Bitesize Boss: Recent Episodes
John Newton
This podcast aims to support your leadership journey, your development and improvement from the start and through the many stages to a place of success and reward. It discusses tactics, strategies, ethics, personal wellbeing as a leader and your growth into the boss you want to be and can be proud of.
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The journey from idea to delivery is a long one. Bitesize Boss begins this discussion with a challenge.
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How deeply do you read, observe and draw conclusions? Bitesize Boss challenges you to find ideas in great reading, and references The Economist, King Lear, the Metaverse and Old Testament prophets.
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Have you identified what your ideas are fighting against? Bitesize Boss encourages a contrarian spirit in you. The leaders in your field do not necessarily have the unquestioned right to be there.
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There is nothing wrong with adapting ideas from other places and sectors, and making them your own. It is how, Bitesize Boss says, great transformations can begin.
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Don't hang on to your idea. Bitesize Boss suggests that too much ownership by you can be a bad thing. Sharing, on the other hand, has huge benefits.
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Bitesize Boss discusses the notion of creative destruction and what it means for you.
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History is full of brave experiments. It takes courage, says Bitesize Boss, to try things out.
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What roles do you have to play as leader when ideas take shape? Bitesize Boss suggests the key ones.
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Bitesize Boss discusses the need for continued adherence to the idea, even when there is opposition and resistance.
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Behind great ideas we find planning and logic. Bitesize Boss talks about a little known photographer from Germany.
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You need good lieutenants in your business to make ideas work. Bitesize Boss encourages you to find your fixer.
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How good a reflector are you? Bitesize Boss discusses what to expect when you take the 30,000 foot view.
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Bitesize Boss quotes from the Tsar of Delivery from the Blair government, Michael Barber, on how to embed progress and sustain meaningful change.
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Celebrating success sounds easy and natural. Bitesize Boss encourages CEOs and leaders to think more deeply about it.
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In the final podcast in this miniseries, Bitesize Boss encourages a ruthless commitment to improvement.
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Bitesize Boss opens this new miniseries by stressing the importance of culture. We quote from War and Peace, talk about Kodak and Blockbuster, and reference police forces and politics.
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Is your culture simply your set of values? Bitesize Boss says not. It is far more complex than that - and you don't control it completely.
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Subcultures happen everywhere. How do you manage the shifting patterns, groups and dynamics at work? Bitesize Boss describes the challenge.
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Australian sport was rocked by a scandal concerning a piece of sandpaper. Why did it happen? Bitesize Boss talks about influence versus authority.
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Bitesize Boss here discusses the notion of cultural dissonance and suggests a way an organisation's culture might not be keeping up with expectations.
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Bitesize Boss asks how good are your communication strategies? If you want to improve your culture, communication is key. And that takes some planning.
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Is communication all about words? Bitesize Boss discusses a current matter where behaviour and words were damagingly contradictory.
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Do you ever arrive at a great culture? Bitesize Boss thinks not, but there may be indicators that help you know if you are going in the right direction.
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Technology is not always the answer. Make it your servant not your master, says Bitesize Boss.
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VUCA has always been with us. It is nothing new. Bitesize Boss encourages you not to fear it but to embrace it.
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Bitesize Boss quotes a living American and a 19th century Prussian as we finesse our approach to strategic planning.
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Listeners are encouraged to question established theories and go to the next level. Theories are written by giants. Time to stand on their shoulders.
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Bitesize Boss begins a miniseries in which you are encouraged to question the norms in your industry or sector. And it starts with you.
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Bitesize Boss quotes Napoleon again and examines what happens next when you make a big call. There is more to a decision than just a cold hard statement.
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Bitesize Boss quotes Socrates and John Maynard-Keynes in this discussion about how you as leader manage yourself in the decision-making process.
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Decisions are not just about cold hard logic. Bitesize Boss encourages you to think about the dynamics in the room.
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Wouldn't it be easy if all decisions were black and white? But the big ones are not, and you need to be clever in how you frame a decision so things work out for the best.
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The Global Financial Crisis was a collection of catastrophic decisions. Bitesize Boss discusses what we can learn about decision-making from that terrible time.
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Bitesize Boss refers to the Economist and suggests that decision-making is about timing based on...?
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Bitesize Boss quotes Cal Coolidge, US President from 1923 to 1929, and draws an important principle from his style of decision-making.
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Bitesize Boss introduces this next miniseries on decision-making. You are the boss. It is your job to make decisions. Napoleon adds some thoughts to the discussion.
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Bitesize Boss concludes this mini-series on Money is Mindset by talking about the team and the culture.
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Bitesize Boss begins light-heartedly about banks, but then moves to discussing that very important relationship.
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Do the budget imperatives prevent you from doing the right thing? Money should not overwhelm mission as Bitesize Boss explains.
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Bitesize Boss here contends that what your organisation spends its money on says so much about it. Would you be happy with the picture that emerges? Do you have the right priorities? Is the money story aligned with your intentions?
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Bitesize Boss here refers to Jess Phillips and how she manages social media as an MP in the UK.
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Using silence as an indication of displeasure might just be the best way to send out a key message.
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Bitesize Boss weighs up two Napoleon quotations as we discuss the centrality of learning to be silent.
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Bitesize Boss talks here about how we must avoid creating conspiracies.
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Bitesize Boss encourages you here to think about an aspect of your organisation about which you need sharp instincts...Or the eggs start to be thrown, and the riots take place.
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Bitesize Boss is encouraging us to think corporately about ethics in this podcast, and how that will add value not just to society, but to the organisation.
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Bitesize Boss shares some refections on surveys and why we should be wary of them.
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Referencing Kodak and Blockbuster, Bitesize Boss discusses another imposter that might misrepresent your organisation and lead to poor thinking.
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Still referring to Rudyard Kipling's marvellous poem `If', Bitesize Boss channels Wimbledon, tennis and Jack Nicklaus to discuss the second imposer, disaster.
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Bitesize Boss quotes Rudyard Kipling and refers to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in this first in a series talking about imposters.
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Bitesize Boss shares a final thought on managing yourself and reinterprets a comment by the great Jose Mourinho.
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Bitesize Boss believes in your physical as well as your mental wellbeing. Listen to some Latin and discover what the ancients taught us.
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This Bitesize Boss podcast is about managing anxiety, not search engines. But there is a principle here that you might find useful as you manage your mental health.
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Bitesize Boss describes a key principle when managing yourself as a leader. With some help from Qantas and all other respectable airlines.
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There are dangers in listening to all the things said to you directly and indirectly? Bitesize Boss looks at how to manage the myths.
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While we all love the idea of being in control, it is rarely a reality. Bitesize Boss talks about being mentally prepared for those moments of chaos that come our way as top leaders.
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Working spaces and working environments say so much about us. They can also help or hinder success. Bitesize Boss has some thoughts to share.
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Time is one of your chief resources and as the CEO you must have a strong handle on it. Bitesize Boss provides some insight into the pitfalls or principles on the matter of diary management.
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The burdens of the job can be overwhelming. Bitesize Boss warns against the effects of the role you play and suggests a way to manage them.
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Bitesize Boss presents 4 principles you should follow as you handle crises with your organisation and with your board.
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Bitesize Boss encourages you to put yourself in the shoes of a board member, so you manage up better. With apologies for the big factual error!
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Are you good at hearing bad news? Bitesize Boss discusses how you ensure you hear bad news and how you deal with it when - inevitably - it comes.
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How will you as the CEO ensure it is a beautiful relationship with your board Chair? Bitesize Boss suggests six questions to discuss.
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`Round, round, get around, I get around' should be your Chair's mantra - but how much getting around? and what do they do when they are around your organisation? Bitesize Boss offers some advice about the public-facing role of the Chair.
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The relationship with your Chair as a CEO is vital. It needs nurturing. Bitesize Boss offers some advice.
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In this final piece on your change of identity as the leader, Bitesize Boss talks about the current investigation about meetings/parties in the garden of 10 Downing Street. And draws some conclusions helpful to you....
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Watch what you say. If you misuse your words, it might result in disaster.
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What does it mean to be the CEO when unusual and challenging events affect the collective emotions of your organisation? Bitesize Boss ponders the notion of corporate empathy.
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The unique position you hold is deeper than a job description and a contract. See how Bitesize Boss interprets your identity as CEO and leader.
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Whether you like it or not, you need to be, to a degree, a politician in what you do as a CEO. Bitesize Boss debates why and what it means.
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King Lear's fool is more intelligent than King Lear in the Shakespeare play of the same name. Let's hear some advice about professional relationships as they relate to CEOs.
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Watch the source of your information. If you create an inner circle, there are problems ahead.
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Bitesize Boss suggests a critical habit that will ensure you continue to be successful.
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Bitesize Boss proposes a metaphor to help you understand the profound subtleties of the CEO role.
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Bitesize Boss encourages a reflective mindset as we go through a period of turbulence.
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How authentically inclusive is our leadership and work culture? Bitesize Boss discusses the nature and benefits of deeply respecting diversity.
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Bitesize Boss takes a lesson from Barack Obama about creating the right culture for successful teamwork.
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Bitesize Boss encourages a proactive mindset in a particular time of turbulence in our workforces.
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In this miniseries, Bitesize Boss looks at the general implications for a 2022 when we will be facing an unanticipated set of circumstances.
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Watch your words - they can make or break your personal brand and reputation. Bitesize Boss advises caution in how you manage expectations.
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You will be talked about. How does that make you feel and what are you going to do about it? Good personal myths can enhance your effectiveness.
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How will you manage gossip? It is going to happen so get used to it. And make it work for you.
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Your mode of communication has to change as you step into the limelight of top leadership. Bitesize Boss discusses how and why.
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Be a believer. It sounds odd, as belief is not in your job description. But what happens if you're not? Bitesize Boss discusses the dangers of a lack of passion.
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Bitesize Boss discusses how vital first encounters of all types are and how to get them right.
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Bitesize Boss talks about the second key role you play as the leader of an organisation.
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Having purpose as a boss is crucial. It helps your mental health and focuses your efforts. It makes you more effective. This episode suggests the first of two reasons as to why you sit in the big chair.
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This is the trailer to Series 3 of Bitesize Boss. We talk about who this is for, and what it is all about. Whether you are contemplating the summit from base camp or the Hillary steps, or whether you are at the summit itself, this is for you.
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Congratulations! You have earned yourself a job offer to be a top leader or CEO. Well done! Now the tricky moment of negotiating your compensation. Bitesize Boss offers some thoughts on the best way forward for an amenable solution.
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It has to be right. Or it might go wrong. Bitesize Boss gives two reasons on why you need to do your homework on an organisation before you aspire to lead it.
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Preparing yourself for the top role means knowing how things might go wrong. Bitesize Boss gives some advice on protecting the organisation and yourself should the lava begin to flow.
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Getting your head around the hard parts of top level leadership is important so you are not surprised when things get tough. Bitesize Boss asks: how ready are you to be lonely?
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Preparation is all if you are to campaign for a top position. Bitesize Boss quotes from a pop music phenomenon.
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Getting to the top of an organisation and succeeding there is an art. Bitesize Boss discusses here how to stand out from the crowd...with a little help from the late great Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber in `Die Hard'.
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This section of Bitesize Boss Series 2 looks at the ways you should prepare if you want to arrive, and succeed at, the top table - the C suite. Bitesize Bioss wants you to get there and enjoy it, but the journey needs preparation.
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Method is all in dealing with anger and hurt in your team or with a client. Bitesize Boss suggests one key factor that will help you get to a lasting resolution.
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Emotionally intense but unhappy conversations are part of your job. What do you do when the complainant wants to meet and share their complaint. Bitesize Boss suggests how to prepare...or not.
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Dealing with your first reaction when a complaint or grievance is made is challenging. You need to know yourself and contain that first response. Bitesize Boss talks about avoiding the wrong kind of thinking. And mercifully this time does not sing to you.
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It is not all plain sailing as a leader. Having a clear approach to the conflicts and grievances that can occur is vital. Bitesize Boss starts this mini-series by extolling the virtues of process. And sings to you.
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Bitesize Boss begins here a mini-series on meetings and starts with a fundamental question. Get this one right, and meetings will be productive experiences.
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Avoid being a talking shop. Nothing erodes confidence more than indecisive and ineffective meetings. Bitesize Boss discusses how to make sure meetings work for you and your team.
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The how is as important as the what. Think deeply about how you conduct meetings - because it says so much about you as a leader and the culture of your team.
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Bitesize Boss moves the discussion onto the contents of the agenda. What you talk about at meetings will define your effectiveness as a team.
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Bitesize Boss highlights the need to get the invitation list right.
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The when question. Bitesize Boss suggests the best times to have meetings. It is not just about the time of day...
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Meetings can overwhelm us, so understanding their frequency is important. Bitesize Boss provides some guidance.
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Ideas are everything. How do you make them work? Bitesize Boss begins the conversation - to be continued in Series 3 - about making ideas work in your team.
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Happiness is dangerous. Bitesize Boss challenges you to be dissatisfied so that your team thrives.
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Bitesize Boss talks about how to deal with misplaced ambition in your team. Can you as a leader turn that into something positive?
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Is it your job as a leader to be the best at everything? Bitesize Boss talks about why you should not be intimidated by talented people in your team and suggests what your job is really about.
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Communication is the key to all great personal and working relationships. Bitesize Boss shares two thoughts on getting the communication balance right.
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Do you take the risk of having hard conversations? Of course you must. Bitesize Boss explains why.
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Bitesize Boss advocates humble, vulnerable leadership, and addresses the matter of saying sorry. But when and how to do it? And why does it enhance your team culture?
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There comes a moment when kindness and positivity do not work. Your job as leader is also to deal with the thorny things. Bitesize Boss gives some thoughts as to how this should be done.
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Reaction speeds to certain events can do so much damage or so much good. Bitesize Boss advises as to when to be slow and when to be quick.
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You have risen to a leadership position because you are gifted. Well done. Bitesize Boss suggests how you get your new team onside early.
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Not everyone on your team is onside. No team is ever like that. Bitesize Boss discusses how you might manage the detractor.
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This collection of episodes in Series 2 features getting the best out of your people. Here Bitesize Boss talks about how to create deeper belonging.
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How do you know where your level of competence ends? How does your company know? This is important, if disasters are to be avoided. Bitesize Boss makes some suggestions in the next Q+A.
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What can country and western singers teach us about establishing leadership credentials.? Bitesize Boss explains another way in which a leader might hinder their standing and progress.
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Leadership is an emotional business. Bitesize Boss says how and why that is important.
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How do you handle negative people who create toxic atmospheres? Bitesize Boss suggests that maybe, just maybe, it's your fault.
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Inner circles look good, but can be a disaster. Bitesize Boss debates exactly how and why they are damaging to you as a leader.
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Bitesize Boss discusses how you start out by being a change-maker, nurturing your reputation as a strong leader.
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In this mini-series Bitesize Boss discusses the importance of knowing the things that will damage your leadership journey and prevent you from making progress. First we start with the right mindset.
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What do you do when you make a big mistake? Bitesize Boss discusses some simple steps that put you back on track.
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You have inherited a situation as a new boss that is neither a success nor a failure. There is a division between the team you lead and the leaders of your organisation. It's stalemate. Change has to happen. How do you establish your credentials as a leader? Bitesize Boss discusses taking over a when complacency is in the air.
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Tough one. Bitesize Boss suggests some attitudes you need when taking over from a leader who has been a triumph.
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Don't fear taking over a disaster. Bitesize Boss describes how to ensure that the only way is up.
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It is quite possible that the people around you did not expect you to be their leader. How do you manage this rather unexpected situation? Bitesize Boss suggests a staged approach.
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What can Napoleon teach us about learning and leading? Bitesize Boss discusses two famous quotations that support your quest to be a leader of impact.
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You as a learner have changed. Bitesize Boss discusses how your search for new knowledge should now be different.
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Bitesize Boss here describes the attitude of the best Learner Leaders and describes why humility is the best strategy when taking on issues.
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So unexpectedly, you do get the gig! There is a sudden crisis and you are the chosen one. Bitesize Boss shares some thoughts.
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This leadership role may only be your job for a short period. That is a really tough call, as you may not `get the gig' in the end. Bitesize Boss has some thoughts and advice to share.
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You may not have planned to be a leader, but you have been called upon and you are bravely stepping up to the plate. This three part Interlude helps answer some questions.
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Bitesize Boss talks about anger management, and suggests an alternative way to control yourself and resolve outrageous situations successfully.
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Bitesize Boss talks about the inevitability of issues and problems as a leader, and suggests how best to deal with them.
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Bitesize Boss discusses detachment from the hard challenges of the job so you can be a better problem-solver. The reasons why conscious detachment is vital as well as effective are discussed.
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The discussion about your ethical framework as a leader and why it is important goes on. Nothing succeeds like success, but nothing fails quite as spectacularly and damagingly as failure due to poor ethics.
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...but you do need to have clearly thought through professional principles. Here Bitesize Boss debates the importance of such principles and explains how they help you have a successful leadership journey at a deep personal level.
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In Bitesize Boss Series 1 I talk about your aspiration to take the first step up the ladder. In Series 2 you are now a middle leader. In this series of podcasts I will explain how I help you to establish yourself well as a leader, and prepare, I hope, for the move to top leadership.
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How should you approach the first day in your leadership position? Bitesize Boss shares some ideas about how to make the right start.
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No-one knows it all coming into a leadership job. Bitesize Boss suggests you find a person who can help you be even better in the role, and gives the reasons why. Achieving success is a complicated matter, and a critical friend might just save you from damaging errors.
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What do you do with all those formal documents and papers that make up the policies and procedures of your new organisation? Bitesize Boss talks about doing the reading now, and why that can be a big help to your future.
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Bitesize Boss explains why hospitality is vital in team building. It has multiplier effects that will be valued. It is therefore a priority.
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Bitesize Boss talks here about how the modern leader manages a team whose competence is greater than yours, why this is a good thing and why this should not intimidate you.
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Who are the real heroes whose goodwill and loyalty you want to earn from the start of your leadership role? Bitesize Boss talks about the powerful, but possibly unappreciated value these heroes bring to you and to your organisation.
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Soon you will take over a new team. In this podcast, Bitesize Boss explores what we learn from the way the captains do handover in a nuclear submarine.
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As you prepare to lead your first serious team, you need to have an idea as to where you want to get to, what you want to achieve, what sort of team you want to be. Bitesize Boss debates the business blueprint and the ideas that come from business books. There is danger and opportunity in those models, and Bitesize Boss suggests a subtle but successful approach.
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What are you thinking while everyone is in lockdown - lockdown mentally as well as physically? The best leaders use the downtimes well. They keep their heads clear in the tough times. They are thinking while the world sleeps. Bitesize Boss works on this theme and suggests where your thinking might be directed.
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Don't be daunted by the job description. It looks tough, and you don't think you can do it all. Ironically, that job description does not quite describe the job. Bitesize Boss offers some encouragement and some insight so you feel able to have a go.
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Why did they not choose you when you went for the next job? Your name was on the role. You could have done it in your sleep. A sense of injustice overwhelms you. Bitesize Boss offers a comforting thought.
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How prepared are you to up sticks and move on in your career? By that I mean, not just to new businesses but to new cities, even new countries? In this podcast, I suggest that you will not be completely fulfilled and achieve high things by staying in one place. I make the case that disruption and change are good but they have to be understood early on.
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You don't want a leadership journey to tear apart the most precious relationships in your life. In this podcast, I challenge you to get the Home Team on board so that you are not just a great leader professionally, but a fulfilled human being personally. Bitesize Boss is about getting it all right so that your time as a leader before, during and after your time at the top is enjoyable and humanly right.
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It's tough to apply for higher jobs and get rejected. In this podcast, I draw on my experiences to give you advice about rejection and, I hope, give you good reasons not to give up.
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What practical steps do you take now to begin to build your leadership capability and your personal brand? What can help you move to the next level if you are already a leader? I explore the notion of mind reading your boss and going the extra mile, so you build the launchpad for the next step up.
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It is all very well that you think you are up to the job of leadership, but how can you be sure? How can you know that you have what it takes? This podcast suggests one way in which you might test your calling. It is not just the opinion of your boss that counts...
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Ethical leadership matters. Making the right calls from very early on will ensure a better, a happier leadership journey. In this podcast, I explain why.
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Why do you want to be a leader? And why is it crucial you ask this question? Bitesize Boss explores these two questions so that you are best prepared for the ups and downs of the leadership journey. It is vital to look after your mental health and wellbeing. By asking and replying to these questions as you move into leadership positions, you have every chance of being happy on this great expedition.
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So you aspire to the next rung of the ladder or to a lifetime of moving up. Great. That is a great dream and it is thrilling when dreams come true.
In this podcast, I talk about how to manage that dream so it has a fair chance of becoming a reality.
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Let's start a conversation about your ambitions to be a leader. I don't care how old or experienced you are, there are always possibilities to lead, grow and go higher in your career. Let me encourage you. Let me advise you. Let me also address some of your fears about this journey. It does not have to be as daunting as it sounds.
Let me tell you who I am so you know that this is coming from a trusted source. And let's begin the leadership journey together.
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Welcome to Bitesize Boss. This trailer explains how I want to help you on your leadership journey. My aim is to encourage and inform you. Guidance comes in bitesize episodes of 3 to 4 minutes containing one theme or thought. That is so you can reflect on and build your leadership awareness and competence. If you are single-minded, and determined to move up the leadership ladder, this is for you.
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