If Your Training Isn’t Working . . .

When you mention training to people, they have one of three reactions. They love it. They hate it. They have a love/hate relationship with it. You would probably assume that given the nature of my business that I would fall in the first category. Not so fast. Because we work with people in all three

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The Magic of the Reboot

When we’re talking about technology, the idea of a “reboot” is pretty commonplace. If a computer or tablet or phone is unresponsive and you’ve tried everything, a “reboot” is almost always recommended and often quite successful. Well today, we’re talking about a reboot for leadership, for you. If you’ve ever been frustrated, befuddled, stuck on

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Making Feedback Clear

There is an interactive exercise that I often do with groups of leaders where we work together to compile a list of ideas for how to make feedback more successful. And there is one idea that makes the list just about every time: Feedback needs to be clear. I completely agree and today I am

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What It Means to Lead Remotely

For the last several years I have led team members who worked elsewhere. And as time as passed my team has become bigger and more scattered; so this subject isn’t academic or theoretical to me, but rather it is the reality I live. And I know I am not alone. If this isn’t your reality

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The New KevinEikenberry.com

KevinEikenberry.com has existed since 2004. Today it is reborn (with the third major redesign since the beginning). The site is lovely, functional, and overall we think it is pretty great, but I don’t want to talk about it like a father talks about a new baby (“Did I show you this picture? What about this

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How Leaders Can Support Team Success

A few years ago I wrote a blog post on supporting team success that has since become one of my most-read posts ever. And today I am sharing six tips to help you support you own team’s success. Tweet it out: Remember you aren’t just the leader of the team, you are a member of

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The Fine Line Between Intuition and Judgment

I could give you examples of the premise of this article every week. This particular week I spent in New York City on vacation with my wife and daughter. I will share two examples from our experiences to define the fine line between intuition and judgment. Sunday, sitting in a restaurant by the street. It

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The Art of Profitability

by Adrian Slywotzky Most business novels or business fables help someone work on an interpersonal or leadership skill, and the best books in this genre do this very well. This book, while clearly in this genre, has a different goal – to help a business owner or leader think about how they make a profit, and

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3 Questions to Ask Before a Virtual Meeting

By Wayne Turmel Meetings are considered a necessary evil, and virtual meetings are often thought of as more evil than most. But do they have to be evil, and are they really necessary? It’s easy to say that “all meetings are a waste of time,” and “if they’d just leave me alone I’d get some

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Using a Learning Journal

I am a big fan of journals. And whether it’s a fancy leather-bound one or a bunch of loose-leaf sheets, a journal can be an extremely powerful tool to help you both personally and professionally. In today’s video, I’ll give you a few quick ideas for how you can use a learning journal to be

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