Sat.Jul 16, 2011 - Fri.Jul 22, 2011

Kevin Eikenberry

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Six Ways Leaders Can Support Team Success

Kevin Eikenberry

Since leaders lead others, usually in groups or teams, any conversation about effective leadership can’t go too far before beginning to discuss how leaders help their teams. People have spent their lives studying the dynamics of team interactions, how teams form and develop, and the skills needed for team members to be successful. When thought [.].

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Leadership Lessons from The USA Women’s Soccer Team – Just for Kicks

Kevin Eikenberry

I’ve been on vacation, and I’m not the biggest soccer fan in the world. But I know a good opportunity to learn about leadership when I see it. Four years ago the U.S. Women’s soccer team had, well, let’s say team and leadership problems during World Cup play. Soon after that, the coach’s contract expired [.].

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There’s No Room For Pessimists on the Road to Success

Kevin Eikenberry

A positive mental attitude or just “being positive&# is often cited as an important attribute of successful leaders and people. Here’s what a famous achiever, who overcame more than you or I will ever fathom had to say about it: “No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to an uncharted land, [.].

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Getting Beyond Maintenance Mode

Kevin Eikenberry

Have you ever felt like you were treading water, or maybe just floating? You are active, maybe even busy, and you are likely meeting all of your commitments, but you aren’t making any progress, not making any new progress. Several years ago my sister-in-law Kara stated this as being in maintenance mode. The description seemed [.].

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Little Bets – How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries

Kevin Eikenberry

This week’s Resource Recommendation is Little Bets — How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries by Peter Sims. This book was recommended to me by Tim Sanders during a teleseminar I hosted last month for our Remarkable Leadership Learning System Members and a few guests. When I received my copy a few days later, I [.].

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