Presenter Bio

Kevin Eikenberry is an expert on team and leadership development and the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group.

He has spent the last 15 years helping organizations all across North America on leadership, learning, teams and teamwork, creativity, and more. His client list includes: the American Red Cross, Chevron, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, John Deere, Purdue University , Southwest Airlines, TriHealth, the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Mint, and many more.

He is a frequent presenter at professional conferences and a sought after keynote speaker. He currently serves on four Boards of Directors in order to contribute, hone his leadership skills and add an additional dimension to his experiences.

He is the author of the bestselling books Remarkable Leadership and Vantagepoints on Learning and Life, and a contributing author to over 20 other books. He publishes four electronic newsletters and a popular blog (http://www.kevineikenberry.com/blogs/index.asp), collectively read by over 80,000 people worldwide.

Praise for Kevin Eikenberry:

I attended a team building training with Kevin. WOW is an understatement! Our team definitely benefited from the training. And I was so moved by Kevin's passion for providing training that is lasting, fun, and motivating - I decided I wanted to work on his team. One year and three months later, I am a part of The Kevin Eikenberry Group."
- H . Powers

"Thank you to Kevin for the best four days of instruction that I have ever been involved in."
- C . Corley

"The best class I've been in my life. Learned a lot and achieved my personal goals!"
- D . Price

"As a former corporate wienie, I've been through at least a zillion of these types of events, but Kevin's presentation was one of the very best I've ever participated in! Learned a lot, had fun, and enjoyed working with the other participants. It does not get much better than that!"
- J . Murray

Guy Harris’ career includes service as a nuclear engineering officer in the US Navy Submarine fleet, various supervisory/managerial roles in the chemical industry, and personal business ownership. In the early 1990’s, he began to actively pursue the practical application of leadership, communication, team building, and conflict resolution principles.

He is a Certified Human Behavior Specialist, a Master trainer in the DISC Model of Human Behavior, and a Conflict Resolution Subject Matter Expert.

As a trainer, consultant and coach, Guy has worked with businesses, non-profit organizations, leadership academies, and schools including: Sun Chemical Company, Ivy Tech Community College, The Good Samaritan Society, Redbox, Purdue University, Delta Career Education, The American Farm Bureau Association, and Butler University.

Guy is the co-author of Sell Naked on the Phone (Personality Insights Press, 2007); Sell Naked in Person (Personality Insights Press, scheduled for late 2009) and The Behavior Bucks System (iUniverse, 2005). He has been a contributing author, content developer, and editor on other books and training materials including: Presenting With Style (Robert Rohm and Tony Jeary); Leadership @ Work, Leadership Brief and To The Point, and Leadership: It’s an Inside Job (Personality Insights).

Guy publishes a bi-weekly electronic newsletter, Positive Principles, and he writes a blog, Resolving Conflict in Teams (www.principledriven.com/blog) to provide tips, techniques, insights, and resources that help organizations and individuals build stronger, more effective teams. In addition, Guy is the co-developer of and frequent contributor to the collaborative blog Ugluu (www.ugluu.com).

Because he has worked in supervisory and management roles in highly technical organizations, he understands the struggles and frustrations of technical people in roles requiring the use of "soft" skills. He has spent many years helping other technical people grow in their understanding and application of the principles governing human behavior.

Guy and his family live in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He holds both a B.S. with honors from North Carolina State University and a M.S. with honors from Rutgers University.

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