The Remarkable Leadership Podcast

While the title of this post might have you thinking about the HVAC in your home, let me assure you that's not what this is about. In today's episode, I'm talking about the filters that you see the world through as a leader – what they are and then how to change them.

Drew Dudley believes we should consciously create moments of leadership. He is the founder of Day One Leadership and author of This Is Day One: A Practical Guide To Leadership That Matters. Drew joins Kevin to talk about leadership and personal growth. We need to celebrate moments of compassion and generosity every day; not just look at leadership in blocks of time. Regardless of your role, leader...

Our lives are busy – both at work and at home – and it's easy to live in reality but not always easy to actually "see" what your reality is. And as leaders, this is a really important distinction. In today's episode, I'm asking three questions to help leaders "see" their reality so that they can be more successful.

Every week for the last several years, my remote team has shared a weekly report with updates and pertinent information for the other teammates. And while this report has changed over the years, there is one component that has been consistent: What have you learned this week? And last week, I shared a very valuable lesson in my report that will help all leaders:  When I read more, I think better....

As this releases on July 3rd, people in the U.S. might be thinking about freedom as we prepare to celebrate Independence Day. But independence doesn't only apply in early July. Leaders can and should be thinking about independence and what it means in their teams and at work.

Feedback is as a skill that helps people get better. Margie Mauldin found that she was either a cheerleader or silent and wasn't good at providing feedback, in part because she didn't understand the elements of effective feedback. Through research, observation and interviews she created the Feedback Revolution: Building Relationships & Boosting Results. This book was desinged to enhance your skill...

In these Remarkable TV episodes, I answer questions; you ask questions; we consider questions; there are a lot of questions. In this episode, I am proposing a question that all leaders need to ask  themselves .

Long-term success is dependent on continuous learning, yet we often find that we get in our own way. Dr. Bradley Staats, author of Never Stop Learning: Stay Relevant, Reinvent Yourself, and Thrive, joins Kevin to discuss dynamic learning, both personally and organizationally. Brad describes not only a framework to help you become more effective as a lifelong learner, he discusses how you can help...

While we're here… We really ought to… Before you know it… We've all been on projects or task forces or teams where scope creep completely derails our initial plans, our progress and our success. And as leaders, scope creep WILL happen unless we are truly intentional in addressing it beforehand. Check out this episode for tips on handling the inevitable scope creep in your organization

You have the choice to take your career seriously. Mary Abbajay is the author of Managing UP and joins Kevin to discuss how leaders, at any level, can develop strategies so you win and your boss can win. Managing Up is not about sucking up. Managing Up is about relationships, leadership, and followership. Mary shares information about different boss types and real-world examples to bridge the gap...

In this episode, we dive further into lessons I mentioned in a previous video: setting clear and mutually understood expectations. 

Tom Peters is known for many things, including being one of today's greatest business minds. His first book, In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies (with Robert Waterman) was published in 1982 and may be considered the beginning of business books. Today he joins Kevin to share stories from his journey over the past 36 years and how we can use that information today. Fur...

Chris McGoff states that darkness is not the opposite of light but is the absence of light and just waiting for the light. As such, any person can stand up a peak performance culture. He is the author of "Match in the Root Cellar: How You Can Spark a Peak Performance Culture". This book is unique in that it is broken into two parts. The first is the story of a CEO and her team—all based on real pe...

Reflection is an important part of moving forward. Host Kevin Eikenberry is in the guest seat today to 'reflect' on two years of podcasts. He shares information for want-to-be podcasters, technology challenges (we've all had them) and guests he would like to have. Further, he touches on the evolution of his questions and segments, and the action items he has taken from the past 100+ guests. Kevin'...

In June my newest book,  The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership , was released! And to celebrate this occasion, in this episode, I am sharing some of my best ideas from the book for leaders (or future leaders) of remote teams.

Cash Keahey works with new and emerging leaders and is often asked what personality types make the best leaders? It's a difficult question at best and he didn't have the data to provide a solid answer. So, he took his interest in politics and studied successful presidents based on the assessments of 120 presidential historian-experts and accompanying analyses and authored Eight Leader Types in the...

I am starting this episode with a very important question for leaders. Commitment or compliance: WHICH do you want? And your answer to that question will make all the difference to which you will actually get. Check out the video to learn more.

Statistics show that we spend more time with the people we work with than we do with our family. Todd Palmer, CEO of Extraordinary Advisors and author of The Job Search Process: Find & Land a Great Job in 6 Weeks or Less, discusses servant leadership and taking care of those that take care of you. He tells Kevin that there are fewer people working than 40 years ago, yet not enough people for jobs....

In leadership, there are a couple of types of problems or challenges: there are  skill  problems and there are  habit  problems. And in today's episode, I am sharing some ideas with you that will help you to address the habit problem of how to listen more and listen better.