One of the things you learn in drivers training is about the existence of blindspots, and why becoming aware of your blindspots is critical to your safety. But we have blindspots outside of our car as well. While not being aware of them might not be fatal, they can have a huge impact on our

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When someone becomes a new leader (we call that the moment of moving “from bud to boss”), they embark on one of the toughest job transitions of their careers. Perhaps the toughest. Anytime we do something new, we need confidence. But especially if it is tough, confidence might be the most elusive element. The importance

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As you struggle to balance your work and life, two things you’re likely desiring are more time and more energy. Especially, now when the line between work and life tends to be a bit blurry—you can feel short on both. As you worry about not having enough time to do everything you want to do,

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I love words – reading them, writing them, saying them… And today I want to talk about two words – progress and change – and more specifically, the connection between the two as well as the major distinction and difference. Tweet it out: People can commit to change when they see a valuable post-change future.

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by Kevin Eikenberry Leadership has always been complex. You are trying to reach new and important outcomes and do it with human beings, who are all different and inherently amazing and messy.  If you lead essential workers (in a hospital, factory, warehouse, or restaurant, for example), your team has been and will continue to be

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The frustration is real. You say things, share things, and communicate important messages, and it seems to fall on deaf ears. Have you ever wondered why people aren’t listening to you? Have you ever considered that it might not be about them at all? At the core, effective communication is message sent; message received. Listening

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by Kevin Eikenberry Much has been written over the past few months about the mental health challenges for those working from home for more than a year, as they navigated changes to jobs and unclear expectations, and challenges with balancing their work and life all while never leaving the house and doing it all during

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by Kevin Eikenberry As a leader you make decisions every day.  Some are bigger than others, and some may be bigger than we realize at the time. It is often these decisions with far reaching impact that we underestimate, or don’t spend enough time thinking about.  I believe we are facing a set of those

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Every leadership course talks about delegation. And if it doesn’t, it comes up in the conversation. How do I know this? Because I’ve taught hundreds and every time I do, we talk about delegation. And even though it’s a major topic of conversation, many leaders are not doing it well. In the video below, I’m

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