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You Have the IQ for the Job: But Do You Have the EQ to Lead?
Intelligence can get you far in your professional life. From Grade school to a good college, from a good college to a good blue-chip...

Eric Kebschull
Apr 10, 20243 min read
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Being the "Best" Does Not Make You a Great Leader
If you are a manager, vp, or executive in an organization, there's a good chance you earned that position because of your underlying...

Eric Kebschull
Apr 3, 20244 min read
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If You Think Your Problem Employee is the Problem, Think Again
At some point in your career, a problem employee will emerge. An example might be a new hire who is disengaged and unfocused at work. ...

Eric Kebschull
Mar 26, 20242 min read
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The Power Of Informal Authority: What It Is and Why It Matters
Great leaders have common characteristics; tend to have the credibility, respect, approval, and admiration of their employees as well as...

Eric Kebschull
Mar 20, 20242 min read
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Balancing Act: Managing Competing Values in Leadership Decision-Making
Nobody said leadership is easy. People who lead have to make tough decisions on behalf of themselves and others every day. When those...

Eric Kebschull
Mar 12, 20243 min read
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The System Isn't "Broken": It's Working Perfectly for Its Beneficiaries
Have you ever been a part of an organization that seems dysfunctional? The logistics of the workflow are inefficient. Customers are...

Eric Kebschull
Mar 4, 20242 min read
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Unveiling Workplace Hypocrisy: 4 Steps of Self-Reflection to Drive Organizational Change
Nobody likes a hypocrite. Those who say one thing yet do the opposite of that are not well tolerated in society. There are countless...
Eric Kebschull
Feb 23, 20244 min read
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Mastering the Art of Conscious Delegation: Empowering Your Team for Success
Managing a team requires you to delegate tasks effectively and responsibilities to succeed. After all, you cannot do the entire team's...

Eric Kebschull
Feb 13, 20243 min read
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Naming Elephants: Creating a Culture of Speaking Up
Show of hands: how many of you have been in a room of people where the tension is so thick you could cut it with a butter knife? This...

Eric Kebschull
Feb 1, 20243 min read
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Making Progress: Conflict in the Workplace
I recently came across an article on how to avoid conflict in the workplace. While insightful at times, the article's main premise set...

Eric Kebschull
Jan 26, 20243 min read
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Build Bridges With Your Workplace Opposition
As a leader, you are bound to make people upset with you at some point. Whether they are your employees, your lateral peers, or even...

Eric Kebschull
Jan 17, 20244 min read
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New Year, New Perspective(s)
The new year is a time for setting personal and professional goals. As a leader, it is not a bad idea to set goals for yourself as well....

Eric Kebschull
Jan 2, 20243 min read
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How To Solve Organizational Challenges
Many of the challenges leaders face are individual in nature. An example of this might be an employee who is constantly showing up late...

Eric Kebschull
Dec 15, 20233 min read
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Don't "Fix": Make Progress!
In today's world, we assume that leadership is simply the person in charge. This usually means that when something goes wrong or help is...

Eric Kebschull
Dec 8, 20233 min read
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How to Cultivate a Culture of Honesty Within Your Organization
Ask any leader or employee what they value within the culture of an organization, and you're likely to hear "honesty" from a few of them....
Eric Kebschull
Dec 1, 20232 min read
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The Do's and Don'ts of Managing Adults
As a leader/manager, it is easy to overlook the fact that your teams are made of adults. Adults are not children we are responsible for. ...
Eric Kebschull
Oct 19, 20234 min read
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"Prime Leadership": The Leadership Traits of Coach Deion Sanders
Say what you will about coach Deion Sanders - he's cocky, he's a show-off, he's bombastic, etc. - but you cannot say he is not successful...

Eric Kebschull
Oct 10, 20234 min read
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How to Lead Without Authority
Most people view leadership as a position of authority and not an activity. I choose to view leadership as an activity, where anyone can...

Eric Kebschull
Sep 25, 20235 min read
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Identify "The Gap": Tackling Large-Scale Leadership Challenges With Adaptive Leadership
Large-scale leadership challenges are those deep-rooted, systemic issues permeating an organization's culture. They tend to be the...

Eric Kebschull
Sep 6, 20236 min read
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What's Your Part of the Mess?
When something goes wrong, people tend to look for others to blame before they blame themselves. That makes sense, as most human beings...

Eric Kebschull
Aug 25, 20234 min read
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