What Shouldn’t I Delegate?

Delegation is extremely important to our success as leaders, but there is one very important task that absolutely should not be delegated. Here’s what I’m talking about… Tweet it out: Great leaders delegate often, but they don’t delegate the important responsibility of coaching. via @KevinEikenberry

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How to Offer Feedback without Creating Resistance

Feedback can be both hard to give and hard to receive. While it’s easy to say that feedback is necessary for us to get better, most people – including me – don’t like to hear what they did that could have been done better. And since most leaders know that people might not want to

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The Ultimate Leadership Lesson with Steve Farber

In today’s episode, I explore the traits that make up exceptional leaders, with best-selling author and founder of The Extreme Leadership Institute, Steve Farber. We also examine “love” in terms of creating a work environment where your clients love your products AND your employees love to do their job successfully! Listen Now In this episode,

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The You Matter Marathon

Imagine, a coworker, neighbor or even a stranger walking up to you and handing you a card. They might say something like, “I just wanted to share this with you,” or “I think you need to hear this today,” or they might say nothing, and just hand you the card. Then imagine looking at the

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Your Super Weapon is Actually Your Employees, Not Your Products

Your most important asset may not the products you sell. Rather, it’s your employees, especially if you are in a service industry, says Dushyant Sukhija, a former executive with Cisco Systems and author of The Cisco Way: Leadership Lessons Learned from One of the World’s Greatest Technology Services Companies. “Employees are the true intellectual capital

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Keys to Leading Remotely with Wayne Turmel

In today’s insightful episode, I explore the growing organizational trend of working and leading remotely with author and co-founder of the Remote Leadership Institute, Wayne Turmel. Regarded by Marshall Goldsmith as “one of the unique voices to listen to in the virtual workplace, Wayne has over 20 years experience in training organizations on technology, communication

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When An Employee Says “I’m Too Busy”

New leaders in particular deal with more change resistance (and resistance in general) from their employees. Bitter coworkers who were overlooked for the promotion dig in their heels and make life hard for new managers. Some just want to take advantage of the new guy or gal. Others want to see how far they can push

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Remarkable TV: How You Can Coach in Five Minutes

Believe it or not, you really can be a better coach in just five minutes. Check out the video below to use your next five minutes more effectively and more successfully. https://youtu.be/61kdLizCDuA?rel=0&controls=0&showinfo=0 Tweet it out: Great coaching can start with a question. via @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: Learn more about the Remarkable Coaching workshop here.

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Remarkable TV: The Difference Between All In and Mailing It In

Today’s question is about dealing with employees who are disengaged, disenchanted or simply “mailing it in”. And I’ve got four techniques to help move these team members from “mailing it in” to “all in”! Tweet it out: If you want your team to be “all in” let them know what that looks like to you.

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8 Keys to Successful Performance Conversations

It is likely you have had an experience like this in your past: You are 8 or 10 or 12 years old. You’ve done something wrong, but maybe you don’t know what just yet. However, you certainly know you are in hot water after you have been told to “Stay after class,” “Go to the

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