Building Community (in 20 Minutes or Less)
The Remarkable Leadership Podcast
Release Date: 01/22/2026
Building Community (in 20 Minutes or Less)
The Remarkable Leadership Podcast
What if changing your culture didn’t require a massive initiative, but just twenty focused minutes at a time? In this special five-part podcast series, Kevin Eikenberry is joined by Jennifer Moss for a practical, thought-provoking exploration of how leaders can create meaningful cultural change through small, intentional actions. How can leaders rebuild a sense of community at work when time feels scarce and connection feels optional? In this episode, Kevin and Jennifer focus on how leaders can strengthen community by intentionally creating small but powerful opportunities for connection....
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info_outlineWhat if changing your culture didn’t require a massive initiative, but just twenty focused minutes at a time? In this special five-part podcast series, Kevin Eikenberry is joined by Jennifer Moss for a practical, thought-provoking exploration of how leaders can create meaningful cultural change through small, intentional actions.
How can leaders rebuild a sense of community at work when time feels scarce and connection feels optional? In this episode, Kevin and Jennifer focus on how leaders can strengthen community by intentionally creating small but powerful opportunities for connection. This conversation centers on the growing loss of connection in modern workplaces and why community is not a “nice to have,” but a strategic priority. Kevin and Jennifer explore research showing that friendships at work drive engagement, retention, psychological safety, and performance, yet are steadily declining as workloads increase and people default to working in isolation. They share practical examples to create opportunities for people to come together, like stepping away from desks to eat together, celebrating small wins, and starting meetings with brief personal connection activities.
Listen For
00:00 Introduction and series overview
00:35 Meet Jennifer Moss
01:26 How this series was created
02:22 What changing culture in 20 minutes really means
03:22 Why community matters at work
04:18 The loss of connection at work
05:05 Why friendships at work matter
06:17 Being a leader and a human
08:12 What we mean by rituals
09:27 Lunch as a culture building ritual
10:25 Gratitude and recognition rituals
11:24 Celebrating small wins and milestones
12:29 Kevin’s virtual team ritual example
14:26 Remote work and intentional community
15:56 Making time for rituals
16:49 The now what question
17:36 Subscribe and series preview
Jennifer's Story: Jennifer Moss specializes in future-focused leadership development, expertly balancing employee well-being with performance. As an award-winning writer and internationally acclaimed keynote speaker, she specializes in transforming workplace culture using data-driven leadership strategies. Her book The Burnout Epidemic tackled employee burnout and was among Thinkers50's "10 Best New Management Books for 2022." Her latest book is WHY ARE WE HERE?: Creating a Work Culture Everyone Wants (Harvard Business Review Press; 2025)
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