It is three simple lines and the words I most connect to Maya Angelou. After I heard of her passing, they are the words I thought of . . . “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.” – Maya Angelou The advice is powerful and

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A few weeks ago, I had the incredible opportunity to tour one of the most productive coal mining operations in the United States. The River View Mine outside of Waverly, KY is also the largest mine of its type in the U.S. – bringing 62,000 tons of coal and rock out of the mine each

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I’m a reader for many reasons, but my #1 reason may be the difference between being a leader and being a REMARKABLE leader. Check out today’s Remarkable TV episode below to learn more. While most leaders are readers, all remarkable leaders are most definitely learners. @KevinEikenberry (Tweet It) Check out our Remarkable Learning Teleseminars here.

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The world is changing for leaders – and one of the biggest changes is that many of us are leading people that live and work further and further from us. For that reason, we’ve been thinking a lot about remote leadership (and I’ve been doing it for a number of years). Rather than just think

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“Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday you leader . . . Happy Birthday to me.” Today is my 52nd birthday – a year for every week in a calendar year. The other day I was thinking about how birthdays are different as an adult than as a kid. If you are

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There are many leadership lessons we can learn from the day’s headlines and today, I’m focusing on an underutilized coaching skill as taught by Gregg Popovich. Check out today’s episode to learn more. The best coaches sometimes let people figure it out for themselves first. @KevinEikenberry (Tweet It!) Check out our Remarkable Coaching workshop here.

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This picture takes me instantly back to my kidhood. The homework or test is handed back to me from the teacher with a grade, and if you did well and got really lucky, it might have one of these stars on it. The star – whether blue, green or gold, made my day. It told

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Building relationships starts with this very important and very simple building block. Check out today’s episode to learn more. If you want to build relationships, use the sweetest word in peoples’ world. Their name. @KevinEikenberry Check out our Communicating for Results workshop here. You are Remarkable!   p.s. Sign-up here to receive my Leadership Tip

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Unless you live under a rock, live outside the United States or are a non-sports person, you know the National Football League held their draft of players last week. If you don’t know, this annual event allows teams to pick players based on a prescribed order that they have the right to hire for their

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