The Remarkable Leadership Podcast

Mark Miller is the Vice President of High Performance Leadership at Chick-fil-A Inc. or "The Chicken", as he affectionately refers to it. He is also a best selling author, by accident according to Mark, and joins Kevin to discuss top talent. He recently released Talent Magnet: How To Attract And Keep The Best People. In discussions with organizational leaders, Mark found that finding and keeping good people had become the number one issue. Through not only qualitative data, but based on extensive research Mark conducted with Aon, he discovered that what keeps and attracts top talent is different than what attracts and keeps typical talent. In this episode, Mark disusses 1. The difference between talent and top talent. 2. Three things top talent want. 3 Social media in leadership.

Don't worry – today's episode has nothing to do with running and really nothing to do with sports! What I'm talking about today is helping leaders break barriers – their own and those of their team. From This Episode: Learn more about and listen to episodes from The Remarkable Leadership Podcast here.

Not all mistakes are created equal. Skip Prichard is the President & CEO of OCLC, a global nonprofit computer library service and research organization. He is also the author of The Book of Mistakes: 9 Secrets to Creating a Successful Future. Through observation and research, Skip shares stories of mistakes we make that limit our potential. You have the choice to decide how you reach and where you want to go. In this episode, Skip focuses on 1. Standing out vs. blending in. 2. Surrounding yourself with the right (or wrong) people.

If you have kids or if you were ever a kid (and I'm guessing you can answer at least one of these affirmatively??), you have asked or been asked this question before: What did you learn today? And while this is a very valid question, as you'll notice in the title of this blog post, it's not the question I am talking about in the video. Instead of a REVIEW question, I am talking about a PREVIEW question. From This Episode: Learn more and sign up for the 13 Days to Remarkable Leadership video series here. Sign up to receive emails about new Remarkable TV episodes here.

Gary Brackett went from an undrafted free agent to football captain and Superbowl champion. Post football, he is a community leader and entrepreneur. How did someone 5'10" and 230 pounds get to these positions? He played from the neck up and joins Kevin to talk about consistency and repetition. Lessons he learned on the playing field transfer to his role as the owner of Brackett Restaurant Group and founder of The Impact Foundation. He shares the importance of continuing to read, learn, train and invest in yourself to make your next "quarter" better.

The commercials during the Super Bowl have become just as popular as the actual sporting event itself, and this year, there was one that was even more popular and memorable for The Kevin Eikenberry Group. And...it provided some valuable leadership lessons for me, my team and really all leaders. From This Episode: Watch the Pringles commercial here. Learn more and listen to the Remarkable Leadership podcast here.

Leading and learning are hooked together; not surprising or new information. Kay Peterson, founder of the Institute for Experiential Learning and co-author of How You Learn is How You Live joins Kevin to discuss how we can increase our capability to learn from the experiences throughout our lives. Kay talks about learning styles and how they can be applied to not only be a more effective learner, but also a more effective leader. In this episode, Kay: 1. Defines experiential learning. 2. Discusses the learning cycle and learning styles. 3. Shares her thoughts on learning flexibility.

Today I'm using a metaphor with boiling water that provides concrete and easy tips to help leaders remain calm and collected so that they can better communicate with and lead their team. From The Episode: Watch last week's episode, Before the Benefit of the Doubt, here. Subscribe to receive email notifications about new Remarkable TV episodes here.

Focus will get you to average. Top performers not only focus but obsess over a few things according to Morten Hansen. Morten is the author of Great at Work: How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More and joins Kevin to discuss his research on the practices of top leaders. Based on data collected from surveys, case studies and a few years of statistical analysis, Morten defines practices of top performers (including a practice that was surprising). These can be applied by any leader looking to maximize their time and performance. In this episode, Morten shares: 1. 7 Practices of top leaders. 2. Rules and sins of collaboration. Additional Resources: When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing by Dan Pink http://amzn.to/2FVftLZ https://www.mortenhansen.com/

Despite our best intentions, it's sometimes hard NOT to assume or misinterpret someone's intentions or jump to the negative. And while we all know that giving someone the benefit of the doubt or assuming the positive is the correct answer to the situation, it's also hard to make this complete jump from negative to positive. Today, I'm presenting an alternative – an alternative with four major bonuses that will help you be more successful as a leader and as a person. From This Episode: Learn more and sign up for 13 Days to Remarkable Leadership here.