The Remarkable Leadership Podcast

It's inevitable that there will be "silos" in organizations – groups that operate individually and separately from the rest of the organization. And unfortunately, this can often lead to the "Them vs. Us" syndrome. And as leaders, we need to be breaking down barriers between project teams, groups and departments so that we can be more inclusive and therefore more successful. In today's episode, I...

When we do something with intention, it's something that is on purpose, planned and conscious. And intentional leaders are simply better leaders. So today, I'm giving you four things that you can do right away to be more intentional starting today.

Leadership is about behaviors. Martin Lanik a Ph. D. in industrial/organizational psychology and author of The Leader Habit had an a-ha moment years ago after he read a study that said more money was being spent on leadership development, yet there was less confidence in leading. As a scientist, he researched 800 leaders to come up with 22 core leadership skills and the micro-behaviors that leader...

While I mention Performance Reviews in the title of this podcast and throughout the audio many times, that is NOT my biggest focus today. Today, I am talking about coaching and giving four specific pieces of advice to help you focus more on the coaching and less on the performance review.

Trust is the foundation of some extremely important business issues. From retention to employee engagement to Customer satisfaction and productivity - you likely won't be satisfied with any of these unless there is trust. And in order to have more trust in the workplace, we have to understand a few things about it. Check out today's episode to learn how you can foster more trust in your own workpl...

Kelly Roach believes you need to start from where you are. She is the host of the top-rated podcast Unstoppable Success Radio, CEO of Kelly Roach Coaching, and author of Unstoppable: 9 Principles For Unlimited Success In Business & Life . These principles are lessons learned from the trenches and from industry leaders and came about to help find the balance between financial success with freedom a...

Too many leaders get caught up in the power. I'm certain that you've met at least one or two, maybe even worked for one… "It's my way or the highway." Sound familiar? And while it's not always that strong, there are many subtle ways that we as leaders focus on the power of leadership. Check out today's episode for some easy-to-implement advice for focusing on the influence rather than the power.

At the end of last year I wrote a blog post titled,  Eight Ways to Be a Better Leader in 2018 . And in today's video, I am focusing on just one of those ways, specifically:  More Productivity Less Place. From The Episode: Read the blog post  here . Get free resources and order your copy of The Long-Distance Leader  here .

Mark Miller is the Vice President of High Performance Leadership at Chick-fil-A Inc. or "The Chicken", as he affectionately refers to it. He is also a best selling author, by accident according to Mark, and joins Kevin to discuss top talent. He recently released Talent Magnet: How To Attract And Keep The Best People . In discussions with organizational leaders, Mark found that finding and keeping...

Don't worry – today's episode has nothing to do with running and really nothing to do with sports! What I'm talking about today is helping leaders break barriers – their own and those of their team. From This Episode: Learn more about and listen to episodes from The Remarkable Leadership Podcast  here .  

Not all mistakes are created equal. Skip Prichard is the President & CEO of OCLC, a global nonprofit computer library service and research organization. He is also the author of The Book of Mistakes: 9 Secrets to Creating a Successful Future. Through observation and research, Skip shares stories of mistakes we make that limit our potential. You have the choice to decide how you reach and where you...

If you have kids or if you were ever a kid (and I'm guessing you can answer at least one of these affirmatively??), you have asked or been asked this question before: What did you learn today? And while this is a very valid question, as you'll notice in the title of this blog post, it's not the question I am talking about in the video. Instead of a REVIEW question, I am talking about a PREVIEW que...

The commercials during the Super Bowl have become just as popular as the actual sporting event itself, and this year, there was one that was even more popular and memorable for The Kevin Eikenberry Group. And...it provided some valuable leadership lessons for me, my team and really all leaders. From This Episode: Watch the Pringles commercial  here . Learn more and listen to the Remarkable Leaders...

Leading and learning are hooked together; not surprising or new information. Kay Peterson, founder of the Institute for Experiential Learning and co-author of How You Learn is How You Live joins Kevin to discuss how we can increase our capability to learn from the experiences throughout our lives. Kay talks about learning styles and how they can be applied to not only be a more effective learner,...

Today I'm using a metaphor with boiling water that provides concrete and easy tips to help leaders remain calm and collected so that they can better communicate with and lead their team. From The Episode: Watch last week's episode, Before the Benefit of the Doubt,  here . Subscribe to receive email notifications about new Remarkable TV episodes  here .

Focus will get you to average. Top performers not only focus but obsess over a few things according to Morten Hansen. Morten is the author of Great at Work: How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More and joins Kevin to discuss his research on the practices of top leaders. Based on data collected from surveys, case studies and a few years of statistical analysis, Morten defines pract...

Despite our best intentions, it's sometimes hard NOT to assume or misinterpret someone's intentions or jump to the negative. And while we all know that giving someone the benefit of the doubt or assuming the positive is the correct answer to the situation, it's also hard to make this complete jump from negative to positive. Today, I'm presenting an alternative – an alternative with four major bonu...

Organizational culture is almost becoming cliché. Yet, culture is vital to both employee and customer experiences. Brand expert Denise Lee Yohn and author of Fusion: How Integrating Brand and Culture Powers the World's Greatest Companies shares insight to building a culture unique to you and aligning that culture with your brand. You need to connect the internal view (what it's like to work here)...

Having a highly committed team takes investment and time. And achieving this valuable objective requires one thing to happen first. Check out this episode to find out the secret to a more committed team. From This Episode: Read the original blog post,  Eight Ways to Be a Better Employee in 2018 ,  here . Watch previous episodes  here . Sign up to for the 13 Days to Remarkable Leadership video seri...

Today we're talking about complacency. Unfortunately, it's all too easy to become complacent in some area of our lives. And I've heard more than one leader say, "I've let myself slip and become complacent." So today, I'm giving us solutions. Check out this episode for five specific tips to help you combat complacency, to have more learning and be more productive and successful. From This Episode:...