The Remarkable Leadership Podcast

You know those good days. You wake up energized and confident. You cross stuff off your list, have productive meetings, make good decisions. In short, you are your best self. The question becomes how do you bring your best self every day? Amy Jen Su is the author of The Leader You Want to Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day . She joins Kevin to discuss both the...

I'm excited to announce The Encore Video Series – a special series that I will be releasing here that addresses these unanswered questions. These questions are some of the most common obstacles we face when it comes to successfully developing leaders in our organization, and I'll be providing practical and actionable advice in each episode. In today's episode, I am answering this question: "Can 1...

I'm excited to announce The Encore Video Series – a special series that I will be releasing here that addresses these unanswered questions. These questions are some of the most common obstacles we face when it comes to successfully developing leaders in our organization, and I'll be providing practical and actionable advice in each episode. In today's episode, I am answering this question: "How do...

According to Micah Rowland, success starts with your people. As COO of Fountain , a software company that sources, screens, and onboards workers, Micah is a builder of teams, processes, and people. He joins Kevin to discuss hiring and retaining talent. To get the best from your team, they need to feel secure and understand failure is OK (provided you learn from it). Micah discusses the need for cl...

I'm excited to announce The Encore Video Series – a special series that I will be releasing here that addresses these unanswered questions. These questions are some of the most common obstacles we face when it comes to successfully developing leaders in our organization, and I'll be providing practical and actionable advice in each episode. In today's episode, I am answering this question: "How Do...

I'm excited to announce  The Encore Video Series  – a special series that I will be releasing here on the podcast and that addresses these unanswered questions. These questions are some of the most common obstacles we face when it comes to successfully developing leaders in our organization, and I'll be providing practical and actionable advice in each episode. In today's episode, I am answering t...

How do you show up for work? For home? Anese Cavanaugh believes we have the choice of how we show up, so we have the power. She is the creator of the IEP Method® (Intentional Energetic Presence®), and author of CONTAGIOUS CULTURE: Show Up, Set the Tone, and Intentionally Create an Organization That Thrives . Anese and Kevin talk about the leadership assets that are as important if not more so than...

I'm excited to announce  The Encore Video Series  – a special series that I will be releasing here on the podcast and that addresses these unanswered questions. These questions are some of the most common obstacles we face when it comes to successfully developing leaders in our organization, and I'll be providing practical and actionable advice in each episode. In today's episode, I am answering t...

Last week, over 500 leaders in organizations all around the world joined me for my webinar titled,  Why It Takes More Than Skills to Be a Remarkable Leader . And at the end of the webinar, we had a lot of great questions that we were unable to get to before our time ran out. But…as everyone knows, the encore is the best part. And that's why I'm excited to announce  The Encore Video Series  – a spe...

Sometimes, it's all about reframing your perspective. Kevin is joined by Ron Williams, former Chairman and CEO of Aetna Inc. and author of Learning to Lead: The Journey to Leading Yourself, Leading Others, and Leading an Organization . Not only do they discuss decision-making and problem-solving, but Ron also shares practical examples of how you can help your team reform and reframe problems for s...

As leaders, we are faced with many scary situations – having difficult conversations, firing someone, making a tough decision…the list goes on and on. And in today's episode, I am going to share one simple technique to help you overcome any scary or difficult situation that you might find yourself in. Tweet it out:  What are you scared of today? Remember that action is the cure for fear. @KevinEik...

Despite some opinions, you can find joy at work. After all, your team is working together to accomplish a common goal and when you succeed you should feel happy. Melanie Katzman joins Kevin to take away the excuses that we can feel good and do our best at work. Melanie is a clinical psychologist and author of Connect First – 52 Simple Ways to Ignite Success, Meaning, and Joy at Work . She has stru...

It is an age-old question that I have been asked hundreds of times. Are leaders made or born? I'll give you my answer, my rationale, and why it matters to you! Additional Resources Watch this and other Facebook Lives on my Facebook Page Sign up for a webinar with Wayne Turmel on November 4th titled The 3 Ps of Being a Great Teammate Learn more about our workshop previews Sign up for our newsletter...

Today's episode is the result of a challenge that I issued earlier this year – asking viewers to give me a word, any word, that I would then tie back to leadership. And today, I am comparing leadership and airplanes. Tweet it out:  Leaders, like airplanes, need maintenance and constant care to operate at peak effectiveness. Are you taking care of yourself as a leader? @KevinEikenberry From This Ep...

Whether you care to admit it, you have struggled. Whether it be school, in a relationship, or professionally. It is these challenges we face and how we overcome them that define who we are and offer perspective. Kevin sits down with Bobby Herrera, co-founder and CEO of the Populus Group and author of The Gift of Struggle: Life-Changing Lessons About Leading . Bobby understands that struggle preced...

In this episode I'm talking about the relationship between power and leadership - and no politics! Additional Resources Watch this and other Facebook Lives on my Facebook Page Sign up for a webinar with Wayne Turmel on November 4th titled The 3 Ps of Being a Great Teammate Learn more about our workshop previews Sign up for our newsletter Unleashing Your Remarkable Potential

We held our family reunion this year at my farm in Michigan, and like many of the events in my life this summer (and always), there are many leadership lessons that I took away. Learn more in this episode. Tweet it out: We all need family – whether blood or not – for strength, stability and relationships. Who is your family? @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: To learn more about and sign up to ge...

Data shows that by 2030, 75% of the workforce will be made up of individuals born between 1981-1996. We often refer to this generation as Millennials and they are often described as lazy and entitled. Chris Tuff is the author of The Millennial Whisperer: The Practical, Profit-Focused Playbook for Working With and Motivating the World's Largest Generation . He joins Kevin to discuss how this workfo...

I've been writing about leadership, coaching leaders, and leading for a long time. Maybe it makes sense to step back to the fundamentals. What is leadership anyway? I'll answer that and any other questions you have. And you can sign up for my upcoming free webinar on October 21st titled, Why It Takes More Than Skills to Be a Remarkable Leader to hear even more about this:  http://KevinEikenberry.c...

In a daily email that I send, I asked everyone to send me their favorite ice cream flavors. And I learned A LOT about ice cream – particularly that there are lots of flavors, people LOVE ice cream and they are very particular about what and why they like it. But I also learned a lot about relationships and leadership from this very simple exercise. From This Episode: If you'd like to receive my da...

If you lead a department, a team, or a person (or family), you have probably had a coaching moment. Kevin is joined by Melvin Smith, co-author of Helping People Change: Coaching with Compassion for Lifelong Learning and Growth . Often, we coach to fix something or fill a learning gap. When we coach for compliance, however, we trigger a physiological response that leads to defensiveness and our fee...

Join me as we explore leadership lessons from my John Deere lawn tractor. I'll answer questions too. You can learn more about The Remarkable Way in my upcoming webinar which you can sign up for at:  https://kevineikenberry.com/way    

Something I've noticed over the years is that the word "fine" has an interesting connotation in our lives. It's often used as a "conversation stopper" – a way to indicate that it's good enough. But the question really needs to be: Is  fine  always a good thing? Is  fine  good enough? In today's episode, I am going to give you tips to help you deal with "fine" in your leadership role, your workplac...

If you are looking to recruit the best talent for your organization, you need to address the big issues in your organization. Caroline Stokes is the founder of FORWARD, an executive headhunting and executive coaching company and the author of Elephants Before Unicorns: Emotionally Intelligent HR Strategies to Save Your Company . She realized that just helping companies hire someone to fill a posit...

A viewer from Brazil challenged me to connect leadership and a can of Coke - so that is what I am doing. Join me, learn something, be inspired, ask questions, and maybe even add to the Leadership/Coke connections!