Below you will find ideas, thoughts and suggested action steps to help you become a more effective leader – whatever your professional and life roles are. The posts here are the “leadership category” from Kevin’s Leadership and Learning Blog.
Remember, the path towards Remarkable Leadership (and a Remarkable Life) is just that – a path. The goal of these posts is to help you on that path. We’ve also included these posts to help you learn more about who we are and how we can serve you. We want to be …
A Communication Paradox for Leaders
29 July 2010 @ 10:42 amAsk most anyone to think of a great leader and on their short list you will find someone considered to be a great orator or powerful public speaker. Ask anyone to list the skills of a great leader and communication skills or public speaking skills will invariably make the list. The reasons are clear... [Read More]
Enough Time Management!
28 July 2010 @ 11:07 amYesterday I read an interesting and practical post by Jo Owen called Seven Leadership Traits that the Gurus Don’t Tell You. While written from a C-level perspective it contains some useful thoughts for all leaders and I encourage you to read it. It became the jumping off point for about tw... [Read More]
Seven Ways to Build Rapport Anytime
26 July 2010 @ 8:26 pmRapport building isn’t just something you do when you first meet someone or as a part of a sales call or a negotiation. As leaders (and human beings) one of our goals must be to build better and deeper relationships, and one of the tangible ways we can do that is through an ongoing [...]... [Read More]
Summer Reading List
26 July 2010 @ 10:35 amMany people I know have a short stack of books to read, always sitting there at the ready. Well, I have a big stack – and it grows every day. Understand, I’m not complaining. I feel a sense of abundance when I have books around me, and along with a healthy admiration of Amazon and [...]... [Read More]
Six Ways to Respond Rather than React
26 July 2010 @ 10:30 amIn a recent leadership workshop a participant asked me: “How can I get staff to think about choices or decisions and not just react?” My first thought was of a classic Zig Ziglar story that talks about the big difference one word can make. Zig said (and I’m paraphrasing): Imagine g... [Read More]
Leadership Availability
20 July 2010 @ 10:43 amLast weekend my wife and I were at a conference in Cleveland. As I walked through the hotel, I noticed a pair of shoe shine chairs – with no one to do any shining. Later in the day I noticed the chairs still unmanned. Then I looked up and saw the sign above the chairs. Since [...]... [Read More]
Improve Your Vocabulary One Day at a Time
19 July 2010 @ 10:30 amFor many years research has proven the correlation between vocabulary and success – both in school and long beyond. (Here’s a long list of research if you’re interested in the background.) The studies talk about improved communication skills, better job retention, faster promotions... [Read More]
Searching for the Holy-Grail of Work-Life Balance
19 July 2010 @ 10:25 amJust coming off a vacation gives me a good chance to think about work-life balance. As leaders and achievers it is a topic often discussed in workshops and in casual conversations. People are so busy and feel pulled in so many directions that they find this idea of work-life balance elusive. LetR... [Read More]
And the Wall Came Tumbling Down
15 July 2010 @ 4:12 pmI spent the last ten days at the farm that was my boyhood home. While in the basement, I saw a hole in a concrete wall that I had helped my father create before he died. Soon after we made that hole, I wrote an article about it, that eventually became a chapter in my [...]... [Read More]
Two Blogs You Need to Read
12 July 2010 @ 10:35 amTwo members of The Kevin Eikenberry Group team have blogs, and I want to let you know about them. Actually, I really want to encourage you to read them regularly! Guy Harris, Master Trainer and Coach on my team and co-author of our forthcoming book, From Bud to Boss: The Secrets of a Successful Tran... [Read More]
