Articles By: Kevin Eikenberry

13 Nov, 2007

Maintaining and Building Momentum »
Recognizing and using momentum to your advantage is one way to propel successful projects, teams and organizations. Maintaining and building positive momentum is one to insure positive results. This article offers five ideas on doing just that. -- [ Self Help » Motivation ]

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13 Nov, 2007

One Important Choice »
Your life is filled with choices every day - from the simple to the sublime. But this one, foundamental choice impacts every decision, every choice, every opportunity in your life - and you may not even realize it's your choice to make. -- [ Self Help » Goal Setting ]

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11 Nov, 2007

Where Do I Belong? »
As humans, we want - actually we need - to feel a sense of belonging. Belonging provides meaning, context and value in our lives. It also provides a feeling of comfort and security that can’t be found in many other ways. Help each person within your organization feel that sense of belonging and you will help more than the bottomline. Here's how. -- [ Business » Business Management ]

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11 Nov, 2007

Business Lessons From Presidential Politics »
The President of the United States is one of - if not the - most influential CEO's in the world. As the campaign cycle kicks into even higher gear, here are a few lessons all business leaders can learn from presidential politics. -- [ Self Help » Leadership ]

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11 Nov, 2007

7 Ways to Harness the Power of Questions »
We all ask questions every part of every day from "Did you sleep well?" to "How can we come in under budget?" to "What was the best part of your day?". Simply asking questions isn't enough - you already do that - asking better questions is the key to more success and greater achievements. This article offers 10 ideas separated into three categories designed to help you ask great questions. -- [ Business » Communication ]

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11 Nov, 2007

A Starter Collection of Questions »
If you haven't started your own collection of questions, now is the time to start. Most people collect things that are meaningful or valuable or pleasing to the collector (baseball cards, cookbooks, art, anything). Questions are no different. Here's a list to get you started. -- [ Business » Business Ethics ]

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11 Nov, 2007

Leading the Day After - Leadership Opportunities after the Project is Over »
You've completed the task - great! Now what? There's still plenty to do once you've finished the job. -- [ Advertising and Marketing » Business Networking ]

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11 Nov, 2007

The Power of a Symbol »
Symbols can be powerful reminders and amazing motivators. And they don't have to be $500 crystal goblets to be most effective (although those are great). The power of symbols lies in what they represent, not the symbol itself. -- [ Advertising and Marketing » Business Networking ]

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11 Nov, 2007

Three Techniques for Better Feedback and One Big But »
Feedback is a critical piece for performance improvement - in any area. However, many cring at the thought of giving feedback. These techniques will make the feedback process more successful for the giver and the receiver. -- [ Business » Motivational ]

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11 Nov, 2007

Feedback Isn't Enough »
Benchmarking current performance and evaluating past experiences is important. However, there is another piece element to improving performance and productivity - feedforward. -- [ Business » Communication ]

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11 Nov, 2007

Getting Greater Creativity by Getting Past the Fear of Failure »
Creativity often is hindered by the fear of failure. Leaders can help reduce that fear and therefore generate much higher levels of creativity within their teams and organizations. These seven suggestions can help move people from fearful to fearless. -- [ Business » Communication ]

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11 Nov, 2007

Ten Ways to Nurture Your Network »
How many active phone numbers are in your personal network? Active numbers being the key words in that question. It takes more than thoughts to keep personal and professional relationships meaningful. Here are 10 things you can do today to nurture your network. -- [ Advertising and Marketing » Business Networking ]

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11 Nov, 2007

Seven Steps to Getting Started with Goals Setting »
If you know setting goals is the key to your success, why don't you set them? Sometimes just getting started is the only hurdle you need to overcome. These seven steps will help you get started with goal setting and get onto some serious goal achieving. -- [ Advertising and Marketing » Business Networking ]

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11 Nov, 2007

Simple Stories Sell Ideas »
Telling a story is a wonderful way to teach, to explain or to sell something. Making your story splendidly simple will make it easy for you to remember - and even more importantly - easy for your listener to relate. Here are five tips to keep it simple. -- [ Advertising and Marketing » Business Networking ]

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11 Nov, 2007

When People Don't Like You »
Leaders challenge the status quo. Sometimes promoting change can lead to hurt feelings and/or someone on the team "not liking" the boss. This resistance can be overcome, and sometimes even a positive thing, when it is handled appropriately by the leader. Here are five things you can do to when you get the sense that things aren't going well and that people "don't like you." -- [ Advertising and Marketing » Business Networking ]

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