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What? I mean Willie is and has been a lot of things, but an interpersonal skills guru? Over the past few weeks one phrase from Willie and his buddy Waylon Jenning’s mega-hit Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys keeps popping into my head.  (Actually the song was written by Ed and Patsy [...]

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Warning:  This post opens with a words from a proud parent. Promise:  The post ends with an important urging and reminder for all of us. Last night my son Parker directed the first performance of his one act play, Mr. Feather. He wrote, cast, produced and directed this play. It was fabulous! His was one of 7 “Final [...]

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Growing up I learned a song in Sunday school based on one of Jesus’ parables (Matthew 7:24-29). It is about two builders and where they chose to build.

The story (and song) goes that the wise man built his house upon the rock. The other builder built his house upon the sand. When the rains and winds came, as they always do, one house stayed strong, and the other did not.

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You’ve probably read about  it – I know I have many times – about the person returning tires to a Nordstom’s store and receiving a refund, even though Nordstom’s never sold tires. I mentioned this story today on a teleseminar for the members of  the Remarkable Leadership Learning System.  This month our members are focusing [...]

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46 years ago today, one of the most famous speeches in American history was delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  In it, he told 200,000 gathered on the Mall in Washington D.C. and the world that “I have a dream.” Today I ask you, as a leader, What’s Your Dream? Before you start backtracking or [...]

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People ask us questions about our Remarkable Leadership Learning System, and so I thought I would address some of them all at once, in this post.  In the future, I may address others, but this post is meant to answer the most common questions we receive. The biggest question we get is . . . [...]

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In the Money Section of USA Today on Monday May 19th, an interview with 3M CEO George Buckley ran (here is the online copy). According to a recent survey by The Hay Group and Chief Executive magazine, 3M ranked first in organizational leadership development. Given that standing, the thoughts of the CEO would be valuable.  While [...]

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Something Good Is Just About to Happen

by Kevin Eikenberry on December 15, 2008

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I love college football. There are two teams I follow – Purdue and the University of Southern California. I’ve loved USC ever since I was a little girl – dreaming of winning a Heisman myself or at least working the sidelines during College Game Day! My uncle won a national championship with the Trojans in the late [...]

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The Importance of Connections to Us as Leaders

by Kevin Eikenberry on December 11, 2008

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It is hard to deny the importance of building connections to us as leaders.   In a recent webinar hosted by Michael Stallard, author of Fired Up or Burned Out I talked about Remarkable Leaders Building Connections. In this 30 minute webinar,  I talk about how we as leaders can benefit, the barriers we face, and [...]

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The Sad Lesson from Governor Blagojevich

by Kevin Eikenberry on December 10, 2008

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By now you’ve likely heard about the evidence against the Illinois Governor.  He is accused of, among other things, trying to sell of trade President-Elect Obama’s open Senate seat for personal gain. It’s sad. But it is a reminder for us as leaders. In my book, Remarkable Leadership, I talk about 13 competencies that lead to [...]

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