The Power of Focus Words
Lots of people set goal for the New Year (or some other time period). We at the Kevin Eikenberry Group do that too. Beyond that however we did something this year that I have done personally in the...
View ArticleWhat Are You Collecting?
Everyone collects something – and most of collect a lot of things. Daytime talk shows often have people on with bizarre collections: they collect animals, or toys, or they save everything – to the...
View ArticleThe Importance of Focus
As leaders we often have many competing issues, challenges, and tasks. Guess what? That is life. To be an effective leader we must continue to be focused. We must provide a consistent vision of the...
View ArticleThe Three Most Important Words
After many gifts and the plenty of trips to the library, one of the first inspirational, self improvement authors I spent my money to invest in was Denis Waitley. Since then I’ve read many of his...
View ArticleWhat Does Your Worry Fix?
Ernest Hemingway was a brilliantly talented and very interesting man. While I am in no way an expert on him or his life, when in Key West a week ago, I toured his home there. In fact, here is a...
View ArticleMastering the Rockefeller Habits: What You Must Do to Increase the Value of...
Today’s Resource Recommendation is Mastering the Rockefeller Habits: What You Must Do to Increase the Value of Your Fast-Growth Firm by Verne Harnish. If you are a business owner, mastering the habits...
View ArticleThe Best Leaders Carry Flashlights
I first remember carrying a flashlight at summer camp. Coming back to the cabin after the campfire would have been pretty treacherous without one. Something got me thinking about flashlights recently....
View ArticleSuccess Requires It . . .
. . . and it is in short supply. It’s concentration, and, no, I’m not talking about the popular game show that aired from 1958-91. Concentration isn’t really in short supply; the supply is large, if...
View ArticleConquering a Leadership Paradox
It happens all over the world, every day. Josie is a great performer. She is very good at her technical expertise, and for that she is rewarded with a promotion. Her supervisor calls her into her...
View ArticleFor the Rest of My Life . . .
This week’s quotation struck me hard when I read it. Not because of the words directly – but because of their implication for me and you. Check it out, read what I have written, and reflect on it...
View ArticleOne Word that Will Change Your Life
By Dan Britton, Jimmy Page and Jon Gordon This is a very small and short book (and a short recommendation). Perhaps that makes sense since it promises that one word will change your life. The book...
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Why Our Smartphones Make Us Dumb
One of the sites I read regularly is Business Insider. Recently they posted an image showing how often the average person looks at their cell phone each day. You can see that image here. Their post was...
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Where is Your Focus?
Two things I know about most humans. We wish we had more willpower, and we wish we could stay focused. (Most wish they could lose weight too, which, as it turns out, is related to the other two). I’m...
View ArticleHarnessing the Power of Your Biggest Listening Distraction
When I read a title like that I immediately start thinking things like: I wonder what he thinks the biggest listening distraction is? Will I agree? Will my guess be correct? Will this article be worth...
View ArticleThe ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results
By Gary Keller with Jay Papasan This book came out in 2012, and according to Amazon, I bought this book in May of 2013. Since then it has sat unread in a stack of books. Actually, I have several stacks...
View ArticleRemarkable TV: Success Requires This
There is one critical ingredient for our success as leaders, and unfortunately, fewer and fewer people are utilizing it. What is it? Find out in the video below. Success requires concentration. What...
View ArticleDeep Work: Rules For Focused Success in a Distracted World
By Cal Newport For many years I have worked to be more focused, create more, produce more and achieve more. In many ways, that last statement describes my life for the last 30 years. And while many...
View ArticleWhat are Your Final Four? Setting Real Priorities for the New Year
If you are a college basketball fan like I am, when you hear the words “Final Four”, you smile. I hope that, after reading and applying what I am sharing here, a satisfying smile will come to your face...
View ArticleWhat a Leader Must Focus On
As a leader, you have a myriad of things that vie for your attention; many things that you feel, or others suggest, you need to focus on. Here is a short list: Budgets Projects Process improvements New...
View ArticleThree Keys to Greater Focus
In the world today with electronics of all kinds beckoning us, with the speed of the world ever quickening, and with work expectations continuing to ramp up with leaner organizations and a 24/7 world,...
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