How many times have you heard, “there is a schmuck in my office”? Maybe, you have made that comment yourself. In this episode, Kevin is joined by Dr. Jody Foster. Dr. Foster is the author of The Schmuck in My Office and a clinical psychiatrist whose practice includes corporate development that provides support and evaluation

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In our workshops and training, we always advise leaders to give “meaningful” feedback. And this often leads to the question of… What do you mean by meaningful feedback? In today’s video, I’ll give you four tips on what meaningful feedback is (or isn’t). https://youtu.be/h5YBl3bammw?rel=0&showinfo=0 Feedback that is seen as meaningful is more likely to be

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I often hear people say that they would work on their leadership skills if their organization supported them, if they had more time and resources, or any number of other similar (and flimsy) excuses. Well, I say, no more excuses! Here are six steps that anyone can take to become strong leaders – no ifs,

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By Kevin Eikenberry, co-founder of the Remote Leadership Institute. Even if your employees work from locations across the globe, you must provide regular, consistent feedback about their performance, behavior and attitude. In fact, it’s the most important thing you can do, so it’s a skill you should continue to develop. Here are some great resources

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What started as a simple article about the greatest sports teams turned into a more meaningful look at how to evaluate greatness and leadership. It also took Sam Walker 12 years and 300 pages to define criteria, research teams, and publish The Captain Class. Regardless of whether you consider yourself a sports fan, Sam and

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Today I am answering the following question that we recently received: How can I help a co-worker become the best asset ever, or rather, how can be effective in “coaching up”? In the video, I’ll provide six tips to help ensure a successful coaching situation. Coaching isn’t about organizational structure or role, it is a

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I’ve been speaking to groups professionally for nearly 25 years. In that time I have had lots of conversations with people who have hired us, and some who haven’t. I’ve learned a lot about the speaking industry; and what I believe a buyer (and an audience) should expect from a speaker. That’s why I put

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There is no doubt that we all need feedback to be successful. If we don’t know what we’re doing well, we can’t keep doing it. And conversely, if we don’t know what we’re doing wrong, we can’t correct it. In today’s video, I’m revealing the results of a recent survey we conducted on the frequency

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Every day can present an opportunity to improve employees’ performance, and many of you are missing it. Not enough leaders, and especially new leaders, are discussing performance on a regular basis and, instead, are relying only on the annual performance review. That’s just not enough. In fact, 65% of employees want more feedback from their

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