Delivering performance feedback to members of your team is part of your role as a leader. While performance feedback is not necessarily negative, that is the type of feedback most people think about when I mention “performance feedback.” In a quick review of articles and blog posts, I found no references to delivering positive feedback

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Many companies who offered remote work are now requiring workers to return to the office, at least part of the time. I am seeking career experts to share their thoughts on what types of remote jobs are most likely to stay fully remote permanently? Why is this job likely to stay remote? There is plenty

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Maybe you have 20/20 vision or maybe you know exactly what glasses you wear and you can’t function without them. Either way, you might be tempted to think this article isn’t for you. You would be wrong. I’m not talking about literal, physical glasses here. I am talking about choosing the lens we see the

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You may never have thought of the idea of being process-based. Maybe you’ve never even heard of it. And so before I can tell you why I think being process-based is a good idea, let’s talk about what it actually means. Process-based is a way of thinking where we think about any task as a series

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It is well known that change can be hard. And large-scale organizational change is even harder. Because it is both hard and important, much has been studied and written about how to manage change – or how to make change management more effective. This work is well intentioned and helpful, but it falls short. Why?

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You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers. Hi, I’m Kevin Eikenberry, answering the questions that new leaders ask us. Actually, it’s our goal to help all leaders be more productive, confident, and successful. If you happen to be watching this on YouTube, we’re glad you’re here. Make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss any future

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How is your Return to Office (RTO) going? We hear different responses to this question, and some of the answers are quite surprising. A few (too few) say things are going fine. Most say that there have been some bumps. I wasn’t quite prepared when one of the leaders I spoke to said, “People are

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Are you a culture champion? This is a hard question to answer without a clear definition of culture. That’s a word that gets thrown around a lot. And I find that not everyone’s clear on exactly what it means. Here is my very simple definition of culture: Culture is the way we do things around here. No, more or

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The idea for this post comes from being a fan of college basketball. I enjoy the action, excitement, and suspense of the games. But I also draw leadership, teamwork, and coaching insight from watching, too. As I’ve watched my beloved Purdue Boilermakers this winter, I’ve asked myself if it takes a team of stars to

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Almost all of my educational background and much of my early professional work focused on finding the right answer to problems. I was encouraged and rewarded for finding the right answer. I was penalized if my answer was wrong. As a result, I carried a “find the right answer” mentality into my early leadership experiences.

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