353- Mastering the art of Flexible IT Leadership with Kevin Eikenberry

Dissecting Popular IT Nerds

Technology

5 • 49 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Kevin Eikenberry Kevin Eikenberry, seasoned leadership expert and author, shares deep insights on leading with flexibility while maintaining consistency. He explains why traditional leadership approaches fall short in today’s complex IT landscape and offers practical strategies for balancing stability with adaptability Why flexibility and consistency aren’t opposites but complementary qualities Listen now, discover: How to avoid the expertise trap that leads to micromanagement The critical difference between leading for compliance vs. commitment ⏳ Essential questions leaders must ask their teams Ways to maintain strategic vision while empowering your team ✏️ The vital balance between bird’s eye and...

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0:00.0	So yeah, man, you're kind of a big deal.
0:05.1	Flexible leadership.
0:06.1	I'm more a fan of inflexible leadership, but, you know, people tell me I'm wrong.
0:10.6	Everyone out there listening, you're listening to Dissegney Popular IT Nerds Day, we're talking with.
0:14.0	I believe he's going to be a inflexible leader, but, you know, talk to me, man. What's a, what's this? A lot of people are. I don't, I will have to see if I can, if this will qualify me as a nerd, I don't know. Maybe I'll just be dissected. I don't know. Okay, we'll start with dissecting. We should, oh my gosh, of course, of course my wife's calling me at the same time via some kind of weird computer application via video. So I'm going to shut that off.
0:47.6	Someone, I don't know what the problem is that. You got to ignore your wife. You know, you got to ignore your wife when you're doing it. That is probably not the big message in the morning. Just saying, like, I mean, listen, my wife will probably not listen,
0:59.2	but just in case, I am not advocating for that, Phil. You're on your own on that one. We'll have
1:05.1	our list of show and see what she says. I should have brought her on live. It would have been, I wonder what she's got to ask. You know, I should have brought her on.
1:13.3	We should do that.
1:14.1	We should allow, you know, we allow interruptions on this show from significant others.
1:18.9	Just as, that would be like a good, that would be like a good section of the show.
1:22.3	We should do that, you know?
1:23.3	Like, wife interruptions.
1:24.7	What are the top three interruptions you get? What are the top three interruptions you get from your wife on a daily basis?
1:29.6	You know what I mean?
1:30.1	It should be like, can I borrow the card to do this?
1:32.4	Yes, take the card or can I pay for the, yes, of course.
1:35.2	Like, what are you talking about?
1:35.9	Just do it.
1:36.3	Why are you asking?
1:39.3	That's all about.
1:40.0	Flexible.
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