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Contagious Leaders Reach Out for Learning!

Each week, we will be highlighting (or “spotlighting”) someone we think demonstrates the actions, thoughts and mindset of a Contagious Leader.  This week’s spotlight is on Jeff Eschliman.

Jeff Eschliman, Director of Construction for Maracay Homes in Scottsdale, Arizona, has been a student of Contagious Leadership since 2005. He recently reached out and asked me to connect with him on LinkedIn. I agreed, mentioning in a return message that I was looking forward to getting to know him better. He took this as a green light and sent me the following email through LinkedIn; “I’d love to buy you lunch some day and get more insights into Contagious Leadership. I just received the book (Creating Contagious Leadership) and I’m looking forward to diving in.” 

That’s initiative!

During our lunch Jeff mentioned he has been practicing Recognize 5, our program for the Habit of Involved Recognition. We immediately invited him to do a video interview that will be shared with other Contagious Leader Coaching Club members.  

Jeff Eschliman is a true Contagious Leader for a number of other reasons: 

1. In an industry that has been hard hit by the economic challenges of recent years, Jeff works at staying positive
2. He continues to build his inventory of talents for the future by practicing the leadership habits he learns.
3. He faithfully practices Recognize 5 week in and week out without expecting accolades from the employees he works with or his superiors.
4. He has recent;y committed to deep and lasting changes in his personal life in the areas of fitness and exercise.  

 Yes, Jeff Eschliman is a true Contagious Leader, our Contagious Leader of the week. He is also our new friend.

If you would like to nominate someone, feel free to send us an email by clicking here, and we would love to consider them!  Please tell us a bit about them and what makes them Contagious in their leadership.

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