leadership mistakesAs humans, we make mistakes. Which means that as leaders, we make mistakes too. First, we are human. But leading is a complex and difficult task, meaning that the odds of a mistake are pretty high. Ultimately, it isn’t a mistake that defines us as much as our response to it. And if the response is to continue making it, that doesn’t reflect so well on us. If we can eliminate the most common leadership mistakes, we will be headed in the right direction.

I’ve had the chance to lead and make mistakes for a long time. I’ve also had the privilege of observing, working with, coaching, and training leaders in many industries at all levels from 53 countries. From those years of experience, I’ve identified five common mistakes – leadership mistakes that get made over and over. Perhaps as importantly, I’ve concluded that some of these mistakes leaders don’t even know they are making – or are making because of what they have been taught in the past.

Fixing our leadership mistakes is hard enough, but nearly impossible if we are blissfully unaware of them!

So where do you start?

That’s why I created the new webinar 5 Mistakes Leaders Are Making That They Don’t Even Realize. In this webinar, I will:

  • Reveal these five mistakes.
  • Describe the problems they can cause.
  • Help you determine if (and if so, how often) you are making them.
  • Give you an action plan for reducing these common leadership mistakes.

And we will have time to answer your questions along the way.

Multiple Opportunities

Because we know your calendar may be packed and/or you may live in a different part of the world, we are delivering this webinar twice:

July 19 1-2 pm GMT (9-10 ET)
July 20 7-8 pm GMT (2-3 pm ET)

This will be an informative and highly interactive webinar filled with practical tips and ideas. If you want to be a better leader and learn how to overcome some common leadership mistakes, join us!

If you want to invite leaders throughout your organization, please do. But if you would like us to deliver this content directly to your leaders, contact us here and we would be happy to help.

Leadership mistakes are inevitable. But if we can eliminate the biggest ones, our leadership success will rise dramatically.

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Kevin Eikenberry is a recognized world expert on leadership development and learning and is the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group. He has spent over 30 years helping organizations across North America, and leaders from around the world, on leadership, learning, teams and teamwork, communication and more.

Twice he has been named by Inc.com as one of the Top 100 Leadership and Management Experts in the World and 100 Great Leadership Speakers for Your Next Conference. The American Management Association named him a “Leaders to Watch” and he has been twice named as one of the World's Top 30 Leadership Professionals by Global Gurus. Top Sales World has named him a Top Sales & Marketing Influencer several times, and his blog has been named on many “best of” lists. LeadersHum has named him one of the 200 Biggest Voices in Leadership in 2023.

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  1. Hi Kevin, leading is indeed a complex and difficult task. My favorite comparison is leadership is like learning to play an instrument; each musician gets different notes from the same instrument but only those who put in the time and effort become masters of the art.

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