Leadership Freak
AUGUST 29, 2014
'Powerless is a myth. Something as simple as a raised eyebrow has the power to influence. If leadership is influence, everyone leads. The issue is where. Destruction is easier and faster than construction.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 11, 2014
'Recently I wrote about why as leaders and coaches we mess up when we focus all (or far too much) of our coaching time on lower performers. In that piece, I made the argument for spending at least 50% of your energy, focus and time on coaching and further developing your top or best performers. […]. The post Seven Ways to Support and Grow Your Top Performers appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
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Leadership Freak
AUGUST 14, 2014
'Heartless leaders are deformed beasts who excuse abuse in the name of results. But, the tough aspects of leadership make having heart hard. Open hearts feel pain that closed hearts don’t.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 15, 2014
'It’s easy to learn from mistakes when you’re inventing light bulbs, but leaders work with people not bulbs. Leadership mistakes: Waste resources. Squander opportunities. Misuse talent. Hurt people.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
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Leadership Freak
AUGUST 28, 2014
'Tell people they’re inadequate long enough and they’ll believe it. Undermine their confidence with constant correction, tweaking, and complaints and they’ll pull back. Fill people with confidence and they’ll act with boldness.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 16, 2014
'Everyone’s been hurt by leaders who need to grow up. Immature leaders always destroy relationships, hamper performance, and increase frustration. Poor performance is often a matter of immaturity, not lack of knowledge.
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Leadership Freak
AUGUST 8, 2014
'Cowards dream of meaningful impact but waste life engaged in meaningless activities. The courageous act when it matters. Cowards observe. Contemplation without action is the cowards retreat. Cowards: Refuse to make decisions.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 9, 2014
'The dictionary for leaders series landed on “D” this morning. Leaders make decisions. Frustrated readers complain about leaders who won’t make decisions. Effective decisions are tipping points wheretalk becomes action. Action creates responsibility.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 4, 2014
'The problems you’d love to avoid make your leadership relevant. While facing difficulties, successful leaders demonstrate: Emotional stability. Adding drama doubles every problem. Lower your voice and calm your spirit.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 30, 2014
'Reluctance to deal with problems makes you look ineffective, weak, and self-protective. The problem isn’t the problem. Avoiding it is. Inaction increases fear; action increase courage. 4 things avoiders say: Let it work itself out.
Implementing new tools or business processes in your organization? Lemon Learning put together a practical 3 part guide to prevent the pitfalls of change management. Drive a successful change management project from diagnosis through to measurement.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 31, 2014
'The temptation to turn back whispers when progress is slow, you feel alone, or you’re unappreciated. If leadership was easy, more people would do it. Meaningful achievement always requires resilience.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 12, 2014
'Frantic leaders lack focus. Nothing meaningful gets done without focus. Unfocused leaders: Allow trivialities to become urgencies. Persistent drama suggests lack of focus. Start too much and finish too little.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 27, 2014
'One of my embarrassing leadership blunders was allowing passion and vision to blind me to the interests of others. You either agreed with me or you were a roadblock.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 18, 2014
'Judging feels awkward, mostly because we don’t like being judged. But, leaders who don’t judge follow the path of least resistance. To neglect judging is to embrace mediocrity. You judge all the time.
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
AUGUST 25, 2014
'Helplessness is a comfortable self-affirming myth for those who refuse to step forward. Decisions made in helplessness matter as much as decisions made in power. “I can’t change anything,” profoundly impacts life.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 1, 2014
'Anyone can be a sour puss. Some leaders are just too important to smile. Sad faces don’t inspire confidence. Successful leaders smile even while facing serious challenges. Sad leaders are: Self-important. Isolated. Power hungry.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 11, 2014
'Blood sucking vampires lurk in the shadows of your organization. If you don’t stop them, they’ll drainyou. Any fool can drain energy. Real leaders create it. Fires, left to themselves, go out.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 20, 2014
'Playing catch-up means you’re behind. You hung on too long. You limp along because the people around the table won’t vote themselves out of a job. They’re posturing, preserving, protecting.
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
AUGUST 23, 2014
'Life is simpler without others in it. But, everything that matters includes people. The more you work to control people the more troubling they become. Leaders fear feedback because they can’t control it.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 21, 2014
'Last week, I wrote about the importance of seeing opportunity in your team and what you can do to help your team see opportunities as well. I ended by telling you that the way to create that opportunity view was by creating a definiteness of purpose across all members of your team. Then I promised […]. The post Creating Real Team Alignment appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 7, 2014
'Begin: Start something. Leaders find ways to step forward even when the path is uncertain or unclear. Lisa asked, “What can we try,” when the best decision was unclear.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 6, 2014
'Add: Increase. “She added to our fulfillment by scheduling round-table conversations with satisfied customers.” Abandon: Unreserved dedication to people, mission, and vision. “He fully committed to making his team successful.
Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion
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
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 25, 2014
'When you think about performance reviews, what do you think? Chances are, your first thoughts aren’t positive, and the day of your performance review isn’t a day you circle with positive anticipation. The fact is that. Most performance reviews. aren’t very effective. Most performance reviews . are stressful. […]. The post How to Make Every Performance Review More Effective appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 4, 2014
'I have the good fortune of working with lots of leaders, and often have the chance to talk with, teach or consult with them on a variety of issues including their role as a coach. The vast majority of those I work with truly want to be more effective and make a difference for their […]. The post Where the Best Coaches Focus Their Efforts appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 10, 2014
'Youre stuck with a toxic team member. You wish they were gone but you dont have the power to eject them. Now what?
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 7, 2014
'If you have read very much of my writing, you’ve read that I believe that too much emphasis can be placed on goal setting. This isn’t because setting goals isn’t important, but because too many people exert effort to set goals, then relax as if the job is done. This is like going to the starting […]. The post Why Goals Aren’t Enough appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 17, 2014
'A few weeks ago I recommended a movie not because I am a movie critic, but because it could be used to learn and reflect from in our role as a leader. (Check out that recommendation for 12 Angry Men here.) This week, in light of the recent death of Robin Williams, I have decided […]. The post Learning From the Movies: Dead Poets Society appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 19, 2014
'It hurts when those around you don’t believe in you. Leaders sell themselves short when they undervalue those around them.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 19, 2014
'It’s an age-old question: are leaders made or born? My answer is “yes” and here’s what I mean… We are born with talents that can help us, but we must learn the skills to be a highly effective leader. @KevinEikenberry (Tweet It) You can learn more about the Bud to Boss workshops here. If you […]. The post Remarkable TV: Are Leaders Born or Made?
Leadership Freak
AUGUST 13, 2014
'Developing goodness is war. The grueling truth of leadership is good doesnt overcome bad. Be gentle 80% of the time and gruff the other 20% and what are you? Gruff!
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 26, 2014
'There are a lot of reasons that setting clear expectations is important to leadership success, but here’s one really important one that you might not have thought of… When we make expectations clear with others, we provide an opportunity for trust to grow. @KevinEikenberry (Tweet It) You can learn more about the Bud to Boss […]. The post Remarkable TV: One More Reason for Clear Expectations appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Kevin Eikenberry
AUGUST 31, 2014
'By Steven Watts I, like many of you have taken the Dale Carnegie Course. Even if you haven’t taken it, you likely know something about it and know someone who has. Also like me, you may have read one or more of his famous books, the most famous of which is How to Win Friends […]. The post Self-Help Messiah: Dale Carnegie and Success in Modern America appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
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