This blog post is the sixth and final part of our six-part Evolving Workplace series. To hear more thought leadership, check out series episodes on the Remarkable Leadership Podcast. At the Kevin Eikenberry Group, our focus is on developing leaders. Over the past few weeks, we’ve studied the Evolving Workplace and what all that change might

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Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player…Listen to this article. (Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur.) As I write these words, Covid-19 became a part of most of our lives about 5 years ago. While the exact “anniversary” depends on where you live in the world, anniversaries are often a time for us to

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As leaders, our days are filled with emails, meetings, reports, and decisions. We communicate about tasks, processes, and problems—the work that must get done. But is simply transacting business enough to lead effectively?The answer is no. Leadership is more than just transactions—it requires interaction.What Is Transacting Business?When I talk about transacting business, I mean communicating

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This blog post is the fifth part of our six-part Evolving Workplace series. To hear more thought leadership, check out series episodes on the Remarkable Leadership Podcast. Last week, we looked at the five biggest challenges facing organizations in the evolving workplace over the next five years. Today, we look at skills, behaviors and mindsets individual

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We all know that stereotyping others is unhelpful, even unfair. But have you ever stopped to consider whether you’re stereotyping yourself?At first, you might resist this idea. You probably associate stereotyping with judging others—something you try to avoid. But the reality is, we all do this to ourselves, often without realizing it. And when we

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This blog post is the fourth part of our Evolving Workplace series. To hear more thought leadership, check out series episodes on the Remarkable Leadership Podcast.   What are the important choices organizations need to make in the next few (less than five, probably sooner) years to stay ahead of the competition? In some cases, these

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As leaders, we are often conditioned to seek the right answer. From childhood, we are taught that problems have definitive solutions—2+2 equals 4, history has set dates, and scientific processes follow clear formulas. But in the real world, especially in leadership, things are rarely that simple.So, is right always the right answer? Or should we

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If I asked you to list the things that you need to build your competence in anything, the list likely contains (and likely starts with) confidence. Without confidence, you might not try. Once you have tried, and have at least some success, you build confidence. And the loop starts over. So, if confidence is foundational to our (and our

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In uncertain times, confidence can feel elusive. But the good news is that confidence isn’t about knowing everything—it’s about being able to move forward despite uncertainty. This post will explore practical strategies to help you develop confidence, even when the path ahead is unclear.This topic is a key theme in my book, Flexible Leadership: Navigate

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Uncertainty is a part of life. It’s always present, whether we like it or not. In leadership, in business, and in our personal lives, uncertainty can create stress, halt progress, and make decision-making difficult. But what if we looked at uncertainty differently? We’ll explore the facts about uncertainty—both its challenges and its hidden benefits—and how you

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