Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 26, 2014
'An adversarial relationship with a skilled office politician destroys opportunities. It could end your career. You despise their shenanigans, but unless you have authority to deal with them, learn to get along.
Kevin Eikenberry
FEBRUARY 24, 2014
'We all have limits – the boundaries beyond which we just don’t go. After all, it wouldn’t be safe. It wouldn’t be prudent. It wouldn’t be easy. We set limits for safety purposes, for logical purposes and sometimes as excuses. Limits are a part of life. But as leaders, we must be in the business […].
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Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 18, 2014
'It’s a cruel, cruel world. Most of the appreciation you receive in life happens when you’re young and incompetent or after you’re dead. In between, you have a measure of competence and you’re expected to get busy using it. Expectation ends gratitude. People aren’t grateful for what they expect. There comes a point when you’re […].
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
'February 26, 2010, I wrote, “Traditional job descriptions are a relic of a past age when jobs didn’t evolve and people were more inclined to do what they were told.” Yesterday, Stan Endicott, partner at Slingshot Group, got me fired up when he said, “Job descriptions are, most of the time, not a good way […].
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 22, 2014
'Bad pollutes good. Pour good water into polluted water and you have more polluted water. Negative experiences usually cling longer and captivate our attention more than positive, for example. Throwing some good into some bad only damages the good. Proportions: Enough good renders bad ineffective, it’s true. But, the proportions are disproportionate.
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 16, 2014
'Leaders who don’t feel fear are oblivious to the challenges of leadership. Leadership of any consequence takes courage. Be afraid of leaders who aren’t afraid. The past is the future, apart from the courage to act. Aristotle warned, “You will never do anything in this world without courage” “In the realm of ideas everything depends […].
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Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 15, 2014
'Traditional performance reviews are like the Easter Bunny. They don’t really deliver. I wish a Fairy would sprinkle fairy dust over every organization and eliminate this fraudulent waste of time, energy, and resources. Distraction: Traditional performance reviews distract HR and management from more useful tasks like real human development and culture building.
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 11, 2014
'Pushing toward positive environments, while others pull down, discourages and frustrates leaders. What’s the use? To make matters worse, one negative does more damage than one positive does good. It hangs on longer, too. Organizations grow dark unless someone intervenes. But, negativity does just fine on its own. It constantly pulls downward, picking up speed […].
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 24, 2014
'Boldness takes you further than timidity. But, boldness is dangerous. Lack of boldness is bedfellow to inaction. But, boldness is an ugly beast when taken too far. The sins of inaction destroy more than failure. It takes character and skill to act boldly with grace. Bad boldness: Uses anger and fear as energy. Reacts “against” more […].
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
'Those who constantly demand and use authority don’t deserve it. Thoreau said, “Any fool can make a rule…” Longing for authority reveals a deep sense of powerlessness, unwillingness to defend ideas, and lack of commitment to work with others. But, authority has a role in organizations. The limit of authority is service. The power […].
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
FEBRUARY 13, 2014
'Negative momentum punches you in the gut every step of the way. But, positive momentum makes everything easier. It is never the size of your problem that is the problem. It’s a lack of momentum. John Maxwell 5 truths about the momentum: Momentum magnifies success. Momentum shrinks problems and obstacles. Momentum energizes. Momentum enhances performance. […].
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 23, 2014
'I knew too much when I was younger. Now that I’m older, I have the same problem. But, the thing that most expands leadership is the belief that we don’t know. Those who think they know are worse off than those who know they don’t. Everyone who’s afraid to look dumb, remains dumb. We learn […].
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 20, 2014
'What do you call someone who keeps on giving but doesn’t receive? A doormat. Lead with generosity but reject abuse. One-way relationships indicate disrespect. First-time managers, who are kind and sincere, are most susceptible to the doormat problem. Tension: Giving to get is manipulation. But, constant giving with no return is abuse, assuming recipients are […].
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
'If it wasn’t for people, leadership would be easy. Unsuccessful leaders choose the ostrich or bull approach to dealing with tensions between employees. But, don’t miss the key. The key: Determine their commitment to the relationship. Those who aren’t committed find fault; those who are find a way. After listening to a description of the […].
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
FEBRUARY 1, 2014
'Low impact leaders live frantic, unfocused lives. At the end of the day, they wonder what they accomplished. Busyness isn’t effectiveness. The more frantic you are the less powerful your impact. Three C’s for finding sanity: Clarity. Confused people are frantic. Determine what your life is about and focus on that. Everything else is b t. We […].
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
'He just stood there, pleased with himself… Our children played Tee Ball. Focus isn’t part of a kid between 4-6 years old. They wandered around the outfield chasing butterflies, scratch themselves, and find bugs in the dirt. Some lay down. I’ll never forget one little player who surprised himself when he stood up to the […].
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
'Few things sting more than the sting of disrespect. Put-downs are nothing more than disrespect. Facebook fans filled in the blank: I feel disrespected when. Someone looks at their phone or computer while I’m in a meeting they’ve called. Policy is determined by everyone except those directly involved for implementation and funding. Someone tells […].
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 10, 2014
'Mediocrity is the result of peace and harmony. Rather than resolving conflict, invite it. Lousy leaders and weak organizations pursue peace at all costs. The heat of tension, tests, clarifies, refines, and strengthens teams and ideas. Consensus is the path to average. Teams without tensions have weak players. One person runs the show. Everyone else […].
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
FEBRUARY 27, 2014
'I’ve been asking permission all my life. I raised my hand, in first grade, to ask Mrs. Goodwin for permission to use the restroom. One finger meant I had one thing to do.
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 7, 2014
'You may be the world’s best pickle packer. But, if the world doesn’t value perfectly packed pickles, you are tragically irrelevant. Value: Customers determine value, not you. Spend as much time understanding the people you serve as you spend understanding yourself. Leaders who don’t understand others become irrelevant. 10 things to understand about others: Pain […].
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
'People are the main reason projects fail. Getting projects back on track is first about people, then about circumstances. 5 people-reasons projects fail: Confusion regarding purpose. Why is this project important? Lack of clarity concerning current state and future direction. Where are we now? Where are we going? Conflicting priorities, personal agendas, and sideways energy. […].
Kevin Eikenberry
FEBRUARY 10, 2014
'The role that firefighters play in our society is secure. The way that we honor their service is appropriate. I have close friends who are and have been firefighters, and so I personally hold them in high regard. Great firefighters are leaders of their teams in situations far beyond what most of us could imagine. […].
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
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 8, 2014
'One of two business philosophies dominate organizations today, “customers first” or “employees first.” Both are useful. Neither reflect reality. Employees first: Vineet Nayar, CEO of HCL Technologies, Ltd., is committed to employees first. Harvard Business Review published his book, “Employees First, Customers Second.” The employees first movement even reaches into health care.
Kevin Eikenberry
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
'Unless this is the first thing you have read from me, you will know my answer. Mckay summarizes my feelings on this issue perfectly. I believe your answer to this core question is critical to the level of influence and success you will experience in life. Questions to Ponder - Am I an optimist or […].
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 17, 2014
'Excellence is war. Business as usual means mediocrity prevails. It’s one thing to pursue excellence as an individual. But, how can leaders make the pursuit of excellence a matter of culture? “Scaling Up Excellence,” by Robert Sutton and Huggy Rao, takes readers deep into the battle of pursuing exceptional on an organizational level.
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 2, 2014
' The down side of seeing the future is blindness. Your dream makes you willing to do what it takes. Others should feel the same. Passion for the future blinds you to the pressing needs of people, today. Their reluctance or resistance suggests something’s wrong with them. In reality, something’s wrong with you. Blind leaders steamroll […].
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
'Everyone’s watching intently and evaluating rigorously when you step into your new job. You earned this opportunity. Don’t screw it up. New roles, titles, or positions make or break careers. Rob McCleland, is the new executive director of EQUIP, a global training organization started by John and Larry Maxwell. I spoke with my friend about […].
Kevin Eikenberry
FEBRUARY 17, 2014
'Luck. Some think it is some kind of magic. Some think there is no such thing. Some think only others have it. Most wish they had more of it. Years ago I heard the definition of luck as: Labor Under Correct Knowledge While I believe there is truth in that clever acrostic, I think it […].
Kevin Eikenberry
FEBRUARY 28, 2014
'One of the most written about (and therefore most quoted) people in history is Abraham Lincoln. Given that, it would make sense to share some of Abe’s wisdom here. Today, I share one I profoundly agree with, but don’t remember reading before. I hope it challenges and excites you as much as it does me. […].
Leadership Freak
FEBRUARY 25, 2014
'Boldness ruins fools. Boldness doesn’t answer leadership issues. It causes many. But, “Freedom lies in being bold.” Robert Frost The line between brash and bold is: Experience. Maturity. Counsel. Preparation. Perseverance. Reflection. Friendships.
Kevin Eikenberry
FEBRUARY 16, 2014
'By Cal Newport Conventional wisdom says that we should be passionate about our work, and that same wisdom for the last thirty years has produced books, speeches, consultants and coaches that help people “follow their passion.” In this book, the author flatly disagrees with this premise and attempts to convince/prove that approach is not only […].
Kevin Eikenberry
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
'It happens everywhere I go – and it does to you too – if you notice (and aren’t doing it yourself). Last winter, I was at my daughter’s first Middle School swim meet, and I was appalled. Not by the contestants, actually I was inspired by their performances, support for each other, and more, but that is […].
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