Kevin Eikenberry

And I would even go as far, and I've said this out loud and maybe even thought about it quite this way before, but if you think about right and left politically as a flexor, that We are almost always better able to make real progress with a group by everyone flexing and finding a place that works.

And I would even go as far, and I've said this out loud and maybe even thought about it quite this way before, but if you think about right and left politically as a flexor, that We are almost always better able to make real progress with a group by everyone flexing and finding a place that works.

And sometimes we might be left of center, sometimes we might be right of center for a given situation in order for us to actually get agreement enough to move forward, right? And again, I don't wanna make this a political conversation, but if you wanna think about it in that context, right? So yeah, everything else being equal, I'd rather have people be committed.

And sometimes we might be left of center, sometimes we might be right of center for a given situation in order for us to actually get agreement enough to move forward, right? And again, I don't wanna make this a political conversation, but if you wanna think about it in that context, right? So yeah, everything else being equal, I'd rather have people be committed.

And yet sometimes all I need is for people to say, I'm in, let's go, let's do this. I don't need to have people saying, man, this is the greatest thing ever. I just didn't need to have people saying, I'm glad we know where we're headed. And if we stay there all the time, I know where I'm headed at least. That's not where we want to be all the time forever.

And yet sometimes all I need is for people to say, I'm in, let's go, let's do this. I don't need to have people saying, man, this is the greatest thing ever. I just didn't need to have people saying, I'm glad we know where we're headed. And if we stay there all the time, I know where I'm headed at least. That's not where we want to be all the time forever.

But in that moment, that might be the most expedient moment. effective and productive thing for us to do. Even though my tendency, my natural inclination might be, I really need to build commitment around this decision. No, at this moment, all we need is for everyone to say, we can follow this direction. Let's go.

But in that moment, that might be the most expedient moment. effective and productive thing for us to do. Even though my tendency, my natural inclination might be, I really need to build commitment around this decision. No, at this moment, all we need is for everyone to say, we can follow this direction. Let's go.

There are, as you mentioned, great books written about what we are really learning and what we know about how the brain works around habits. What we've learned about that in the last 15 years has really exploded. And so there's been great books. Atomic Habits certainly being one of those by James Clear, although not the only, is a great book around this idea.

There are, as you mentioned, great books written about what we are really learning and what we know about how the brain works around habits. What we've learned about that in the last 15 years has really exploded. And so there's been great books. Atomic Habits certainly being one of those by James Clear, although not the only, is a great book around this idea.

And I lean in to James's book in this book by making some comments and connecting to some of his ideas. The big thing I'm after here is, and I think you're right, there are certainly some books about mindset, but they're basically a whole book about mindset. And there are certainly books about habits, and we just talked about one of those there.

And I lean in to James's book in this book by making some comments and connecting to some of his ideas. The big thing I'm after here is, and I think you're right, there are certainly some books about mindset, but they're basically a whole book about mindset. And there are certainly books about habits, and we just talked about one of those there.

But most leadership books are about, you ought to do these things. They're mostly about skills. And so what I've tried to do is say, the skills alone are not enough. Because even if you understand and can apply them, if you don't believe they will help you, you will never apply them. Why would you? And if you have them in your little toolkit...

But most leadership books are about, you ought to do these things. They're mostly about skills. And so what I've tried to do is say, the skills alone are not enough. Because even if you understand and can apply them, if you don't believe they will help you, you will never apply them. Why would you? And if you have them in your little toolkit...

But they gather dust and rust because you never try them. What's the point? I believe that for us to be successful in as a leader developing our skills, we must develop first the mindset that matches the skill set and then we must move toward a habit set. And if we're doing it organizationally, we need to think about that more than just here's the tools I want you to have, Mr. or Ms. Leader.

But they gather dust and rust because you never try them. What's the point? I believe that for us to be successful in as a leader developing our skills, we must develop first the mindset that matches the skill set and then we must move toward a habit set. And if we're doing it organizationally, we need to think about that more than just here's the tools I want you to have, Mr. or Ms. Leader.

The habit piece that I want to talk about, I know our time is about up, is this idea. The idea that my hope that as you become a flexible leader, your habit is intention, context, flexor, right? Rather than doing what comes natural, what becomes your new natural, what becomes your new normal is to say, what does the situation tell me before I decide what to do? Rather than just

The habit piece that I want to talk about, I know our time is about up, is this idea. The idea that my hope that as you become a flexible leader, your habit is intention, context, flexor, right? Rather than doing what comes natural, what becomes your new natural, what becomes your new normal is to say, what does the situation tell me before I decide what to do? Rather than just

And if we can get to that point, we will more often make more effective decisions and lead in more effective ways.

And if we can get to that point, we will more often make more effective decisions and lead in more effective ways.