The Remarkable Leadership Podcast

Most of us look in a mirror every day – and sometimes more than once! But I'm not talking about looking in a mirror in this regard. In this episode, I am advocating for a mirror as it relates to our leadership and I'm asking a few questions to help you understand what you'll see when you look in this mirror and what you can do with what you'll see.

It seems only appropriate that today, at the start of a new year, I talk about habits. And I'm starting with a question for you to think about to help you ensure that your habits are serving you as best as they can.

Hunter Harrison was a four-time CEO in the railroad business, turning around each organization he ran. During his tenure with multiple companies, he wanted his employees to think like a leader and owner. Kevin sits down with Howard Green, author of Railroader: The Unfiltered Genius and Controversy of Four-Time CEO Hunter Harris . Howard is a former broadcast journalist with more than 14,000 interv...

I've gone to a lot of "life events" and experiences and there's one thing that I see people doing over and over again that not only makes me sad, but also  gets in the way of  making  memories. I'll give you several tips to help you lock in and make memories that last for years to come.

Have you ever hoped for a root canal appointment (insert another unpleasant task) to get you out of a meeting? Elise Keith is the founder and Meeting Maven for Lucid Meetings. In short, she is looking for the best ways to make it easy for people to enjoy meetings that get work done. She joins Kevin to discuss her book, Where the Action Is: The Meetings That Make or Break Your Organization. She bel...

We all make lots of mistakes in communication.  But there is one in particular that has the biggest negative impact on our communication success. I'm sharing four simple questions that you can ask to help avoid this most common communication mistake in the episode today. Learn more and sign up for our FREE video leadership program, 13 Days to Remarkable Leadership,  here .

This episode is in response to your direct feedback when I asked viewers in a previous episode to send in requests for topics that they wanted me to discuss. So today, I'm sharing how you can share meaningful and positive reinforcement, including WHY you should provide this to your team.

Fred Halstead is an executive coach and author of Leadership Skills that Inspire Incredible Results . He sits down with Kevin to talk about the little things, like listening and asking questions, you can do to be a more effective leader. Although he mentions these are little things, this does not mean they are easy, and you must be intentional. Fred discusses that interrupting, with a purpose, inv...

Last week was  our 250th episode  of Remarkable TV and while I was filming that episode, I got to thinking about the power of small steps. In today's episode, I am going to share my observations in what I've learned about this very powerful idea.

This is the 250th episode of Remarkable TV so it only seems appropriate that we use our journey in getting here to talk about the power of process improvement. In this episode, I'll share one of the biggest reasons for our success in launching this video series as well as three simple ideas you can use to help process improvement in your life and in your organization.

Asking questions does more for us than just getting an "answer". Questions can help our decision-making, creativity and innovation and build relationships. Kevin sits down with Warren Berger, author of The Book of Beautiful Questions. Warren is a questionologist and encourages leaders to value the question and take ownership of our questions. Further, you cannot stop with just the "why" The cycle...

There are more than a few reasons for additional stress during the holiday season… Family, giving gifts, finances, over-commitment…the list goes on… So today, I'm giving two simple stress relievers to help you de-stress and relax as we head into the busy holiday season.

Today's episode is the fourth in my series based on a talk that I gave to a group of sixth, seventh and eighth graders. During the talk, we discussed several of the ideas in the new culture that they are creating at the school. They call it GRIT. And this week, I am focusing on the final letter, T, which stands for Trust.

As we kick off 2019, Kevin steps back and reflects on 2018. His guests included a billionaire, Super Bowl winner, NFL Cheerleader, multiple best-selling authors including Seth Godin, Jeffrey Gittomer and Tom Peters who measure in millions of book sales. He shares some general observations from the interviews, as well as those "nuggets" he has applied in both his personal and professional life. Let...

Today's episode is the third in my series based on a talk that I gave to a group of sixth, seventh and eighth graders. During the talk, we discussed several of the ideas in the new culture that they are creating at the school. They call it GRIT. And this week, I am focusing on the third letter, I, which stands for Intellectual Curiosity.

Kevin sits down and recaps the 10 most downloaded podcasts of 2018 (as of 10 December). He not only provides background about the episode, he shares what you can expect to learn.

Today's episode is the second in a series that is based on a recent talk that I gave to a group of sixth, seventh and eighth graders. During the talk, we discussed several of the ideas in the new culture that they are creating at the school. They call it GRIT. And this week, I am focusing on the second letter, R, which stands for Resilient.

I recently spoke to a group of sixth, seventh and eighth graders on their first day of school about the ideas in the new culture that they are creating at the school. They call it GRIT. And this week, I am focusing on the first letter, G, which stands for Gratitude. And in today's episode, I'm sharing the benefits for gratitude and some easy tips to help you show more gratitude.

What difference does JOY make in the workplace and how can you find JOY in leading others? Richard Sheridan joins Kevin to discuss how a joyful culture can bring about business results. He is the CEO and co-founder of Menlo Innovations and author of Joy, Inc.: How We Built a Workplace People Love and his latest book, Chief Joy Officer: How Great Leaders Elevate Human Energy and Eliminate Fear. Ric...

I often find myself talking about decision-making in my conversations in training workshops and this question usually comes up: What's the best way to make decisions in a group, and specifically, what should my role as a leader be? And to answer this question, I'm going to describe a decision making trade-off that must be considered and weighed before doing anything else.