Kevin Eikenberry

MARCH 13, 2022

The toughest – and perhaps most important – transition of our career is the transition to being a leader. Whether we are doing it for the first time or are now leading a new team. After the congratulations end and you look at the work ahead, you might be thinking “now what?” We’ve learned that […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

It likely represents career progress. Leadership is a lot of things. It is a role. It can be lonely. And last week, I explained why it is an opportunity. It is also hard to escape the fact that leadership is a responsibility too. But far from scolding or reminding you about some grave facts, I […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

MAY 9, 2021

When someone becomes a new leader (we call that the moment of moving “from bud to boss”), they embark on one of the toughest job transitions of their careers. Perhaps the toughest. Anytime we do something new, we need confidence. But especially if it is tough, confidence might be the most elusive element. The importance […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 30, 2020

One of the most challenging transitions of a career is to move into a leadership role for the first time. If you are doing it after being promoted to lead your former peers, it is even harder. We have helped leaders and organizations overcome those challenges for years. Now a new challenge has added to […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

APRIL 11, 2021

Over twelve years ago, we created a workshop to codify what new leaders needed to know to succeed in the most challenging career transition -moving from “bud” to “boss.” Ten years ago, Guy Harris and I published From Bud to Boss: Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership. The principles and lessons in the […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Communicating unpopular decisions is a task that all leaders will tackle at some point in their career. In a recent workshop, I was asked for tips to do this with greater confidence and skill. I wanted to share my answer here so you could benefit also. I have six ideas to help you prepare for […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

The transition to leadership – moving from individual contributor to a leadership role – is one of the most challenging moves in anyone’s career. While many make this jump, few succeed as quickly or completely as they, their team, or their organization would like. Would you like a clearly defined path of what to do […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Books have been written and careers have been built on trying to answer the question that I am tackling today. How Do I Measure the Impact of Leadership Development Initiatives? In the video, I will give you a simple technique to help break down this enormous question and to help answer it for you and […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

Books Leadership Learning careers mastery work' By Cal Newport Conventional wisdom says that we should be passionate about our work, and that same wisdom for the last thirty years has produced books, speeches, consultants and coaches that help people “follow their passion.”

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 21, 2018

Chip Conley suggests that the world for mid-career workers can be more exciting. […]. by Chip Conley In a world with people from four generations in the workplace, understanding how you can best contribute can be hard. For the older ranks at work, it might be hard to adjust as the “digital natives” begin to lead.

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Kevin Eikenberry

APRIL 29, 2018

Years ago, early in my consulting career, it was easy to get a spot on my calendar. If you wanted to get some insight into a problem or a challenge, you could email or call me, and we could have a quick consultation. Today, it isn’t so easy. Fast-forward through 20+ years of business growth […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

MAY 25, 2017

If you want to raise your leadership profile, you need to be concise and intentional about your career. In other words, what is your strategy to make sure you are at the table and voicing your opinion. In this episode, Sue Ritchie, a leadership coach from the UK, joins Kevin to look at how stretching […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 1, 2013

In his 47 year career he held senior leadership positions at GM, BMW, and Chrysler, then at nearly age 70, rejoined GM as Vice Chairman where he served for nearly ten years. By Bob Lutz Bob Lutz is a car guy. This book, written in 2011, and released in paperback this spring (with a new […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

MARCH 19, 2012

This presentation was important not only for his team and his company, but also for his career. Tom had a major presentation coming up in less than a week, and he was concerned. He knew that if he did well it would make all the difference. for everyone. And if it bombed, [.].

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Kevin Eikenberry

JUNE 20, 2012

A recent (February and March of 2012) Career Builder survey of [.]. We think that is what people need, to which most managers and leaders say – “I can’t give them more” or “That’s out of my hands.” ” The good news is those aren’t the things that will move the needle.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 27, 2012

Mario won many accolades in his racing career, including being named by the Associated Press as the Racer of the Century in 2000. Living in Indianapolis, and being a sports fan, makes it easy to like Mario Andretti. Mario won one Indianapolis 500 (in 1967) and came close to winning several others. In other words, [.].

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 12, 2011

You want to be a more effective leader, a more productive employee, or you want to advance more rapidly in your career. You are here because you have a desire for more in your life. You also want better health, better relationships, and less [.].

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Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

It features the Denver Broncos and their legendary quarterback in the twilight of his playing career, Peyton Manning, against the Carolina Panthers and their young, star quarterback, Cam Newton. In case you haven’t noticed, there is a Super Bowl coming up.

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 24, 2015

is a Hall of Fame shortstop who played his whole career with the Baltimore Orioles. If you aren’t a baseball fan, Cal Ripken, Jr. While over 18,000 have played in the Major Leagues, less than 250 have been elected to the Hall of Fame. And no one who has ever played in 2,632 games in […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

APRIL 5, 2015

Imagine some of the top speakers and experts on topics like your career, leadership, personal development, relationship building, serving Customers, and many more, available on your phone or […]. Often times great ideas come from a combination of two existing items or ideas. Such is the case with Audvisor.

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Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

As my life and career have gone on, one of the skills I have found more important and interesting […]. By Warren Berger Sometimes we read books to learn about something that we know little about. And sometimes we read books to go deeper on a subject we are interested in or is valuable to us.

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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. Having been working in this category for more than 17 years, I’ve decided to give back to our community and have put together a very short survey.

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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. A misunderstanding or misalignment of expectations is the fastest way to frustration and failure. Set your goals. You have an exciting (or scary) task in front of you. What do you want to accomplish and why? Talk to your new boss.

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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

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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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 17, 2011

Plus, through the contributions of Guy and I along with a growing list of other leadership, career development and HR thought leaders we’ll help you continue your path towards leadership confidence and success. The best news is that you don’t have to wait until you get your copy of the book to gain value from this Community.

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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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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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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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Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

If you know a bit about his career goals, you can support that too. If you know what his goals are for your department, region or organization as a whole, you are in a much better position to help him achieve them, right? Setting the Stage for Help. In a new job you might want or need help and assistance.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Something you didn’t touch on, was a reverse imbalance…when we are too immersed our our industry/our career and we forget to take time for our hobbies, and a little ‘fun’ It’s just as important to our overall health and success. You can’t talk about this too much.

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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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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 7, 2012

By Ted Prodromou Social media seems to be almost everywhere. Just yesterday Facebook announced they have a billion members. By comparison you might think LinkedIn is a small site. It does have over 150 million members however. Let me say that again. 150 million members. Depending on your background and work you [.].

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 15, 2011

This week’s Resource Recommendation is Social Boom! How to Master Business Social Media by Jeffrey Gitomer. I’m pretty active on social media, especially when thinking about, as the book subtitle suggests, business social media.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 12, 2017

The When I Grow Up spot tapped into growing societal angst over the cubicle careers on offer in mainstream professional life and was the only commercial named to Time Magazine’s Best of TV list for that year. Monster’s 1999 Super Bowl ad is considered to be one of the most memorable of all time.

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