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Seven Ways The Best Leaders Set an Example By Going First

by Kevin Eikenberry on August 22, 2011

To lead someone or something means, literally, to be in front, so that others can see and follow in that direction. Stated another way, if you think you are leading, but no one is following, you are just taking a walk. In yet other words, leaders are leaders because of what they do, not because [...]

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Creating and Communicating a Compelling Vision for Change

by Kevin Eikenberry on January 3, 2011

in Change,Communication,Leadership

Status quo requires no leadership. That has been a mantra of mine for a long time. It encapsulates an important point about the role of leaders – leaders are in the change business. After all, if everything in your organization was perfect, there would be no need for leaders because there would be no new [...]

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Five Barriers that Stop Innovation – and How to Avoid Them

by Kevin Eikenberry on June 7, 2010

in Creativity,Innovation,Leadership,Learning

This has happened to you. You (or your team) have identified a problem and generated some great ideas to solve it. Or perhaps there isn’t a “problem” but a great idea arrives for a new product, service or approach. Either way the idea, no matter how exciting, is nearly worthless unless action is taken to [...]

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The Virtues and Vices of Consistency

by Kevin Eikenberry on May 10, 2010

in Change Leadership,Innovation,Leadership,Learning,Success

Most people value and admire consistency. From Cal Ripken, Jr.’s consecutive game streak in baseball, to business longevity, to celebrating anniversaries and even birthdays; humans look for consistency, for plans and for stability. Most people see those traits as good things. Compounding the interest and desire for consistency is the favor found in traditions. The [...]

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Start With Why

by Kevin Eikenberry on April 26, 2010

in Books,Change Leadership,Leadership,Learning

This week’s Resource Recommendation: Start With Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action by Simon Sinek Since I already believe in the title’s statement (and say it all the time), I had two thoughts before I even opened this book: I wish I had thought of the title first. I hope the book [...]

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Switch – How to Change Things When Change is Hard

by Kevin Eikenberry on April 19, 2010

in Books,Change Leadership,Leadership,Learning

This week’s Resource Recommendation – Switch – How to Change Things When Change is Hard By Chip Heath and Dan Heath This book’s front cover proclaims an important marketing message, “the bestselling authors of Made to Stick“. (I’m guessing you have at least heard of Made to Stick and perhaps read it. If not, I [...]

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The Starting Point of Any Change and Three Ways to Move Past It

by Kevin Eikenberry on December 21, 2009

in Change Leadership,Leadership,Learning

Take a minute and mentally put yourself in a place that you love. You love the sights, the sounds, the activity you are engaging in. If there are others around they are people you are excited to be with. Take a minute and put yourself in that situation mentally right now. Now, imagine that I [...]

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A Public Lesson in Change Leadership

by Kevin Eikenberry on June 30, 2009

in Change Leadership,Leadership,Learning

Last week The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a big change to the Academy Awards process – next year there will be ten nominees for best picture rather than five. The last year that there were more than five nominees was 1943 (Casablanca won that year by the way). While the number of nominees fluctuated between 8-12 [...]

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GM Successful at Something?

by Kevin Eikenberry on June 2, 2009

in Guest Posts,Innovation,Leadership,Learning

What’s the key to executive leadership in this vicious economy? Transparency. Everyone wants to know what is going on within their organization or the organizations they buy from. In Kevin Eikenberry’s book Remarkable Leadership he said, “Too often leaders don’t want to talk about a change that everyone knows is coming until they believe they [...]

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But this is the way we’ve always done things

by Kevin Eikenberry on May 15, 2009

in Change Leadership,Guest Posts,Leadership,Learning

Everyone is familiar with this statement, whether you’re the one saying it, or the one hearing it. Why do people say this? What makes people decide that they are completely comfortable with their current standings and don’t want to change no matter what? What is the result of this concept of resistance to change and [...]

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