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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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Leadership is About Engagement

by Kevin Eikenberry on December 29, 2010

in Leadership,Learning,Relationships

Ok, this title should be self evident, especially to long time readers of this blog. Here’s some data to “prove” it though. It comes from Tim Sanders and his great blog – in a post a few weeks back. Here is the research he cited : A 2004 Yale study found that a highly likeable [...]

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Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust

by Kevin Eikenberry on February 15, 2010

in Books,Influence,Leadership,Learning

This week’s Resource Recommendation – Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust By Chris Brogan and Julien Smith This review/recommendation is overdue. I could give you reasons for my delay, some even relevant, but as I write this today I apologize to any of you who haven’t yet heard [...]

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People Join a Company, But Leave a . . .

by Kevin Eikenberry on January 19, 2010

in Books,Change Leadership,Leadership Communication,Remarkable Leadership Learning System

I just got off a members-only teleseminar in the Remarkable Leadership Learning Systemwith Patti Ayars, founder of Turning Point Consulting and author of the new book The Art of Leading Transformation Change. One of the insights she shared during the call was . . . People join a company, but leave a supervisor. I believe [...]

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Best of Blogs: Next Level Blog by Scott Eblin

by Kevin Eikenberry on July 1, 2009

in Guest Posts,Leadership,Leadership Blogs,Learning

This is another in our series of blog posts by the nominees for the Best Leadership Blog of 2009 (you can see the list and place your vote here.) In addition to being an executive coach, Scott is also a speaker and author. In his book The Next Level: What Insiders know about Executive Success, [...]

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What is Your Company Focused On?

by Kevin Eikenberry on June 18, 2009

in Books,Leadership

In leadership training we talk about building better teams, how to lead through change, building better relationships and more. But how often do you talk about how a leader needs to have values? Do you have a leadership development program related to integrity? If you don’t, it’s time to start thinking about developing leadership training [...]

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A Leader’s Need For Speed

by Kevin Eikenberry on May 21, 2009

in Leadership,Learning

Indianapolis, is most known around the world for one thing – the Indianapolis 500, held each year in May on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. As an Indianapolis resident, the month of May is really all about one thing: s-p-e-e-d. Drivers team engineers and owners are trying to get more of it. Sportscasters and journalists are [...]

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A Remarkable Leadership Interview

by Kevin Eikenberry on January 16, 2009

in Accountability,Books,Building Relationships,Leadership,Learning

I was recently interviewed by Brian Oates of Daxle.net for Imprint: Business Author Interviews. In this 15 minute podcast we talked about several important leadership skills including building trust, the important of relationships and we talked about a positive definition of accountability. I wrote this book to be a personal leadership development training tool and [...]

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