Testimonials

"Kevin's training classes are much more hands on and keeps everyone participating. Other classes I have attended gave me the feeling the "Instructor" was simply going through the motions. The instructor mainly used the "Lecture" approach. I have actually seen people dozing off. This simply does not and will not happen with Kevin's classes.

You won't regret using The Kevin Eikenberry Group for you next training. And you will realize that you wasted your money on the last trainer when you use Kevin."

- Kendall Barrow, Shift Supervisor, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company

"Thanks for your participation in the ABE faculty/staff retreat yesterday. I believe the event was certainly a success. In fact, there were several participants that indicated this was by far the best and most productive retreat they had been to. I would concur!

This event provided an opportunity for significant interaction, allowed us to get to know our new faculty, reinforced the value of working in teams, and helped us identify issues that we need to address to help us become an even better program."

- Dr. Bernie Engel, Interim Department Head, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department Purdue University

"I'm glad we had the opportunity to work with you again earlier this spring. It is truly a pleasure. Your enthusiasm and passion for your work are infectious. It's hard (impossible) for even the sagest old-timer to not get something positive out of your workshops."

- Brad Retelback, Operations Training Coordinator, Alberta EnviroFuels

"The word on your participation is one of appreciation for the hard work you put in, the careful incorporation of information and insights you gathered during the event and the clear, well paced delivery of your exposition on the elements of change and change management.

Personally, I enjoyed working with you in the weeks preceding the retreat, and appreciated your interest in gaining a full understanding of our world-that of administering the process of peer review of research grant applications…we and our leaders can benefit from the lesson you presented for how to facilitate adoption of new ways of doing business through more efficient communication of the goals and paths to the changes. Many of us found your message energizing and inspiring, and wished that more members of the NIH community had been there to hear it.”

- S. Charles Selden, Ph.D.,NIH Extramural Staff Training Officer

"I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for the training session on team work that you delivered to our management team of Ag Alumni Seed last week.  I think the managers learned a great deal from your presentation and the interactions during the session.  As you know, I am a strong believer in the positive results that come from real team work, and I think your presentation really helped our managers to understand the potential that we can realize if we work better together.

I enjoyed the session myself and saw positive results from all the participants.  Thanks again for your assistance with our management.  I look forward to working with you in the future."

- Dr. Fayte Brewer, President Ag Alumni Seed

"This year is ending up on a very positive note...Even though we lost a major client & a key Director we used this as an opportunity to put our WOW training into action. We continue to pull together as reorganization and a change in culture is taking place. We just had a fantastic Holiday Party with the highest recorded participation of about 185 employees.

I'm totally convinced that your Customer Service training gave us the skills, mindset and cultural shift we needed to properly manage the acquisitions, lost business and other changes that occurred this year. Could not have done it without you! I'm grateful for the opportunity I had to work with you."

- Marcia Roberts, Director Human Resources Charles Jones, LLC / Superior Information Services, LLC

"The program was outstanding and inspirational!  Thank you for your help in planning, organizing and motivating our retreat.  I believe our faculty and staff were stimulated to thinking beyond their own courses and research activities to begin thinking as a team.

Congratulations and thank you for your excellent coaching and counseling through this process.  We are now looking forward to the next level."

- Dr. Vince Bralts, Associate Dean, College of Engineering, Purdue University

"It's not hard to write a "testimonial" for Kevin Eikenberry - I could write dozens. The hard part was keeping it brief and picking one.

The highest compliment I can pay a trainer is that they live by the three rules of the Royal Order of the Potato.

#1 Focus on the Learner
#2 Let them do it
#3 Follow through

Kevin Eikenberry is the finest example I have seen of this. Kevin's impact on the skill level of our employees has been substantial and enduring, long after he's gone. The outcome - Learners who learn, and learn willingly - and results for the organization!"

- Janice Beer, Director of Human Resources Chevron Canada Ltd.

"We are currently serving in the capacity of Safety Facilitator at Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., Cedar Bayou plant. As Safety Facilitators we are in charge of working with and either training or providing advanced training for the 50 Team Leaders that assist in leading our plant towards a cultural change to improve our safety. As a team leader, it is mandatory that you attend a class on facilitation skills.

Over the years, many of our leaders have been exposed to coworkers that have had the opportunity to take Kevin Eikenberry's Train the Trainer class. Word has rapidly spread on what a wonderful and fun class it is, even for those who absolutely hate speaking in front of people.

Our leaders had the choice between an 8-hour facilitation class where they would learn the basic skills in facilitating a small team in project and other work related topics or to have the opportunity to take Kevin's Train the Trainer class. We decided to pass a list around to see just how many people wanted to attend if we made the class available. We had approx. 35 names on the list. Out of this 35, it was mandatory for about 6 and the rest just wanted to learn more and attend the training they had heard so much about.

Over the next few months we scheduled Kevin to hold 3 Train the Trainer sessions for our leaders. It was necessary to have 3 classes to accommodate all the interested parties.

My office is located about 75-100' away from the training room, across an atrium and down the hall. During certain aspects of the training class it was necessary for me to walk to the training room just to look and see why they sounded like they were having so much fun. Quite frankly, we were jealous that we were not able to attend. We did however, have the opportunity to video a group of 4-5 out of each session on the first day of training and on the final day of training as they gave a presentation. The improvement was nothing short of miraculous. People that have never stood up before improved drastically by the end of the session. Everyone, no exceptions, benefited from the training and highly recommended the session for anyone that had the opportunity.”

- Belinda Ralston and Jerry Hale, Safety Facilitators Chevron Phillips Chemical Company

"Kevin just wanted you to know what a great job you did with our management retreat. The content, approach and style were not only effective, but fun. We left the two days with a renewed sense of purpose and energy as well as a concrete plan to follow. Thanks."

- William H. Boothe, CEO LifeStream Services, Inc.

"Alberta Envirofuels Inc. enjoys a very successful history of working with The Kevin Eikenberry Group. These successes have happened mainly due to the efforts on diligence and planning put forth by the instructor, Kevin Eikenberry.

With Kevin's obvious enthusiasm and attention to details, the employees at Alberta Envirofuels have come away from the sessions eager to put into practice, the skills received. It is evident at the worksite that the efforts put forth by session coordinators and deliverers have paid off in the consistency of excellent presentations and training sessions we see.

The alumni at Alberta Envirofuels Inc. express their gratitude to The Kevin Eikenberry Group."

- Organizational Effectiveness Department Alberta Envirofuels

"If I was to paraphrase about The Kevin Eikenberry Group and their services it would go something like this:

• Kevin is nothing short of a pleasure to work with - talk about someone going the extra mile.
• Kevin's upbeat and creative approach in his stress/time management workshop was not only effective, but it was FUN!
• It's always comforting to know that their involvement doesn't stop after the workshop. They have continued to remain interested in our business well after working with us."

- Erin M. Welsh, Manager of Application Support CSC Healthcare Systems-Customer Service Center

"The 12 Benefits of working with Kevin Eikenberry (and The Kevin Eikenberry Group) are....

• Kevin has an extensive scope of knowledge and knows where to find information when he doesn't know something.
• Kevin has a positive outlook on the world and people--definitely an optimist which rubs off on others.
• Kevin is full of creativeness and boundless energy.
• Kevin has a unique ability to get people to relate to one another.
• Kevin creates fun which allows people to enjoy learning.
• Kevin is informal, approachable and easy to get to know.
• Kevin is sincere in his desire for our success and it shows.
• Kevin has the ability to relate to technical people and is respected by his customers.
• Kevin has extensive knowledge of our culture.
• I feel like I get my money's worth with Kevin because he goes the extra mile and does the little things like following up to make sure I'm satisfied.
• Cool quotations!
• Provides me feedback to help me learn about myself and grow"

- Gary Burkett and Nancy Meek, Chevron Petroleum Technology Company

"Kevin Eikenberry's training delivered exactly what I was looking for and even more. When I called Kevin I knew what I didn't want, which was typical canned team training. Kevin and I spent a significant amount of time on the phone while he helped me work through what I was looking for in training for Case Management teams in my department.

I have a diverse group of staff who has worked in a team environment for many years. We have been through several team building trainings over the years and usually come away feeling let down. We were looking for new ways to capitalize on the strengths of our diversity in meeting the needs of our clients. We also were looking for ways to enhance our effectiveness as we are continually called upon by outside influences to do more for less money. Kevin was able to provide this for us and even more.

As a supervisor I was very pleased with the training he provided for us. Kevin worked with us as a group and then worked with individual teams. He was able to adapt to the individual differences of the teams and still provide us with the outcomes we are looking for. Kevin managed to provide a safe environment for the teams to speak freely and work through the issues they felt were holding them back. The feedback from the individual team members has been overwhelmingly positive. Several staff thanked me for the training afterwards and for providing them with this opportunity.

As a member of the team unit I felt like it was a very enlightening experience. Many issues were able to be resolved during the training just by putting them on the table and discussing them.

I would highly recommend Kevin Eikenberry to anyone who is seriously committed to the team process. I hope that I have the opportunity to work with him again."

- Laura Holscher, Director of Client Services Generations, Area 13 Agency on Aging

"I felt the Training was well worth the expense. At first I thought it might be far too expensive but I was very impressed with the material, the presentation format, the message, and the results. Kevin is, by far, the best example of a training professional I have ever seen."

- Mark E. David, Program Manager Allison Engine Company

"Thank you for a wonderful Board Planning Meeting.  You received high marks from our not-for-profit cooperative board of directors for actively engaging them in the strategic planning process.  Your diverse methods of input allowed each member of our board to approach their task comfortably, using their unique talents to clarify their thoughts, and then see their input used as we modified our mission, and developed our vision.

Additionally, we were able to agree on our core strategy with action steps, all in the same day.  Rarely has any group been able to go so far and succinctly agree on the outcome.  Your leadership skills to take our diverse board through this process are remarkable."

"I meant to send you a note last week to tell you that those two days were by far the best training time I've spent probably in the last 10 years. I am already putting the consulting model to work and hope that I can go back and review my notes and keep practicing what I have learned. Actually, after our two days of class, I found myself wanting more, wishing there was another day to come! Believe me, if I ever get another invitation to one of your sessions, I will jump at the chance!"

- Betsy Slone, Corporate Communications, TriHealth

“Kevin was excellent! Very knowledgeable about subject. Outstanding presentation. Kevin did such as wonderful job of bringing the group together and getting everyone involved.”

- Teri Anderson, Operations Specialist, BP America Production Co.

“This was an excellent workshop – by far the best leadership training I’ve ever received. Kevin was very prepared and organized. His passion for the subject was evident. He facilitated great interactive sessions and made us think.”

- Shelly Spalding, CEO of Community Reach Center