The Cranky Middle Manager Show 129- Remarkable Leadership with Kevin Eikenberry
The Cranky Middle Manager #129
Don’t forget to check out our Webinar on January 29th (9 PM Central time in the US) or January 30 (If you live in Australia that’s 2:30 or so in Melbourne). “Managing Remote Employees-Using Webmeetings to Keep Them Engaged” was a lot of fun the first time and we already have people from 3 countries signed up for this one….. drop me an email and get the details!
Show Notes
0:00 Welcome to the show. No dedication this week, just an explanation in response to some readers that I’m getting less cranky in my old age…. that’s probably true, although we do stand up proudly and say “We are the anti-FISH podcast”.
3:55 The quote of the week is from Herman Hesse- Kevin’s quite right…we are ALL remarkable…. saccharine as that sounds.
5:15 Welcome Kevin Eikenberry, author of Remarkable Leadership. We blogged about his efforts to climb the Amazon charts back in August…. we talk a little about the power of the blogosphere.
9:32 Remarkable Leadership is a pretty high bar to set… isn’t it hard enough to just not suck? It’s hard when you’re thrust into the role of leader when you were just doing your job. What’s Kevin’s advice to new managers? BREATHE
13:06 What is the role of learning in leadership? You have to encourage it in others and you have to do it yourself. If you’re not born with all of this leadership stuff…where do we get it from?
18:26 We have to be the eyes and ears of our team…encourage them to be more curious. (Shameless plug for episode 123- Matthew Kelly and the Dream Manager) Part of that is when is it okay for people to make mistakes?
25:20 Confession time- Wayne is an impatient jerk which is bad enough..but when my team makes a mistake it reflects on ME. How do we support that goal in front of the rest of the organization?
28:29 Kevin’s resources:
There’s new stuff on Kevin’s blog..check it out
The Dream Manager- Matthew Kelly
Tony Dungee’s book, “Quiet Strength” (warning..it’s all about American football which is probably more offensive to our overseas listener than the religious component)
Happy For No Reason- Marci Schimoff
He hasn’t read but likes Patrick Lencioni’s 3 Signs of a Miserable Job ( and of course you can listen to him talk about it here.…
January 29th, 2008 at 7:14 am
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January 29th, 2008 at 7:17 am
Wayne – it was a riot to be on with you – thanks for the opportunity!
Kevin :)
January 29th, 2008 at 7:28 am
Thanks Kevin. I’m glad we could finally make the darned thing happen. Stay in our orbit….
December 16th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
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