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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More and more often I find that  a centerpiece of leadership training we design for clients focuses on trust – understanding it and understanding how to build it. When thinking about trust, the following quotation from Ralph Waldo Emerson comes to mind:  “Our distrust is very expensive.” I love that thought, but with all due respect to

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Is there a way to get your team motivated towards their goals, when each member has such different goals? You bet! Watch the video below to find out how. http://kevineikenberry.wistia.com/medias/zzglf17i6p?embedType=iframe&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 Listen to the audio for this episode here: audio In order for individuals to support team goals they must be committed to the team and

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As a first-time leader, it is critical that you understand that you can’t “make” a change happen. While you can initiate a change, and make it easier for employees to stomach and execute, you need them to do the work, change their behaviors, and, ultimately, make the change happen. If you want them to do all that, you need to

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By Jaimy Ford Much of the literature written for first time supervisors focuses on the negative aspects of taking over a team. And trust me, it can be difficult. You have tougher, more frequent decisions to make. You are responsible for hitting goals. You have to deal regularly with difficult situations and people. And usually,

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