis management mode.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Because most positions force you to focus on production and not development. Next post: 10 Gifts For You To Succeed In 2011. It’s hard to stay connected with friends, colleagues, clients, and key people in your industry. Get to work and don’t worry about new connections. How To Pick Yourself Up After You Fail. Smile or Die!

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 12, 2010

Watch: Get Shareaholic Tagged as: Antikythera Mechanism , Computer , Legos { 0 comments… add one now } Leave a Comment Previous post: Developing The CEO Within You. Apple engineer rebuilds an ancient Greek mechanism — the oldest known computer – known as The Antikythera Mechanism. Out Of LEGO. Unported License.

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

If you are a regular reader of this blog and feel it has added value to your growth and development as a leader I would greatly appreciate your vote. I know all but one of the other nominees and would highly recommend any of them as a high quality source of leadership information.

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Rich Gee Group

DECEMBER 15, 2010

It helps everyone who plays it, but if you want to make yourself rich, it’s essential because it develops the character traits that all entrepreneurs need — self confidence, resilience and the ability to network. Rejection is usually looked at as a failure, but the game recasts it as success. It can give you the skills to make yourself rich.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 1, 2011

I am creating a Leadership Development class for Japanese students of business English. Do you have any other suggestions for a Leadership Development class? Get Shareaholic Tagged as: Business Rules , Clients , Filmmaking , Pixar { 1 trackback } My soup 01.02.11 at 3:17 PM I love this. Is that OK? Establish A Contract With Your Team.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

This is so much the case that some CEOs will avoid restructuring initiatives at all costs. My question is this…since when have fear and avoidance become prerequisites for success as a CEO? That is the question that many a business is forced to ask at some point during their life cycle.

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Restructuring Blog CEO Brand 305

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Anyone paying attention to current events has recently witnessed that it doesn’t really matter whether you’re a politician, investment banker, CEO, or just an average citizen, when it comes to making a simple decision, managing a crisis, or attempting to exploit an opportunity, timing is everything.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Over the years I’ve met more than a few CEOs who paid little or no attention to their board of directors, only to find themselves wondering what went wrong as they were being ushered out the door prior to the expiration of their employment agreement. As a CEO, your board can be one of your greatest allies.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 6, 2011

I think it gives you a solid world-view that tempers your expectations, avoids disappointment, and permits development of realistic goals. It’s a lesson I passed on to those I supervised in the Army, the clients I represented as a lawyer, and, most importantly, to my sons. Joe PS You stepped out of line in College? I’m shocked.

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Marshall Goldsmith

MAY 19, 2014

The classic mistake made in leadership development, coaching, and self-help books is the promise that “This will make you better!” Habits that have taken years to develop won’t go away in a week. ”The distraction or crisis may result from a problem, where in other cases it may result from an opportunity.

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

He not only develops and publishes the bible on “Book Yourself Solid&# , in it, he links to a workbook which is a very powerful way for one to really LEARN his techniques. Develop a Personal Brand – Get specific on what you do. Okay, I’ve never met the guy, but I do love his book. Establish A Contract With Your Team.

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Tanveer Naseer

JANUARY 27, 2012

In the piece “ Seven Tips for Becoming a Better Boss ”, leaders from several organizations which were recently recognized as being one of the “Best Small Workplaces of 2011” share what they found to be the key steps which were behind their organization’s success and positive workplace environment.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 11, 2010

A CEO’s ability to perform effectively is so closely tied to their ability to form a clearly articulated vision, evangelize the vision and then to execute on their vision, that no real discussion on executive leadership should take place without an emphasis on vision.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 5, 2011

I meet clients in-person to go over their strategy for 2011 instead of dragging them down to my office. In 2011, how can you position your business to make your clients LOVE you? Do you develop a ‘safe space’ where they can grow, relax, expand, and grow their business or career? What does this mean to you?

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Develop a time/payment schedule to save. A better way to break up your steps would be to have three segmented goals (with sub-goals) that build up to your main goal, ownership of the Z4: Finance – a. Ensure constant stream of revenue to pay all bills and have extra left over. Investigate a general financial goal for the Z4.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.] Here are "9 Signs That Your Next Company Cares About Its Employees." " [link] [link] mikemyatt Thanks for the kind words as well as sharing the link Donna. offers quick, practical management tips and ideas from HBR.org.

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Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Spend your time building your strengths, developing solid connections in and out of your company, and plan for the future of your career. Be enthusiastic, motivational, and a force for change at your company. Come up with new ideas, new processes, new efficiencies and present them to anyone who will hear. Worrying Never Helped Anyone.

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Licensing Open-book Ethics Motivation 274

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

I cannot even begin to count the number of times I’ve had a CEO tell me that certain immutable business principles just don’t apply to his/her business because, “this business is different.&# Well actually, no it’s not.

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Rich Gee Group

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Connections to meet someone new, to make a sale, to find a new position, or to learn about a recent, yet unknown development. To be successful in business, you need to make CONNECTIONS. It’s that simple. And in my opinion, to their detriment. Extreme Mojo (or Driving On The Corporate Autobahn). Establish A Contract With Your Team.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

I strongly recommend to all business leaders that they learn to develop a command presence, and lead from a committed and passionate position of strength. I’ve rarely come across students of military history that don’t have a great command of both strategic thinking and tactical implementation.

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Brand Depreciation Blog Politics 353

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 22, 2010

Trust me when I tell you that being out of touch is never a good position to find yourself in as the CEO. My advice to CEOs, regardless of whether you’re running a start-up or a Fortune 500 company, is to go see things for yourself.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2010

A leader’s message has a direct impact on their personal and corporate brand equity, how they manage a crisis, marketing initiatives, investor relations, press and public relations, team building and employee engagement, and virtually any other mission critical area of chief executive responsibility.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JANUARY 3, 2012

A Better Way to Evaluate Leadership Poitential Jeffrey Cohn and Jay Moran Jossey-Bass (2011) How and why to cope with a leadership evaluation and development crisis to produce more effective leaders As Noel Tichy and Warren Bennis suggest in Judgment: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls, leaders [.].

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

The following list of suggestions is my gift to you in hope that it will allow you to outsmart those that feel they cannot be outsmarted… Define Acceptable Behavior : This first thing all CEOs need to do is to accept responsibility for any “corporate crazies&# who have taken residence in their organization.

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Blog Brand CEO Consultative 313

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Understanding and implementing the concept of “ actionable leadership &# is a major key to success in becoming a great CEO. It was Andy Grove the former Chairman and CEO of Intel and Time Magazine’s 1997 Man of the Year who said “You have to take action; you can’t hesitate or hedge your bets.

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Blog Learning-by-Doing CEO Strategy 387

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

As much as you may wish it wasn’t so, as a CEO you’re really only as good as your last decision. Making sound decisions is a skill set that needs to be developed like any other. Nothing will test your metal as CEO more than your ability to make decisions. That said, nobody is immune to bad decisioning.

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Blog Analysis CEO Brand 416

Rich Gee Group

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Bottom line, now is the time to take action and develop a robust “Plan B&#. New areas you never even knew existed. Past Bosses. Have lunch with them. Find out what they’re doing. They might want you. Extreme Mojo (or Driving On The Corporate Autobahn). Establish A Contract With Your Team. Unported License. Unported License.

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Planning Career Brainstorming Licensing 171

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

This normally occurs in crisis/emergency/volunteer situations – for an example of this please read Wally Bock’s excellent post yesterday. Great organizations assign their best leaders to the most significant opportunities and/or to correct key shortcomings (see previous post: Resourcing 101 for CEOs ).

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Bottom-up Blog Objective Brand 366

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Do you say you believe that your people can develop, grow and have tremendous potential? Here are just some examples for you to consider: Do you say you care about your people, your organization and your Customers? How does your walk prove it? Do you say mistakes are important and necessary? How does your walk prove it?

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Leadership Blog Brand Consultative 353

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

In today’s post I’ll quickly examine the merits of developing your listening skills. Think about it…when was the last time you viewed a negative soundbite of a CEO who was engaged in active listening? They have the uncanny ability to understand what is not said, witnessed, or heard. Want to become a better leader?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

I’m a huge advocate of refining initiatives that allow any level of talent to be developed to the maximum potential. Leaders and non-leaders alike need career-pathing, training and development. I’m just not a believer in attempting to label someone as a leader, and develop them as such when they are clearly not.

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Leadership Blog Consultative Brand 419

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Clearly the difference possessed by all great leaders is that they refine, develop and build from their foundation – they don’t ignore it or take it for granted. [link] mikemyatt Thanks Deon: I agree that "listening" is a critical skill for leaders. link] Dan Black Great thoughts. I really enjoy reading your blog.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

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LDRLB

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

In my CEO afterlife, I’ve pondered the inherent notion that business leadership is different than that of less competitive organizations such as academic institutes, charities, governments, or social associations. A CEO leading a company on the verge of bankruptcy has to ditch the love-in and go into a crisis management mode.

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