The most important thing you can do as a leader is to establish expectations for your employees. After all, if you don’t show your employees what success looks like, they may never figure out what it takes to succeed within your organization and team. Follow these six steps to set crystal-clear expectations for your staff:Make them

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In two previous posts, I shared ways to help your team move beyond conflict and ways to focus your attention for better conflict resolution. Today, I’m turning my attention to coaching approaches you can use to encourage your team to behave in ways that lead to reducing the number of conflicts you experience and to

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How do you deal with members of your team that don’t recognize you as the new leader? Check out today’s video for tips on getting your team on-board with your new role. http://kevineikenberry.wistia.com/medias/xabyiv4vwc?embedType=iframe&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Listen to the audio for this episode here: audio If you want people to recognize you as the leader, start by recognizing

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Clear expectations are the foundation of great performance. Check out today’s video for an easy 5-step process to help you set clear expectations. http://kevineikenberry.wistia.com/medias/07bdh0345t?embedType=iframe&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Listen to the audio for this episode here: audio Expectations become clear through conversation, agreement, and writing them down. @KevinEikenberry CLICK TO TWEET  

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As a new supervisor, your only concern right now may be to take over the team, without making a mistake that makes everyone doubt your leadership skills. You may just be focused on doing the job, without rocking the boat, so to speak, until you feel more comfortable managing your new duties. The idea of making

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From Leadership & Learning with Kevin Eikenberry Why is it that some leaders can easily gain compliance from the people they are trying to lead, while others struggle? What leadership skills are necessary to successfully build and lead a unified team? The answers to those questions vary, depending on whom you ask, but one skill that is

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The words “boss” and “leader” aren’t synonymous. In fact, as the following infographic created by Wrike will show, the meanings are very different. Which category do you fall under? You can also find more infographics at Visualistan

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Today’s question is this: How do I build trust with new employees? Trust is absolutely critical to our success as leaders, so this is a great question and here’s our answer… http://kevineikenberry.wistia.com/medias/iy8xczsdt0?embedType=iframe&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Listen to the audio for this episode here: audio Trust is a noun and a verb. The more of the verb you do,

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