332: Flexible Leadership: Navigate Uncertainty and Lead with Confidence

Are your leadership habits helping you adapt…or holding you back? Kevin Eikenberry shares highlights from his new book, Flexible Leadership, and explores what it truly means to lead with confidence in uncertain times.

Using the powerful image of a tree, deeply rooted yet able to bend, Kevin offers a fresh take on how leaders can stay grounded in their values while adapting their approach. The discussion covers the essential elements of mindset, skillset, and habitset, and how each one shapes a leader’s ability to navigate complexity with clarity and purpose.

This conversation brings practical wisdom and real-life application to the forefront. The concept of the “confidence-competence loop” offers a hopeful reminder that growth builds momentum. Whether you’re leading a team, managing change, or working on personal development, you’ll find actionable insights for growing stronger through flexibility.

Kevin is the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group, a leadership and learning company based in Indianapolis, Indiana, with a team across the United States. He has spent over 30 years helping organizations and leaders from at least 53 countries become more effective.

You’ll discover:

How to stay grounded in your values while adapting your approach
The power of “it depends” in shifting perspective
What the confidence-competence loop means for leaders
Why resistance isn’t a problem—it’s an invitation
How to use questions to unlock better decisions

Watch the episode:

Connect with Kevin

Kevin’s Resources

Website

The Kevin Eikenberry Group

Free Masterclass on Building Confidence

Podcast

Blog

Books

Flexible Leadership: Navigate Uncertainty and Lead with Confidence

The Long-Distance Team: Designing Your Team for Everyone’s Success

The Long-Distance Teammate: Stay Engaged and Connected While Working Anywhere

The Long-Distance Leader: Rules for Remarkable Remote Leadership

Related Podcast Episodes

082: How to Keep Teammates Engaged and Connected While Working Remotely

216: Design a Long-Distance Team for Everyone’s Success

Listen to the Grow Strong Leaders Podcast on Apple Podcasts

Listen to the Grow Strong Leaders Podcast on Amazon

Listen to the Grow Strong Leaders Podcast on Pandora

Listen to the Grow Strong Leaders Podcast on YouTube

Listen to the Grow Strong Leaders Podcast on iheartradio

Leader-team communication and character skills

Grow Strong Character

Dennis E. Coates, Ph.D.

Order from Amazon

Connect with Your Team

Dennis E. Coates, Ph.D.,
and Meredith M. Bell

Order from Amazon

Peer Coaching Made Simple

Dennis E. Coates, Ph.D.,
and Meredith M. Bell

Order from Amazon

308: Remove Chaos and Head Trash from Your Mind

Do you ever have thoughts that could be called “head trash”? Very likely, you’ve experienced them, and those thoughts may even keep you awake at night. In this conversation, Dr. Robyn Odegaard provides a concrete, practical tip for getting back to sleep if you wake up at 3:00 am. She also shares her approach to questions and conversations with her clients that you can use yourself for your long-term happiness and success.

Dr. Robyn is a former competitive beach volleyball player turned business psychologist and professional confidante. She did her graduate work in business psychology with a concentration in high performance and sport. She’s been working in the space between executive coach, therapist and best friend for more than fifteen years and has designed her business to support ultra-busy clients who live excessively fast-paced lives.

Dr. Robyn’s expertise has been showcased through her TEDx talk, Creating Success Out of Chaos, the seven books she has authored, co-authored or contributed to, her Five-Point Paradigm for Creating Success Out of Chaos™, and her signature talk: Take Out the Head Trash: How to fight the demons keeping you awake at 3am.

You’ll discover:

Robyn’s personal journey as a young adult and what she learned along the way
Why she had self-doubts about her ability to succeed in college
A 5-point paradigm for creating success out of chaos
The #1 question she asks her clients to help them identify what’s holding them back
How Dr. Robyn learned to make Big Asks in quoting fees to potential clients

Watch the episode:

Connect with Dr. Robyn

Dr. Robyn’s Resources

Website

Mental MacGyver

Other

TEDx Talk

The Head Trash Talk

Connect with Your Team

Mastering the Top 10 Communication Skills

Order from Amazon

Peer Coaching Made Simple

How to Do the 6 Things That Matter Most When Helping Someone Improve a Skill

Order from Amazon

192: The Fearless Factor at Work

What if you could change the way you look at fear? Jacqueline Wales has a deep understanding of what’s behind fear…and the questions you can ask yourself to break through limiting beliefs and stories that may be causing you to play small in life. You’ll discover how to reframe your ideas about fear and failure so they serve you instead of hold you back.

Jacqueline developed a fearless approach herself after enduring, and then breaking away from, a nightmarish family to establish new patterns and find peace. She is now an author, keynote speaker, and trusted advisor to successful, high-achieving women. And she is an unwavering champion for being fearless.

In this conversation we talk about key ideas and questions from her latest book, The Fearless Factor @ Work, which I highly recommend, especially if you’ve ever allowed your fears to get in the way of speaking up or taking courageous action.

You’ll discover:

How Jacqueline defines fear and more specifically, fear in the workplace
The distinction Jacqueline makes between the stories we tell ourselves and the evidence for those beliefs
What she does to help clients play big when they’re used to playing small and holding back
Some of the messages that girls receive when growing up that don’t serve them as adults
The importance of self-compassion and self-love when you’re working to make a change

Watch the episode:

Connect with Jacqueline

Jacqueline’s Resources

Website

Jacqueline Wales

Transformational Strategies for Success Program

Books

The Fearless Factor

The Fearless Factor @ Work

When The Crow Sings (a novel)

False button text

Connect with Your Team

Mastering the Top 10 Communication Skills

Order from Amazon

Peer Coaching Made Simple

How to Do the 6 Things That Matter Most When Helping Someone Improve a Skill

Order from Amazon

185: From College Professor to Developer of Leaders

What’s it like to discover your true calling? Laura Coons, Ph.D., began her career teaching at the college level and then transitioned to the corporate world…and that’s where she found true joy. Laura bubbles over with enthusiasm when talking about her work, and you’ll hear that in our conversation.

Laura is the Senior Director of Learning at Frontdoor, a company that’s on a mission to make home ownership simple. Throughout her career there’s been the thread of servant leadership. She’s truly passionate about her role as a leader and committed to the development of future leaders.

You’ll discover:

Why Laura made the transition from higher education to the corporate world
The adjustments she needed to make to be successful in that new environment
The most important aspect of a leader’s role with members of their team
Three pillars that are the foundation for a strong, effective leader
How Laura has grown as a leader over the years

Watch the episode:

Connect with Laura

Laura’s Resources

Website

Frontdoor

False button text

Connect with Your Team

Mastering the Top 10 Communication Skills

Order from Amazon

Peer Coaching Made Simple

How to Do the 6 Things That Matter Most When Helping Someone Improve a Skill

Order from Amazon

Subscribe to our YouTube channel!

074: Work On Your Game

Would you like to take your performance to the next level? My guest Dre “All Day” Baldwin has learned what it takes to do just that. Since 2005, Dre has built a content publishing empire! Since 2006, he’s produced 7,000+ YouTube videos with more than 73 million views. He’s authored 27 books and has given 4 TED talks. In this interview we discuss his latest book, Work On Your Game, and the four principles that have guided his actions since college. You’ll love Dre’s passion, substance and stories!

You’ll discover:

The importance of understanding The Third Day as it relates to discipline
Why asking “Who do I need to BE?” Is such a powerful question in developing confidence
How mental toughness served Dre in his goal to be a professional basketball player
Ways you can use personal initiative to achieve the results you want

Watch the episode:

Connect with Dre “All Day” Baldwin

False button text

Connect with Your Team

Mastering the Top 10 Communication Skills

Order from Amazon

Strong for Performance

Create a Coaching Culture with Learning & Development Programs That Stick

Order from Amazon

Dre “All Day’s” Resources