Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 23, 2017

Pride, like many words in the English language, can be complicated. Pride, as a noun means delight, pleasure and joy – a feeling of deep satisfaction; and it also means arrogance, vanity and egotism – an excessively high opinion of one’s self. Pride is also a verb, meaning to take satisfaction in. Why the vocabulary […]. The post The Role of Pride in Effective Leadership appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

Leadership 117

Leadership Skills Development 117

Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 22, 2017

It is a fact of a leader’s life. There will be tough conversations. Some will be about performance gaps, some may be about conflict, or some may be disciplinary. The tough ones will have emotion and will be seen by at least one party as bad news. Some leaders avoid them. Some leaders botch them. […]. The post Handling Tough Conversations with Employees appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

Leadership 107

Leadership Skills Development 107

Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 24, 2017

Every week on the show, Undercover Boss, a CEO or Senior Executive disguises themselves as someone else for one reason: to spend a day in the life of one of their employees and to see what is really happening inside their organizations. Now this might seem a little extreme just to get some feedback and […]. The post Your Lesson from Undercover Boss appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

CEO 100

CEO Execution Organization Leadership 100

Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 26, 2017

Leadership is not charging the hill; that is authority. Leadership comes before that. Jon Knokey, former NCAA quarterback, businessman, and author of Theodore Roosevelt and the Making of American Leadership, shares leadership lessons from Teddy Roosevelt. Learn about ‘work at the center’ and how Roosevelt looked at the big picture and positioned himself and America […].

Positioning 100

Positioning Leadership Skills Development 100