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Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Leadership communication. It is one of the most important roles we have as leaders – and one of the hardest to do well across a team. If you want to become more effective in creating that needed clarity with others, consider looking to the stars.
Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Someone recently asked me what we’ve learned about podcasting because as of the time I’m recording this, we’ve been doing it for over six years, every week, sometimes more than every week. Having an interview or a conversation with a leadership expert or an expert leader every week.
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Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 25, 2022
Virtual LeaderCon is a virtual leadership conference providing leaders and learners around the world the chance to learn with and from top thought leaders and best-selling authors and interact with them live. This year’s event took place from September 12-15.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 8, 2022
Time Magazine famously names a Person of the Year in December. I’m naming uncertainty as the Word of Year now. We don’t even have to wait. I know, the future is always uncertain – the only time we have 20/20 vision is looking backwards. Yet, due to a list of factors as long as your […].
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Kevin Eikenberry
OCTOBER 2, 2022
Before the Pandemic, we created the Remarkable Retreat. An intimate, customized retreat for leaders desiring to take their leadership to new levels – and find more meaning in their work, too.
Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Inspiration is important. When we have more inspiration, it amps up our energy. We also have a greater focus and greater resolve. And as we’re more inspired, we take action. So where do you look for inspiration? I can tell you! Check out the video below to find out!
Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
Should we monitor (or measure) progress or activity? It is a good question – one that you may not have thought about or realized how important the answer might be. That’s why I’m writing this. To give us all some food for thought and perhaps a new perspective on this important question.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 30, 2022
You’ve likely found yourself in this situation (either as the leader or as a team member). The leader asks a question and gets nothing. It’s crickets. No one says anything. And the leader is wondering, why don’t they talk?
Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 4, 2022
We’ve learned a lot about what we can accomplish without leaving our desks. Whether our desk is at home or in the office (or we shuttle between them), technology allows us to communicate and collaborate in ways we didn’t previously think was possible.
Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Woody Allen said 90% of life is just showing up. He has a point. If we stay in our bed, in our shell and never show up, not much (good or bad) will happen to us. But showing up can mean much more than that. While showing up takes intention, showing up when it matters […].
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Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 15, 2022
There are reasons why practices get started things – the origin stories usually make sense. But for some things, we’ve lost the original purpose – or that purpose is no longer being served – yet the practice remains, because “we’ve always done it that way.”
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 21, 2022
Effective communication skills are a foundation for the success of any leader. 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 a powerful way to help you in building our leadership communication skills?
Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022
When you finish a project, what is the first thing you think about doing? Take a break? Take a vacation? Celebrate? Take a nap?
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 9, 2022
Leadership is always hard. Always has been. But it’s certainly easier when things are going well, right? But when times are tough, when there are challenges that you’re facing, when you look forward and see a difficult situation, it’s harder to lead.
Kevin Eikenberry
MAY 16, 2022
Retaining top talent should always be a focus of leaders and organizations. However, during times of high employment, or an historic Great Resignation, the topic gets more attention.
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Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 18, 2022
Think about your best learning experiences for a second. Don’t worry, I’ll wait. Chances are some of them involve an expert or wise person, a mentor, or a coach sharing experiences and knowledge with you. There is no doubt that is one effective way to learn.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 28, 2022
Organizational culture has never been talked about more or mattered more. It makes sense. People see culture as a primary lever to improve retention, increase collaboration, improve productivity, and much more.
Kevin Eikenberry
JULY 18, 2022
Policies exist in all parts of society, and we have been subject to them throughout our lives. They are generally well-intentioned, yet often elicit less than positive response – anything from the rolling of eyes to complaints about how policies don’t apply to a given situation.
Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 5, 2022
Most people think of September as the time for back to school. But if you are reading this, you likely aren’t in school. Many also think of the New Year as the time to adapt, change, and learn. Apparently, when we stopped going to school, we shifted our thinking.
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Kevin Eikenberry
APRIL 25, 2022
Micromanagement. We have all experienced it – and if you are a leader, you have mostly likely done it. Yet no one ever says that great leaders are micromanagers. If it isn’t effective and we don’t like it done to us, why do we micromanage?
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 16, 2022
There are plenty of problems with procrastination. When you procrastinate, you could be falling behind. You could be missing deadlines. You could be losing opportunities because you’re not getting around to taking advantage of them.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 23, 2022
I have been a longtime fan of President Ronald Reagan, and not because of his policies (this isn’t a political conversation). But rather I am a fan because Ronald Reagan was an achiever. He achieved in sports; he achieved in the military; he achieved as an actor.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 22, 2022
We’ve been communicating since we first entered this world. Over time, we added language, experience, and awareness to help us get better at interpersonal communication. And though we’ve done it our whole lives, it is still complex. We often fail in effectively communicating our messages.
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Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 2, 2022
In today’s episode, I’m asking you a question, and that question is, can great leaders be gentle? If you make a list of adjectives to describe great leaders, gentle probably isn’t on that list. I mean, when you think of the word gentle, what do you think of?
Kevin Eikenberry
JULY 26, 2022
Micromanagement. Leaders tell me all the time that they’re not doing it, but if I talk to their teams, I often hear something different. And here’s the thing, the other person decides if you’re micromanaging. It’s wonderful to think that you’re not.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 7, 2022
Much training has occurred virtually over the past two and half years – both as a practical and a preferred manner. And while we have been delivering learning experiences virtually for many years, most would agree there is something about an in-person learning experience.
Kevin Eikenberry
JULY 25, 2022
There are plenty of ways for us to learn new skills and gain new knowledge. All of them have pros and cons. Few of those options have such varied and strong opinions about them as does eLearning. There clearly is eLearning that isn’t very effective, and it can clearly be misused.
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Many companies are embracing objectives and key results (OKRs) as the best practice for committing to goals and following through. Objectives are outcomes that reflect current company priorities. Each employee should write OKRs that roll up to larger company goals.
Kevin Eikenberry
JANUARY 31, 2022
Leading is hard enough in “normal” times. But the times in which we are living and leading are far from normal. Supply chains, viruses, economic changes, and changes in expectations, needs, and demands can all create exhaustion.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 14, 2022
Virtual LeaderCon is a virtual leadership conference we created in 2020 in response to the realities of the pandemic.
Kevin Eikenberry
JULY 17, 2022
I spend most of my time working with leaders. And those leaders all have leaders (after all, even CEO’s have Boards of Directors). Spend any amount of time with groups of leaders and they will talk about how they dislike being micromanaged.
Kevin Eikenberry
JULY 19, 2022
Micromanagement. We’ve all experienced it. No one likes it. But why is it such a problem? Micromanagement promotes compliance. Micromanagement scrunches initiative Micromanagement reduces trust Micromanagement dampens innovation. Any of these reasons is enough for us to stop micromanaging.
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Kevin Eikenberry
JULY 11, 2022
In a digital world, the phrase “moving the needle” might not make as much sense as it once did. Moving the needle means changing a situation to a noticeable degree, and typically implies a positive change.
Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
You’ve heard the phrase that when something seems too good to be true, it probably is. You’ve heard it. You’ve said it. And you’ve thought it. And sometimes it’s accurate. Today I am encouraging us to go past that moment to look a little deeper.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 1, 2022
We know a lot about how people learn. Instructional designers, trainers, speakers, and others work hard to provide content in ways that match that knowledge. But one thing must come before the content itself – before the approaches to the learning and all those details.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 29, 2022
Since March of 2020, more has changed in the workplace and how people see and view work than had changed in the previous thirty years. During this time of tumult and uncertainty, some teams have leaned into their culture. Others have wondered what theirs will become.
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The question for sales pros is this: Are you ready for the challenge, and opportunity, of selling to the C-suite? The following 12 tips can help ensure that you and your team are.
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