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I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but there’s a holiday for everything. Just do a quick Google search for “today’s holiday” and you’ll see what I mean… “If Pets Had Thumbs Day”…. Really? But back to leadership here. In the video below, I am suggesting a “holiday” that will help you become a better leader and a better person. I am suggesting that you make a National Commitment Day. In the episode, I share some easy steps that you can take to celebrate this holiday. These steps will help you use this day as a way to re-focus your energy and actions to better reach your goals. Let’s get started! Tweet it out: Declare today your Day of Commitment. Decide what you will commit to – and get started. @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: Learn more and subscribe to our weekly newsletter, Unleashing Your Remarkable Potential, at https://kevineikenberry.com/UYRP 

Are you innovative or do you leave that to other people? Tamara Ghandour discovered that innovation was something we all can do. Further, it’s not if we innovate, but how we innovate (we are all unique). Tamara created The Innovation Quotient Edge (IQE) (available on her website), which reveals your unique Everyday Innovator style and offers insight into how you bring your best self in everything you do. She is also the author of Innovation is Everybody’s Business: How to Ignite, Scale, & Sustain Innovation for Competitive Edge. Kevin and Tamara discuss different aspects of innovation, including human-centered vs. process centered innovation and whether you want to be better or different. They touch on why we struggle to see ourselves as innovators and how to build a team of innovators who make an impact. In this episode, Tamara shares: Science and style to innovation. Triggers of innovation. How leaders create innovation. The importance of the open loop. 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: Innovation is Everybody's Business: How to Ignite, Scale, and Sustain Innovation for Competitive Edge by Tamara Ghandour Already Free: Buddhism Meets Psychotherapy on the Path of Liberation by Bruce Tift Connect with Tamara Ghandour: Website | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook Related Podcast Episodes: Innovating Experiences at Work with Karen Jaw-Madson. Leading Through Disruption with Tony Hunter. Business Experimentation and Innovation with Stefan Thomke. The Innovation Stack with Jim McKelvey.

Focus can be a challenge for anyone working from home – whether you’ve been working remotely for years or are just finding yourself at home due to current events. It can be difficult to separate work and personal. The good news is with just a few simple steps, you can maintain your focus, set boundaries, and be successful no matter where you’re working. Find out more in this episode! Tweet it out: When you are working from home – be working – and then stop! Let everyone in the house know when you are doing each one. @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: Visit The Remote Leadership Institute website for tips and resources for remote leaders and remote teams. Learn more here. Learn more about the Webaround

Last week, we talked about confidence from the perspective of our own experience. You can watch that episode here. Today we are going to look at confidence from a very different perspective. We are looking at it from the perspective of others. I’m sharing the impact of confidence as well as a really simple equation that helps to illustrate for leaders how truly powerful confidence is to our success and that of those around us. Once you’ve listened to the episode, let us know how your’re building confidence in your team members, family or friends! Give us a comment at info@kevineikenberry.com.  What Confidence Can Do – Remarkable TV Leave a Comment Last week, we talked about confidence from the perspective of our own experience. You can watch that episode here. Today we are going to look at confidence from a very different perspective. We are looking at it from the perspective of others. I’m sharing the impact of confidence as well as a really simple equation that helps to illustrate for leaders how truly powerful confidence is to our success and that of those around us. Once you’ve watched the video, let us know how your’re building confidence in your team members, family or friends! Leave us a comment below. Tweet it out: Let others see the confidence you have in them – it will build theirs and improve the results. @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: Listen to and subscribe to The Remarkable Leadership Podcast.

There has been much research focused on what leaders need to be effective. Ryan Gottfredson asked, how do we capture the being element of leadership? In other words, what is the mindset? Ryan is a consultant, professor, and author of Success Mindsets: The Key to Unlocking Greater Success in Your Life, Work, & Leadership. Kevin and Ryan both agree that our mindsets fuel our thinking, learning, and behavior. Further, if you don’t have the right mindset, it is more difficult to build your skillsets. Ryan recognizes that logically we know a command and control system does not work and yet studies show 65% of employees want a new boss compared to more pay. He found leaders still struggle, despite the logic, because for most people, our mindsets are something we are not aware of. Ryan is offering a free assessment on his website so you can see where you stand. At the end of the day, we all have room for improvement and Ryan offers suggestions to help us get there. In this episode, Ryan: Defines Mindset. Provides an overview of the 4 primary mindsets. Remarkable Dialogue Ask yourself: What is your mindset? 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: Success Mindsets: Your Keys to Unlocking Greater Success in Your Life, Work and Leadership by Ryan Gottfredson Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow Connect with Ryan Gottfredson: Website | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook Related Podcast Episodes: The Leader Habit with Martin Lanik. Choose to Win with Tom Ziglar. Creating the We Mindset with Dr. Eric George.

We all know that it’s important to have a balanced diet – because what you put in impacts your health. But have you thought about your reading diet? Because similarly, what you put in impacts your thinking. In today’s video, I’m asking a few questions to help you discern how your reading “diet” is going and what you can do to balance and improve it. Tweet it out: How closely does what you are reading map to your reading goals? @KevinEikenberry From This Episode:   Start your Monday out with leadership inspiration and tips from my weekly e-newsletter, Unleashing Your Remarkable Potential. Learn more and subscribe here.  

Dr. Wayne Baker has found that most people are willing to help, and most people don’t ask for what they need. This may be because we believe that others can help us, or it will make us appear weak. Wayne is a professor at the University of Michigan and the author of All You Have To Do Is Ask. Kevin and Wayne discuss the importance of asking both personally and professionally. Research shows that when we can ask for help, we are less frustrated at work (or home). We can find opportunities and talent. Further, it can make our teams more successful. He shares a four-step process of asking, starting with what is your goal? Leaders should be a chief help seeker and by working to change behaviors you can change your culture. He also shares thoughts on asking in communicating in a remote world. In this episode, Wayne discusses 1. The reciprocity ring. 2. The law of giving and receiving. 3. SMART criteria. 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 learn more at https://remarkablepodcast.com/UYRP  Additional Leadership Resources Book Recommendations: All You Have to Do is Ask by Dr. Wayne Baker Old Man's War Series: (Old Man's War, The Ghost Brigades, The Last Colony, Zoe's Tale, The Human Division, The End of All Things) by John Scalzi Connect with Dr. Wayne Baker: Website How to Connect Meaningfully in a Virtual Meeting Chief Help Seeker Related Podcast Episodes: Leading with Questions with Bob Tiede. Beautiful Questions with Warren Berger. The Connectors Advantage with Michelle Tillis Lederman. Networking for People Who Hate Networking with Devora Zack.

If you're watching this episode when it originally airs, sports are front and center with the Super Bowl just around the corner. So in this spirit, we are discussing a very popular sports phrase: playing to win. And this week, we are turning the question around a bit and answering: Can we take the idea of playing to win and apply it to work? Tweet it out: Yes - you can have a sense of play and achieve serious results. In fact, I wonder if you can achieve at the highest levels without it. @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: If you’d like to receive my daily email and be a part of a fun and interesting community, you can learn more and sign up here.

As a leader of a team, you will most likely be asked to solve a problem. Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg found that we often move into solution mode before thinking about whether we are solving the right problem. He and Kevin sit down to talk about problem-solving and more specifically about reframing the problem. During research for his latest book, What’s Your Problem?, Thomas found that 85% of companies said they often struggle to solve the right problems. As a leader, you don’t have weeks or even days to resolve issues, and we need to be quicker solving the right problem first. Thomas shares examples and tips to help master the skill of reframing because to solve some of your toughest problems, you need to change the problem you solve. In this episode, Thomas discusses 1. The importance of reframing. 2. Ways to reframe. 3. Role of team members in reframing. This episode is brought to you by... 13 Days to Remarkable Leadership, a free leadership video series based on Kevin's book, Remarkable Leadership. Learn more at RemarkablePodcast.com/13days. Additional Leadership Resources Book Recommendations: What's Your Problem?: To Solve Your Toughest Problems, Change the Problems You Solve by Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen by Dan Heath Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life by Ozan Varol Invisible Solutions: 25 Lenses that Reframe and Help Solve Difficult Business Problems by Stephen M. Shapiro The Age of Living Machines: How Biology Will Build the Next Technology Revolution by Susan Hockfield Connect with Thomas Wedell-Wedellsborg: Website | Book Site Related Podcast Episodes: Leadership Productivity Principles with Maura Thomas. Delivering Innovative Service with Chip Bell. Thinking in New Ways About Important Things with David Burkus. The Innovation Stack with Jim McKelvey.

There's an old song that I like by The Everly Brothers, When Will I Be Loved? Or perhaps you've heard the Linda Ronstadt version? As a leader, this might be a question you've asked before - WHEN will I be loved? How do others feel about me as a leader? Am I making a difference? Am I having an impact of my team and organization? And while these are valid questions that we will all likely have at one time or another, they are a bit misguided. Rather, we need to frame it and think about it another way. Tweet it out: Our job as a leader isn't to be loved or even liked - but to be likable and work to build good working relationships. @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: Learn more about and listen to episodes of The Remarkable Leadership Podcast.