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And the Wall Came Tumbling Down

I spent the last ten days at the farm that was my boyhood home. While in the basement, I saw a hole in a concrete wall that I had helped my father create before he died. Soon after we made that hole, I wrote an article about it, that eventually became a chapter in my

Two Blogs You Need to Read

Two members of The Kevin Eikenberry Group team have blogs, and I want to let you know about them. Actually, I really want to encourage you to read them regularly! Guy Harris, Master Trainer and Coach on my team and co-author of our forthcoming book, From Bud to Boss: The Secrets of a Successful Transition

Four Leadership (and Life) Lessons from a Water Park

I spent yesterday with my family at Michigan Adventure, an amusement park with roller coasters, other types of rides and a full water park. My family chose to spend the day at the water park. As I sat in a tube on rides, laid in a chair in the sun or shade, let the waves

50 Blog Posts Every Business Leader Should Bookmark

I got an email yesterday mentioning that a recent post of mine, Nine Great Questions for Leaders to Ask, was included in a round up of great blog post for leaders. I was flattered to be included, and after looking at the list, I felt even more honored. The 50 recommended posts are divided into

The 100 Simple Secrets of Successful People

That’s a great title, isn’t it? I mean who doesn’t like simple and secrets, especially when tied to success? The premise of the book is simple: summarize research around achievement and success then provide an example, lesson or approach that makes the research practical. (Hence the subtitle – “What scientists have learned and how you

Eight Supportive Behaviors Every Coach (and Person) Should Use

Ask ten people to describe the best coaches they have experienced and chances are seven or more will mention support in some way. Underline and highlight that fact in your personal thinking about coaching. The best coaches are supportive. Knowing and agreeing with that idea is one thing. Knowing what that means and being able

The Leadership Problem with Email . . . or Not

I know, you may be thinking, “there is just one leadership problem with email?” While there may be more than one, I started thinking about one in particular this morning when I read a blog post titled I Don’t Know If I Want Email in my Company. While I hope you read that post, here is the

Why Willie Nelson Holds the Key to Interpersonal Relationships

What? I mean Willie is and has been a lot of things, but an interpersonal skills guru? Over the past few weeks one phrase from Willie and his buddy Waylon Jenning’s mega-hit Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys keeps popping into my head. (Actually the song was written by Ed and Patsy

A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity

This week’s Resource Recommendation: A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity by Bill O’Reilly Before you even read a word of this review I’m guessing some of you are excited to continue right now, and others, well, you are wondering if you want to read anything written by me if I’m going to talk about Bill

Developing the Right Attitude to Support Goal Achievement

Achievers are always looking for ways to become more successful; to reach goals more quickly and with greater assurance. And, for centuries authors have been sharing the factors that help anyone reach their goals. If you consider achievement and achievers, you hopefully would recognize that one piece of the goal achievement puzzle is attitude. In

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