Kevin Eikenberry

But everybody, eight of these steps aren't changing. And so we lower the anxiety level and we raise the clarity level simply by doing that and reminding people that not everything's changing. So there's an underlying truth there that is inside of that statement. But to your point directly. People have been leading other humans for centuries.

But everybody, eight of these steps aren't changing. And so we lower the anxiety level and we raise the clarity level simply by doing that and reminding people that not everything's changing. So there's an underlying truth there that is inside of that statement. But to your point directly. People have been leading other humans for centuries.

And while context is changing, which is a big part of the idea of this book, while context is changing, when I started leading 30 years ago, I did have a fax machine. I didn't have email yet quite, and I didn't have a website, and there weren't podcasts, and we could go on and on, and we didn't have the phones that we have now, all that stuff. But what was the same as now is that

And while context is changing, which is a big part of the idea of this book, while context is changing, when I started leading 30 years ago, I did have a fax machine. I didn't have email yet quite, and I didn't have a website, and there weren't podcasts, and we could go on and on, and we didn't have the phones that we have now, all that stuff. But what was the same as now is that

Teams behave in certain ways based on team dynamics. And human beings are still human beings. Amazing, wonderful, remarkable, and messy. And all of that is still true, will continue to be true. And there are truths about leading. There are truths about influencing. There are truths about human behavior and group dynamics that aren't changing. And so when we try to say everything's changing,

Teams behave in certain ways based on team dynamics. And human beings are still human beings. Amazing, wonderful, remarkable, and messy. And all of that is still true, will continue to be true. And there are truths about leading. There are truths about influencing. There are truths about human behavior and group dynamics that aren't changing. And so when we try to say everything's changing,

We are missing the boat and losing sight of the foundational stuff. Your values as a leader are likely not changing. And those most important things, you and Wayne talked about the long distance leader. And in that book, we say rule number one is think leadership first, location second. And most people want to flip that around. And say, oh my gosh, it's all different. Nope, it's leadership.

We are missing the boat and losing sight of the foundational stuff. Your values as a leader are likely not changing. And those most important things, you and Wayne talked about the long distance leader. And in that book, we say rule number one is think leadership first, location second. And most people want to flip that around. And say, oh my gosh, it's all different. Nope, it's leadership.

And then the nuances that are important based on the fact that we're not in the same place matter a lot. But we got to start with what's not changing and probably not going to change. Certainly not in my lifetime.

And then the nuances that are important based on the fact that we're not in the same place matter a lot. But we got to start with what's not changing and probably not going to change. Certainly not in my lifetime.