Selection Board

Co-Chairs

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

He has spent the past 15 years helping organizations all across North America with leadership, learning, teams and teamwork, creativity and more. His client list includes: the American Red Cross, Chevron, Chevron Phillips Chemical Co., 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 co-author of From Bud to Boss: Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership and author of the bestselling books Remarkable Leadership and Vantagepoints on Learning and Life, and he is a contributing author to more than 20 other books. He publishes four electronic newsletters and a popular blog, "Leadership & Learning," collectively read by more than 80,000 people worldwide.

Guy Harris' career includes service as a nuclear engineering officer in the U.S. Navy submarine fleet, various supervisory and managerial roles in the chemical industry and personal business ownership. In the early 1990s, 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, nonprofit organizations, leadership academies and schools, including: Sun Chemical Co., 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 From Bud to Boss: Secrets to a Successful Transition to Remarkable Leadership and Sell Naked on the Phone; Sell Naked in Person and The Behavior Bucks System. He has been a contributing author, content developer and editor for other books and training materials, including: Presenting With Style; Leadership @ Work, Leadership Brief, To The Point, and Leadership: It's an Inside Job.

Guy publishes a bi-weekly electronic newsletter, "Positive Principles," and he writes the blog "The Recovering Engineer" about how to get out of your own way and learn to take a close look at your thoughts, feelings, responses and reactions to find better and more effective ways to build and maintain relationships. In addition, Guy is the co-developer of and frequent contributor to the collaborative blog "Ugluu."

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.