Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Business is a fast and zigzagging road – a road that needs guardrails to keep businesses and projects on track. you need to establish your own guardrails so you do not drive your company or project into the weeds. I saw literally millions and millions of dollars flow into projects that had no real metrics and timeline in place.

Project 50

Project Wilde Entrepreneur Goal 50

Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 20, 2010

This post is specifically for external trainers, consultants and/or coaches – or those considering this as a career option. Use the results to help my colleagues improve their results and businesses for 2011 and beyond. Share those results with everyone who participates, in the form of a webinar.

Survey 150

Survey Consultative Workshop Video 150

Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 17, 2011

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe The Bud to Boss Community Re-Opens Its Doors by Kevin Eikenberry on January 17, 2011 in Leadership , Learning February 15th my next book, co-authored with Guy Harris, will be published.

Open-book 176

Open-book Workshop Video Blog 176

Kevin Eikenberry

JANUARY 14, 2011

Set both personal and career goals and set them in the organization context and with expectations in mind. Dorothy Reply Maria Payroll January 18, 2011 at 11:00 am Great article. Reply Kevin Eikenberry January 18, 2011 at 11:37 am Thanks Maria for your insights. Set your goals. What do you want to accomplish and why?

Learning-by-Doing 207

Learning-by-Doing Workshop Blog Video 207

Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Boston , MA Innovative entrepreneurs will find fertile ground for their ideas in Boston. Equipment leasing can help you gear up for construction projects on Anchorage’s two active military bases. New York , NY With the financial sector reeling, New York is counting on technological innovation to save the day.

Press Release 157

Press Release Discount Education Transportation 157

Kevin Eikenberry

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Five Key Conversations to Have With Your New Boss by Kevin Eikenberry on February 7, 2011 in Communication , Leadership , Learning , Setting Goals If you’ve just been promoted, this is obviously for you. If you know a bit about his career goals, you can support that too. Setting the Stage for Help.

Workshop 195

Workshop Blog Goal Video 195

Women on Business

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Consider the methods that Megan Megale used to get in touch with the people she knew would support her daughter’s remarkable project. What are some innovative ways you can target and reach your potential advocates? Book sales have contributed more than $600,000 to these charities. I think about it every day.

Press Release 182

Press Release Discount PR Open-book 182

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

In order to gain more control of your career and take it to the next level, implement a strategy to overcome fear by following these seven principles that will help put you on the path to success. As you work through daily challenges in your job, remember your original reasons you chose this career path and your greater purpose.

Career 50

Career Short-term Education Definition 50

Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Tagged as: career success , leadership development , power , professional development , selling Cancel reply Leave a Comment Previous post: Three Ways to Effectively Show Your Gratitude Next post: When People Don’t Know.

Power 176

Power Open-book Workshop Influence 176

QAspire

AUGUST 17, 2010

So how do you maximize your possibility of getting it first time right when you deal with projects? Here are three most important things I could think of: Clarity : In projects (or in any initiative), when you shoot in the dark, the bullet comes back to kill you. Most projects fail because of lack of clarity.

Cost 139

Cost Quality Project Directory 139

Kevin Eikenberry

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

This book identifies ten leadership truths that Jim and Barry have identified over their careers as the core of what leadership is about. While they have been researching, speaking and writing about leadership for nearly three decades, I believe this is their best work to date.

Resources 182

Resources Leadership Workshop Video 182

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

To this day I’m amazed at how many CEOs still own tasks, roles, projects, and responsibilities that should be delegated to others. Kicking the bird out of the nest and saying go fly with the project is short sighted and very weak leadership. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio.

CEO 319

CEO Blog Delegation Covey 319

Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 8, 2010

As an online instructor, she facilitates discussions about leadership and helps students apply their learning to their life and careers. She is a nominee for the second year in a row in the Best of Leadership Blogs event (H ave you voted yet ?). She is also a shining example of how a blog can relatively quickly change your life.

Workshop 183

Workshop Blog Video Learning-by-Doing 183

QAspire

AUGUST 10, 2010

Once you have these basics right, your efforts and investment on delighting your customers through various innovative and inclusive programs will yield the right returns. What is missing and how can you scale up to ensure consistency of delivery? What are the gaps that need to be filled? Thanks for sharing. Don’t Kill It!

Quality 154

Quality Blog Management Mission Statement 154

QAspire

OCTOBER 17, 2010

To innovate and experiment. Tags: ability , Excellence , expertise , Self Growth Career Related , Leadership , Quality | Tanmay October 17, 2010 3 Comments By Jay Chhaya, October 18, 2010 @ 12:03 pm Good post at the start of the week. To be able to foresee things before they happen (pro-activity). To raise the bar. Consistency matters!

Explicit Knowledge 153

Explicit Knowledge Self-aware Directory Quality 153

QAspire

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

QAspire Blog was recently featured on Community of Program and Project Managers (PPM Community). Check out the feature. Thanks to Amit Agarwal (India’s first Professional Blogger at award winning Digital Inspiration blog) for listing QAspire Blog in Directory of Top Indian Blogs under ‘HR/Management/Business’ category. Don’t Kill It!

PPM 109

PPM Directory Storytelling Blog 109

Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 10, 2010

A few days later he embarked on a related career path and he’s never been happier. 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. Purposeful abandonment opened the door to a richer, fuller life.

Blog 179

Blog Workshop Learning-by-Doing Video 179

QAspire

JULY 27, 2010

So, quality is a moving target – each time a customer comes back to you, you need to deliver similar or better quality (of products, services and experience), you need to demonstrate improvement, care enough about them, stay on top of market trends and keep changing the rules of the game (innovation). Check it out if you haven’t already !

Quality 141

Quality Long-term Loyalty Compliance 141

Kevin Eikenberry

DECEMBER 16, 2010

a Guest Post from Steve Roesler by Kevin Eikenberry on November 23, 2010 in Guest Posts , Leadership , Leadership Blogs , Learning Steve Roesler is an award-winning writer and speaker on leadership, management, and career management topics and can be followed online at the popular All Things Workplace website.

Learning-by-Doing 175

Learning-by-Doing Workshop Attrition Blog 175

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2010

What if the costs exceed projections, and the benefits fall short of projections? Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? I Think Not.

Blog 415

Blog Analysis CEO Brand 415

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

MIT Technology Review The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s magazine of innovation promotes “the understanding of emerging technologies and their impact on business and society.&# Inc.com Inc. magazine’s offering of information, products, services, and online tools for business or management.

Directory 167

Directory Magazine Blog Brand 167

N2Growth Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

I am working on a consulting project where we have run into "Crazy", We had started down the path you outlined here, but we appreciate the clarity of your message. Agree wholeheartedly about positive conflict, though [link] mikemyatt Hi Bob: Thanks for your comment and I'm glad we're in agreement. I Think Not.

Blog 292

Blog Brand CEO Consultative 292

N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The use of a project vision is what many projects are missing. The timescale for a project vision is shorter than at the organizational level, but it should be used to create the future-picture of what the project's results should look like. Thanks for presenting this concept so well. I Think Not.

Blog 380

Blog Mission Statement Tactics Objective 380

QAspire

JANUARY 3, 2010

He shared some of his best work with me in 2009, in form of his books and innovatively done cards. Instant MBA will do that with some very practical advice on how to inculcate MBA thinking and emotional intelligence to advance your career. More than that, he is a wonderful friend. Don’t Kill It!

Quality 170

Quality Blog Management Resources 170

N2Growth Blog

APRIL 5, 2010

The most important decision a leader can make with regard to any implementation, initiative, project, objective, goal, task, etc. One of the reasons I think some organizations end up charging sub-par leaders with mission critical objectives is that leaders of projects are all too often chosen based on position in their hierarchy.

Bottom-up 336

Bottom-up Blog Objective Brand 336

N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 13, 2011

As a result of our conversation, I decided to dust-off an old post, give it a few updates, and pass along my thoughts, which can be best summarized as “ Ideas Don’t Equal Innovation. “ It is my hope to help dispel the myth that ideas are inherently good things.

Blog 410

Blog Innovation Strategic Planning Brand 410

Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Something you didn’t touch on, was a reverse imbalance…when we are too immersed our our industry/our career and we forget to take time for our hobbies, and a little ‘fun’ It’s just as important to our overall health and success. You can’t talk about this too much.

Venture Capitalist 187

Venture Capitalist Competitive Advantage Workshop Blog 187

N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

a 12 month project. Influence Dealing with Tough Times The Lost Art of Brevity The Leadership Vacuum Shut-up & Listen Stop Selling and Add Value Social Media Influence The Influence Factor Ideas Dont Equal Innovation Indispensable? As we grow, I will create this type of pay structure. I Think Not.

Blog 359

Blog Metrics Brand CEO 359

Miles Anthony Smith

MAY 2, 2018

Matt Sweetwood, branding expert, defines personal branding as: " Personal branding is the practice of people marketing themselves and their careers as brands -- the ongoing process of establishing a prescribed image or impression in the mind of others about an individual." In 2011, he was signed to Ellen DeGeneres' label, eleveneleven.

Brand 68

Brand Examples Career Godin 68

Kevin Eikenberry

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

I admired him and was pleased when later in his career he managed the Tigers to a World Series Championship as well. The Big Red Machine had great players, but they also had a fabulous manager. I always liked George “Sparky&# Anderson. He was the first manager to win a World Series title in both the National and American Leagues.

Leadership 190

Leadership Blog Learning-by-Doing Workshop 190

QAspire

JANUARY 21, 2010

People get blinded so much by checklist that they stop innovating, experimenting and learning. However, the focus still has to be on situational thinking, innovation and assessing the variables in the process of managing/leading people. In any case, the importance of experimenting, making mistakes and innovating cannot be ruled out.

Process 84

Process Management Quality Tools 84

QAspire

DECEMBER 18, 2009

A Few More Gems Rajesh Setty is known for executing innovative concepts that educate, add value and inspire. This will focus your mind on what you have, and you’ll soon realize you are not alone.” – TimSanders ( @sanderssays on Twitter) Download it now and share the invaluable wisdom from some of the best brains! Don’t Kill It!

Godin 84

Godin Agility eBook Directory 84

QAspire

MARCH 10, 2010

Some ways to build differentiation : Focus on unique area of work and be the best there or do the routine work very differently or have world-class processes/methodologies to deliver excellence or have world class people or have fantastic set of tools that enable you to be different or constantly innovate new ways of work to push the envelope.

Directory 84

Directory Blog Travel Quality 84

N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 12, 2010

Great leaders intrinsically understand that team building catalyzes collaboration, creates both disruptive and incremental innovation, facilitates a certainty of execution, and is one of the key foundational elements associated with creating a dynamic corporate culture. I think your approach makes most sense in project teams.

Consensus 368

Consensus Team Building Blog Team 368

QAspire

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Their title may read “Project Leader” and they may be managing a few people, but that does not make them real leaders. Few years back, I heard a project manager saying, “I will screw him up if he does not complete this module today”. Statements like these tell us more about the attitude of the project manager. Don’t Kill It!

Cost 107

Cost Leadership Project Blog 107

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

But I have been doing people and project management for years. And project management is applying common sense to get things done from common people. Engineering Manager with Adobe Systems). I’m not an MBA. Nor am I a writer. And I believe that management is about applying common sense. I have recently started blogging.

Blog 407

Blog Leadership Follow-up Media 407

Persuasive Powerhouse

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Even though I do talk to and work with my peers and direct reports every day they may not be completely filled in with the details of a project that I’m working on. Mike Mary Jo Asmus : September 16, 2010 at 9:35 am Mike, another way to stay in more frequent contact, particularly with important projects, is to have a daily meeting.

Blog 124

Blog Greenleaf Maslow Follow-up 124