Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

When people want to become a more effective leader they ask, “What skills do I need?” When organizations plan their leadership development programs, they start with the skills that will be needed to be successful. It is an understandable goal – to know what people need to be able do in order to lead. Here’s […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

JUNE 30, 2019

The post Five Skills That Help You Lead Remotely appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Given that, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about leading remotely – and specifically how to do it better. To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the release of the book, I am sharing […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

JULY 21, 2014

Perhaps you are guessing what the skill is. Perhaps you are thinking I am pretty presumptuous to suggest I know the most important skill you need, after all, I don’t know you, your experience or what you do for a living. This skill is so ubiquitous […]. My hope is that this headline makes you wonder.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The post Why It Takes More Than Skills to Be a Great Leader appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. The reasons are many, and yet the results often fall far short of the hopes and expectations of those involved.

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Kevin Eikenberry

MAY 31, 2020

The post The Skills and Mindsets Needed to be an Effective Remote Worker appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. While the uncertainty remains, the benchmark for success is changing. By now you know there is a difference between working from home and being an effective remote worker. Even if […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

APRIL 9, 2018

There is a question that can help in your thinking: Is it will or skill (that leads them to achieve or not achieve something)? The post Understanding Employee Performance – is it Will or Skill? Make no mistake that the solution is complex. This question has been asked […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

JULY 21, 2014

Perhaps you are guessing what the skill is. Perhaps you are thinking I am pretty presumptuous to suggest I know the most important skill you need, after all, I don’t know you, your experience or what you do for a living. This skill is so ubiquitous […]. My hope is that this headline makes you wonder.

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Kevin Eikenberry

MARCH 7, 2017

The post Building Skills After Training appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. We host workshops and training sessions across the country and all throughout the year and we often get this question: How can I consistently apply what I learned here in the workshop back in my job and the real world?

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 7, 2018

The post Why it Takes More Than Skills to be a Remarkable Leader appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. This isn’t a trivial matter, so I’m taking this message further, explaining it deeper, and providing solutions to this vexing problem […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

JULY 8, 2018

by Martin Lanik You know that if you take a tough skill and make part of it habit, your success will improve. The post The Leader Habit: Master the Skills You Need to Lead in Just Minutes a Day appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Such is the case with leadership.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Reply Cancel reply Leave a Comment Previous post: Develop Your Coaching Skills at the Coaching Training Camp Next post: The Most Valuable Question? When all players are encouraged to do their best, the results can be amazing. Real leaders recognize this.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 5, 2015

The post How Improving Your Coaching Skills Will Improve Your Life appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Yes, the best coaches do put 100% of their focus on helping the other person become more successful and confident. So if this true, then why are you writing about how the coach will benefit?

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 21, 2022

Effective communication skills are a foundation for the success of any leader. Would you like a powerful way to help you in building our leadership communication skills? And while we have been communicating our entire lives, as well as during our time as a leader, there is always room to get better. Would you like […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

MAY 29, 2016

The post The Art of People: 11 Simple People Skills That Will Get You Everything You Want appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. Some of the most important books ever written talk about the art of people – and give us ideas about how to interact […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

MAY 31, 2015

The post Learn the Skills to Move From Bud to Boss, Right From Your Office appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning. We wrote the best selling book, From Bud to Boss, in 2011. Over the years we have helped hundreds of leaders in these public workshops, through workshops […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

A year ago, we released From Bud to Boss: Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership. In the last year, thousands of copies have been sold. Individuals have purchased copies because they wanted to succeed in their transition to a new leadership role or continue their leadership growth. Copies have been purchased by leaders [.].

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 19, 2012

Decisions are all around us. Right now you are making a decision whether to keep reading this or not, but the decisions we need to make as leaders go far beyond that, don’t they? It wouldn’t be hard to argue that being decisive, and doing it in an effective way, is one of the most [.].

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In order for your hybrid team to succeed, individual hybrid team members must have the skills to succeed. Recently I wrote a post on the Remote Leadership Institute Blog about determining what those skills might be across your […]. The old cliché that the chain is only as strong as the weakest link definitely applies here.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Develop Your Coaching Skills at the Coaching Training Camp by Kevin Eikenberry on September 20, 2010 in Devloping Others , Leadership , Learning Next month I am delivering a brand new program that I extremely excited about!

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Kevin Eikenberry

APRIL 6, 2014

You may have seen the story on 60 Minutes, or seen the stories throughout the media all week. There has been a big conversation about the idea that the Stock Market is being “rigged” by high frequency trading. That is the thesis of the new book Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt by Michael Lewis. […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Empathy – understanding the feeling and emotions someone is feeling as a way to provide solace and support while building understanding and trust – is a critical leadership skill. I’ve written and recorded several messages about empathy in the past few months, because this practice is more important than ever.

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Kevin Eikenberry

MARCH 29, 2021

While you might not be a fan of basketball or college basketball specifically, presumably you are a fan of developing your leadership skills. As a fan of both, in watching this year’s NCAA Basketball Tournament, I see several valuable and highly transferable leadership lessons from college basketball.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 11, 2021

In part, because we are so familiar with the practice, we don’t often take time to consider the power of those questions or our skill in using them. We ask questions everyday – they are a natural part of conversation. As a leader and coach, they are one of the most useful tools we have […]. The post Are You Asking Enough Questions?

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Kevin Eikenberry

MARCH 21, 2022

These factors include skills, experience, physical health, mindsets and values, and their mental health, too. There are many factors that impact people’s performance at work. We all know that when we’re stressed, anxious, or worried, we can’t do our best work. Therefore, leaders should care about the mental health of their teammates.

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Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

The role of a leader is complex, and many skills are needed to lead successfully. Yet skills aren’t the only thing new leaders must master. And as important as those skills are, having the right leadership mindset is even more important – and […]. Any new leader knows that or quickly becomes aware of that fact.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JUNE 20, 2021

There is little doubt that a skilled and experienced coach is one of the biggest assets in helping a willing leader grow and become more confident and effective. There are many ways leaders can improve in their work. One of the most targeted and helpful is providing them with leadership coaching. While most all will […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

MARCH 22, 2020

Although crisis leadership has always been an important skill, now it feels compulsory – and perhaps you feel unprepared. Today, the crisis is the COVID-19 pandemic. And while this crisis isn’t like anything most people have experienced, it isn’t the first crisis we have faced.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 4, 2021

While the timeless principles of leadership still remain, what does the context of today, of virtual work and constant change tell us about what skills will help […]. As a new year begins, especially one following a year so unpredictable and unprecedented, it makes sense to think about what successful leadership in 2021 will look like.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

If you haven’t, how would you know when and if new skills […]. And during this time, people have likely been working harder than ever and in new ways. Have you spent any time training for remote work? The post 7 Signs Your Remote Team Needs Additional Training appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 7, 2019

I love it when one skill or habit creates benefits in multiple ways. If you could build a skill that helped you in strategic thinking, problem solving, and productivity, would you be interested in developing that skill? That skill is maintaining a future focus.

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Kevin Eikenberry

MARCH 7, 2021

But the willingness to do what it takes to learn the skills isn’t always there. Not surprisingly, in the last year, the desire to improve remote leadership has been greater than ever. The desire and interest are there. In the past year, we […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

MAY 24, 2021

Our coaching success comes from mindsets that matter, skills we can practice, and habits we can form. There is plenty for all of us to learn about coaching. I have been gradually building a coaching alphabet. Today, I’m adding the letters M, N, and O to my coaching alphabet tools. Here are links to the […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

In a recent workshop, I was asked for tips to do this with greater confidence and skill. Communicating unpopular decisions is a task that all leaders will tackle at some point in their career. 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

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

If you’ve read the bulk of that writing, you know I’ve written much about the skills required to become a remarkable leader. But I’ve written about more than just leadership skills. For the last 15 years, I have been writing blog posts, books, and more trying to help people become more effective leaders. While I […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

MARCH 24, 2019

One of the foundational skills for leaders is communication. So how do you improve your leadership communication skills? What if you had a free resource to help improve your communication skills in 10 minutes […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

JULY 28, 2014

Listening is a skill we’d all like to get better at – I can’t think of a time when I asked someone or a group if they wanted to be a better listener and someone said, “no.” It is a life skill that impacts our ability to communicate, build relationships and get things done. It […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

JULY 1, 2019

Given that, presentation skills are a key skill for leaders at all levels – and for many other professionals too. If you are a leader, you present ideas, projects, and plans to groups. That’s why some much is written and so much advice floats around about this topic. Unfortunately, some of that advice is not […].

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