A couple of days ago President-Elect Obama gave his first speech since being elected.  Without getting into the all of the political details, from a leadership communication perspective, I believe his goals were to: 1.  Recognize the current economic situation as less than desirable. 2.  Create a sense of urgency 3.  Outline a plan of

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Last night I watched Jim Carrey in Bruce Almighty.  The premise is that Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey) is given God’s powers.  As you might imagine, this leads to some funny scenes that are all Jim Carrey – as you may have seen Jim Carrey many times before – sight gags, voices and uses of the incredible

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My article in my newsletter Unleashing Your Remarkable Potential (please subscribe!) this week was titled 5 Leadership Actions to Kick Start a New Year.  One of those actions was “find a focus.” As I was thinking about our focus or theme for The Kevin Eikenberry Group this year, I read a post from my very

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John Steinbeck, the great author, said it as well as it can be said. It is the nature of man to rise to greatness if greatness is expected of him. The opposite is true too of course. And this is perhaps the most important, yet most often overlooked key to our success as leaders.  If

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This video tells the story, but here in our offices (aka The Remarkable House) we need your help to decorate one of the walls in our conference room.  Watch the quick video then give me your ideas in a comment here. I look forward to your creativity and inspiration! I will keep you informed of

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I was pointed to the Powerlines for Women site yesterday, and read a quote that is certainly not just for women!  It struck me as important for anyone at the start of a New Year, but it seems especially instructive for us as leaders. “We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room,

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Do you Twitter? I’ll admit, I’ve been reluctant to jump on the Twitter bandwagon. Not because I don’t think it’s cool and innovative and a great opportunity to connect with colleagues and Clients. I’ve been reluctant because I knew I would become very addicted to it. Well, I’ve jumped in – with both feet – and

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Tomorrow, Joe Paterno will coach his Penn State Nittany Lions against Southern California in the Rose Bowl.  In case you don’t know, JoePa as he is known is 82 years old, has been coaching at Penn State for 59 seasons and has been the Head Coach since 1966. He hold in numerous records and his

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In my Powerquotes Plus email service today I shared this quotation . . . “Focus on the future, but understand the past.” — Amy Butte, CFO, New York Stock Exchange This quotation shares an important point, but isn’t completely accurate.  As leaders we need to think about and focus on the future both personally and for

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When I give keynotes on leadership and learning, I often tell people that it is never too late to reach for their goals, learn and achieve more – whether as a leader or in any other part of their life.  I have some great examples I share, but today, I have a new favorite. Ken

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