The Remarkable Leadership Podcast

As the title suggests, today I am sharing lessons we can learn from rivers. Now when I say "rivers", it's likely that we all have a different river in mind. And regardless of which river you think of – whether it's the Mississippi River, the Hudson River, the Pere Marquette River (near my childhood home) or any other – there are lessons that we can get from rivers. Tweet it out: Remember the lessons of the river and you will use your persistence for the benefit of others and yourself. @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: If you'd like to receive my daily email and get a short, inspiring message each day, you can learn more and sign up at https://kevineikenberry.com/daily

Do you take the time to downshift, or contemplate, or reflect? Most of us probably want to do that, and where can we find the time? Kevin chats with Joseph Badaracco, John Shad Professor of Business Ethics at Harvard Business School and author. Today, they focus on his latest book, Step Back: How to Bring the Art of Reflection into your Busy Life. Joseph conducted interviews with executives and professionals about reflection – What is it? How do you do it? Where do you find the time? He also studied some classic works to develop principles about the practice. He found that people do find the time to reflect, on their terms. There was little repetition in the method. He suggests that it's OK to pause and find those moments because, in the long run, they are a powerful tool to look at problems differently, help you sort out feelings, prioritize and help both you and your team. This episode is brought to you by… Virtual LeaderCon, a virtual leadership conference coming September 14th-18th. Additional Leadership Resources Book Recommendations: Step Back: Bringing the Art of Reflection into Your Busy Life by Joseph Badaracco The Plague Paperback by Albert Camus Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid Connect with Joseph Badaracco: LinkedIn Related Podcast Episodes: How to be Great at Work with Morten Hansen. Leveraged Learning with Danny Iny. Key Lessons from Top Episodes of 2019. Leaders as Teachers with Dr. Thomas J. DeLong. Subscribe to the Podcast Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to 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/

Today I'm talking about Leadership and Toilet Paper – yes, I really am. In the past I've done mash-ups of leadership with random topics, and challenged people to send me suggestions. You can see a channel of these past mashups here. Jose Luis sent this one in. Now I don't know if he was serious, or just doesn't like me, 😉 but…challenge accepted. Tweet it out: The best leaders are like toilet paper – they are available to do the dirty work. @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: Checkout our channel of previous leadership mashups here. Listen to and subscribe to our Remarkable Leadership Podcast.

What does it take to become passionate about your work? How do you transfer that passion to your team? Jacqueline Throop-Robinson has spent years researching this topic to get to the heart of employee engagement. What she found is that it's not enough to have meaning in your work. People also need to have a sense of progress. Jacqueline is the founder of Spark Engagement Inc., a global analytics company in Human Resources focusing on employee engagement and best-selling author of Fire Up Your Team: 50 Ways for Leaders to Connect, Collaborate and Create with their Teams (2013). She has found there are 21 drivers of employee engagement. She suggests that it's not the leaders' job to make their teams passionate. However, they need to challenge them to find that passion. This episode is brought to you by… Virtual LeaderCon, a virtual leadership conference coming September 14th-18th. Learn more at https://virtualleadercon.com/ Additional Leadership Resources Book Recommendations: The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, Kaley Klemp Fire Up Your Team: 50 Ways for Leaders to Connect, Collaborate and Create with Their Teams by Jacqueline Throop-Robinson Connect with Jacqueline Throop-Robinson: Website | LinkedIn Related Podcast Episodes: The Leader's Role in Employee Engagement with Michael Lee Stallard. Creating Culture – Lessons from Chick-fil-a with Steve Robinson. Eat, Sleep, Work, Repeat with Bruce Daisley. Subscribe to the Podcast Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to 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/

Last week, I talked about the power that routines can have in our lives. If you missed that, you can watch it here. The thing about routines is that when they change, we are often left feeling a little lost, confused or even discombobulated. And if you're like most of us, our routines over the last four months have changed significantly. Are you feeling lost working from home? If you are, the answer might be in adjusting your routine to better fit your current situation. In this episode, I'm giving you six easy steps to help you evaluate existing and create new routines that you will help you be more successful. Tweet it out: You have routines. But are they serving you? Think about your routines decide which ones are helping you reach your goals – and change the rest! @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: Sign up to receive our weekly email with articles and resources specifically written for remote workers and leaders. Visit The Remote Leadership Institute website for tips and resources for remote leaders and remote teams. Learn more here.

How does your team show up for work? How do you show up? Gary Hamel believes people leave their gifts of creativity and daring at home because it is not encouraged. He joins Kevin to discuss why he thinks organizations have been incapacitated by their lack of humanity. Gary is the author of The Future of Management (2007) and his latest book, with Michele Zanini, Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them. He shares data about the increase in bureaucracy in organizations and the decline of productivity growth. In short, the old model is not working and organizations need to think about the human element. Further, people at all levels can make change where they are and building community is a good place to start. This episode is brought to you by… Virtual LeaderCon, a virtual leadership conference coming September 14th-18th. Learn more at https://remarkablepodcast.com/VLC Additional Leadership Resources Book Recommendations: The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Eric Lawson Mind & Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature is Almost Certainly False by Thomas Nagel The Experience of God: Being, Consciousness, Bliss by David Bentley Hart Connect with Gary Hamel: Website | Book Website | Twitter | LinkedIn Related Podcast Episodes: The Excellence Dividend with Tom Peters. Brave New Work with Aaron Dignan. Leading Large-Scale Change with Bill Schaninger. The Future Leader with Jacob Morgan. Subscribe to the Podcast Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to this podcast through the options below. iTunes Stitcher TuneIn Soundcloud RSS Or your favorite podcast app.

Our subconscious minds are extremely powerful and when we build routines and habits, it allows us to capitalize on this part of our brain. In this episode, I will show you six incredible benefits we get when we flex our subconscious with routines and habits. Tweet it out: Recognize the value and power of your routines – the right ones can change your life for the better. @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: Sign up to receive an email notification each time we release a new episode of Remarkable TV here.

Thirty years ago, we were introduced to The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. And my guess is most of us have read the book, or at least been exposed to one (or more) of the habits; Think Win/Win. Kevin sits down with Sean Covey, son of Stephen, to discuss the anniversary edition and what makes it unique. Sean is a New York Times bestselling author (The 4 Disciplines of Execution, The 6 Most Important Decisions You'll Ever Make, The 7 Habits of Happy Kids, The Leader in Me, and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens) and president of FranklinCovey Education. Sean builds upon the principle-centered approach for solving problems, whether they are personal or professional. He shares anecdotes and takeaways on how the habits have remained unchanged and how we can use them today. 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. You can sign up at https://remarkablepodcast.com/UYRP Additional Leadership Resources Book Recommendations: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: 30th Anniversary Edition by Stephen R. Covey, Sean Covey Contributor The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company by Robert Iger Connect with Sean Covey: Book Website Related Podcast Episodes: The Leader Habit with Martin Lanik. Truthful Living and Timeless Principles with Jeffrey Gitomer. Choose to Win with Tom Ziglar. Leaders as Teachers with Dr. Thomas J. DeLong. Subscribe to the Podcast Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to 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 you work on your own personal development does it just benefit you? Not at all. In fact, everybody wins when you take the time to work on your development. The organization. The team. Your boss. And of course, you. So, the next question is, who is responsible for your development? Tweet it out: Hopefully you work for an organization that invest in you. Whether they do or don't your development still belongs to you. @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: Start your Monday off positively with my weekly e-newsletter, Unleashing Your Remarkable Potential. Learn more and subscribe here.

Are you waiting for development opportunities, or are you being intentional in creating opportunities? Dave McKeown suggests that leaders with the most impact push for growth. Dave is a leadership consultant and the author of The Self-Evolved Leader: Elevate Your Focus and Develop Your People in a World That Refuses to Slow Down. He joins Kevin to discuss what it means to be a self-evolved leader. It's not about saving the day and getting it all done. Leaders understand their strengths and weaknesses (and use both). Further, they look to elevate focus, share stories and provide context for alignment, and develop people. In this episode, Dave discusses: Characteristics of a self-evolved leader. The cycle of mediocrity. Micro disciplines. 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: The Self-Evolved Leader: Elevate Your Focus and Develop Your People in a World That Refuses to Slow Down by Dave McKeown The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker Connect with Dave McKeown: Website | Book Website | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram Related Podcast Episodes: The Leader Habit with Martin Lanik. Day One Leadership with Drew Dudley. The Making of a Manager with Julie Zhuo. Being the Leader You Want to Be with Amy Jen Su. Subscribe to the Podcast Don't miss an episode! Subscribe to 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/