Culture is a much-used word, at work and in our personal lives. And it’s usually over-complicated.
In this episode, I’m sharing a story from my family’s past to help you better (and more simply) understand exactly what culture is and isn’t.
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Do you think about how much you could get done if you were unburdened from busy work? Juliet Funt joins Kevin to talk about the difference between activity and productivity and what we could accomplish if we just had a minute to think. This episode was recorded during Virtual LeaderCon 2021.
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Several years ago, we started using the words “hybrid teams” to describe a team where there are some people working in a physical office and there are some people who work virtually outside of the office.
And while we started using this word well before the pandemic made it a household term, we believe that it’s an even better word than we ever realized.
In this episode, I’ll explain why “hybrid” is the right word for right now.
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Burnout is a real problem across the globe. In fact, the World Health Organization identified burnout as a workplace phenomenon in 2019. Jennifer Moss joins Kevin to discuss the why of burnout (it’s not just workload) and ways to prevent it. This episode was recorded during Virtual LeaderCon 2021.
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Don’t let that title scare you. I am not turning this into a health series and I am not selling any supplements.
A few of months ago, I decided I wanted to get rid of my “COVID 19”. Pounds that is. So I studied up on intermittent fasting and then I went to work. And not only did I find that it worked for me, I also found some overall life and leadership lessons that I think might work for you.
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As a leader, we want to have a positive and important effect on our team. Through her research, Vanessa Bohns has found we often feel ineffective, or inadequate, or believe we said the wrong words. She joins Kevin to discuss why we don’t always recognize the influence we have and how that can lead to lost opportunities or misuse of power.
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Persistence is good and virtuous. But it’s also hard. And telling someone to be persistent seldom goes all that well. We may know it, but don’t want to hear it – or even know what to do with the advice when we hear it.
Many years ago when I was at Purdue, I was having a conversation with a friend who was in the process of interviewing for jobs after college. She was getting frustrated and when I gave her the advice to simply be persistent, I was met with the response referenced here above. She wasn’t thrilled.
So then I added a simple word to my advice of persistence. And that two word phrase is something I still use today in my own life and in coaching others. Check out the video below to learn more about the power of persistence.
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How many hours do you work each week? How do you feel Friday afternoon? Who decided the norm was a 40-hour work week? Joe Sanok joins Kevin to discuss how we could work less hours and be more productive and more creative.
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Say you’re the CEO and you’re talking to your C suite. To be able to have conversations with the CFO and say what do you hate about your job. If you can’t have that level of intimacy and discussion with your leadership, you’re not a good leader. (Tweet This)
If you are a goal setter (which improves the chances of getting where you want to go), you will achieve them – maybe not all, but many of them. And often people feel empty or feel a sense of ennui when they reach a goal.
The good news is, reaching your goal IS the goal. Now here are four simple steps to take once you reach a goal to help you celebrate, learn from and continue on the path to success.
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We’ve all been there – stuck. This can be personally or maybe our teams are stuck. When we are stuck, we fail to develop and grow. Craig Lemasters joins Kevin to what stuck really means and techniques to help fill the knowledge gaps.
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Quote: Without humility we’re not going to admit we’re stuck and more importantly, we’re not going to allow outside wisdom in. - Tweet This
While I’m talking about weeds in the video below, I promise you that this is not a gardening episode.
In the episode, we’ll talk about the “weeds” in our lives – how to identify them and how to remove them for greater success at home and at work.
Tweet it out: It’s time to garden your life – what weeds are choking out the efforts, practices and results you want? @KevinEikenberry
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Leadership is hard and sometimes there is an illusion of success. The numbers look good on paper, and we don’t consider the human capital. Michelle Reines joins Kevin to share her leadership journey, both the good and the bad, and discuss the leadership lessons she learned along the way.
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“Your have to really understand your mirror and how you show up and how you need to show up and how your team is experiencing your leadership.” – Michelle Reines (TWEET THIS)
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Experience might not be something that you usually associate with “danger”. But in this Remarkable TV episode, I’m telling a story about my car and its gas tank and how my experience got me into a little trouble with the two.
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How we show up, both professionally and personally, makes a difference. Lonnie Mayne joins Kevin to talk about Red Shoes Living, a framework for engaging our teams.
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"If we can keep the human spirit alive in business, we spend more than half of our life in our careers every day, then we can ignore the human potential." - Lonnie Mayne
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Think about a time when you were really confident – when you did something and before you did it, you were confident about how well it was going to go.
What happens when you’re confident? Things generally go pretty well, right?
Confidence is critical to our success, especially as leaders.
In this episode, I’ll talk about five keys to help you build greater confidence for greater success.
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It wasn’t planned, and over the past 18 months, many of us became remote leaders and workers. Darleen DeRosa and Jim Citrin are the authors of Leading at a Distance: Practical Lessons for Virtual Success. They sit down with Kevin to discuss leadership skills that have become more important as we work remotely. They asked leaders what their biggest challenge was in this environment and the majority said it is inspiring and motivating their teams. Purpose and authenticity have been increasingly important leadership capabilities over time, but they are now more central and expected than ever. We need to be more deliberate and thoughtful with our teams and find opportunities to build trust through a screen.
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Quote: In a virtual world, people's discretionary effort is what determines whether they and their organizations really thrive or just kind of go along. -Jim Citrin
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I get asked this question a lot:
How can I be more influential?
And often times when I am asked this, it isn’t phrased exactly like that. It might sound more like…
How can I motivate my team to do more?
How can I better inspire my team?
There are a lot of ways that it is stated, but the bottom line is that they are asking: how do I influence people?
And I bring this up specifically because the way that the question is often phrased is part of the problem.
As leaders, if we want to have greater influence, we must focus on people and not position. Check out this episode to learn more about how YOU can be more influential.
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You know when you are on a good team. In fact, you feel energized and productive when you work with that team. The question becomes, can we get engagement, productivity, and happiness at work? Mike Zani believes it can and when you have a happy and engaged team, productivity goes through the roof. Mike is the author of The Science of Dream Teams: How Talent Optimization Can Drive Engagement, Productivity and Happiness. He shares with Kevin that most CEOs have a business strategy and a financial plan. However, few have a talent strategy. Yet, productivity and the bottom line are the results of our talent. Engagement begins with an intentional mission and culture. When you get your team connected to the mission and values, you get discretionary effort.
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Susan McPherson is a “serial connector” and suggests we need to get back to humanity. She is the author of The Lost Art of Connecting: The Gather, Ask, Do Method for Building Meaningful Business Relationships and shares her three-step process to building relationships. Connection is different from networking. When you connect, you are intentional, you ask meaningful questions, and you listen carefully. Authentic connections not only can help us live longer; a strong social network can add 15 years to your life. Further, a connected workforce is a productive workforce.
In this episode, Susan discusses:
1. Gather, Ask, Do.
2. JOMO.
3. Five minute ask
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Is more better? Maybe, if we are talking about ice cream. What about if we are talking about collaboration? Rob Cross would argue that we can become overwhelmed by all the connecting and collaborating. Pre-pandemic we spent 85% of our time in collaborative activities, like e-mail, phone calls, meetings… That is higher today. Rob is the author of Beyond Collaboration Overload: How to Work Smarter, Get Ahead, and Restore Your Well-Being. The book is a culmination of research on mapping the patterns of connectivity and collaboration among high performers. It’s not that they didn’t collaborate; however, they chose how they used their time and strategically connected. Rob shares why we tend to overextend ourselves and what we can do with the time we get back. Our well-being is tied to our healthy relationships and reducing the micro-stressors.
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We find purpose in life through our work. We spend half of our waking life at work. Wouldn’t it be great to find purpose and meaning while getting stuff done? Dr. Roger Hall is the author of Staying Happy, Being Productive: The Big 10 Things Successful People Do. As a psychologist, he has been able to study the lives of successful people over 25 years. He has found that there are ten common habits of his most successful clients. Roger trains leaders to monitor and manage their thinking. He shares with Kevin if you discipline your thinking, emotions will follow, and then behavior. This can improve not only your life but the lives of your family or team.
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While enjoying a late-night snack, Raúl Sánchez and Dan Bullock came to the realization everyone sees the same pattern in the stars. Other places and cultures may label it differently, yet they see the same alignment. They wanted to look at patterns in communication. As organizations become more global, communication becomes that much more important. This holds for public speaking, writing e-mails, or negotiating contracts. Sánchez and Bullock are the authors of How to Communicate Effectively with Anyone, Anywhere. They discuss what is implied in conversation/writing and who is responsible for the messaging. In the end, it isn’t about us. As leaders, we are more effective if we use positive language and present the information for more than one sense (ethos, pathos, logos).
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Virtual LeaderCon 2020 gave The Kevin Eikenberry Group the opportunity to bring together 30 of the world’s top leadership experts to talk about the most pressing and emerging leadership and learning topics. We know 2020 was touch and this was our way to continue to support leadership development. As we prepare for Virtual LeaderCon 2021, because whether you are leading a remote, hybrid, or face-to-face team, our goal is to help individual leaders and organizations learn the skills to keep moving forward
Kevin is sharing his daily inspiration from the 2020 event all about: It’s OK to disagree.
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It is important to understand what drives you to get out of bed in the morning. It is just as important to understand the motivation of your team. Christopher Coultas, along with his team at Leadership Worth Following, is the author of Driven Not Drained: Discover Your Path to Career Happiness, Effectiveness, and Influence. Chris shares the six components of the DriV model, which was designed to understand the why behind the what. With each component, there are competing priorities. For example, if you score high in productivity, you get your energy by doing things. This can become an issue as you move up the corporate ladder and find that you are delegating more tasks. Chris suggests understanding your drivers and drainers can help you find greater satisfaction in your job. Knowing what drives and drains your team can lead to more productivity and a better bottom line.
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Kevin is sharing his daily inspiration from the 2020 event all about: Clear is kind.
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