Graduation is a paradoxical time. We leave school with knowledge and facts that we have learned to apply in a neat and precise way. The world we enter and have to navigate, however, is less precise with fewer “correct” answers. Whether you graduated last year, or like some of us, many years ago, these same
by Dianna Booher If you want to be more successful in life and ask people for advice, two pieces of advice will show up early and often: Become a great communicator. Become strategic or intentional. This is amazingly sound advice. And when you are in a leadership role, the advice is doubly true. It is
When it comes to leading an organization or a team, you need to be relevant. Thomas Barta, former McKinsey partner and senior marketer chats with Kevin about his recent book, The 12 Powers of a Marketing Leader. Thomas and his co-author, Patrick Barwise, conducted the largest ever global study of marketing leadership to answer the
Ken Blanchard calls feedback the breakfast of champions, and he is right. For any of us to be successful, we need feedback. For us to coach and develop our team members successfully, we must be able to give feedback to them. I have spoken and trained on giving feedback for years. I’ve written here extensively
We got this question recently from a viewer: How do I overcome self-doubt as a leader? And when we’re talking about self-doubt as it relates to leadership, it falls into one of two categories. In the video below, we’ll talk about what these categories are and share some simple solutions for helping you to manage
If you want to raise your leadership profile, you need to be concise and intentional about your career. In other words, what is your strategy to make sure you are at the table and voicing your opinion. In this episode, Sue Ritchie, a leadership coach from the UK, joins Kevin to look at how stretching
As a leader, you have a myriad of things that vie for your attention; many things that you feel, or others suggest, you need to focus on. Here is a short list: Budgets Projects Process improvements New product/service development Sales Customer Service Margins I bet at least part of this list resonates with you, and
by Howard J. Ross As a human, you are biased. Bias impacts us in large and small ways and, in many cases, for understandable reasons. That’s the message stated clearly in the first chapter title: If You are Human, You Are Biased. Howard J. Ross is a founder of one of the largest diversity consulting firms in the
Today I’m answering a question from one of our viewers with four questions to ask yourself to know… How do you read company culture to see if you’re fitting in or not? Tweet it out: Fitting into a company culture starts with understanding what the culture really is. – @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: If you’re
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