Kevin Eikenberry
JANUARY 11, 2016
You might call it something different; but whatever you call it, you know what it is: Performance Management Performance Reviews Performance Assessments Performance Evaluations Performance Appraisals These are ubiquitous in organizational life; so much so that they are typically greeted with apathy, cynicism or even distain. In fact, few things in organizational life are more […].
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 1, 2016
Stephen R. Covey forgot an essential habit of successful people. Don’t misunderstand me. After scanning my copy of, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, I resolved to read it again. It’s brilliant.
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Leadership Freak
JANUARY 24, 2016
Lousy leaders are over-involved and frantic. The leader’s ultimate goal is building teams that excel without them. #1. Identify influencers. Look beyond job titles or positions that may obscure true influencers in your organization. The self-protective good ole boy’s club may be a roadblock to maximizing true influencers.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 4, 2016
Overconfidence provides courage to begin, but blocks effective leadership. If overconfident leaders were half as talented as they believed, they would be twice as successful as they are.
Speaker: Kaitlin Ruby Carroll
Retaining top talent in 2025 means rethinking benefits. In a competitive job market, fertility benefits are more than just offerings - they are a commitment to your team’s well-being. Gain critical insights into the latest fertility benefits strategies that can help position your organization as an industry leader. Our expert will explore the unique advantages and challenges of each model, share success stories from top organizations, and offer practical strategies to make benefits decisions tha
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 14, 2016
You lose yourself when success is all about being successful. Arrogance or discouragement rule the day. When success is about being successful, it controls and eventually destroys you.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 21, 2016
Top talent doesn’t like being told what to do. Authoritarian leaders are becoming dinosaurs. Expect to coach, if you expect to lead. The practices of coaching maximize talent and enable fulfillment.
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Leadership Freak
JANUARY 11, 2016
Weak teams waste resources, distract organizations, and hobble progress. It drives leaders crazy. Lousy leaders promote and protect their own power. Unfortunately, power-hungry leaders make others weak. Elevate your power by unleashing the power in others.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 3, 2016
Yapping dogs make irritating leaders. Successful leaders don’t run around barking. Don’t aspire to lead because you want to tell people what to do. Seek to release, not control. Talented people don’t enjoy being barked at. Downside: Yapping leaders end up with de-energized teams. People stand around waiting for the latest round of barking.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 12, 2016
Leaders call themselves and others to discomfort, not ease. If it’s easy to achieve, it’s below your potential. The more meaningful your dream, the more it requires of you.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 15, 2016
I’ve been practicing, “One Word,” for three years. It’s a fascinating practice that I learned from Jon Gordon, Dan Britton, and Jimmy Page. “Ask,” is my word for 2016.
Speaker: Jeremy York
2024 has tested every organization, and 2025 promises no less - the warning signs are everywhere. If you’re relying on superficial approaches to diversity, you might find yourself scrambling to catch up. Thought diversity - the fuel for new ideas, fresh perspectives, and disruptive innovation - is more than a buzzword. It's a survival strategy. And if you’re not building it into your workplace culture right now , you’re heading for trouble.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 29, 2016
Lack of self-awareness is a great comfort to arrogance. It’s taken me half a life-time to see that I’m not nearly as talented as I thought. That’s not a pathetic plea for sympathy.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 31, 2016
All successful leaders universally share one quality. I’ve interviewed and learned from some of the world’s most respected leaders and thinkers. James Whitehurst – CEO and President of Redhat.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 6, 2016
You can’t lead and neglect people at the same time. Busyness that distracts from people is deadly to organizational energy. Don’t let paperwork and meetings prevent you from quarterly one-on-ones with your team.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 25, 2016
Only a fools expect to get ahead with anchors tied to their feet. But, everyday, leaders cling to beliefs and behaviors that prevent success. Success requires letting go.
Speaker: Radhika Samant and Todd Wuestenberg
Employee recognition has often been deemed a "feel-good" initiative, tied closely to rewards. While we understand its importance, we tend to associate recognition with intangible outcomes like engagement and sentiment, rather than direct impacts on retention and high performance. In today’s workplace, the true ROI of recognition lies in its ability to regenerate tangible, business-driven results.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 7, 2016
A leader without a problem to fix is like a fly searching for stink. If you aren’t fixing something, you’re buzzing around looking for something that’s broken.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 23, 2016
Leaders who neglect their team’s energy, inevitably encounter an energy crisis. Energy management is people management. The ten practices of coaching-leaders pt. 3: #7. Monitor and manage energy. Energy makes results possible.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 18, 2016
It doesn’t matter how inspired you feel, if others don’t feel it. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired people, not because he had a dream, but because others felt the dream in themselves.
Kevin Eikenberry
JANUARY 4, 2016
What we believe about ourselves, our situation and our world drives our thoughts and actions, and therefore has a huge impact on the results we achieve. While this is a profound fact for us as individuals, as a leader, those beliefs (and the resulting thoughts actions and results) have a significant impact on many others […]. The post Why Leaders Need to be Abundance Thinkers appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight
As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 22, 2016
You’re a jerk-leader if you aren’t passionate about developing people. Develop your coaching skills in order to effectively develop people. The ten practices of coaching-leaders pt. 2: Part one. #4. Cling to forward-facing curiosity.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 10, 2016
Saying “we” is weaker than saying “you” during one-on-ones. Don’t say “we” when you mean “you”. It might feel like good manners to say “we”, but it’s disingenuous.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 13, 2016
Two young men, in a small coffee shop, taught me about leadership. George and Tyler left on Christmas Eve to serve at a children’s home in Beirut. They’re back for classes.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 26, 2016
Your view of time impacts relationships and decisions. Time is a way of seeing. Some leaders make decisions with the past in mind, others focus on the present.
Speaker: Brian Richardson
With a staggering 92% of CEOs prioritizing skill development, and 84% struggling with transformation, mastering upskilling is now more critical than ever. Drawing on extensive research and collaboration with hundreds of leading organizations, discover key hurdles and innovative best practices in workforce upskilling. You'll walk away with a deep understanding of how to build a culture of continuous learning, expert insights into assessing the current skills of your employees, and a strategic too
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 5, 2016
Goal setting conversations are best held after the holidays. December is a month of endings; January beginnings. It’s difficult to dream about new things when you’re wrapping up old.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 27, 2016
The first issue is finding a little clarity. The deeper issue is finding courage to act, after the light comes on. Sometimes one question flips the switch.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 9, 2016
Dear Dan, Our small work group has many discussions. In these discussions people talk over each other and vie for the opportunity to share. I feel uncomfortable interrupting.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 30, 2016
Warning: I’m violating my self-imposed 300 word limit. At 787 words, this is the longest article I have ever posted on Leadership Freak.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
Join this brand new webinar with Tim Buteyn to learn how you can master the art of remote onboarding! By the end of this session, you'll understand how to: Craft a Tailored Onboarding Checklist 📝 Develop a comprehensive, customized checklist that ensures every new hire has a smooth transition into your company, no matter where they are in the world.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 8, 2016
Last year I enjoyed an engagement with the owner of four Midas stores in Richmond, VA. One of them is the #1 Midas store in the U.S.
Leadership Freak
JANUARY 20, 2016
The rush to get things done is one reason you grow frustrated with the way things get done. You didn’t get up this morning with aspirations to go home discouraged.
Kevin Eikenberry
JANUARY 18, 2016
If you are reading this, I think I know something about you. You have an achiever’s mindset. You might not be satisfied with what you have achieved to date or in a certain area of your life, but you have an achiever’s mindset because you want to get better; you want to make a bigger […]. The post Say Yes to Training: How to Get Approval for Your Development appeared first on Kevin Eikenberry on Leadership & Learning.
Kevin Eikenberry
JANUARY 20, 2016
If you want more engagement, more participation and better meetings, try this ONE tactic to turn your next meeting around. Tweet it out: If you want others to participate more in your meetings, you are likely talking too much. via @KevinEikenberry Listen to the audio-only version of this episode. From This Episode… Learn more about […]. The post Remarkable TV: How Much Should a Leader Talk at Meetings?
Speaker: Andrea Wuchiski
In an era where a workforce spans multiple generations, HR managers and Total Rewards leaders face the unique challenge of designing benefits packages that cater to diverse employee needs. This session will delve into how comprehensive fertility benefits can bridge generational gaps, support employees’ health, and enhance workplace satisfaction. Join us for an insightful session that highlights the strategic importance of fertility benefits in today’s competitive job market.
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