I have a good reason to celebrate today.  My son Parker graduates from High School – and commences to the next stage of his life tonight.  This is an obvious time for celebration for Parker, his friends, all of his family (and even friends of the family who don’t know him). There are other obvious

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The picture is of part of our booth at the American Society for Training and Development’s (ASTD) International Convention this week.  Four of us from the Kevin Eikenberry Group are here talking about leadership with learning professionals from around the world.  It is an exhilarating opportunity.  The air is thick with passion and purpose.  AS

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Mark Twain wrote, “The man who does not read good books is no better than the man who can’t.” Walt Disney said, “There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate’s loot on Treasure Island.” And, more recently, Theodore Geisel (aka Dr. Seuss) taught us, “The more that you read, the more things

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I was asked a question about reluctant team members recently, and while the specifics of this question might not be familiar, the general situation is likely something you’ve seen, wondered about or experienced yourself. Let’s start with the question. I have a problem in that one or two of my staff (of ~20) don’t value the

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Warning:  This post opens with a words from a proud parent. Promise:  The post ends with an important urging and reminder for all of us. Last night my son Parker directed the first performance of his one act play, Mr. Feather. He wrote, cast, produced and directed this play. It was fabulous! His was one of 7 “Final

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I just read this quotation and it strikes me as so very powerful. “Once I started taking drama classes, I asked myself why I had ever wasted so much time on a football team.” – Paul Leonard Newman (1925-2008) Aren’t you glad someone invited Paul Newman to a drama class? But more importantly to you

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DATE: April 12, 2010 FROM: Your Leader RE: Organizational Realities As your leader I’ve been noticing some things for quite awhile, and, after careful consideration, I want to share some of my observations with you. I’m proud of how connected people feel to their teams here. I’m impressed with your pride and loyalty to your

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Last week during our Coach and Be Coached Event on Remarkable TV, we had over a dozen leadership and coaching experts talking about the skills of coaching and the importance of being coached.  As I reflected on the lessons I heard from these experts three things came back to me time and time again. As

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I’ve spent some time thinking about the importance of reflection this week, not because it is a new value or idea, but because of all the lessons we received from the Remarkable TV event this week. When we have “big” events in our lives, most of us naturally reflect, if only a little bit, on what

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My mind is filled with thoughts of coaching these days.  Perhaps it is because in about 2 hours  100 minutes we will be kicking off our Coach and Be Coached event on RemarkableTV.com. One of the things I hear from leaders is that they “don’t have time” to coach.  In most cases it isn’t that

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