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Five Lessons All Leaders Can Take From the NFL Draft

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

A Mother’s Day Story

The following excerpt is a story from my first book, Vantagepoints on Learning and Life. This book is a collection of stories and situations from my life, and the lessons I learned from them. Hopefully in reading this one you will get a sense of the book and how it might apply to you. But

How Important are High Expectations?

The longer I live and the longer I lead, the truer I believe today’s quotation is. The lesson in it for you today may be personal or professional. Sam, “Mr. Walmart” Walton clearly believes it applies to everything. Questions to Ponder – How high are my expectations in different parts of my life? – How

Remarkable TV: Would Leadership Training Help Me Lead Better?

Leadership is a tough job and without this key component, you can never truly move forward and reach your full potential. The best leaders are learning leaders – continuing to learn the skills it takes to make the biggest difference @KevinEikenberry (Click to Tweet) Check out our Remarkable Leadership workshop here. You are Remarkable!

Six Commencement Challenges For Leaders Young and Old

The inspiration for this comes in celebration of my son Parker’s graduation from Ball State University this weekend. This is one of thousands of graduation exercises for high schools, colleges and universities that will take place across the country in the coming weeks. My focus is on six lessons new leaders will need to learn

Marketing the Moon: The Selling of the Apollo Lunar Program

By David Meerman Scott and Richard Jurek It took more than science to get us to the moon – it took storytelling. This book tells us that story – an important part of the Moon program not yet ever explored in this way. Take two marketing and PR professionals with a passion for the history

How We are Convinced

All of us are in the business of influencing others, all day long. Today’s quotation is from an amazing man who lived in the 17th century. Bask in the simplicity of the message, and then read on. Questions to Ponder – What convinces you? – How can you use this information in your life? Action

37 Ways To Make Your Next Conference Your Most Successful Ever!

You (or your organization) has paid the bill. Your travel arrangements are made. You are off to a professional conference. It is a big investment in time and money, likely both for you and your organization. And the days you spend there will likely be very different from your normal work day, so can’t run

Remarkable TV: How To Be a Boss Without Being Bossy

You’re the leader, which means you’re the “boss”. And while you want and need some authority, you don’t want to be bossy. So how exactly do you get people to do what they need to? People want to be led by people they know, like, and trust. @KevinEikenberry (Click to Tweet It) Check out our

Take These Four Leadership Leaps

In 1919, Leslie Irvin became the first person to jump out of an airplane with a parachute. Think about that leap – once you jump, you are completely committed. You can’t turn back, you are heading downward towards your target. Today I want to encourage you to take some leadership leaps – and while

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