Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The truth is there is probably as much training available on project management as there is on any leadership topic or skill I could ever write about here. Don’t believe me? There is plenty of training available, plenty of experience with it, plenty of knowledge available. Of course, that doesn’t guarantee that we […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Have you ever experienced a micro-manager, a control freak, a meddler, or a person who can’t let go? The behavior gets labeled in different ways, but it is really all about the same. How do you like working for or with people like that? If you are like every other person I have talked to […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

JUNE 25, 2017

If your organization’s performance management processes are working great, you can save some time and skip this post. The post Performance Management Doesn’t Have to Suck! The post Performance Management Doesn’t Have to Suck! appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Good – stay with me.

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Kevin Eikenberry

MAY 12, 2019

Chances are you are manager or anticipate becoming one. If you are a new manager, you know the challenges associated with it. The post The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. If you have been through it, you remember.

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Kevin Eikenberry

MAY 9, 2017

Today’s video is in response to a great question that we received: When your organization isn’t taking the initiative on your leadership development, what can you do? Check out the video for some great ideas and resources to help with this common leadership issue.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JUNE 26, 2017

In a request for questions that I made on an episode of Remarkable TV, Frank asked me, “What are the best ways for middle managers and human resources to convince upper managers/ owners (if a smaller business) of needed change?” It is a great question, but more than I wanted to tackle in a short […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

APRIL 30, 2018

There are many leaders and managers who want to do good work and serve their teams and organizations well. While this has always happened, it is happening far more often now as managers lead remotely. The post Why Well-Meaning Managers Burn Out When Leading Remotely appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JUNE 25, 2018

The post The Question That Can Make Your To-Do List More Manageable appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. There is a question that might change everything for you. If you can’t live without your to-do list this will […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

The post Attention Management: How to Create Success and Gain Productivity Every Day appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. I’ve been studying and trying to get better at this myself for a long time. Enter Maura Nevel […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

APRIL 7, 2015

Have you ever asked this question: How do I manage my boss or the people above me? Then you NEED to watch this… Happens all the time – people want to talk about managing up – Managing their boss. We think we can manage […]. Leadership & Supervisory Skills bud to boss managing up'

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 11, 2016

You might call it something different; but whatever you call it, you know what it is: Performance Management Performance Reviews Performance Assessments Performance Evaluations Performance Appraisals These are ubiquitous in organizational life; so much so that they are typically greeted with apathy, cynicism or even distain.

Management 100

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

What do coconuts and leadership have in common? The post Remarkable TV: Leadership Lessons from a Coconut appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. The post Remarkable TV: Leadership Lessons from a Coconut appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 8, 2016

On July 26, 2016, Susan Peters, the Vice President of Human Resources at GE announced a shift in how performance management will be done for the 300,000 employees at GE. The post Performance Management in Your (the Real) World appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

Management 100

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Kevin Eikenberry

JUNE 21, 2015

Yes, there were business books before that, but The One Minute Manager helped make them cool, interesting, and worthy of discussion at dinner parties. The post The New One Minute Manager appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 30, 2015

The challenges that new managers and leaders face are immense. The post The Six Habits of Successful New Managers appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. The post The Six Habits of Successful New Managers appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JUNE 2, 2015

Here’s a little secret I learned about time management that has helped me be more productive – professionally and personally! The post Remarkable TV: The Secret to Time Management appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Told I am good at it – wish I were better.

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Kevin Eikenberry

MARCH 8, 2018

Jane Hyun, author of Flex: The New Playbook for Managing Across Differences, discusses cultural fluency to navigate across groups. The post Creating Leadership Flex with Jane Hyun appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. This is vital today as we have seen […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

MAY 6, 2014

Leadership is a tough job and without this key component, you can never truly move forward and reach your full potential. The best leaders are learning leaders – continuing to learn the skills it takes to make the biggest difference @KevinEikenberry (Click to Tweet) Check out our Remarkable Leadership workshop here.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JUNE 29, 2014

Leadership Learning Personal Development project management' Have you ever led a project team where some (or all) of the people on the team don’t report to you? My guess is the answer is yes again. Both can be challenging – after all, there are professional […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 28, 2011

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Five Minutes – a Key to Successful Time Management by Kevin Eikenberry on January 28, 2011 in Decision Making , Leadership , Learning , Manage Projects , Personal Development Every leader I talk to tells me they are busy.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 10, 2016

Performance management is something that likely happens in your organization, and…that doesn’t mean it is going very well. In fact, of all of the topics that come up when I train or speak to leaders, performance management is one that creates the most anxiety. And while that doesn’t have to be true (there ARE things […].

Management 100

Management Training Organization Leadership 100

Kevin Eikenberry

APRIL 24, 2016

Over the years we have helped a number of organizations with their performance management systems, and helped a number of leaders do a better job of developing their employees using those systems. The post Simplifying Your Performance Development: Re-focus Your Performance Management, Eliminate Stress & Increase Success!

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Kevin Eikenberry

MARCH 20, 2016

The post A New Resource for Those Who Care About Talent Management appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. I’m talking about a brand-new, digitally-delivered magazine that will actually be most useful when used through an […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Five Reasons to Make Discomfort Your Friend How to Get Lazy People to Work Ten Decisions Leaders Make Everyday Ten Ways to Make a Great First Impression Five Minutes - a Key to Successful Time Management Kevin Eikenberry: Thanks Dave!Kevin billion dollars this year.

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Kevin Eikenberry

APRIL 3, 2016

The post Under New Management: How Leading Organizations Are Upending Business As Usual appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Examples include: Email – could we outlaw […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

JULY 26, 2022

But the reality is, if the person you’re leading or managing thinks you […]. – Remarkable TV appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. It’s wonderful to think that you’re not. The post Who Decides if You are Micromanaging?

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Leadership Lessons from Sparky Anderson by Kevin Eikenberry on November 5, 2010 in Influence , Leadership , Learning I grew up like many men my age, a big baseball fan. Sparky died yesterday at age 76.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe The Leadership Walk by Kevin Eikenberry on September 6, 2010 in Leadership , Learning We are all on a walk. Each of these is part of your leadership walk. It is the journey we take each day as a leader.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Radical Management, though not succinctly defined by the author, is an approach to leadership and management that leads to greater job satisfaction, higher productivity, client delight and continuous innovation. Denning’s seven principles for Radical Management are: Focus work on delighting the client.

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Management Open-book Workshop Video 150

Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

If you are a manager, I’m sure the title of this post got your attention. Because if you are a manager, you have had to deal with conflicts; between your team members, with people across the organization, and perhaps even between others and yourself. And if you have had those experiences, chances are you’d love […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Leadership is About Engagement by Kevin Eikenberry on December 29, 2010 in Leadership , Learning , Relationships Ok, this title should be self evident, especially to long time readers of this blog.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Listening = Love Listening = Leadership Therefore, mathematically Leadership = Love. that’s leadership). Leadership is nurturing, so it’s not so far to Leadership=Love. Of course to be a remarkable leader requires we be willing to and practice deep, authentic listening. Do you feel a sense of love? (so

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 24, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Leadership Lagniappe by Kevin Eikenberry on August 24, 2010 in Decision Making , Leadership Lagniappe (pronounced LAN-yap ). What is on your leadership lagniappe list? read the full Wikipedia entry ).

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 14, 2016

The post Time Management Magic: How To Get More Done Every Day And Move from Surviving to Thriving appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Anyone who cares about their results and the future would like to get more done in the time they have. And who doesn’t want to move […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

MAY 17, 2021

Perhaps you have never thought about yourself as responsible for change leadership. But most people think about how they will manage change for themselves and those around them. While we must manage many aspects of a change effort, that is something different than change leadership. If you […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

JUNE 2, 2013

Books Developing Others Leadership Learning Personal Development coaching Mentoring' Bell and Marshall Goldsmith Starting in the late 1980’s I became a student of adult learning, training and learning in general. In 1996 a book came out written by a guy whose work I was already familiar with. I remember reading that book and as I look [.].

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Kevin Eikenberry

APRIL 10, 2022

While the sources of our stress at work are varied, understanding those sources can help us reduce or manage that stress more effectively. The post Organizational Triggers for Stress appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Let’s call those triggers for stress. And if we can reduce […].

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