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
SEPTEMBER 29, 2014
'It is a proven fact – the attitude of those around you is contagious. This fact is great, when the attitude we are infected with is a positive one. But that isn’t the purpose of this article. Since negative attitudes are just as contagious as positive ones, if you are like me, you’d like to […]. The post How to Keep the Negative Attitudes of Others From Impacting You appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
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Leadership Freak
JANUARY 26, 2014
'Before everything else, determine if people are trustworthy. But, what if time is short and schedules full? How can you quickly spot someone you can trust? Leaders you can trust: Acknowledge they don’t know. Treat waiters and waitresses with kindness and respect. How do they treat rental cars and hotel rooms? Take clear positions on […].
Leadership Freak
MAY 14, 2014
'I don’t care who you are or what you do. Be a mentor. Have a mentor. Don’t worry if you don’t understand mentoring. Just go engage in one of the nine behaviors that follow.
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!
Kevin Eikenberry
JANUARY 27, 2014
'He’s won one Super Bowl, so far. He’s been the NFL’s MVP 4 times, set numerous records, and more are likely in his future. He was recently named The Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated. And for the next few days will be among the most talked about and read about people in the […].
Kevin Eikenberry
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
'Forgiveness. We see it in public gestures like Nelson Mandela forgiving his captors after his long imprisonment or when President Ford pardoned President Nixon. And we often see the results when there is no forgiveness. Like in the news every day – from revenge violence to road rage to people arguing about reclining seats on […]. The post Three Types of Forgiveness and Why They Matter to Us as Leaders appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
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Leadership Freak
OCTOBER 1, 2014
'Every act of leadership is an act of service. Anything less is exploitation. The higher you go, the more people you get to serve. People aren’t in organizations to serve leaders.
Leadership Freak
APRIL 12, 2014
'Successful leaders turn problems into opportunities. Your bad boss is an opportunity to develop ten essential leadership qualities. Think of a bad boss as a catalyst that propels your leadership journey.
Leadership Freak
APRIL 14, 2014
'Forgiveness determines the breadth, depth, and duration of all relationships. People disappoint. The more you expect from others the more likely you’ll feel disappointed. Don’t lower expectations. Elevate forgiveness.
Leadership Freak
NOVEMBER 28, 2014
'The opportunity and ability to contribute is the great privilege of leadership. Be grateful every time you open your hand and heart, even if results fall short. Generosity expands life.
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
MARCH 12, 2014
'Young leaders are full of p**s and vinegar because they haven’t failed enough. Old leaders look down their noses and think, “You’ll smarten up after you get knocked down a few times.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 21, 2014
'Leaders fail when they don’t think like leaders. Leaders who think like individual contributors demoralize their team and devalue their leadership. Lousy leaders think like individual contributors. 10 radical shifts in thinking: From “I” to “we.” Leadership begins with we. From controlling people to aligning passions. Raise your hand if you enjoy being controlled.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 28, 2014
'Saying no feels like a door closing. But, those who can’t say no end up over-committed, overwhelmed, and ineffective. Saying no is the first step toward freedom for someone who says yes too much.
Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
'Mentoring ignites boldness by answering doubt with relational learning. 4 qualities of great mentors: #1. Humility: The guide isn’t the star of the show. Fight the urge toward self-importance.
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
MAY 17, 2014
'Stop assigning tasks to yourself. Successful leaders leave meetings with fewer tasks, not more. Delegating is taking stuff off your plate and putting it on someone else’s.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 1, 2014
'Trivialities replace what matters when you’re under the gun. The dark power of time pressure, stress, and urgency is they obscure what’s meaningful. Getting things done replaces making a difference. Check lists replace connecting. Coercion replaces partnership. Junk food replaces healthy food. Rudeness replaces respect. I’d like to say that I focus on what’s important […].
Leadership Freak
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
'Uncertainty promotes apathy. “For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?” (KJV 1900) 16 reasons people don’t listen when you speak: Too many words.
Leadership Freak
NOVEMBER 10, 2014
'The way you think about yourself is the biggest factor in stress and productivity. Stress isn’t “out there,” it’s inside you. 10 ways to increase stress: Hide mistakes. Pretend you know. Make excuses. Expect perfection.
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 4, 2014
'The responsibility for great meetings is always the responsibility of the person leading the meeting. Great meetings create focus, clarity, decisions, and useful activity.
Leadership Freak
MARCH 6, 2014
'Helping done poorly is destructive. The need to help says more about your needs than theirs. 3 UN-helpful reasons you feel the need to help: Feel important. Elevate status. Look smart.
Leadership Freak
JUNE 5, 2014
'The Success of young leaders is the future of organizations. Old leaders, who cling to leadership, limit their legacy. Act like you’ll be gone next year. Rigor: Call for commitment.
Leadership Freak
JUNE 8, 2014
'Some leaders become extraordinary. But, average is normal. You climb and struggle toward extraordinary. Mediocrity is a comfortable slide. Extraordinary leadership is rare because it requires: Fierce focus. Finely honed skills. Fanatical commitment.
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
JULY 28, 2014
'Listening is a skill we’d all like to get better at – I can’t think of a time when I asked someone or a group if they wanted to be a better listener and someone said, “no.” It is a life skill that impacts our ability to communicate, build relationships and get things done. It […].
Leadership Freak
MARCH 19, 2014
'Radical growth is the messiest – most painful – part of leadership. Death precedes life. Incremental growth is walking down familiar paths carrying the same assumptions.
Leadership Freak
JULY 12, 2014
'Those who aren’t irritating aren’t fully known. Everyone is irritating. They either do things that bug you, or, they leave something undone, and that bugs you. What does a perfect teammate look like?
Leadership Freak
JULY 29, 2014
'If you’re not pretty or smart don’t worry. Intelligence doesn’t determine success. Emotional intelligence is more important than general intelligence, but hard work is more important than both.
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.
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 […].
Kevin Eikenberry
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
'“Thank you” Saying “thank you” is something most of us learn at a young age. It’s something we teach to our children too. We all know that gratitude is important, which is why in many parts of the world, we have a day called Thanksgiving to remind us to be thankful. It is unfortunate in […]. The post Five Ways Gratitude Will Change Your Life appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Leadership Freak
JUNE 2, 2014
'Why aren’t you asking for feedback? Tell me who you want to become in behavioral terms. Why do you matter? Tell me what you expect from yourself. Pursue clarity by asking more questions.
Leadership Freak
DECEMBER 16, 2014
'I heard brilliance from a twenty-something when I asked what humble leadership looks like. She said, “Humble leaders know they need others.” Self-reliance hinders leadership.
Leadership Freak
MAY 8, 2014
'You’ll never know who you might have been if you don’t grow. Success is about personal growth not techniques, strategies, or methods. Awkward: Growth feels awkward because it means not yet and not there.
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