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Keep Your Eyes Open and Get on With It

by Kevin Eikenberry on April 1, 2010

in Leadership,Learning

This title is part of a quotation I read from Sir Laurence Olivier, the talented actor. Here is the full quotation, for context. “I take a simple view of life: keep your eyes open and get on with it.” I know that Sir Laurence was a great actor, but based on that view of life, he could have [...]

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How to Create Improved Results from Thin Air!

by Kevin Eikenberry on February 15, 2010

in Leadership,Learning

There are tools, seminars, books, CD’s, teleseminar, webinars and workshops (and more) to help you learn and improve in any area of your life. I should know, I have bought and attended many of them, and sold a great number of them as well. This article isn’t meant dissuade you from investing in these opportunities, [...]

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How is President Obama Leading?

by Kevin Eikenberry on August 19, 2009

in Leadership,Learning

Image from Barack Obama Pictures I have a history with this question – though not a political one.  We did a number of activities related to learning leadership lessons from the Presidential Campaign last summer and fall.  (Here and here and here are links to some information you will find interesting). And now more than 6 [...]

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Motivation and Inspiration

by Kevin Eikenberry on August 12, 2009

in Leadership,Leadership Communication,Learning

In a couple of hours I am giving a talk entitled The Remarkable Leader’s Role in Motivation. Let me give you the crib notes here. We can’t motivate anyone.  Motivation is internal and a choice. So as leaders our role is to recognize that we can’t motivate (at least not for very long). What we [...]

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