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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Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

In 2009 it was reimagined as an online shopping festival. At the peak, Alibaba’s technology platforms processed 325,000 orders and 256,000 payments every second. Singles Day is a technological marvel. Success is strength in both networks and data.” It is now the biggest shopping event in the world. billion dollars.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 16, 2010

They all speak of the quality of their talent as a key success metric…in fact, many of them will emphatically state that talent is their single biggest competitive advantage. In today’s post I’ll examine one of the most frequent offenders; “ Talent is our biggest asset.&#

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

If you are a regular reader of this blog and feel it has added value to your growth and development as a leader I would greatly appreciate your vote. I know all but one of the other nominees and would highly recommend any of them as a high quality source of leadership information.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Instead of beating yourself up or giving in, it is critical that you develop the ability to learn from setbacks. Everest before his successful summit in 1953. Regardless of where you are in your life and your career, I can promise you one thing; you will consistently be faced with challenges and obstacles along the way.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Clearly the difference possessed by all great leaders is that they refine, develop and build from their foundation – they don’t ignore it or take it for granted. Here’s the thing – the foundational elements of leadership require no skill or talent whatsoever.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

If you believe you possess a fully developed competency in a section give yourself 10 points. Want to find out? If you’re looking to benchmark your leadership ability the following self examination will give you a baseline to build from. If you possess no competency whatsoever give yourself 0 points.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 23, 2010

It is through the accomplishment of current objectives that the victories are won and success is born. Bottom line…success equals focus. Have you bought-off on the myth of multi-tasking, or do you believe in the power of restraint and focus?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2010

However it has been my observation that you will rarely come across someone who possesses a great sense of timing that is anything other than successful. So much so, that if you don’t think timing is everything - think again.

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Great Leadership By Dan

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Developing a Leadership Training Program for High Potentials: A Case Study. There are many examples of companies that have successful leadership training programs in place, such as Bank of America, General Electric, Microsoft, Philip Morris, Novartis International, and Marriott International to name just a few. (Yes,

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 20, 2010

Leaders who rest on their laurels without making the effort to develop their skills will eventually be overtaken by those who view leadership as a professional skill to be developed and refined. Before we move on, and as a caution to those who are natural leaders, natural ability will only take you so far.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 9, 2010

Even the most savvy CEO may have blind spots in his or her skill sets, core competencies, or voids in the org chart which can also cause blind spots.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 2, 2010

I believe the same characteristics that are present in the heart of a warrior are also present in the most successful executives and entrepreneurs. I strongly recommend to all business leaders that they learn to develop a command presence, and lead from a committed and passionate position of strength.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 22, 2010

In fact, your influence quotient will be a much greater determinant of your ultimate success than your “Intelligence Quotient” could ever be. Understanding how to leverage the influence factor can make a defining difference in your ability to drive change, build cohesive teams, and to successfully implement strategic vision.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 10, 2011

I’m a huge advocate of refining initiatives that allow any level of talent to be developed to the maximum potential. Leaders and non-leaders alike need career-pathing, training and development. I’m just not a believer in attempting to label someone as a leader, and develop them as such when they are clearly not.

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Rich Gee Group

JANUARY 1, 2011

They look at the whole movie – not just the story, or the characters, or the voices, or the technology – they make it all work. I am creating a Leadership Development class for Japanese students of business English. Do you have any other suggestions for a Leadership Development class? at 3:17 PM I love this.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

As odd as it sounds, businesses that are not dependant on smart talent, capital, or technology can scale faster and easier than those businesses burdened with the aforementioned dependencies. The truth is that great companies are those which can thrive and prosper in the absence of sophistication.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 24, 2010

In today’s post I’ll quickly examine the merits of developing your listening skills. Listen to those that confront you, challenge you, stretch you, and develop you. Take a moment and reflect back on any great leader that comes to mind…you’ll find that they are very adept at reading between the lines.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Some of the nuggets that Jim did disseminate were as follows: Success that translates in hubris leads to failure. Most overnight successes are 20 years in the making. Don’t waste time trying to be successful, spend time being useful. Never confuse power with leadership. Double your ratio of questions to statements.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

So, in today’s post I’ll share two a few tips on deciding which tasks, and to whom, the art of delegation should apply… As a CEO it is critical to develop a keen understanding of your value to the enterprise, and to further develop an awareness of activities that are dilutive to said value.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 25, 2010

Not recognizing, developing, and rewarding talent is the fastest way I know of to drive talent out of your organization and directly into the hands of your competition. When an organization promotes based upon tenure, and not based upon recognition of talent, merit, performance, etc., the company is not leveraging its true talent base.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 20, 2011

In fact, gossip seriously undermines each one of the aforementioned success metrics by propagating inaccurate information. When you take part in gossip you do none of these things. At its core, gossip is the highest form of disloyalty, and it is far from innocent or idle.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

link] Most Tweeted Articles by Leadership Development Experts [.] I read a Navy Times article by Donnie Horner recently called "Challenges Facing Surface Fleet", posted March 16, 2009. Here are "9 Signs That Your Next Company Cares About Its Employees." offers quick, practical management tips and ideas from HBR.org.

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Kevin Eikenberry

AUGUST 26, 2010

by Kevin Eikenberry on August 26, 2010 in Leadership , Learning , Personal Development Yesterday I read an article in the online New York Times, titled Digital Device Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime. I am a technology lover. When are you reflecting on the success of today and using that as a springboard for your future?

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

The most successful companies incorporate disruptive thinking into all of their business and management practices to gain distinctive competitive value propositions. Why didn’t Folgers recognize the retail consumer demand for coffee and develop a Starbucks type business model? Why didn’t IBM see Dell coming?

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

His hard work and diligence is evident in both his commitment and the success of his ministry. We are living in a new era of technology and understanding and Pete has his finger on the pulse of how to relate/reach individuals. His leadership is remarkable!

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

My experience with most executives & entrepreneurs is that they are totally committed to and focused on success. As a result, many of them tend to have a major blind-spot (translation: weakness ) when it comes to the anticipation of set-backs.

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Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 16, 2018

Organizations around the world are struggling with the increasing rate of change, the degree of global interconnectedness, multiculturalism, and the pace of technological advances. Organizations who can recast their self-image, design and redesign themselves to be adaptable living organisms, will increase their own success and survival rate.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Do you say you believe that your people can develop, grow and have tremendous potential? Here are just some examples for you to consider: Do you say you care about your people, your organization and your Customers? How does your walk prove it? Do you say mistakes are important and necessary? How does your walk prove it?

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 26, 2010

Those professionals that have self respect, and demonstrate a true respect for others regardless of their station in life, are much more likely to be successful over the long-term than those that use the tactics of disrespect to humiliate and intimidate.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Leadership is a process or journey of becoming : Although certain people are clearly born with innate leadership qualities, without the right environment and exposure, they may fail to develop their full potential. You do not simply just become a leader one moment, and then cease to need learning & development in the next moment.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

In the masculine model of success, power and prestige take precedence, compassion, and long term consequences are secondary. Categories : personal development Contact Sylvia Lafair, author of Dont Bring It To Work: Breaking the Family Patterns that Limit Success at sylvia@ceoptions.com. Think about our world at this time.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 21, 2011

I believe great leaders will mentor and coach subordinates for the purpose of identifying and developing other great leaders. While there is an element of truth in that statement if this is what you aspire to as a leader it constitutes a complete under-utilization of leadership responsibility.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 11, 2010

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JUNE 29, 2010

Creating a framework for decisioning, using a published delegation of authority statement, encouraging sound business practices in collaboration, team building, leadership development, and talent management will all help even out the uneven. Where there is disagreement there is an inherent potential for growth and development.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 16, 2011

While a brand without exposure is not much of a brand, I consistently find that brand exposure is an aspect of brand management that is all too often overlooked as a success metric. If not, then this post is for you. Once a brand is overexposed it becomes commoditized, diluted, and ultimately. will go into decline.

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Jesse Lyn Stoner Blog

APRIL 22, 2013

Jennifer is recognized world-wide as the “go-to” expert on the power of introverts following the success of her first book The Introverted Leader. Dim the lights, turn off the radio and reduce distractions from technology to get inside your head. Instead, go back to the plan you developed in your preparation phase.

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