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Engagement – a Leadership Imperative

by Kevin Eikenberry on November 3, 2009

Last week in my Unleashing Your Remarkable Potential newsletter I wrote about four ways to engage your team (reading the article now would be a very good idea). Today I am co-facilitating a workshop for new supervisors called Bud to Boss and we are talking about, you guessed it, engaging team members. It is a topic all leaders [...]

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What Baseball Can Teach Us About Organizational Culture

by Kevin Eikenberry on October 22, 2009

in Innovation,Leadership,Learning

Watch this clip from the American League Championship Series a couple of days ago, whether you are a baseball fan or not, and then read on. If you know anything about the rules of baseball (or even if you just listen to the broadcasters) you know that the umpire made an error – a very [...]

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The BarackBerry and You

by Kevin Eikenberry on January 23, 2009

in Leadership,Leadership Communication,Learning

You may have heard by now that President Obama has persuaded security folks that he can keep his Blackberry. It seems that while his phone will be limited to top staff and a small circle of friends, he will be able to keep it. One report I read said the “BarackBerry”, with it’s extra security, [...]

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Hey Leader, Where is Your Focus?

by Kevin Eikenberry on December 17, 2008

in Change Leadership,Leadership,Learning

In my Powerquotes Plus email service today I shared this quotation . . . “Focus on the future, but understand the past.” – Amy Butte, CFO, New York Stock Exchange This quotation shares an important point, but isn’t completely accurate. As leaders we need to think about and focus on the future both personally and for [...]

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