Kevin Eikenberry

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The First Seven Things to Do When You Get Promoted

Kevin Eikenberry

Set both personal and career goals and set them in the organization context and with expectations in mind. Of course the other thing you need to do is celebrate! 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.

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Purposeful Abandonment - an Exclusive Guest Post from Dan Rockwell

Kevin Eikenberry

A few days later he embarked on a related career path and he’s never been happier. Some may abandon you after you’ve chosen a new course. 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. Or if you prefer, saying no and letting go.

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Do You Have a Balanced Reading (and Learning) Diet?

Kevin Eikenberry

A balanced nutritional diet, a balanced reading diet, and of course that balance between our personal and professional lives. Balance is something we as leaders need to be aware of on a daily basis. You can’t talk about this too much.

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Leadership Lessons from Sparky Anderson

Kevin Eikenberry

I admired him and was pleased when later in his career he managed the Tigers to a World Series Championship as well. Of course we should acknowledge the past and learn lessons from it, but as a leader and as a highly functioning human being we must look, think and move forward. I always liked George “Sparky&# Anderson.

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A History of the Job Listing and How It Just Died [Infographic]

Kevin Eikenberry

LinkedIn, of course, made headlines for its $26 billion sale to Microsoft. The concept was big for companies, too, of course; the prospect of finding people beyond the offline constraints, and even in the next city, state, or country, was a tantalizing one.

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