The Remarkable Leadership Podcast

Want to be better prepared to succeed in a changing world of work? Want the mindsets, skillsets, habitsets, and toolsets for your team and yourself? Our Future of Work Series continues with a conversation with Gary A. Bolles, Chair for the Future of Work at Singularity University, and author of the upcoming book, The Next Rules of Work . We'll share what we are seeing about the future of work, and...

Do you want an engaged team? Do you want a happy team? It's safe to say, if your organization/team is engaged, there is greater productivity, profitability, and customer service. Eric Karpinski suggests if you want to engage your team, focus on happiness. Eric is an expert in positive psychology and the author of  Put Happiness to Work: 7 Strategies to Elevate Engagement for Optimal Performance ....

Join our conversation where we will talk about the concerns we are hearing, sharing some solutions and answering your questions about hybrid work, remote work and the future of work. Additional Leadership Resources Remote Work Newsletter The Next Live Virtual LeaderCon Book Recommendations: The Long-Distance Teammate by Kevin Eikenberry and Wayne Turmel Connect with  Wayne Turmel: Remote Leadershi...

Help. One syllable, four letters, and hard to ask. Chester Elton suggests asking for help doesn't mean you have given up. It's just the opposite. Chester is the co-author of the New York Times and #1 USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling leadership books,  All In ,  The Carrot Principle , and  The Best Team Wins . His latest book, with Adrian Gostick, is  Anxiety at Work: 8 Strategies to H...

People are celebrating something every day – birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, graduations and more. But have you ever stopped to think about WHY you celebrate? The purpose or reason for the celebration? Join me in this episode to explore this important question, and also the importance of "little c" celebrations. Tweet it out:  Celebration is important. We remember to celebrate big things – but...

Do your words convey both your message and your meaning? Whether we are leading an organization, a team, or part of a household, this is important. For Krister Ungerböck, this became apparent when he was teaching a course in French. Feedback suggested he should never come back again, and he realized it came down to language and the words. Krister is the Wall Street Journal best-selling author of ...

On the day that we release this video, it's just about the middle of the year. But whether you're watching this video in June or you're watching it in November, it is a very valuable practice to do a process check. A process check is an opportunity to get out of the day to day activity, look at your progress and consider how you are doing things right now as a way to see what's working and what's...

Pivot may have been the 2020 word of the year. For Jordan Babineaux, though, it is about changing directions and looking for new opportunities. Jordan is a former NFL player turned sports broadcaster, entrepreneur, and author of Pivot to Win. He discusses choices and the simple concept of just asking for what we want. Although you may not get what you asked for, you get the opportunity to grow and...

Wellbeing. It's important for you personally, and with only 20% of the workforce engaged, it is important for your team. Jim Harter is Ph. D. is Chief Scientist for Gallup's workplace management and wellbeing practices. He is also the co-author, with Jim Clifton, of  Wellbeing at Work: How to Build Resilient and Thriving Teams . He joins Kevin to discuss the 5 essential elements of wellbeing (care...

Since the world changed last spring, there's been a lot of talk about the "new normal". And while I understand why we are phrasing it this way, in the video below, I'm giving us a new way to look at our "normal". Tweet it out:  'Normal' is always changing. Make your next normal that serves you and your goals. @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: Check out "Creating the New Normal" video  here . Sub...

Trust is a relationship, and we know how to do relationships. So, why does earning and keeping trust seem like a mystery? Sandra Sucher is a trust researcher and professor of management practice at Harvard Business School. She is also the co-author, with Shalene Gupta, of  The Power of Trust: How Companies Build it, Lose it and Regain it . Sandra and Kevin discuss how organizations can build trust...

Innovation. Is it creativity? Is it disruption? Is it personal or organizational? It can be all of that and more. Josh Linkner joins Kevin to discuss innovation and a growth mindset. Josh is the author of  Big Little Breakthroughs: How small, everyday innovations drive oversized results . and shares that research shows our brain is not fixed. We can develop our innovative skills. Innovation doesn'...

Accountability is one of those words that everyone has thoughts and feelings about. I've been known to call it the longest 4 letter word in the dictionary. And when I am asked to define or describe it in my workshops and coaching sessions, I can do so with one word. Find out my simple definition of accountability (as well as how to be more accountable) in this episode. From This Episode: Learn mor...

There is no overnight success. However, there is hustle. DC Glenn is a platinum-selling rapper, actor, voice-over professional and featured in  Geico's "SCOOP THERE IT IS" commercial . DC shares with Kevin that his path to stardom was rather bumpy. He worked hard to get a label and signed a terrible contract. Instead of feeling sorry for himself, he studied the law and waited for his day in court....

What is the ROI of leadership development in your organization? Organizations invest a good deal of both time and money in training, yet we find the return dismally low. If this is the case, should we bother with development activities? Jennifer Mackin is the author of  Leaders Deserve Better: A Leadership Development Revolution  and a leader of two consulting firms. Jennifer shares with Kevin tha...

One of my mentors has said repeatedly to me:  Little hinges swing big doors. Stated a little differently, he was telling me that little things matter in big ways. Another common phrase that I've heard multiple times is: Don't sweat the small stuff. I understand the sentiment, and there are some little things we don't need to sweat, but I really love this idea from Bruce Barton:  "Sometimes when I...

We recognize that growth requires moving away from the status quo. Yet, how do you know what to change? Melanie Parish suggests it's OK to experiment and collect data to decide what to do next. Melanie is the author of  The Experimental Leader: Be a New Kind of Boss to Cultivate an Organization of Innovators . She joins Kevin to discuss this mindset shift to be experimental in problem-solving. Whe...

Fake it until you make it. This may work to help you overcome some insecurities, public speaking, for example. However, if you fake it too long, whether this is your experience, next quarter's numbers, etc., the truth will come out. Sabrina Horn tells Kevin that integrity is not optional. She is the author of  Make it, Don't Fake it – Leading with Authenticity for Real Business Success . She ackno...

When I think of the word tradition, I instantly think of the song "Tradition" in one of my favorite plays  The Fiddler on the Roof . And while when we talk about traditions, we are often talking about them in the context of holidays or celebrations and the things we do to commemorate them, in the context of this video, I'm talking specifically about traditions at work. As many of us transition bac...

Change. I'm sure you have heard that the world is changing faster today. Henry De Sio would tell you it's not just fast; it's explosive. Everyone is in the change game. Henry is a former deputy assistant to President Obama and is the author of The Playmaker Changebook: The New Physics of Leadership in a World of Explosive Change . Henry and Kevin discuss the new game. Teams are no longer operating...

Awhile back, I wrote a post on LinkedIn and had a blinding flash of the obvious. I asked a question at the end of the post and the post got more engagement and comments than ever before. I went back to see how often I ended with a question. And as I suspected, it wasn't very often! This was a major lesson for me and I'm talking about it in the podcast episode because I think it's an important less...

Leading and managing. Mark Williams will tell you both are important parts of your job. However, people are promoted because they do their job well, yet don't have the necessary tools to be good leaders. Mark is the author of,  Lead Don't Manage: 12 Lessons in Creating a Leadership Culture Base on Core Values . You can manage the day-to-day activities of your team, like attendance and workflow. Ho...

Do you  manage  change? Or do you  lead  change? And maybe even more important: do you know the difference between the two? There is a very important distinction between these two words and as leaders, we must know the difference in order to be successful in our change efforts. Check out the episode to learn what it means to lead  change. What Does it Mean to Lead Change? – Remarkable TV Leave a C...

Does your leadership change the organization? For the better? This is the question Jonathan Raymond asked himself and had an aha moment. Jonathan is the author of  Good Authority: How to Become the Leader Your Team Is Waiting For  and joins Kevin to discuss the mindset shift leaders at all levels need to make. Your team does not need a leader who knows everything and solves all the problems. Your...