This is the Read to Lead podcast, episode 374.

The average American pre-pandemic had a 27-minute commute each way, so I've been fundamentally

asking people, on average, what are you doing with the extra hour you just got back?

Even before the coronavirus hit, remote work was growing at nearly 30% per year, and now it's a fact of life.

Are you just on a remote team, or are you a great teammate?

Hi, I'm Jeff Brown, and this is the Read to Lead podcast, the podcast that is dedicated

to your personal and professional growth.

I believe that in order to achieve true success in business and in life, intentional and

consistent reading is a must.

So with each outing, we welcome another successful and

inspiring author and dig into their latest book and their insights on things like personal

and professional development, leadership, productivity, career, business, marketing, sales,

and entrepreneurship. Today we're being joined by someone I've wanted to have on the show for a long

time. His name is

Kevin Eikenberry, and he's the co-author of the new book, The Long Distance Teammate. Stay engaged and

connected while working anywhere. I plan to ask Kevin to share about his 3P model for remote work success,

what it means to have the right mindset for remote work, some of the

challenges to getting and staying motivated for someone who works alone, and plenty more.

One of the things I love about the chair I get to sit in is the unbelievable and unbelievably

successful people I get to chat with every week. And if it's ever crossed your mind, gee, I wonder if we were to

try and figure out what it is all these successful people have in common. What would those things be?

I've actually done that work for you and put it in a short, about 25 or so page ebook that I call

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