I certainly don’t know everything you read, but thanks to our blog statistics, I know the most read leadership blog posts I wrote this year. As I compiled the statistics, I learned something – in some cases you are watching more than you are reading. I thought I would share our top posts here – what you are reading and watching – with a couple of bonuses at the end. Let’s start with the most popular post first.

The Most Read Leadership Blog Posts of 2019

What is a Bad Habit? – Remarkable TV: So the most “read” new post of 2019 is actually a video! It is a 5 minute listen. I hope you will watch it.

Collecting Questions – Remarkable TV: It’s another video – this one where I talk about my strange collecting habit – collecting questions – and why I urge you to join me.

What are You Waiting For? – Remarkable TV: #3 is also a video (there might be a trend here!). Here I am urging us to take more action – and listen less to the naysayers.

Communicating Unpopular Decisions: OK, actually this is the most read new leadership blog post I wrote this year! As a leader, you will have to communicate unpopular decisions – here is some help.

A Creativity Mashup: More video – this one about a strategy for greater creativity. This video also started a trend for other videos I recorded during the year.

Why Accountability is So Important: One of the most important and misunderstood concepts in business life today is accountability. Maybe that is why this post has been so popular.

Five Songs With Leadership Lessons: Something I had some fun with last summer. Five songs worth listening to with a new ear, even if you know them well (but I bet you don’t know all five).

Are Things Really That Bad? – Remarkable TV: As leaders, our attitude and outlook is contagious. In this video I share why things often seem worse than they are – and how you can focus on the positive.

Collecting Gratitude – Remarkable TV: So I collect strange things, OK? In this video I suggest you collect gratitude. It is a timeless idea!

People Aren’t One Dimensional: Written in October, this is one of my favorite articles of the year – and one of the shortest too. You agree with the title, but do you know why that fact is so important?

A Bonus – The Most Read Posts Written before 2019

Seven Steps to Setting Clear Expectations: Setting clear expectations is a foundational skill for us as leaders. This post, written in 2012, has been read more times with each passing year.

How to Celebrate Your Birthday – and Every Day: Everyone has a birthday each year, but few celebrate using the suggestions I share here. Thousands of people read this article, which I first wrote in 2011, this year.

Six Ways Leaders Can Support Team Success: As a leader, you want your teams to succeed, but what are you doing to support that success? Here I share six ways you can support the team and get greater results.

I’ve been writing leadership blog posts for 20 years. While I learn much from the process of writing them, the fact that others continue to read is largely why I keep writing. Let me know in the comments below which of these you liked best, and what you’d like me to write about in 2020.

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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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