Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

What if you had tips and a strategy to turn your resolutions into results? Every January, millions of people make new resolutions with hope and anticipation. And for most, those resolutions don’t make it to the end of January. If you knew what to do when you started to falter or had already stopped, would […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

By Alex Cornell, editor This is one of those books that showed up as a recommendation when I was making a purchase on Amazon. How does Amazon know that I sometimes want to spark my imagination? (I I might not want to really know the answer to that question!) Regardless, I saw the title, took a [.].

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Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

More than ever before, you can find strategies, tactics, and hacks meant to help you learn, grow, and achieve greater professional success. You can find them in books and blogs, on YouTube, podcasts, Instagram and more. While there’s so much available, too often it is so specific that it is hard to connect to your […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 13, 2020

Wouldn’t it be nice to have some email strategies to make email a more valuable part of […]. Most people talk about email as the bane of their organizational existence! Plenty of studies talk about how much of our work lives are sucked up by email.

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Kevin Eikenberry

APRIL 8, 2018

There is good reason this is true: Peter Drucker’s famous line says it best – “Culture eats strategy for breakfast.” by Denise Lee Yohn Organizational culture is one of the most talked about and written about topics in leadership literature these days. But as is often the case, once an important topic becomes trendy, so […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 5, 2019

Once you have a basic strategy, you will become more agile and successful influencing others past those objections. Overcoming objections isn’t just for salespeople. If you want to influence others, you must be able to overcome objections. There are four objections leaders hear regularly.

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Kevin Eikenberry

APRIL 28, 2019

All strategy, culture, growth, and more comes from leaders. It is a good question, and one that drives the leadership development conversations in organizations around the world. Organizations that understand the value of growing leaders for both today and the future have the best chance for success.

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 11, 2019

Some have solid strategies, some do something, but far too many take a “hope and pray” approach. Every organization of any size needs to address how they will prepare and support their new and front-line leaders. Leaving new leader development to chance is like hoping and praying with no action or support. Whether you are […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

MAY 14, 2018

You might think of these leadership outcomes in different terms: goals, strategies, or objectives, but regardless of what you call them, you must think about and work on them regularly. As a leader, you have a lot on your plate. Part of your focus is likely on the outcomes you are expected to reach. In […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Check out this episode of Remarkable TV for 3 strategies to keep the negativity of others from impacting you. Does Negative Nancy or Debbie Downer work for you or in your organization? Do you like having Negative Neds and Debby Downers around you? Chances are high that you don’t. And as a leader […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Andy Cunningham knows that positioning is more than just a marketing term, it is the formulation of a business strategy. Andy is the author of Get to Aha! Discover Your Positioning DNA and Dominate Your Competition and shares the framework she uses to transform markets and industries.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

You can learn many strategies and approaches to help your projects be successful and your goals be reached. There is much written about (and worth learning about) project planning and goal achievement. Seldom is today’s starting point discussed. In […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 8, 2013

In fact, having a to-do list might be the height of your productivity strategies. You aren’t Santa, but if you are like me, more than once you have made a list, and checked it twice. If that is true, I’d ask, “how’s that working for you?” If, as I suspect, you wish you had ways […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

MAY 25, 2017

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

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 3, 2017

Robert Glazer, author of Performance Partnerships: The Checkered Past, Changing Present and Exciting Future of Affiliate Marketing joins Kevin to discuss how affiliate marketing can be a strategy to growth. The concepts can be used at a high level with your […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

The fact is there are many strategies and skills that can help us communicate [.]. Are there situations where you find communication nearly impossible for you? Do you secretly wish you could wave a magic wand and communicate your ideas faster with less stress, challenge or drama?

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 16, 2012

Organizational leadership touting new products or strategies. It is everywhere. Political leaders promoting changing policies. Team leaders outlining a process improvement. Leaders everywhere think their job is to create change across their team, organization or industry. And they are all wrong. You can create [.].

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 6, 2013

I wrote today’s recommendation with that thought in mind… About a year and half ago, I wrote about and recommended Evernote – the star technology in my personal strategies for personal productivity and effectiveness. One of the top resolutions each year is to be better organized or be more productive. If you don’t know about [.].

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 28, 2012

You are also getting the chance to see communication strategies [.]. Think about it this way, you are getting a seat to watch two people talk about leadership, and perhaps depending on your perspective, exhibit leadership.

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Kevin Eikenberry

MAY 16, 2012

I put this slide on the screen yesterday, while giving a talk on hiring strategies for Choice Hotels International Convention. If you want to hire rock stars, you can’t wait until you have an opening to start thinking about hiring. Here’s an exercise to do today to help you implement this idea. [.].

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 25, 2016

So in today’s video, I’m following that up with strategies and ideas to help you better remember people’s names. A few month’s ago, I published a video about the importance of using people’s names. via @KevinEikenberry From This […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

We’ll discuss how certain strategies used in football provide leaders a playbook for success. You won’t want to miss today’s episode, as I’m joined by Bryan Neale, sales training consultant, co-host of The Advanced Selling Podcast, and NFL umpire. Regardless if you’re a […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

MARCH 14, 2012

People who barely know what a basketball looks like are suddenly talking about basketball, and using all manner of strategies for filling out their brackets. March Madness is upon us. All of this activity brings excitement, but also big concerns for leaders about productivity and focus.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Six Strategies for Boosting Morale by Kevin Eikenberry on November 1, 2010 in Leadership , Learning A participant from a workshop I led several years ago posed a question to me last week. Start with the strategies listed above.

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Doing each (or all) of the other four strategies is great. Making this a habit is an incredibly powerful strategy. These strategies may seem strange or unusual. If you want to achieve more – faster, these five strategies will help you. Like any great story remember to include the facts and details of your success.

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Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 7, 2011

’ Influence Strategies Consider this a starter set of influence strategies for the situation we’re discussing. Reply Kevin Eikenberry November 29, 2010 at 1:40 pm Alan – thanks for your comments – I believe that is an excellent strategy. I have used versions of it.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Wally is a writer, speaker, and consultant who specializes in learning and sharing how leadership and strategy combine to create successful companies. His passions are leadership, marketing, personal development and the way people and organizations use processes and technology to improve results.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

As one of America’s top CEO Coaches, Mr. Myatt is a sought after professional advisor known for his savvy, yet straight forward approach to business in serving some of the nation’s top CEOs.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 4, 2010

In each interview you will learn specific strategies and skills to help you become a more effective leader and to elicit excellence from others. Yes, I am one of the experts, as is Guy Harris, my teammate and co-author for the upcoming book From Bud to Boss – the Secrets of a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 15, 2010

Identify, find or create one question each day (starting now) – this is the best long term collection strategy. A Journal, in your PC, on note cards – you decide, just do it! Categorize them – identify the times and situations you use questions as a coach, leader, parent, co-worker, etc. and group questions for those uses.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Tagged as: executive success , professional development { 1 comment… read it below or add one } David McGhee November 1, 2010 at 11:02 pm This was a great read… David McGhee Reply Cancel reply Leave a Comment Previous post: Six Strategies for Boosting Morale Next post: An Election Day Communication Lesson Why I Blog Tag Cloud Popular Posts (..)

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Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Agreeing on Communication Strategies. Your boss is in a perfect position to be your coach, and while this might be one of your expectations, it is important to set some explicit agreements about how much coaching you might want, when you might want it and how to receive it.

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Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

While you may be able to help others by teaching or sharing these strategies, start with yourself. You will learn from it and, when appropriate, apply it. Note – While so far I have talked about you OR others, from now on this is personal. So, thinking about yourself, let’s get started: Remember SARA.

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Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Five Strategies 1. .&# Once you have determined that in fact there are job requirements or expectations not being met, you can begin to influence, coach and persuade. If not, perhaps your best course of action might be to let the behavior go as it is more of your perception than their job performance. Identify dis-satisfiers.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 29, 2010

I’m still thinking about it and hoping to take that somewhere! You are an inspiration. Thanks again.

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Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Paul Cummings, the author of It All Matters: 125 Strategies to Achieve Maximum Confidence, Clarity, Certainty, and Creativity, joins Kevin to talk about the power of a single decision and shares insights into some of the strategies to achieve the 4 C’s. To keep your team from getting stuck in the rut of average, you […].

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Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 9, 2012

By Chris Brogan and Julien Smith A couple of years ago these two authors wrote a book called Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust. It became a best seller and moved the already very popular authors to the stratosphere in social media circles. I knew Chris before that [.].

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