The Remarkable Leadership Podcast

Fake it until you make it. This may work to help you overcome some insecurities, public speaking, for example. However, if you fake it too long, whether this is your experience, next quarter’s numbers, etc., the truth will come out. Sabrina Horn tells Kevin that integrity is not optional. She is the author of Make it, Don’t Fake it – Leading with Authenticity for Real Business Success. She acknowledges it can be lonely at the top and even if you are making all the decisions, you don’t have to know it all. When you can admit what you don’t know or that you made a mistake, you level the playing field for your team and build a culture of trust and growth. In this episode, Sabrina discusses: The good and bad of faking it. Leadership authenticity. Leadership loneliness. Leadership self-care. 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: Make It, Don’t Fake It: Leading with Authenticity for Real Business Success by Sabrina Horn Let’s Fly by Giles Fraser Connect with Sabrina Horn: Website | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram Related Podcast Episodes: Leadership Resilience with Ama Marston. Intentional Integrity with Rob Chesnut. Love Your Imposter with Rita Clifton. Trusting Yourself with Melody Wilding. Follow the Podcast Don’t miss an episode! Follow this podcast through the options below. iTunes Stitcher TuneIn Soundcloud RSS Or your favorite podcast app. 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/

When I think of the word tradition, I instantly think of the song “Tradition” in one of my favorite plays The Fiddler on the Roof. And while when we talk about traditions, we are often talking about them in the context of holidays or celebrations and the things we do to commemorate them, in the context of this video, I’m talking specifically about traditions at work. As many of us transition back to the workplace or adjust to a hybrid scenario or are looking at a completely unknown future, re-evaluating your traditions is a really useful exercise. In this episode, I’ll provide some questions to ask and some ideas to consider to help ensure that the traditions you are either returning to or are continuing to observe are useful and actually feed you. From This Episode: Learn more about and sign up for Remote Work Resources & Updates here.

Change. I’m sure you have heard that the world is changing faster today. Henry De Sio would tell you it’s not just fast; it’s explosive. Everyone is in the change game. Henry is a former deputy assistant to President Obama and is the author of The Playmaker Changebook: The New Physics of Leadership in a World of Explosive Change. Henry and Kevin discuss the new game. Teams are no longer operating in silos with one leader. Today, there are different teams and different leaders based on the situation. You collect your talent around challenges and opportunities. Everyone can step into their bigness. Further, there is a premium on empathy and bringing together people to drive success. 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: Changemaker Playbook: The New Physics of Leadership in a World of Explosive Change by Henry De Sio, Jr. Campaign Inc.: How Leadership and Organization Propelled Barack Obama to the White House by Henry De Sio, Jr. Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! by Robert T. Kiyosaki Connect with Henry De Sio, Jr.: Website | LinkedIn | Twitter Related Podcast Episodes: The Mindsets and Habitsets of Leadership with Darrin Gray. Understanding Power with Deborah Gruenfeld. Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat with Bruce Daisley. What it Takes to Be in Awe with John O’Leary. Follow the Podcast Don’t miss an episode! Follow this podcast through the options below. iTunes Stitcher TuneIn Soundcloud RSS Or your favorite podcast app. 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/

Awhile back, I wrote a post on LinkedIn and had a blinding flash of the obvious. I asked a question at the end of the post and the post got more engagement and comments than ever before. I went back to see how often I ended with a question. And as I suspected, it wasn’t very often! This was a major lesson for me and I’m talking about it in the podcast episode because I think it’s an important lessons for all leaders as well. From This Episode: Learn more about the art of asking from this video. If you’re on Linked In and are interested in subscribing to my exclusive LI newsletter, Remarkable Results, you can do so and learn more here.

Leading and managing. Mark Williams will tell you both are important parts of your job. However, people are promoted because they do their job well, yet don’t have the necessary tools to be good leaders. Mark is the author of, Lead Don’t Manage: 12 Lessons in Creating a Leadership Culture Base on Core Values. You can manage the day-to-day activities of your team, like attendance and workflow. However, to lead, you need to know it’s about the people that work for you and with you. He shares with Kevin the importance of purposeful, regular, and consistent communication. Your expectations often are born from your values, and you owe it to yourself and your team to share. Mark also talks about investing time in relationships throughout your organization, as it is the relationships that allow you to accomplish more. In this episode, Mark: Shares his experiences in a leadership role. Discusses how individual values and relationships with your team go hand in hand. Talks about leadership alliances, both in-person and remote. 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: Lead, Don’t Manage: 12 Lessons in Creating a Leadership Culture Based on Core Values by Mark Williams Six Years by Halran Coben Connect with Mark Williams: Website | Brokers International | LinkedIn | Twitter Related Podcast Episodes: Leading Through Core Values with Dina Dwyer-Owens. Culture and Values with Joe Tye. Building Exceptional Relationships with David Bradford and Carole Robin. Follow the Podcast Don’t miss an episode! Follow this podcast through the options below. iTunes 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 iTunes. 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/

Do you manage change? Or do you lead change? And maybe even more important: do you know the difference between the two? There is a very important distinction between these two words and as leaders, we must know the difference in order to be successful in our change efforts. Check out the episode to learn what it means to lead change. What Does it Mean to Lead Change? – Remarkable TV Leave a Comment (Edit) Do you manage change? Or do you lead change? And maybe even more important: do you know the difference between the two? There is a very important distinction between these two words and as leaders, we must know the difference in order to be successful in our change efforts. Check out the video to learn what it means to lead change.       Tweet it out: Change is a choice. Our job as a leader is to help people make an informed and valuable choice… to change. @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: Each month we release a brand-new Master Class and our newest class is Remarkable Change Leadership. If you’re interested in learning more about how you can be more successful in LEADING change, check out this Master Class here.

Does your leadership change the organization? For the better? This is the question Jonathan Raymond asked himself and had an aha moment. Jonathan is the author of Good Authority: How to Become the Leader Your Team Is Waiting For and joins Kevin to discuss the mindset shift leaders at all levels need to make. Your team does not need a leader who knows everything and solves all the problems. Your job as a leader is to think strategically about the organization. Your job as a leader is to create the emotional conditions for your team to grow. Let them do the jobs they were hired to do. 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: Good Authority: How to Become the Leader Your Team Is Waiting For by Jonathan Raymond Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan Quet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cane Connect with Jonathan Raymond: Website | LinkedIn Related Podcast Episodes: The Leader’s Role in Employee Engagement with Michael Lee Stallard. Leading with Compassionate Accountability with Nate Regier. Understanding Employee Engagement with Jacqueline Throop-Robinson. Follow the Podcast Don’t miss an episode! Follow this podcast through the options below. iTunes 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 iTunes. 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/

Opportunities have expiration dates. I saw this quote recently, and I wish I could remember who/where to attribute this quote to because I instantly loved it. There is a lot of truth in it. Let’s think about opportunity for a minute… Have you ever missed an opportunity because you were unaware of it? Have you ever missed an opportunity because you let it fall down your priority list? Have you ever missed an opportunity because you delayed, or were stuck in analysis paralysis? At least one is a yes.. guaranteed. While there are many opportunities that we know about, there are many that we don’t notice…because we aren’t looking. In this episode, I’m sharing two big ideas to help you take advantage of all of the opportunities that come your way. Tweet it out: Waiting has implications because opportunities have expiration dates. @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: Get a short, inspirational email tip every Monday – Friday by signing up for Kevin’s Daily Email here.

Good leaders take away the “me” factor. Yet, before you successfully lead, you need to know who you are. Minter Dial suggests we take the time (and it takes time) to recognize our strengths, weaknesses, fears, and triggers. When you have this information, you can supplement yourself. Minter’s latest book is You Lead, How Being Yourself Makes You A Better Leader. He suggests that you cannot control how you are perceived, but you can control your awareness. When you show your whole self at work, you encourage your team they can be themselves leading to more trust and success. 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: You Lead: How Being Yourself Makes You a Better by Minter Dial The Grateful Dead and Philosophy: Getting High Minded about Love and Haight by Steven Gimbel My Hitch in Hell: The Bataan Death March by Lester I. Tenney Connect with Minter Dial: Website | Podcast | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Related Podcast Episodes: Learning Leadership with Jim Kouzes. Touchpoints for Leaders with Doug Conant. Doing Great Work with Michael Bungay Stanier. How You Learn is How you Live (and Lead) with Kay Peterson. Being Present and Staying Grounded with Scott O’Neil. Follow the Podcast Don’t miss an episode! Follow this podcast through the options below. iTunes Stitcher TuneIn Soundcloud RSS Or your favorite podcast app. 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/

I love words – reading them, writing them, saying them… And today I want to talk about two words – progress and change – and more specifically, the connection between the two as well as the major distinction and difference. How Do You Feel About Progress? – Remarkable TV Leave a Comment (Edit) I love words – reading them, writing them, saying them… And today I want to talk about two words – progress and change – and more specifically, the connection between the two as well as the major distinction and difference. Tweet it out: People can commit to change when they see a valuable post-change future. And then it isn’t change at all. It’s progress. @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: Every day Monday through Friday, I write a short, powerful email with leadership inspiration and actionable thoughts. To learn more and sign up, go here.