Developing leaders is one of the continual and vexing problems that organizations face. They know that better leaders can drive results, but they haven’t found the key to making organizational leadership development work. Maybe they’ve tried a few things that didn’t meet the expectations, and thus were abandoned. Or worse – maybe they don’t know

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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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Have you ever noticed that how closely you look at something determines what you see? As leaders, it’s really important that we look closely so that we can really understand what’s going on in our team, in our organization and in our jobs. Check out today’s video to learn more about what I mean. https://youtu.be/HHgd0MDiGNU?rel=0&showinfo=0

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When I talk to organizations about their gaps in leadership development, developing coaching skills is near the top of their list. Here at The Kevin Eikenberry Group, we’ve been training and developing coaches for many years. In fact, we completely revamped and re-tooled our flagship coaching workshop last year and unveiled it as the Coaching

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Most people leave (or considering leaving) their jobs because the job lacks purpose and meaning, according to Gallup’s State of the American Workplace. With talent shortages already at record highs, you can’t afford to lose your top talent, but how much of a role can you play in helping others find meaning in their work?

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We spend most of our lives trying to learn and know as much as we can. It’s ingrained in us that the more we know, the better off we are. And while there’s no question that knowledge truly is power, sometimes…as leaders…there is danger in expertise. And in the video below, I’ll explain three dangers

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Chances are you are manager or anticipate becoming one. If you are a new manager, you know the challenges associated with it. If you have been through it, you remember. Imagine sitting next to someone who has been there and done it in high-tech environments. Do you think you could learn something about being a

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When I was a kid, my sister and I used to play a game in the car called Auto Bingo. And while I think my parents mostly gave us this to keep us quiet, there are quite a few leadership lessons that we can learn from this fun family game of my youth. Check it

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Investment. Usually that word leads us to think about our 401K account, or the capital budget at work. We think about investing money to gain returns over time. And yet, we less frequently equate investing with time – a resource more precious and limited than dollars. Like investing our money, we can invest our time

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If you have remote team members and a LinkedIn account, this announcement will be of great value to you. I have partnered with the folks at LinkedIn Learning to create a brand-new online course, titled Leading at a Distance. Maybe you didn’t know LinkedIn was in the learning business, or maybe you already have access

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