Lessons from a Betty Crocker Cake Mix

If you’ve watched my videos for long, you know that I like to make some “unusual” connections to leadership. And if you haven’t watched before, well, I imagine the title gave it away for you. In this video, I’m sharing a quick history lesson on General Mills, particularly how the invention of their Betty Crocker

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Building Skills After Training

We host workshops and training sessions across the country and all throughout the year and we often get this question: How can I consistently apply what I learned here in the workshop back in my job and the real world? In today’s video, I’m giving you six things to help you do just that –

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The Danger of Evangelism

An evangelist. A zealot. And I don’t know your beliefs, but chances are you have a strong reaction to these words in one way or another. Because while the purpose isn’t questioned and the intentions aren’t out of line, the approach, in many cases, gets in the way of the goal. But today I’m looking

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The Leader as a Middleman

As a leader, you are very likely also a middleman – and this is a term that doesn’t often get a lot of respect. But in today’s episode, I am talking about the very valuable role of the middleman and how we as leaders can fulfill this position and realize more success for ourselves and

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How to Pick a Biography

I’m a big fan of reading biographies for many reasons, so several years ago I wrote a blog post on why leaders should read biographies (you can read that here). And in response to this article, I was recently asked for tips on picking biographies. So…here you go! A few tips for picking a biography

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The Benefit of the Doubt Principle

When we fail to give others the benefit of the doubt, it’s entirely too easy to perceive one’s words or actions in the worst possible way – which isn’t good for us and isn’t good for the other person. However, when we give people the benefit of the doubt, a lot of good happens. Check

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Helping Your Mentor

While the question we’re addressing in today’s Remarkable TV episode might seem backwards, I promise you, it is not. In fact, it is in direct response to questions we got from a previous episode, How Do I Ask Someone to Mentor Me? And what you’ll learn will help you answer that exact question. Tweet it

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Your Lesson from Undercover Boss

Every week on the show, Undercover Boss, a CEO or Senior Executive disguises themselves as someone else for one reason: to spend a day in the life of one of their employees and to see what is really happening inside their organizations. Now this might seem a little extreme just to get some feedback and

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The Problem with Familiarity

It might sound strange to say that there is a problem with familiarity – after all, establishing this helps us to work better together as a team, communicate better and have fewer conflicts. And yet…in the video below, I’m discussing how we have to be aware of familiarity and the pitfalls that we can fall

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Herding Your Thoughts

It’s not the most common comparison, but believe it or not, your thoughts and sheep herders have a few things in common. Don’t believe me? Check out the video below! Tweet it out: Be attentive to your thoughts, because they predict your future. via @KevinEikenberry From This Episode: Watch previous episodes of Remarkable TV here.

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