Caught up in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, that day we celebrate romantic love, I began thinking again about the connection between the words love and leadership. Before you even read about these five love affairs, you might be put off by using the word love in the context of your work. Don’t be. Am […]
Five Influence Lessons I learned From Elvis Presley
Elvis? You’ve got to be kidding. What could be learned about influence and persuasion from The King of Rock and Roll? Plenty, it turns out. On May 5th, the Associated Press reported that for the first time since 1955, Elvis was not one of the 1000 most popular names for newborns in the United States. […]
Be Passionate About You
I had the pleasuree of speaking to the Cincinnati Chapter of the OD Network on Tuesday night. One of the smart, passionate people I met there was LaTasha Brown (@Oshkoshtash), a doctoral student. After she followed me on Twitter, I checked out her blog. I’m glad I did, because I found this gem of a post […]
The Walls are Talking – Stress, Passion and High Performance
If you don’t know me, I’m the office of The Kevin Eikenberry Group. I’ve not always been an office – in fact for the first 47 years of my life I was, well, a house. I had kids and grandparents roaming my wooden floors. I’ve heard laughter and seen tears. Frankly, I thought I’d seen […]
The Quickest Way to Build Your Team
John Wooden, the great basketball coach (and Purdue graduate) once said, “The worst thing about new books is that they keep us from reading the old ones.” And we have all heard that one of the best ways to find a new idea or understand a concept is to borrow from another discipline or business. […]