Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 5, 2011
Some people think that once they ascend to a leadership role (or to a certain level of leadership) that they are immune from doing “real work” anymore. And even if you don’t feel that way, if you spend a little time as a fly on the wall with groups of front line employees, you will [.].
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 26, 2011
The past is the future for most of us. We cling to misguided notions that persistence, endurance, and more of the same will result in a new future. It won’t. 99% of the conversations I have about the future are actually about the past. People try to create a future by cling to or modifying [.].
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Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 14, 2011
I’ve asked some friends to bring their insights to the Leadership Freak community. Please give a warm welcome to today’s guest writer, Lolly Daskal. * What is the biggest difference between managers and leaders? Both roles are important but they seek to do different things… Leaders lead people. Managers manage people. Leaders set destinations.
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 21, 2011
I wanted to make a difference when I was a teenager but lacked courage. Encourage means to fill with courage. You have the power to give courage to others. You also have the power to drain people’s courage, to discourage. The hardest thing about my nearly fatal accident isn’t the pain and recovery. It’s the [.].
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Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 26, 2011
As I travel around the world all year long, leaders and achievers — people just like you — tell me the same things over and over. “I’m so busy, my plate is so full.” “I can’t seem to get anything done.” “There is too much email and too many interruptions.” If you have said, thought, [.].
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 28, 2011
New Year’s Eve. Culture tells us everyone will be partying all evening. lifting a glass at midnight. kissing a person nearby. and nursing a hangover in the morning. Maybe that is what your night has in store. but perhaps you find that a [.].
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Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 13, 2011
You are never helpless even when all you can do is receive. You can: See good in others. Appeciate being served. Respect those who serve you. Honor behaviours that demonstrate noble values. When you can’t do big things, it’s the small things that count. When you can’t do anything, you can say something. You can [.].
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 17, 2011
You rose to leadership because you provided answers and solutions; that’s what individual contributors do. Not so with leaders. In the past, you had all the answers but now you need all the questions. Are you brave enough to not know, even when you think you do? Leaders with answers don’t need teams, they need [.].
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 10, 2011
Image source I’ve been living on the weak side of love since my accident on November 20, 2011. I’ll be on the receiving end of compassion for weeks to come. Frankly, total dependence on others is not my preferred form of humility. Learning to be weak: It took me a few days to find the strength [.].
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 30, 2011
Life without opportunities is dull and unfulfilling. Lost opportunities discourage; lack of opportunities defeat. We’ve all heard people wishing they had more opportunities. This happens for two reasons. Comparing our opportunities with others makes us want what others have. Envy and greed are, however, partners with emptiness and frustration. Wrong-headed thinking about opportunities.
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Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 19, 2011
I’ve asked some friends to bring their insights to the Leadership Freak community. Please give a warm welcome to today’s guest writer, Jesse Lyn Stoner. ** How many times have you heard, “It’s better to give than receive?” It’s so ingrained in our culture, we don’t even question it. If you are in a leadership role, [.].
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 1, 2011
The reason we aren’t candid with people is we are protecting someone. We may protect someone else, our self, or both. Five things we protect: Reputation. Status. Position. Status quo. Opportunities. Why we protect: Fear. Perceived capability of others or ourselves. A better way: The guiding rule for candor is “usefulness.” Candor is not saying [.].
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 9, 2011
Talented leaders always define meaning and explain purpose. There are no menial tasks as long as tasks have meaning. My recent stay at Susquehanna Health System (SHS) exposed me to an array of remarkable people; not the least of which was Karen from food services. She reminded me of the power of meaning. Delinquency and [.].
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 4, 2011
Welcome to the Leadership Development Carnival! I’m pleased that we are hosting the Carnival this week. If you are a long time Leadership Development Carnival reader, you will notice something different this time around. Let me explain. Becky Robinson, our Director of Social Marketing, and I were talking about this the other day, since she [.].
Speaker: Tim Buteyn
Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 12, 2011
Image source I’ve asked some friends to bring their insights to the Leadership Freak community. Please give a warm welcome to today’s guest writer, Wally Bock. ** Bishop Hanns Lilje was imprisoned by Hitler but I didn’t know that at first. He was a genial man who laughed often, one of my father’s German pastor [.].
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 16, 2011
From Green Eggs and Ham to the Cat in the Hat, I, like many kids, grew up with Dr. Seuss. But I can’t say I really became a fan until I was an adult — reading those classics and others to my children (Horton Hatches an Egg is a favorite.) If you’re a fan too, [.].
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 30, 2011
Helen Hayes is best known as a legendary actress. Today’s quotation shows her to be more than a talented pretty face, but someone who was wise, at least in part, because she listened to her mother (which I’ve generally found to be pretty good advice, in itself). “My mother drew a distinction between achievement and [.].
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 9, 2011
Sometimes you read or re-read a quotation that accurately describes your view of the world. Today, I share one of those with you. If it’s never your fault, you can’t take responsibility for it. And if you can’t take responsibility for it, you’ll always be its victim. – Richard Bach, author [.].
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 16, 2011
I sent a note to John Maxwell. This is part of his reply. How has leading changed you? That’s almost like asking how breathing has changed me. Leadership has impacted every aspect of my life. Early in my career, I discovered that everything rises and falls on leadership, and it changed the way I led. [.].
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 27, 2011
We say leadership is all about others and then hypocritically say, follow me! Leader-centric vision casting captures and dominates current leadership thought. From Moses to Martin Luther King Jr., stories of leaders with captivating dreams fill leadership literature. I love it and hate it. We’ve made the exception the rule. How many Moses’ are there?
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 9, 2011
This week, we’ve been encouraging you to slow down and savor the best posts from our favorite leadership bloggers. As you ease into your weekend, here are some more outstanding posts. Today we start with Gwyn Teatro who presents “4 Barriers to Communication and What to Do About Them,” This post post includes a video [.].
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 28, 2011
Remember the last time you sat around a table making a big decision? Did you walk away breathing a sigh of relief. Relief indicates you were in the land of fairy dust and unicorns. Decisions are dangerous because they give the illusion of action where there is none. The bigger the decision the grander the [.].
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In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 15, 2011
You honor the accomplishments of others while neglecting, even hiding your own. Great leaders are great at honoring others. Honor multiplies success and motivates individuals. You’re constantly scouting-out behaviors, attitudes, and accomplishments to spotlight. Honor is one of your most powerful leadership tools. Failure: We’d all respond positively when encouraged to get out there and [.].
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 19, 2011
People ask me often about my use of twitter in part, I suppose because I wrote the book LeadershipTweet. I’ve been on Twitter for a long time, and while Becky Robinson (@beckyrbnsn), our Social Marketing Director, provides direction, advice, and assists me with my tweets, I make time to read the best of the best [.].
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 19, 2011
The “year in review” is a staple for the media this time of the year. Time Magazine will name its Person of the Year, Billboard will rank the top songs in every category, and every newspaper will list the top stories of the year. I’ve even recently read stories about the top Twitter trends, and [.].
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 2, 2011
We’ve all been criticized, and we have all leveled criticism at others, both directly and indirectly. This week, I ran across a quote that expresses my personal opinion about this topic extremely effectively. And, just because it is my philosophy, doesn’t mean I always live it very well. which is why I am [.].
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 27, 2011
Having written a blog with relative consistency for a number of years, I often get asked, “How do you find things to write about?” While there are many others who write more frequently than I do, and might be more qualified to answer this question, here’s my answer: “Writers write and bloggers blog.” This isn’t a blog [.].
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 24, 2011
Deadlines don’t motivate until goals have meaning. People must personally own goals before deadlines create urgency, focus, decisiveness, and action. Today is Christmas Eve. It’s the motivating deadline for millions of procrastinators. The goal of giving gifts to loved ones makes this deadline matter. Application: Throwing a timeline with deadlines at team members is a [.].
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 20, 2011
I received an email question, “Some people in our organization aren’t interested in personal development. What can we do?” Priority: Personal development is the top priority for everyone passionate to maximize their opportunities. It’s not selfish to develop yourself so that you can expand your service. Never be a martyr. Put the oxygen mask on yourself [.].
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 29, 2011
I sent a note to John Maxwell. This is part 2 of his reply. What do you do to navigate the changes your leadership journey brings to you? First, I think everyone navigates according to their pain file. When you don’t succeed at something, then it should prompt you to want to grow. For example, one [.].
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 6, 2011
Here is our second installment of our Leadership Development Carnival. Today I want to start out by featuring some great new leadership thinkers who have not been previously highlighted in a Leadership Development Carnival. If their blogs are new to you, I hope you’ll take a moment to comment on their posts, retweet a link [.].
Kevin Eikenberry
DECEMBER 20, 2011
There are lots of reasons this is a great time of year. While no reason can top Christmas itself, I also like this time of year, because if even for just a few days, more people think like achievers. If even for a brief time, people are thinking about goal setting and how to achieve [.].
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