by Douglass and Lisa-Marie Hatcher For many of us, authenticity feels like one of those “I know it when I see it” terms: clear in concept but perhaps not as clear in execution. In this piece, we want to help change that. We want to help make authenticity something you can define and do for…
Leadership
Leadership
09/212021
by Stacy Henry If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my life, it’s that you can’t go back to where you used to be. This is especially true today. Since 2020, our lives have changed. Our collected experience has given us better understanding, different expectations, and a new direction. As things are opening up and…
09/202021
by Walt Rakowich Alfred West has been CEO of SEI Investments since 1968. Warren Buffett has run Berkshire Hathaway since 1970, longer if you count the years when it was in (and transitioning out of) the textile business. And Gerald Shreiber has been CEO of J&J Snack Foods since 1971 when he purchased an ailing…
09/202021
by Ryan Gottfredson, PhD. If you are a computer scientist and you want to improve your computer so that it can more effectively perform the functions that it needs to, which option for improvement would you prefer: Adding new programs and apps, or Upgrading the computer’s operating system? If you are an Air Force general…
09/202021
by Minter Dial There have been many articles and pundits bemoaning a lack of good leadership. In politics, business or society in general, the past few years have certainly tested leaders around the world. Whether it is termed as a crisis in leadership, a lack of direction or a confused moral compass, many leaders are…
09/092021
In this session from Virtual LeaderCon 2020, Mary Abbajay joins Kevin Eikenberry to discuss toxic workplaces, toxic bosses, and what you should do if you’re in that situation. Virtual LeaderCon 2020 gave The Kevin Eikenberry Group the opportunity to bring together 30 of the world’s top leadership experts to talk about the most pressing and…
09/082021
My opening keynote from Virtual LeaderCon 2020. I share what it means to be a Remarkable Leader, and describe that it requires more than the right skills, but a more complete package of aligned mindsets, skillsets and habitsets. If you want to learn from me with 40 other leadership and professional development thought leaders for…
09/082021
Virtual LeaderCon 2020 gave The Kevin Eikenberry Group the opportunity to bring together 30 of the world’s top leadership experts to talk about the most pressing and emerging leadership and learning topics. We know 2020 was tough and this was our way to continue to support leadership development. As we prepare for Virtual LeaderCon 2021,…
09/042020
by Maura Nevel Thomas As a leader or manager in your company, you have abundant responsibilities. But how much of your day do you spend actually doing your most significant work? How often are you interrupted by employees who want your input, approval, or direction to do their jobs? How often is your attention to…
08/282020
by Jan Rutherford A moral obligation. A responsibility. A requirement to perform a task. That’s how we define duty, and effective leaders make choices based on what they should do versus what they want to do. Forward-looking leaders feel duty-bound to serve the greater good, which often means an uncommon discipline for delayed gratification. I…