The Remarkable Leadership Podcast

In a daily email that I send, I asked everyone to send me their favorite ice cream flavors. And I learned A LOT about ice cream – particularly that there are lots of flavors, people LOVE ice cream and they are very particular about what and why they like it. But I also learned a lot about relationships and leadership from this very simple exercise. From This Episode: If you'd like to receive my daily email and be a part of a fun and interesting community (where sometimes we talk about ice cream!), you can learn more and sign up here.  

If you lead a department, a team, or a person (or family), you have probably had a coaching moment. Kevin is joined by Melvin Smith, co-author of Helping People Change: Coaching with Compassion for Lifelong Learning and Growth. Often, we coach to fix something or fill a learning gap. When we coach for compliance, however, we trigger a physiological response that leads to defensiveness and our feedback works against us. Melvin believes we need to start with the person and find out what they want to do/be. We want to trigger a positive physiological response, which opens people up to more creative thinking and sustainable change. In this episode, Melvin discusses 1. Coaching vs. helping. 2. Emotional attractors. 3. Personal vision statements and balance sheets. Remarkable Dialogue Ask yourself: Are you coaching for compliance or with compassion? Additional Leadership Resources Book Recommendations: Helping People Change: Coaching with Compassion for Lifelong Learning and Growth by Melvin Smith The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts by Brené Brown The Feedback Revolution with Margie Mauldin. A Future Lens on Leadership with Bob Johansen. The Master Coach with Gregg Thompson. Flourishing as a Leader and Coach with Lisa Zigarmi. Learn more about Case Western Reserve University's Coaching Research Laboratory. Follow the Weatherhead School on Twitter and Facebook. Join their Helping People Change Facebook Group Connect with Melvin Smith on LinkedIn Learn more about Coaching with Confidence Workshop Sign up for our free video training series, 13 Days to Remarkable Leadership. Get your free copy of my inspiring e-book, 101 Ways to Unleash Your Potential.  

Join me as we explore leadership lessons from my John Deere lawn tractor. I'll answer questions too. You can learn more about The Remarkable Way in my upcoming webinar which you can sign up for at: https://kevineikenberry.com/way    

Something I’ve noticed over the years is that the word “fine” has an interesting connotation in our lives. It’s often used as a “conversation stopper” – a way to indicate that it’s good enough. But the question really needs to be: Is fine always a good thing? Is fine good enough? In today’s episode, I am going to give you tips to help you deal with “fine” in your leadership role, your workplace, your relationships and your life. From This Episode: Learn more about and sign up for our weekly e-newsletter, Unleashing Your Remarkable Potential, and make sure your Monday mornings are better than just FINE.

If you are looking to recruit the best talent for your organization, you need to address the big issues in your organization. Caroline Stokes is the founder of FORWARD, an executive headhunting and executive coaching company and the author of Elephants Before Unicorns: Emotionally Intelligent HR Strategies to Save Your Company. She realized that just helping companies hire someone to fill a position was not enough. We need to remember the human element and she helps individuals and organizations adapt through emotional intelligence. Caroline suggests hiring should be thought of as a process, not just an event. She shares with Kevin her thoughts on authenticity about your brand and the importance of real and difficult conversations (not just make an impression) to recruit and retain the people who will make your organization successful. In this episode, Caroline talks about 1. Recruiters. 2. Employer brand. 3. Fake unicorns. Additional Leadership Resources Book Recommendations: Elephants Before Unicorn by Caroline Stokes Lost by Gregory Maguire Exposing Lies about Work with Ashley Goodall. Building a Peak Performance Organization with Chris McGoff. How to Be a Talent Magnet with Mark Miller. Connecting Your Company Culture with Your Brand with Denise Lee Yohn. The System is the Secret with Jim Butler. Learn more about FORWARD. Sign up for our free video training series, 13 Days to Remarkable Leadership. Get your free copy of my inspiring e-book, 101 Ways to Unleash Your Potential.  

A viewer from Brazil challenged me to connect leadership and a can of Coke - so that is what I am doing. Join me, learn something, be inspired, ask questions, and maybe even add to the Leadership/Coke connections!

We all have habits in our lives. And while many habits are great and have valuable purposes, some habits are…not so great. But first, before we define what is and what isn’t a bad habit in our lives, we need to start at the beginning and define what really is a bad habit? From This Episode: Get a short, inspirational email tip every Tuesday – Friday by signing up here: https://kevineikenberry.com/daily

Less than 20% of employees believe their managers understand what they do day-to-day. Given this, how do managers become more impactful with their team? Jaime Roca is Senior Vice President at Gartner, managing the global Research & Advisory team, and is the co-author The Connector Manager: Why Some Leaders Build Exceptional Talent - and Others Don't. He and his colleagues surveyed over 9000 managers and employees to find out what the best managers do to coach and develop talent in today’s environment. Jaime shares with Kevin the types (or approaches) to coaching and what they found to be most and least effective. Additional Leadership Resources Book Recommendations: The Connector Manager: Why Some Leaders Build Exceptional Talent by Jaime Roca Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence by Ajay Agrawal, Joshua Gans, Avi Goldfarb The Connectors Advantage with Michelle Tillis Lederman. Beautiful Questions with Warren Berger. The Feedback Revolution with Margie Mauldin. The Master Coach with Gregg Thompson. Leading with Questions with Bob Tiede. Learn more about Connector Manager. For interactive tools and insights, visit gartner.com/connector-manager. Sign up for our free video training series, 13 Days to Remarkable Leadership. Get your free copy of my inspiring e-book, 101 Ways to Unleash Your Potential.  

I'm talking about the word manager - and all the baggage associated with it - and why that all matters to manager - and leaders.  13 Days to Remarkable Leadership Video Series: http://KevinEikenberry.com/13days

As a “farm kid”, I’ve had a lot of experience with weeds – working hard to eliminate them so that we can grow the crops we needed on our farm. And I’ve spent my fair share of pulling them as an adult both at my house and still at the farm. And while I can’t quite say that I’ve ever thought of weeds when I think about leadership, but thanks to another challenge from one of you, our viewers, today I am drawing lessons from a garden weed for leaders. From This Episode: Learn more and sign up for my daily email here.