Anthony T. Eaton
ANTHONY is a seasoned, certified Human Resources professional with more than twenty years of experience working in a range of industries including non-profit, banking, utilities and government. In addition, he is an accomplished leader and author with a passion for personal and professional leadership and development. Believing that every person has the opportunity and potential to lead, his focus is on helping others be the best leaders they can no matter who they are or position they hold. In 2013 Anthony took his leadership message online with a blog. Initially posting an inspirational quote of the day he then began doing interviews with a wide range of individuals from diverse background about their personal journey, leadership experiences, and thoughts. In 2015 he created a website and added feature articles, a second interview series WOMEN ON LEADERSHIP along with a book review. In 2016 he published his first book LEADERSHIP CONVERSATIONS, a series of interviews on leadership and more. Anthony’s purpose is to inspire and motivate others by initiating conversations about what it means to be a leader in the broadest sense of the word.
“What you do speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
As a lover of quotes, this is one of my favorites because it speaks to the contradiction between what people say and what they...
A Personal Experience
I was recently on the receiving end of a hostile, intimidating, accusatory email that was defensive, contained excuses, accusations, and a veiled threat from a “leader” attempting to use their authority and position to put me in...
“You don’t need a title to be a leader, and having a title doesn’t make you one.”
~Anthony T. Eaton
I believe everyone has the potential and opportunity to be a leader no matter their status, education or position they hold....
Do your employees trust you? Ask yourself 6 questions. Because the employee manager relationship tends to come with distrust from the employee to begin with, it is up to the leader to establish, build and maintain trust from the...
How to make your email the best it can be
In the mid-1990’s to the early 2000’s email came into regular use by most people; today there are more than 2.5 billion email users worldwide. If you were of the...
It's About Being Engaged
Managers believe that it is enough to show up and be seen, but then this is why I refer to them as managers and not leaders. Leadership require more than just showing up, it requires engagement;...
It doesn’t matter what your title or role is; everyone has the opportunity to be a leader in some form or fashion. The important thing is to be the best kind of leader you can be regardless of the...
“Managing your career is not a one-time decision but a series of decisions made over your lifetime.”
~Strong Interest Inventory Report
Career planning is not something many people do, including me; of course, as a child, I had dreams of what...
Having strong relationships require having a strong foundation. Like building a house, the foundation is not nice to have, it’s essential. Building good relationships takes work and thought, it is a skill. No man (or woman) is an island...
Not long ago I heard a VP tell a group of employees that essentially he could not give recognition because he was “not wired that way”. I found this to be a thinly veiled excuse to stay inside his...