

The Remarkable Leadership Podcast
The Kevin Eikenberry Group
The Remarkable Leadership Podcast with Kevin Eikenberry is dedicated to all things leadership. Each week Kevin shares his thoughts about leadership development and ideas to help you see the world differently, lead more confidently and make a bigger difference for those you lead. He also has weekly conversations with leadership experts discussing a wide range of topics including teamwork, organizational culture, facilitating change, personal and organizational development, human potential and more.
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Aug 27, 2021 • 7min
What To Do While You Wait - Thoughts from Kevin
I’m willing to bet that every day, we spend some amount of time waiting. Waiting on hold. Waiting on our food order. Waiting for our kids to get off the bus. Waiting, waiting, waiting. And I recently observed a group of people who were waiting for quite a long time. In this episode, I’ll share some valuable leadership lessons that I learned from this waiting. Tweet it out: Don’t while away all your waiting time on your phone. Do something conscious and intentional with your most valuable resource – your time. @KevinEikenberry In this episode: We are hosting our second annual, FREE leadership event, Virtual LeaderCon, this coming September. Learn more about this powerful, live event and make plans to join us here. Follow the Podcast Don’t miss an episode! Follow this podcast through the options below. Apple Podcasts Stitcher TuneIn Soundcloud RSS Or your favorite podcast app. Leave a Review If you liked this conversation, we’d be thrilled if you’d let others know by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Here’s a quick guide for posting a review. Join Our Facebook Group Join our Facebook community to network with like-minded leaders, ask us questions, suggest guests and more. We welcome your wealth of experience and hope you will join us in sharing it with others on their leadership journey. You can join the group here: facebook.com/groups/RemarkableLeadershipPodcast/

Aug 25, 2021 • 37min
The 4 Disciplines of Execution with Jim Huling
Are you executing or are you busy? Jim Huling suggests we all struggle with execution, both personally and professionally. Jim is the global managing consultant for the 4 Disciplines of Execution® practice and co-author of the book by the same name, now in its second edition. Jim shares the 4 disciplines – Focus, Leverage, Engagement, and Accountability – and ideas you can use to implement them. Too often, teams get caught up in the whirlwind of urgent activity to keep things going. Taking the time to understand your strategic priorities and doing things with consistency and excellence will take you to the next level. In this episode, Jim: Elaborates on the 4 Disciplines of Execution. Discusses Leading with authenticity vs. leading with heart. This episode is brought to you by… Unleashing Your Remarkable Potential, Kevin’s free weekly e-newsletter. It’s full of articles and resources to help you become a more confident and successful leader. Additional Leadership Resources Book Recommendations: The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Revised and Updated: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling The Alchemist, 25th Anniversary: A Fable About Following Your Dream by Paulo Coelho Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear Connect with Jim Huling: Website | Book Website | Twitter | LinkedIn | Facebook | YouTube Related Podcast Episodes: Mission-Driven Leadership with Mark Bertolini. Lead with Speed with Alan Willett. The 7 Habits Still Matter with Sean Covey. Follow the Podcast Don’t miss an episode! Follow this podcast through the options below. Apple Podcasts Stitcher TuneIn Soundcloud RSS Or your favorite podcast app. Leave a Review If you liked this conversation, we’d be thrilled if you’d let others know by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Here’s a quick guide for posting a review. Join Our Facebook Group Join our Facebook community to network with like-minded leaders, ask us questions, suggest guests and more. We welcome your wealth of experience and hope you will join us in sharing it with others on their leadership journey. You can join the group here: facebook.com/groups/RemarkableLeadershipPodcast/

Aug 23, 2021 • 46min
[Bonus] The Next Rules of Work with Gary Bolles
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 how you can succeed in this uncertain future. Join us to listen and learn. Additional Leadership Resources Remote Work Newsletter The Next Live Virtual LeaderCon Book Recommendations: The Long-Distance Teammate by Kevin Eikenberry and Wayne Turmel Follow the Podcast Don’t miss an episode! Follow this podcast through the options below. Apple Podcasts Stitcher TuneIn Soundcloud RSS Or your favorite podcast app. Leave a Review If you liked this conversation, we’d be thrilled if you’d let others know by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Here’s a quick guide for posting a review. Join Our Facebook Group Join our Facebook community to network with like-minded leaders, ask us questions, suggest guests and more. We welcome your wealth of experience and hope you will join us in sharing it with others on their leadership journey. You can join the group here: facebook.com/groups/RemarkableLeadershipPodcast/

Aug 18, 2021 • 38min
Putting Happiness to Work with Eric Karpinski
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. He shares with Kevin we have a biological need to be connected to others and shares practical applications to increase happiness and engagement. It’s important to note that not all happiness drives engagement. You need to find the strategies that motivate your team for certain types of happiness and there is not a one size fits all. Don’t focus on the outcome. Find the strategy that works for your team. In this episode, Eric discusses: 1. The connection between happiness and engagement. 2. Putting stress to work. 3. Gratuitous negative emotions. This episode is brought to you by… Unleashing Your Remarkable Potential, Kevin’s free weekly e-newsletter. It’s full of articles and resources to help you become a more confident and successful leader. Additional Leadership Resources Book Recommendations: Put Happiness to Work: 7 Strategies to Elevate Engagement for Optimal Performance by Eric Karpinski Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know by Adam Grant Connect with Eric Karpinski: Website | Book Website | Twitter | LinkedIn Related Podcast Episodes: The Leader’s Role in Employee Engagement with Michael Lee Stallard. The Introverted Leader with Jennifer Kahnweiler. Creating Happiness in the Workplace with Kris Boesch. Understanding Employee Engagement with Jacqueline Throop-Robinson. Understanding Anxiety at Work with Chester Elton. Follow the Podcast Don’t miss an episode! Follow this podcast through the options below. Apple Podcasts Stitcher TuneIn Soundcloud RSS Or your favorite podcast app. Leave a Review If you liked this conversation, we’d be thrilled if you’d let others know by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Here’s a quick guide for posting a review. Join Our Facebook Group Join our Facebook community to network with like-minded leaders, ask us questions, suggest guests and more. We welcome your wealth of experience and hope you will join us in sharing it with others on their leadership journey. You can join the group here: facebook.com/groups/RemarkableLeadershipPodcast/

Aug 16, 2021 • 42min
[Bonus] Answering Questions/Concerns About the Future of Work with Wayne Turmel
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 Leadership Institute Twitter Related Podcast Episodes: Keys to Leading Remotely with Wayne Turmel. A Timely Conversation about Remote Work with Wayne Turmel. Subscribe to the Podcast Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe to this podcast through the options below. Apple Podcasts Stitcher TuneIn Soundcloud RSS Or your favorite podcast app. Leave a Review If you liked this conversation, we’d be thrilled if you’d let others know by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Here’s a quick guide for posting a review. Join Our Facebook Group Join our Facebook community to network with like-minded leaders, ask us questions, suggest guests and more. We welcome your wealth of experience and hope you will join us in sharing it with others on their leadership journey. You can join the group here: facebook.com/groups/RemarkableLeadershipPodcast/

Aug 13, 2021 • 6min
Do You Have Friends at Work? - Thoughts from Kevin

Aug 11, 2021 • 43min
Understanding Anxiety at Work with Chester Elton
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 Help Teams Build Resilience, Handle Uncertainty, and Get Stuff Done. He joins Kevin to talk about the #1 issue in the workplace, anxiety. Over the past few years, more people are reporting anxiety at work and leaving jobs for mental health reasons. Chester explains there is a generational difference in dealing with anxiety, and younger generations are more comfortable discussing this. Chester shares strategies for leaders at any level to help normalize the conversation and build trust with your team. In this episode, Chester talks about Anxiety levels. The pandemic’s effect on leaders. Being an ally at work. The responsibility of a leader in mental health. This episode is brought to you by… From Manager to Remarkable Leader, Kevin’s Flagship workshop based on his proven leadership model. Additional Leadership Resources Book Recommendations: Anxiety at Work: 8 Strategies to Help Teams Build Resilience, Handle Uncertainty, and Get Stuff Done by Adrian Gostick, Chester Elton The Heart of Business: Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism by Hubert Joly Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection, No Matter the Distance by Erica Dhawan The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy Connect with Chester Elton: The Culture Works | Chester Elton’s Website | Adrian Gostick’s Website | Chester Elton’s Facebook | Chester Elton’s Twitter | Adrian Gostick’s Facebook | Adrian Gostick’s Twitter Related Podcast Episodes: Love Your Imposter with Rita Clifton/a>. Being Present and Staying Grounded with Scott O’Neil. Wellbeing at Work with Jim Harter. Follow the Podcast Don’t miss an episode! Follow this podcast through the options below. Apple Podcasts Stitcher TuneIn Soundcloud RSS Or your favorite podcast app. Leave a Review If you liked this conversation, we’d be thrilled if you’d let others know by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Here’s a quick guide for posting a review. Join Our Facebook Group Join our Facebook community to network with like-minded leaders, ask us questions, suggest guests and more. We welcome your wealth of experience and hope you will join us in sharing it with others on their leadership journey. You can join the group here: facebook.com/groups/RemarkableLeadershipPodcast/

Aug 6, 2021 • 6min
What Do You Celebrate? - Thoughts from Kevin
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 please remember to celebrate the little things too. @KevinEikenberry Inside the Episode: To watch the episode, Do a Process Check, referenced in the video above, go here. Check out one of the hundreds of episodes available on our Remarkable Leadership Podcast here.

Aug 4, 2021 • 33min
Talk Shifts – Ways to Transform Leadership with Krister Ungerböck
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 22 Talk SHIFTs: Tools to Transform Leadership in Business, in Partnership, and in Life, which is the result of leading teams in 3 languages and building businesses on 5 continents. Krister provides examples of how we can shift our conversations to increase engagement and lead to better solutions. In this episode, Krister discusses: The directness of language. When to give feedback. Advice for remote leaders. This episode is brought to you by… 13 Days to Remarkable Leadership, a free leadership video series based on Kevin’s book, Remarkable Leadership. Additional Leadership Resources Book Recommendations: 22 Talk SHIFTs: Tools to Transform Leadership in Business, in Partnership, and in Life by Krister Ungerböck Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall B. Rosenberg PhD Connect with Krister Ungerböck: Book Website | Website | LinkedIn | Twitter Related Podcast Episodes: Leadership, Communication and Credibility with Jack Modzelewski. Building Exceptional Relationships with David Bradford and Carole Robin. Follow the Podcast Don’t miss an episode! Follow this podcast through the options below. Apple Podcasts Stitcher TuneIn Soundcloud RSS Or your favorite podcast app. Leave a Review If you liked this conversation, we’d be thrilled if you’d let others know by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Here’s a quick guide for posting a review. Join Our Facebook Group Join our Facebook community to network with like-minded leaders, ask us questions, suggest guests and more. We welcome your wealth of experience and hope you will join us in sharing it with others on their leadership journey. You can join the group here: facebook.com/groups/RemarkableLeadershipPodcast/

Jul 30, 2021 • 6min
Do a Process Check
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 not. In this episode, I’ll share actionable tips for how to effectively do a process check in your life. Tweet it out: Sometimes it is hard to gauge progress when we are doing the work. A process check will help you see where you are, how far you have come, and perhaps help you adjust your course forward. @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: Watch future episodes of Remarkable TV as well as awesome interviews with industry experts on the Remarkable Leadership podcast here.