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Martin G Moore
No Bullsh!t Leadership is a podcast for leaders who want to become truly exceptional. Each week, your host, Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Martin G Moore, shares the secrets of high performance leadership; the career accelerators that you can’t learn in business school, and your boss is unlikely to share with you. Step away from the theoretical view on leadership, and learn from a successful CEO who’s already walked the path.
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Episode #303 // We know that problem solving is a critical part of leadership life — we spend a lot of time on any given day solving our own problems, and helping our people to solve theirs.
As you’ve no doubt learned, though, there are problems and there are… problems. It’s important to know how to leverage good problem solving techniques. But it’s equally important to manage your head space so that your biggest leadership problems don’t take over your whole life.
Wicked problems don’t come along every day but, when they do, they can totally dominate your emotional and psychological reactions to virtually everything.
Being able to compartmentalize will help you to keep things in perspective. You can’t let your biggest leadership problems consume you to the point where they detract from your ability to function properly, and enjoy the other aspects of your life.
In this episode, I explore the concept of wicked problems. I give a detailed example of the most wicked problem I faced as a CEO, and I finish with an extensive range of advice for compartmentalizing, so that you can cope with whatever problems come your way.
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Moment #73 // I talk a lot about high performance. But what about the people who find themselves doing relatively mundane, repetitive, or low-skilled jobs?
We tend to imagine occupations like cleaners, fruit pickers, and production line workers when we think about mundane jobs. But many people in your team could also be doing some mind-numbing work, to fulfill the less-glamorous requirements of their role.
In this Moment, I give you my six hot tips for leading people to do the sh!t jobs.
If you want to take a deeper dive into how you can motivate your people to excel in the mundane and uninteresting, have a listen to Ep.151: Motivating Process Workers.
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Episode #302 // One of our dedicated listeners, Jonathan, observed that a number of culture killers can be described by words that end with the suffix, “-ism”. He rattled off a couple to get me started — nepotism, narcissism, and favoritism.
He suggested that I should create a podcast episode based on these, and other “-isms” that negatively impact team culture and productivity, so I’ve come up with my list of seven big culture killers.
This episode’s pretty straightforward — I explain each term, and the nuances of the impact it has on team culture, which is antithetical to high performance.
Any conscious effort you put into creating a constructive, high-performance culture will be silently undermined by these seven deadly sins. This can leave you feeling frustrated, wondering why your best efforts aren’t getting any traction.
But it’s incredibly easy to turn a blind eye to these culture killers, especially if they were existing cultural norms when you took over the team in the first place.
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Moment #72 // It is common in most larger organizations to restructure from time to time, even though these restructures are often ill-conceived. Any value they might yield is dwarfed by the disruption, cost, and uncertainty they create.
Regardless, you may well be in a position where you have to execute on management intent, which means telling a bunch of people that their roles have been made redundant. In this Moment, I give you my 9 top tips for getting this right.
If you want to take a deeper dive into how you can navigate the toughest of all execution imperatives, have a listen to Ep.64: Restructures and Redundancies
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Episode 301 // A lot has been written and said over the years about the necessary role that failure plays in our quest for success. Anyone who has ever been successful, first had to endure (and bounce back from) failure!
It’s easy to reduce this process to a few pithy sayings:
- “Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly!” (John F Kennedy)
- “Failure is another stepping stone to greatness” (Oprah Winfrey)
- “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
These are all true… and, let’s face it, I’m a big fan of a good mantra to help me keep my head in the right space.
Then again, there are failures, and there are… failures! Making the little daily mistakes, learning from them, and correcting them is a part and parcel of your growth and development, in any walk of life.
If you’re a regular No Bullsh!t Leadership listener, you’ve probably already got a pretty good handle on this process.
But there are two situations where this doesn’t necessarily hold true:
- When you keep making the same mistake repeatedly; or
- When the failure is so big that it has a deeper effect on your psyche
Both scenarios can cause you to lose a tremendous amount of confidence, so working out how to come back from these failures is much harder… and much more important!
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Episode #71 // How often do we hear leaders claim that their project was delivered “on time, and on budget”. This is often wildly misleading, because it depends on your reference point.
They often neglect to mention how many project delays and budget blowouts occurred before the final targets were set… and they rarely talk about all the features that had to be removed as the project scope shrunk to fit the envelope of available money and time.
This Moment gives you an overview of the 7 things you need to do to make your projects fail proof.
If you want to take a deeper dive into how you can achieve predictable success with your next big project, have a listen to Ep.89: Are ALL Projects Doomed?
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Episode #300 // “If you can look on the light side of any crisis, remain positive and optimistic, and crack a joke or two, you'll be in a much better place to deal with whatever comes your way.”
Looking back on 300 episodes of No Bullsh!t Leadership, I’m incredibly proud of the body of knowledge that Em and I have created to help leaders all over the world to become better.
I’m also humbled that each of you tune in, week after week, putting in the hard yards to improve your leadership capability and confidence…using the tools and strategies to improve the way you lead.
The impact you’re having on the world by leveraging our content is incalculable.
I thought pretty carefully about what topic I would choose to mark this milestone, and decided it was time to revisit an important piece of the leadership puzzle, which is often overlooked.
About 3 years ago, I released Ep.145: Humor is Underrated. In today’s episode, I upgrade that assessment… I think that, these days, humor has become essential.
Even in the last 3 years, our collective senses of humor seem to have been further stifled, and we’re in imminent danger of completely losing the value of humor in the workplace.
Today, I give you five compelling reasons why you need to fight to keep the arrow of humor in your own leadership quiver! The culture and performance of your team depend on it more than you could imagine!
Source Material:
No Bullsh!t Leadership podcast*:*
Ep.145: Humor is Underrated
Ep.197: Why Can't We Be Friends?
Ep.257: Your Leadership User Manual
Ep.229: Confidence, Arrogance, and Self-Doubt
McKinsey article:
Laugh More, Lead Better
Amazon book links:
The Humor Code
The Leadership Pipeline
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Moment #70 // There are any number of life lessons that I could absolutely have used earlier on, and lots of stuff that would have made me a better leader way sooner.
But, then again, with the benefit of hindsight and wisdom, I’ve come to realize that the depth and value of any lesson comes from the very fact that it’s hard fought and won.
If you learn by starting in the right place, going through the trial and error, (and, yes, a little of the essential pain), the lessons you learn stay learned... they are indelibly imprinted on your psyche.
If you want to hear my 7 life lessons, as well as the 2 critical leadership skills I developed later than I should have, listen to Ep.259: Things I Wish I’d Learned Earlier.
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Episode 299 // “When you try to protect your people by setting a lower standard, you effectively rob them of their opportunity to improve, to thrive, and to build their confidence and self-esteem.”
Occasionally, I throw in a myth busting episode to challenge conventional leadership wisdom. This is my way of helping you to adopt the essential mindset of a truly successful leader.
One of the broadly accepted leadership myths is that any focus on individual performance detracts from the needs, wants, and (dare I say it) entitlements of your people. This is complete bullsh!t…
Conventional wisdom encourages us to let people work to their own capability and capacity, and not put any performance pressure on them… but this is a recipe for disaster, in so many ways!
Not only is it bad for the team and the organization — it’s also bad for the individuals who are struggling to perform!
In this episode, I put forward the case for setting a higher standard — not just to achieve better results, but also to do the very best you can to help the people who work for you! I look at some unlikely examples, from the decline in educational standards in the US, to the fall of communist Russia.
Everyone benefits from higher standards!
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Moment #69 // Virtually every senior leader finds themself executing a major change or transformation program at some point in their career.
It’s easy to get caught up in the hype – expensive consultants telling you what needs to be done… teams drowning in PowerPoint decks that explain the change… and a whole bunch of traffic light reports to convince you that what you’re doing is working.
I’m a simple man, and I like simple metrics. My favorite change barometer is, “How much push back am I getting from the old guard? Because they’re the people who want the world to stay exactly the way it was before I turned up?”
If it’s too quiet, then I know that nothing is really changing.
If you want to take a deeper dive into what it means to drive real change, have a listen to Ep.66: No Noise = No Change.
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Episode #289 // "Build an island of excellence within your team, even if the organizational culture resists change. Your leadership can thrive despite the barriers."
It’s often the case that the biggest impediments to improving your leadership performance are the organizational barriers that frustrate your efforts to be a strong leader. For example:
- A boss who doesn’t want to change the way things are being done;
- Irrational policies in critical areas like HR and finance;
- Cultural barriers that provide resistance to any change; or
- A lack of commitment to excellence and continuous improvement.
How do you lead through this, when it feels as though the people around you don’t necessarily want you to make things better? How do you improve your team’s performance, despite the barriers that exist in the organization’s DNA?
Your goal is to build an island of excellence in your team. This will free you from the constraints that seem to hold everyone else back. Even with a bad boss and a poor culture, there’s no reason why you can’t improve the way your team performs — control the controllables!
In this episode, Em helps me explore the issues of accountability, staff attrition, and peer resistance. We also talk about the constraints of your job… every role, every team, and every organization has them. The question is, can you live with them, or not?
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Moment #68 // There are many ways to get your team to do things, and the type of power you use to get results is all-important. But, we rarely think about it.
Some types of power are more sustainable than others, so be careful to wield your leadership power deliberately, not just let it flow subconsciously, based on your mood of the day!
Being aware of power dynamics opens the door for you to wield real influence. You can’t be successful at senior levels unless you have the ability to influence your peers, and persuade them to unite with you to meet the company’s strategic objectives.
If you want to take a deep dive into my key principles for influencing your peers to help you get sh!t done, have a listen to Ep.39: Getting Results Without Control.
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Episode #297 // “If you ever find yourself thinking, "How could the company possibly do without me?" Well, trust me, they'll work it out!”
For as long as I can remember, the business media has been awash with stories about the job market… how to get a job, how to keep a job, how to juggle your job with other demands, and how to climb the corporate ladder.
Since the Covid pandemic, it seems as though the volume of this advice has grown exponentially.
The most recent article to catch my eye, from the Wall Street Journal, discusses the concept of indispensability… it exposes the startling revelation that being indispensable might not necessarily provide you with the bulletproof job security that you thought it would.
For leaders, the indispensability landscape is very different. How should you approach this conundrum? What does it mean for you and your team?
In this episode, I take a look at the WSJ article, bringing some practical balance and perspective, and then I give you my 3 hot tips for making yourself invaluable, without trying to be indispensable.
Source Material
Wall Street Journal article*:*
The Big Work Lie: Being Indispensable WIll Save Your Job
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Moment #67 // You’ll often hear people explain away someone else’s success by saying, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know!”
It’s easy to discount another person’s achievement by putting it down to their position of privilege… to believe that the only reason they made it was because they received a leg-up, or a head start… to succumb to the dangerous thinking that says, “they have something that I don’t”.
Don’t lull yourself into surrender. Don’t wait until you’re in a rocking chair, saying “I could have been a contender”… it’s never too late to work on building your success ecosystem!
If you want to take a deep dive into my 10 key principles of career success, have a listen to Ep.138: It's Not What You Know.
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Episode #296 // I produced a podcast episode over 4 years ago, titled “The Curse of the Middle Manager”. So, when I recently came across an HBR article that signaled a resurgence in middle management roles, I figured it was time to take another look!
In many businesses, the role of the middle manager is by far the toughest. If you’re in that position now, you’ll know exactly what I mean.
You’re effectively the meat in the sandwich — the punching bag for both your team (who often don’t want to change the way they do things), and the senior leaders above you (who sometimes just want you to do as you’re told, without discussion).
Middle managers are often the most unloved (and unrewarded) people in an organization. But here’s the essential lens you need to look through: middle management is the petri dish in which senior leaders are identified, developed, and hatched.
I’m dedicating today’s episode to the middle manager, so that you can not just learn how to survive the cauldron, but to grow, thrive, and move onto bigger and better things!
No Bullsh!t Leadership podcast*:*
Ep.74: The Curse of the Middle Manager
Ep.267: Management vs Leadership
Ep.53: Don’t Overdo Collaboration
HBR Working Knowledge article*:*
The Middle Manager of the Future: More Coaching, Less Commanding
Clay Christensen books*:*
The Innovator’s Dilemma
The Innovator’s Solution
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Moment #66 // Leaders who have been passed over for promotion are often told, “You need to be more strategic”... whatever that means!
There could be a number of possible explanations for this… but you can’t always rely on your boss to explain exactly what she means!
In this Moment, I give you a few suggestions for how you might be able to interpret this feedback, and use it to work on the things that will better prepare you for the next level.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.134: Being More Strategic.
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Episode #295 // “We make mistakes, at each new level that we move to – it's an essential part of our growth and development. But the higher up you go, the bigger the impact that those mistakes have.”
One of my recent social media posts went viral (this one - 2.7mill views as of writing this), as I outlined the three biggest mistakes I made when I was finding my feet in my first few senior leadership roles.
The good news is that, once I was aware of them, I was able to put some strategies in place to fill the holes. This had the surprising outcome of turning some of my biggest mistakes into genuine strengths.
They became part of the rock solid foundations of my leadership repertoire and, for at least one of these weaknesses, it became an unqualified strength, which gave me a competitive edge over my peers.
In this episode, I take a closer look at the three biggest mistakes I was still making when I stepped into senior leadership roles, and how I managed to turn these around.
I’d love you to be able to do the same, without having to get quite as many scars as I did!
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Moment #65 // If you want to be a great leader, you have to learn to read the play – to know when it’s appropriate to push one of your people harder, when it’s appropriate to work more closely with them, and when it’s appropriate to stand back and let them get on with it.
In this Moment, I take a look at Situational Leadership Theory (SLT). This model gives us guidance for how to adapt our style so that we have the best chance of getting through to our people, and enabling them to be successful.
Of course, the world isn’t clear cut… there’s 1,000 shades of gray, and every individual is different. Your style will never be as definitive as the SLT model might suggest. But it’s a really good mental frame to remind us to adapt our style for the individual, rather than pursuing a one-size-fits-all strategy.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.63: Reading the Play.
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Episode #294 // “If you can create a culture that values momentum, you will almost always outperform teams that don't!”
I often talk about the need for speed. As a leader, placing a premium on forward progress is one of the most reliable tools you have to achieve execution excellence in your team.
If you can create a culture that values momentum, you will almost always outperform teams that don’t.
Teams that don’t value speed just seem to stagnate. I’ve seen lots of them over the years, and whenever that level of stagnation is present, it’s generally accompanied by other undesirable characteristics, like:
- A high level of conservatism
- A perfectionistic culture
- Low productivity
- Lack of challenge between team members
- Knowledge hoarding
- Lack of initiative and innovation
- Decision-making by consensus
- Over-indexing on process, and under-indexing on results
That’s why I was interested to read an article a little while back in the Wall Street Journal, which was titled, Why Bosses Should Tell Employees to Slow Down More Often.
It led me to wonder if there’s a case for deliberately slowing the tempo of the team, and under what circumstances that might make sense?
In this episode, I share some of my experiences on the virtues of speed, momentum, and forward progress. I take a good look at the findings of the WSJ article. And I offer my suggestions for the areas where I think speed is essential, and where it might be better to tell your team to back off and cool their jets.
Source Material:
Wall Street Journal article:
Why Bosses Should Tell Employees to Slow Down More Often
The Guardian article*:*
Sacking, revolt, return: how crisis at OpenAI over Sam Altman unfolded
Asana article:
What is Agile Methodology?
London Business School study*:*
The motivation of mission statements: How regulatory mode influences workplace discrimination
No Bullsh!t Leadership podcast:
Ep.266: What the Best CEOs Do
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Moment #64 // Many CEOs and senior executives talk a good game when it comes to culture change and transformation… it’s almost expected. But, even though they might make the right noises, it doesn’t necessarily mean they have the commitment to set a higher standard, or generate the level of momentum it would take to lead the change successfully.
Pretty much every senior leader says they want a constructive, high performance culture. But very few can clearly articulate what this means… and even fewer are prepared to do what it takes to affect any lasting change.
It doesn’t mean they’re bad people, or even that they’re ineffective leaders… What it does mean is that many senior leaders are only prepared to go so far in the quest for culture change. It’s the elephant in the room that no one really talks about.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.37: The CEO Wants Culture Change… or does he?.
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Episode #293 // “I look at my high performers with one thought in mind: What will it take for them to get to the next level?”
When you focus on setting a high standard for performance, it’s easy to fall into the habit of managing the exceptions — to focus on the people who fall behind, or don’t meet the minimum standard you’re trying to preserve.
The old saying that the squeakiest wheel gets the oil is as true in the leadership context as it is in every other aspect of life!
When people don’t perform to the required level, it’s only natural to want to help them… to coach, guide, and motivate them, so that they can perform successfully. So you can spend a hell of a lot of time and energy focusing on people who, quite often, have absolutely no interest in lifting their performance to meet your expectations.
And, while you’re busy focusing on the under-performers, it’s easy to forget about the people in the team who are self-sufficient… the ones who just get the job done… the ones who don’t suck your time and energy, because they consistently do things the way you expect them to.
We’re quietly grateful for the ones who don’t constantly demand our attention, but this often leads to an unintended consequence: a few of these reliable people are genuine high performers, and neglecting them costs you way more than any of your under-performers ever could!
In this episode, I start with the critical question, “Do you know who your high performers are… really?!”; I then give you some surefire ways to lead your team so that you get the most from your best; and, of course, I give you a few traps for young players that you should try to avoid.
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Source Material:
No Bullsh!t Leadership podcast:
Ep.231: Talent Management
Ep.240: The Talented Jerk
Amazon book link:
The Halo Effect
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Moment #63 // Times are tough and, when the pressure is on, it doesn’t take long before companies start to squeeze their suppliers in an attempt to find cost savings.
Unfortunately, your suppliers are facing exactly the same pressures you are. Their costs are rising too, and they’re experiencing the same difficulty in finding and keeping their best people.
Knowing how to manage your suppliers for optimum long-term benefit is critical, especially as you seek to outsource more and more of the company’s non-core work. If you squeeze your suppliers too tight, they’ll end up cutting corners. Remember, you can outsource the activity, but you can’t outsource the risk!
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.221: Managing Supplier Relationships.
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Episode #292 // “In team sports, “leading from the front” means a completely different thing than it does in business.”
There are a number of elements that contribute to your leadership identity. Many leaders let their identity form organically, without much conscious thought or planning. That’s fine, but there’s an enormous amount of upside to be captured, if you choose to be deliberate and methodical in your approach.
For every leader, regardless of level, industry, company size, or location, there are a number of foundational aspects of leadership that require a level of competence… but only if you want your people to thrive and perform, that is!
Because every individual is different, the way you interpret and apply these fundamentals may also be vastly different. The best leaders understand how to apply their unique style, personality, and values to a framework of strong leadership that’s guaranteed to produce extraordinary outcomes.
How deliberate are you in crafting your leadership identity? Are you thoughtful about how to integrate your own style into the tried and trusted foundations of high-performance leadership? Or are you, like many leaders, happy to leave it to chance?
FREE Resource we recommend in this episode:
Ep.186: Your Personal Leadership Audit
Ep.257: Your Leadership User Manual
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Moment #62 // The board of directors is increasingly seen as the accountable body for ensuring ethical, responsible behavior from companies. But we still seem to be witnessing some pretty spectacular failures in corporate governance.
To me, this isn’t at all surprising. The board has very little influence over what the management team does on a day-to-day basis.
Boards have limited control over what really goes on. I’m sure that many professional directors will disagree with me on this… but that would most likely be a reflection of their ego, rather than reality.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.248: The CEO and the Board.
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Episode #291 // “The boundaries between our work and personal lives have shifted, and leaders need to deal with the fallout.”
When I began my corporate executive career, the only concern leaders had for safety was to ensure that people working in dangerous environments didn’t get seriously injured or killed.
Then, there were a lot of businesses that didn’t even need to think about the word “safety”, because they were predominantly white-collar, office-bound enterprises.
For most of my senior leadership career I worked in industrial businesses:
- Where people worked at dangerous heights, and in confined spaces;
- Where big machines moved with velocity; and
- Where, heat, energy, and dangerous gasses could combust with explosive force.
The world has moved on quite a bit since then. These days, what it means to keep people safe (and just how far your duty of care extends) has evolved dramatically. I’ve found that my grounding in the principles of physical safety leadership has been invaluable in meeting these evolving challenges.
These days, when we talk about safety, it’s normally couched as SHE (safety, health and the environment), and it covers everything from personal wellbeing, physical and mental health, and psychological safety, right through to ensuring a company leaves the smallest possible footprint on the communities in which it operates.
In this episode, I take a fly across the top of the safety domain, and talk about the role that you play as a leader in keeping your people safe — physically, mentally, and psychologically.
Source Material:
No Bullsh!t Leadership podcast:
Ep.185: The Mental Health Minefield
Harvard Business School faculty profile:
Amy Edmondson
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Episode #61 // What if your people knew exactly what to expect from you? What if they understood your style, the objectives that drive you, and the things you value the most?
If you want your people to be really clear on what you’re after, developing your own Leadership User Manual can be a simple but effective way to lay out the ground rules, and establish your expectations in an unambiguous way.
This could save years of trial and error, and give your people a clear path to thriving under your leadership (and delivering the performance you’re really chasing)!
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.257: Your Leadership User Manual.
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Episode #290 // "The best leaders do what's needed to master their stakeholder ecosystem, taking it from chaos and unpredictability to control and alignment."
In last week’s episode, I outlined the 10 key ingredients that contribute to your promotion prospects. In doing so, I realized that, after almost 300 full-length episodes of No Bullsh!t Leadership, we hadn’t yet produced one that deals specifically with the key discipline of stakeholder management. Well, this is it!
In today’s complex organizational structures, the amount of influence you can wield (and, therefore, your ability to achieve results) depends on how well you build your most critical relationships.
As you move into more senior roles, your ability to identify and influence key stakeholders becomes increasingly important. If you don’t pay attention, your relationships are likely to be chaotic and unpredictable — and this directly impacts your performance.
The best leaders do the work to master their stakeholder ecosystem, taking it from chaos and unpredictability to control and alignment.
In this episode, I explain how to avoid the pressures, the politics, and the failures that ultimately eventuate when relationships are left to chance.
I walk you through how to identify and classify your key stakeholders, how to build their trust, and how to make every engagement deliberate and methodical. I also give you some strategies for escalation, which I know you’ll find incredibly useful.
Source Material:
No Bullsh!t Leadership podcast:
Ep.289: Improving Your Promotion Prospects
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Moment #60 // I’m a big believer in avoiding the problems that inevitably emerge when you become too isolated, or spend too much time cocooned in your own little world.
There’s no end to the number of consultants out there who hold themselves up as experts, and promise to make your business better in oh-so-many ways. How would you know which options are likely to give you real value for money, and which are likely to be an expensive waste of time?
The management consulting market is segmented quite clearly, but can still be quite difficult to navigate. In this Moment I give you a feel for its complexity, and a few rules of thumb for how to bring expertise into your organization, without breaking the bank.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.220: Management Consultants.
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Episode #289 // “In the absence of your ability to handle pressure at your current level, your boss is going to think twice about promoting you”
Although every episode of No Bullsh!t Leadership is peppered with practical guidance on how to improve your leadership confidence and performance, I’ve never given you the specific recipe for improving your promotion prospects — until now!
In this episode, I lay out a holistic inventory of the things that contribute to your promotability.
As you listen, you can make a mental note of the areas where you think you have a pretty good handle on things, and the areas where you may still be a little weak, or need to focus more attention.
I’ve managed to condense my thinking into the 10 key areas that affect your promotability. I go into each one in turn, in just enough detail to describe clearly what that area is and, wherever possible, I provide you with links to the podcast episodes in our back catalog that give a more in-depth treatment of that particular area.
If you really want to get serious about improving your promotion prospects, download our free PDF companion resource, which will enable you to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses through the lens of what your organization values most.
And, if you’re a business owner, don’t skip over this one, whatever you do! It’s an essential checklist of the precise capabilities, attitudes, and behaviors that you’re looking for in the people you’re hiring.
Resources mentioned in the episode....
No Bullsh!t Leadership podcast:
Ep.243: Credibility: the Hallmark of Great Leaders
Ep.2: Building a High Performing Team
Ep.228: Resilience Myths
Ep.24: Building Organizational Capability
Ep.7: Working at the Right Level
Ep.134: Being More Strategic
Ep.39: Getting Results When You Don't Have Control
Ep.182: What Is Strong Leadership?
Ep.168: Political Sabotage at Work
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Moment #59 // Collaboration is one of the big buzz words of 21st century leadership. But the concept of collaboration in business dates back to the 19th century, as an underpinning feature of the theory of the firm.
Although there are a lot of benefits to collaboration, the pendulum has swung too far. We’ve devolved into decision-making by consensus, and management by committee.
The alternative is to empower your decision-makers with strong, single-point accountability. If you focus on collaboration first, you’ll end up with an all care no responsibility culture where results are poor. But if you put accountability first, and collaboration second, you may just unlock the best of both worlds.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.215: Results or People? Which is more important.
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Episode #288 // “After almost 62 years on this planet, you'd think I'd know better – and I kind of do – but it doesn't mean I always get it right.”
We all know what to do, for the most part. Each day when we wake up, we can either choose to do it, or not do it. If we choose to not do it, then our brains quickly come to the rescue to tell us why that’s the best decision under the circumstances — this is rationalization, and we all master it at a pretty young age.
But, no matter how hard we try to convince ourselves, deep down… we know! It niggles at us — we can’t avoid the feeling that comes with the subconscious fallout of not doing the things we know we should.
Leadership is like this! One thing I was able to master during my corporate career was the discipline of doing what needed to be done as a leader, without hesitation. And I was able to do it with commitment, energy, and integrity. When I look back, I’m very proud of how I conducted myself as an executive leader, for the most part.
But on the rare occasion, the dog eats my homework too! I mastered my leadership discipline long ago — but why haven’t I mastered these identical principles in every other area of my life? They’re so obvious… I’ve used them in so many areas… and I’ve experienced the deep satisfaction and success from the hard work I’ve put in.
Yet still, I find myself dedicating today's episode to a recent epic fail in my choices. I took my eye off the ball, and didn’t control the controllables. And now I’m paying the price.
I start this episode by telling my sad tale of woe, and then I give you a simple but powerful process, which I hope will help you to identify and control the controllables in your life.
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Moment #58 // Conventional wisdom tells us that we have to put people before profits… that if we look after our people then, in turn, they will look after our customers, and the business will thrive.
But the problem with conventional wisdom is that, even though there’s always at least some grain of truth to it, it’s easy to oversimplify, to rationalize, and to misinterpret.
The people before profits mantra is one of the great oversimplifications of leadership. If we did put our people first, does that mean we should simply satisfy their immediate wants or, instead, to act in their best long-term interests?
Nothing is ever as straightforward as it seems. If you really care about your people, you’ll think a little more deeply about the implications of your leadership – on all of the stakeholders you serve, not just the ones close to you, whose approval you desperately crave.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.215: Results or People? Which is more important.
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Episode #287 // “It's way easier just to roll your sleeves up and fix something, than it is to put in the hard work of leadership to lift someone else's capability.”
As a leader, you face daily pressures which are quite different from the pressures that confronted you when you were a carefree individual contributor, responsible only for your own work.
The type of pressure, and its intensity, depends on a number of things: the sector you’re operating in; the organizational culture; the competence and demeanor of your boss… the list goes on.
But each level of leadership has pressures that are fairly common across the board, irrespective of other factors. Obviously, the pressures you faced as a front-line supervisor will be very different to the pressures you’re going to face when you become CEO of a large global business.
In this episode, I examine the pressures that you’re most likely to be facing at the level you’re operating at now. I can’t offer definitive answers, because of the complex factors at play - the permutations that determine your individual circumstances are almost limitless.
The value in this episode comes from your enhanced ability to identify, name, and understand the pressures you face. This’ll enable you to more effectively tap into our catalog of 300+ No Bullsh!t Leadership episodes.
Em and I started this business to improve the quality of leaders globally, and in the last 5+ years, we’ve produced a vast body of knowledge, which you can access absolutely free, to help you handle virtually any challenge that comes your way.
No Bullsh!t Leadership episodes for new leaders:
Ep.1: Respect Before Popularity
Ep.7: Working at the Right Level
Ep.19: Execution for Results
No Bullsh!t Leadership episodes for senior leaders:
Ep.132: What Do CEOs Do?
Ep.54: Managing the Board
Ep.39: Getting Results When You Don't Have Control
No Bullsh!t Leadership episodes for mid-career leaders:
Ep.74: The Curse of the Middle Manager
Ep.162: Managing Up
Ep.208: Breaking Into the C-Suite
Ep.156: Managing Your Ambition
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Moment #57 // Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution is often summarized as: the survival of the fittest. But, in fact, Darwin’s conclusion was that those who survive aren’t necessarily the fittest – they are the most adaptable. As a leader, one of your most valuable characteristics is your capacity for change.
Change is constant. But many of us don’t cope with it particularly well. We often struggle to understand the change that we’re asked to adapt to in our work lives… and what we don’t understand, we fear.
If change isn’t rational, it can leave a workforce cynical and disengaged. This is labeled as change fatigue. But even when the intent and substance of the change is sound, it’s often undermined by poor leadership.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.119: Change Fatigue.
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Episode #286 // “While one in four people in the workforce have managerial responsibilities, very few have actually been trained. 82% of leaders are accidental.”
Many people in leadership positions were promoted because they were good at their jobs — their technical jobs. When ambitious professionals want the status, the power, and the money that come with career advancement, they have to accept that leading other people comes with the territory.
With little leadership training, and even less desire to lead, they become ‘accidental’ leaders. So, I was interested when I came across an article in Fortune magazine: Nearly all bosses are ‘accidental’ with no formal training—and research shows it’s leading 1 in 3 workers to quit.
The fact that the vast majority of leaders and managers don’t receive any formal training isn’t particularly surprising… and the fact that workers are disgruntled with their managers is even less so.
It’s easy to read the headlines and accept them without question. In this episode, I take a peek behind the curtain to get to some better root cause analysis, and come up with some strategies that you can use to improve your leadership capability — with or without the formal training.
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Moment #56 // We talk a lot as leaders about how to give feedback, and it takes many years of experience to actually get good at it. What we don’t talk about nearly as much is what to do when we’re on the other side of the table!
Receiving good quality, helpful, accurate feedback is essential if you want to reach your performance potential. If this is true, then why are we so averse to receiving feedback?
Learning how to receive and implement feedback is a critical skill for leaders who want to be their best… the downloadable resource from Ep.116 has everything you need to know!
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.116: Receiving Feedback.
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Episode #285 // “If you make decisions in isolation, you're likely to miss the implications of those decisions on the whole ecosystem, and this is often where the cracks begin to appear.”
Like many of you, I’ve done quite a bit of flying over the course of my adult life. I’m not a nervous flyer at all, but I’m always interested to see what’s happening in the world of commercial aviation.
This bumper episode is a mini case study on Boeing, which has been in the news again recently – for all the wrong reasons. Another mid-air incident in January (which, fortunately, didn’t result in any serious injuries) has thrust the aircraft manufacturer back into the spotlight.
Some of the contributing factors can be traced back to decisions that were made decades ago. There are some important lessons in this for everyone, regardless of the industry or country you’re working in.
In this episode, I explore some important questions:
- Do Boeing’s problems stem purely from corporate greed?
- If not, what other forces are at work?
- Does a perfectionistic culture deliver the best results?
- How do you improve a company’s commercial performance, without sacrificing safety and reliability?
- What components of your value chain should you seek to outsource?
- Is it possible to effectively transfer risk to a supplier?
You won’t have to deal with issues that are this public or dramatic very often, but if you can learn from the Boeing experience, it may prevent you from stepping on some of the same landmines.
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Source Material:
Wall Street Journal article:
"This has been going on for years". Inside Boeing's Manufacturing Mess
The Atlantic article:
What's Gone Wrong at Boeing
Reuter’s article:
Boeing 737 Max9 door plug bolts appeared to be missing on Alaska Jet, NTSB says
No Bullsh!t Leadership episodes:
Ep.95: The Joys of Outsourcing
Ep.31: Don't Shoot the Messenger
Wikipedia Profiles:
Alan Mulally
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
Spirit AeroSystems
Theranos
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Moment #55 // Being right isn’t everything – it’s just a good start.
Many leaders like to position themselves as “the smartest person in the room”. And there’s a lot to be said for superior intelligence. But you have to know how to use your intellect to get the best possible outcomes from your people.
To excel as a leader, you have to go way beyond your pure intellectual horsepower, and enter the nebulous world of emotional intelligence and human connection!
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.84: Being Right Isn’t Everything.
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Episode #284 // “There are very few bosses who will say “no” when asked if they’d like feedback. But even though they might say “yes”, you have to read the play – do they really want to hear it?”
I spend a lot of time and energy helping leaders to build their capability in giving feedback to their people: how to engage them in difficult conversations; how to review their performance; how to know when it’s time to say goodbye to someone who isn’t performing.
Let’s face it, if you want to be even mildly competent as a leader, this is a core skill. It has a technical element (of course) but, even more important are the psychological and emotional elements.
In this episode, I flip the script to look at how to give feedback to the people above you. How can you give feedback to your boss, in a way that is respectful and direct? But more importantly, in a way that gives you a high chance of success — that is, your boss actually listens to you!
I cover how to tell if your boss is receptive to feedback and, if so, how you earn the right to provide it. I explore the role of the trusted advisor. And I give you a practical, seven-step process for delivering feedback to your boss that you can download for free by clicking here.
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Moment #54 // We all think we know how to negotiate. After all, our negotiating skills are honed from birth, as we tussle with our parents to try to convince them to do what we want them to.
Despite this, I learned a number of years ago that my negotiation skills were not what I thought they were. I was humbled in a fairly straightforward mock negotiation at business school. But what I learned in the following weeks equipped me to go on to negotiate and win several large contracts, worth billions of dollars in revenue.
All great leaders are also great negotiators – developing this skill will put a critical arrow in your quiver as you go up through the ranks.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.75: Negotiation Fundamentals.
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Episode #283 // “If your people trust and respect you, there's nothing you can't say to them.”
When we talk about trust in the context of leadership, it’s normally about how to get your people to trust you! And, of course, this should be a critical focus for leaders at every level.
But today’s topic runs a little deeper: how much trust should you give to the managers who work for you?”
Regardless of your org structure or the size of your team, at least some of your direct reports are bound to tell you that you should give them unconditional trust — to give them the benefit of the doubt, in every situation.
This raises a number of important questions: should your trust be unconditional? When should you choose not togive someone the benefit of the doubt? Should you trust every person equally?
In today’s episode, I begin by explaining why trust has to be both given and earned. I explore how to deal with opinions, assertions, and unsupported claims in your leadership team. And I finish with some guidelines for making your interventions feel like they are trusting enquiries, not overbearing micromanagement.
Source Material:
LBT:
Leadership Beyond the Theory
No Bullsh!t Leadership episode:
Ep.112: Is Gut Feel a Thing?
Wikipedia Profile:
W. Edwards Deming
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Moment #53 // The factors behind the increasing levels of work stress that people are experiencing are many and varied – it’s a complex issue. What is pretty clear, though, is that more and more leaders are reporting that they are burnt out.
But, if you apply a couple of relatively simple and practical remedies, you will be able to protect yourself from burnout. SImple? Yes! Practical? Definitely! But easy? Absolutely not!
It’s not easy because you have to learn to push back, and set some clear boundaries. And you can’t do that unless you have a deep understanding of how your team can maximize the value it delivers.
Once you can answer that question, you have to learn how to say “no” to everything else.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.61: Learning to Say "No".
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Episode #282 // “A lot of the more senior leaders reject No Bullsh!t Leadership, because the higher up they go, the more they have to lose – they have to protect their position, their image, and their identity.”
Our first episode of No Bullsh!t Leadership was produced in August 2018. This week, we achieved a major milestone - 5 million downloads of the podcast.
To be perfectly honest, Em and I are pretty ordinary when it comes to celebrating success… and I often cringe at the thinly-veiled, self-congratulatory posts that seem to dominate LinkedIn and some of the other social media platforms.
But I think it’s important to mark this milestone by standing back, and reflecting on what this really means, in the context of our purpose: to improve the quality of leaders, globally!
So, instead of just pumping up our own tyres, in this episode Em and I have distilled a number of success principles that we learnt on our path to 5 million. We want this behind-the-scenes look to inspire you in your own leadership journey – it’s amazing what you can achieve with a blank sheet of paper and some ridiculously bold aspirations!
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Moment #52: Building Professional Credibility // Whatever you try to achieve as a leader relies, at least to some extent, on your credibility. If you have strong personal credibility, it makes everything you do inordinately easier.
Credibility galvanizes your team… it instills confidence in the people above you… and it ultimately becomes an integral part of your leadership brand. Without it, every yard you manage to move forward feels… hard. Credibility is the hallmark of all great leaders.
It's the type of credibility that’s founded in their competence, their values, their leadership approach and, ultimately, their results. And everyone around them notices—you can feel the difference!
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.243: Credibility: The Hallmark of Great Leaders.
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Episode #281 // “If you focus on trying to make your people happy instead of providing the opportunity for them to develop their self-esteem, you're missing the point.”
Team morale is built through proactive commitment and focus. It doesn’t just happen.
One of the great misconceptions of leadership is that, if you make people happy, they will perform better and team morale will be high. Although this is possible in theory, it is highly unlikely to happen in practice.
One of our listeners once made a comment about what it takes to build morale, in a military context:
“Soldiers with high morale aren’t ‘happy’: they’re confident, secure, and enabled to perform. They’re not well-fed, rested, and kept out of harm’s way.”
Building morale requires strong leadership. The object of the exercise is to give your people the opportunity to experience long-term satisfaction and fulfillment, which is a very different proposition from the short-term, sugar-hit happiness that most leaders focus on.
Source Material:
Marty’s TEDx video:
The Surprising Power of Constructive Conflict
No Bullsh!t Leadership episode resources:
Downloadable - the “DO”s and “DON’T”s of Team Morale
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Moment #51// We’ve all sat in meeting rooms where we’ve been subjected to death by PowerPoint. For every leader, the ability to present information in a compelling, interesting way is your basic table stakes: it should be a vital element of your core leadership competencies.
The good news is, it’s never been easier to put together a great presentation to get your point across. These days, there’s no excuse for a poor presentation, so I want to share some basic tips, to help you reduce your likelihood of having an epic presentation fail.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.59: Epic Presentation Fails.
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Episode #280 // “The productivity decline isn’t just a flash in the pan: it’s a structural reset that we're all going to have to grapple with in the coming year.”
At the end of each year, I spend time analyzing a variety of sources to come up with a view on the range of possible outcomes for the year ahead—across business, politics, and society in general.
Without trying to make any fearless predictions, I like to have some sense of how the world is trending: trend is your friend!
Using sources as diverse as The Economist, the Wall Street Journal,The Australian Financial Review, The Atlantic, Fast Company, and even Wikipedia, this episode provides a consolidated view of what awaits us, as leaders. You can find the links to all the sources I use here.
I start at the macro end of town, and then circle in on some of the issues that you’re likely to face with people, culture, and performance in 2024. And it’s the only time in the year that I provide anything resembling political commentary on the No Bullsh!t Leadership podcast!
This is more than just an invaluable, curated guide to help you navigate the coming year: it’s also guaranteed to make you the most interesting person at any dinner party!
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Moment #50 // Many young leaders who have to manage older, more experienced workers find the whole process quite intimidating. Equally, older leaders who may have gotten by in their careers using a more directive leadership style, are confounded by their inability to lead millennials to do what they want them to do!
If you’re a leader, you may have workers from four different generations in your team… from Baby Boomers, all the way through to Gen Z. Although each of these generations has defining characteristics, the leadership principles remain the same.
It’s critical to treat everyone on their merits, and lead them by tapping into their individual motivations and personal drivers. If we start to manage people based purely on generational stereotypes, we’re bound to get it wrong.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.242: Leading Older Workers and Ep.51: The Millennial Dilemma.
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Episode #279 // “Most of us are highly rational leaders, and our instinct is to make the long-term planning process a purely intellectual exercise. But when it's done really well, it's much more than this — they have to protect their position, their image, and their identity”
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Moment #49 // There are two types of people in the world: lifters and leaners. Lifters carry the burden for themselves and others… they take on more accountability than the average person, and they don’t rely on anyone else to make things happen.
And leaners? Well they’re happy to let the lifters do the work!
Anyone who’s genuinely successful (and I’m not simply talking about people with power, status, and money) is a lifter!
From the earliest available opportunity, you need to adopt the mentality and mindset of a lifter. Like everything in life, you get to choose your path, and make it happen… or not!
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.253: Lifters and Leaners.
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Episode #278 // We’ve been producing this podcast now for over five years and, as we traditionally do at this time of year, Em and I are taking a look back on the year of podcast content. We’ve picked out our favorite episodes for you to go back and listen to while you’re enjoying some downtime in the New Year.
We’ve had another cracking year at Your CEO Mentor: one where our global reach continues to grow! I’ve been living in the US now for over 2 years… Em’s daughter, Florence, is now walking and talking – a proper little human – and everything is going pretty much to plan.
But it’s not without its challenges! In last week’s episode, we reviewed our 2023 business performance, looking at the things that went really well, and the things that didn’t go so well.
You may have missed a few episodes in the last 12 months, especially if you’re new to the podcast. So, in an effort to make sure you still get to capture the real gold, we’ve curated what we think are some of our not-to-be-missed moments.
These episodes capture the essence of key leadership imperatives, like building your credibility, and knowing how to tread that fine line between confidence and arrogance! We know you’ll love this cheat sheet for getting the “best of the best” from No Bullsh!t Leadership.
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Moment #48 // One of the things that characterizes a high-performing team is the ability to withstand and harness the value that lies in healthy disagreement.
In this moment, I look at the example of a failed company that demanded their employees needed to be loyal, above all else.
In my book, loyalty means fearlessly telling the truth to the people above you, no matter what. But to them, it meant bowing to their authority and not challenging them in any way… particularly if they had bad or inconvenient news to deliver.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.31: Don’t Shoot the Messenger and check out my TEDX Talk, The Surprising Power of Constructive Conflict!
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Episode #277 // The end of year is a time of renewal. We all instinctively take the opportunity to reflect on the year just gone, and reset our expectations for the year ahead.
In this episode, Em and I do something we’ve never done before… we pull the curtain back on our business, Your CEO Mentor, and give you a window into our 2023 scorecard.
How did we do? What were the things we focused on that didn’t actually pan out the way we expected? Which things went really well?
We talk through our end-of-year stocktake, so you can see the level at which we assess the initiatives, how we think about our failures, and what lessons we take forward.
It’s the best and the worst of Your CEO Mentor in 2023! We’re going to examine our top 3 successes, and our 3 greatest failures...so buckle up!
Resources mentioned in this episode:
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- The Landing Your Dream Job short course
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Moment #47 // There are literally thousands of articles and posts written every week about the attributes of great leaders. Humility, Transparency, Fallibility, Integrity. Although it’s fun and interesting to muse on these attributes, they lack any real clarity.
If you actually decided that you wanted to take action to develop one of these attributes, where would you start? What habits and disciplines would you need to develop?
Rather than debating the merits of leadership attributes, we need to focus more on leadership competencies. What do leaders need to competently do, in order to successfully deliver value for their teams and companies?
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.25: The Roadmap to Exceptional Leadership.
I also recommend listening to Ep.229: Confidence, Arrogance, and Self-Doubt.
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Episode #276 // One of the biggest barriers to change, in any area of your life, is your own awareness of the size of the gap—that gap between your current state and your desired state.
And I’m no different to anyone else! I’ve struggled with this principle over the years in a number of different areas…
When I stacked on a few pounds after a running injury, I knew how much work it would take to get back to racing weight… and that became a barrier to starting my recovery process.
Often, the gap is so daunting that we feel like we don’t know where to begin. But in almost every case… we actually do! We just don’t want to face into it, because we know that, once we start, we have a mountain of work ahead of us.
In this episode, I take you through the process of not just starting, but mastering what you know you need to be doing, as a leader.
I simply give you a couple of leadership areas where most of you are probably underdone, and help you to work out both where to start, and how to keep momentum, by gaining the confidence that you will be successful… if only you can persevere!
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Moment #46 // As you transition through to more senior leadership roles, you’ll realize that you can’t continue to compensate for your people when they don’t deliver the results you want. You have to do your job, not their job.
There are all sorts of repercussions to dipping down, and not working at the right level. Like, not focusing on your own job; like, diluting the accountability model; like, robbing your people of the chance to grow. Doing your own job positions you to lead your people to exceptional performance.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.7: Working at the Right Level.
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Episode #275 // One of the most common questions I field from our leadership community is, “Marty, how much time should I give someone when they’re not performing, before I make the decision to let them go?”
Like most questions in business, the answer is, “It depends”. Your job, as a leader, is to work out what it depends upon, and to position yourself to make a decisive judgment call in any situation.
In this episode, I take a look at the example of the Haas F1 Racing Team, and its principal, Guenther Steiner, who has led an underperforming team in a high-performance sport for almost 10 years.
I also discuss some of the dimensions of performance and behavior that you’ll need to think about when you’re deciding what to do with an under-performer.
But, most importantly, I give you one of the most valuable free resources I’ve ever produced: my six-step framework for making what are often incredibly difficult decisions about your people.
It’s never an easy thing to decide to let someone go, but if you stick your head in the sand when you’re confronted with an under-performer, your team will inevitably become mediocre: your poor performers will stay, and anyone decent who wants to be on a winning team will find other alternatives!
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Moment #45 // With the sustained, relentless pressure of performing as a leader in today’s business world, combined with the expectation that you’ll also perform in every other area of your life, it’s incredibly easy to burn out.
That’s why it’s so important to have long-term strategies that make your life sustainable: strategies that, even when you hit the peaks of pressure that ebb and flow, you know how to manage your way through it.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.187: Avoiding Burnout.
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Episode #274 // Since releasing our new self-paced short course, Landing Your Dream Job, we’ve had a stream of questions from our leadership community about whether or not the course is applicable to them.
In this week's episode, Em joins me as we answer two of the most commonly asked questions, which deal with key aspects of the job search process:
- “How do I network and utilize my mentors most effectively?” and;
- “How can I determine which role is best for me?”
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Moment #44 // If you’re in it for yourself, your people will never be in it for you. Ever.
Self-seeking leaders can’t bring out the best in their people, because it’s almost impossible to rally them to a higher purpose.
One of the keys to unlocking your people’s discretionary effort, and stretching them to perform at the next level, is that you have to subordinate short-term considerations for the greater good.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.29: Winning Without Self-Interest.
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Episode #273 // In order to convey the No Bullsh!t Leadership principles concisely, I explain them in quite categorical terms—it has to be that way so that you can understand the principles sufficiently well to implement them.
But, as with everything in life, nothing is just black or white… there are exceptions, there are judgment calls, and there are 1,000 annoying shades of gray!
A CEO who I’m quite close to recently challenged my mantra of friendly, not friends, and I realized that, while I explain the core principles in black-and-white terms, the implementation is anything but that!
You might have heard me speak about other principles like:
- Respect before popularity
- Don’t dip down
- Excellence over perfection
- Simplicity and focus
- Speed over accuracy
- One head to palm one arse to kick
In this episode, I explore some of those shades of gray… some of the nuances of these critical principles. This should help you to understand how to put the principles into context a little better… after all, they live on a continuum, not in a simple binary relationship.
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Moment #43 // We generally talk about stress like it's a bad thing. Putting people under stress is something that many leaders try to avoid. Why? Because, if you put people under stress, then maybe they won't like you anymore.
Instead, we choose to lean into our well-developed power of rationalization, and do everything we can to give ourselves a reason to not ask our people to stretch.
But, unfortunately, stress is a prerequisite for high performance…
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.148: Stretching Your People.
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Episode #272 // According to LinkedIn, 70% of the global workforce isn't actively job searching, but 87% are open to new opportunities.
This reflects a universal truth in the professional world – many are passively open to new job opportunities, yet they rarely actively pursue them.
It's a common trap that we see even the most ambitious leaders fall into: passively waiting, relying on people in their existing networks to approach them, or counting on that internal promotion that's 'just around the corner'.
If you have any ambition to climb the ladder, it's time to make a choice:
Are you going to remain passive, and let someone else dictate the pace and flow, or are you going to step into the void and take control?
If you're ready to increase the level of control you have over your career, this week’s episode is going to help you - a lot!
I’m really excited to share with you the replay of the live training Marty did earlier this week on the art of asking. If you want to ask better questions in high-pressure situations like interviews, networking conversations and salary negotiations, this is a MUST LISTEN.
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Moment #42 // Have you ever questioned your boss about a particular task, and at the end of a brief exchange, he simply says: “Look, just do it, OK?”
Although I’m sure no one sets out to become a Nike boss, sometimes it’s simply the product of a leader being overworked… or not having sufficient information about why something needs to be done… or because explaining would be difficult and time-consuming… or because it may potentially put them in a situation of escalating conflict.
Nike bosses are hard to work for, so think carefully about how you handle these situations. Do you listen and debate when there’s pushback, or do you just pull rank?
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.149: The Nike Boss
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Episode #271 // In today’s evolving world of business, there’s an ever-increasing focus on employee wellness. Mental health, which was a taboo subject until fairly recently, now has to be front-of-mind for every leader.
A leader’s duty of care for their people used to be confined to the workplace. Now, there’s an increasingly broad interpretation of a leader’s obligations to look after their people, which is much more holistic, and reaches well beyond the boundaries of the workplace.
And still, the vast majority of leaders have no training in psychology, and are ill-equipped to deal with many of the situations that inevitably arise.
This episode tackles some of the issues around employee health, wellness, and resilience, as they relate to business leadership… and to go really deep on this, I’ve enlisted the aid of wellness expert, Kristel Bauer, host of the Live Greatly podcast.
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Moment #41 // It can be a little daunting to take on a new role, especially when it's at a higher level than the roles you've previously held.
Whether you’ve been promoted internally, or appointed from outside the company, you need to set strong expectations right from the get go. It's really important to stamp your mark on a new role early.
People need to know what to expect from you… and the more clarity you can give them, the better.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.114: Making a Role Your Own.
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Episode #270 // Innovation is key to sustained performance. Whether we look at it from a company perspective, or at the level of countries and global economies, innovation fuels productivity and growth.
We’ve seen this over and over throughout the centuries, where a technological or scientific breakthrough has driven new levels of prosperity that were previously unimagined.
We now live in the most affluent times in human history. Our life expectancy and our standard of living is massively higher than it’s ever been.
Innovation, at the market level, drives much of this prosperity. And at the level of the individual firm, innovation is an essential ingredient of competitive advantage.
Squeezing every last drop out of the innovation lemon requires trade-offs, and if you don’t make these trade-offs consciously, they’ll be made for you.
This episode explores some of the key trade-offs that leaders need to make when trying to stimulate innovation, while still maintaining control, including:
- Long-term v short-term value
- Process control v creative adaptation
- Centralized v decentralized decision making
- Accountability v collaboration
Source Material:
United Nations Poverty Statistics
Millennium Development Goals
Change to Life Expectancy (50 Years)
Macrotrends Research
Patent Filings
Ranking for Top Companies
No Bullsh!t Leadership episodes:
Ep.115: Does Innovation Create Value?
Ep.203: Defending Against Disruptive Innovation
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Moment #40 // Simplicity goes hand-in-hand with focus. We all try to do too much, for all the right reasons, and with the best intent. But, more often than not, this is incredibly counter-productive.
As a leader, value, performance, and forward momentum all rely on having a crystal clear focus on the right things. But this is hard to achieve, because perfectionism hides in complexity. Even though The Pursuit of Perfection sounds noble, more often than not it’s simply masking the fear of getting something wrong.
Your leadership mantra has to be Excellence Over Perfection. Otherwise you're going to end up working tirelessly on something that doesn't make any real difference.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.222: The Power of Simplicity.
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Episode #269 // One of the positive (and virtually inevitable) outcomes of improving your leadership confidence and capability is that your opportunities for promotion start to come thick and fast. And there’s a reason for this: as your leadership skill improves, so do the results that your teams achieve.
But when you've already achieved best-in-class performance, you’re expected to know what you're doing in any given situation. The people who promote you assume that you'll continue to be largely self-sufficient. But that's not always the case when you're thrust into an unfamiliar role.
This episode outlines the essential steps for transitioning to any new role, with special focus on the common scenario of being promoted to lead the team that you were once part of.
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Moment #39 // Formal education is important to establish a baseline for your career. It’s like buying a ticket to the dance. But management and leadership education comes later in your career, and it’s often valued very differently, depending on where you live.
In Australia, an MBA is entirely optional… in the US, it’s essential if you’re serious about progressing to the heights of corporate America.
No matter where you live, though, education in all its forms is there to support your development so that you can perform better. That's the bottom line.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.21: Education vs. Experience.
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Episode #268 // We know that every individual is unique, and despite all the conventional wisdom about how to motivate people, everyone is completely different in regard to what drives them.
In my experience, you never really know what’s going to switch the lights on for someone. You just have to keep trying, over and over, to reach every single person. This means you have to use different (sometimes novel) techniques, and varying levels of pressure.
When you see a breakthrough, it’s priceless… it’s worth every moment you’ve spent, and every ounce of energy you’ve put into it.
But you also have to be OK with putting in the time and energy and not achieving a breakthrough… because, unfortunately, that’s the more common outcome!
This episode begins unconventionally, with a story from the hit TV series, Breaking Bad. I then recount one of the early wins in my career, when I was able to get through to someone. And I finish with 5 practical tips for reaching your people.
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Source Material:
No Bullsh!t Leadership episode*:*
Ep.265 Leadership's Most Underrated Ingredient
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Moment #38 // Is the virtually limitless supply of cheap, instantaneously-accessible information making it easier for us to make decisions? And are those decisions any better than the ones we made 20 years ago?
Malcolm Gladwell says, “We clutter our decision-making process with extraneous information in the hope that it makes us better off in the end. It's a fool's game.”
This moment reminds us to focus on what's most important. Too much information just makes it harder for us to process the information we actually have.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.217: Trusting Your Instincts.
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Episode #267 // Every so often, we produce an episode of No Bullsh!t Leadership that challenges conventional leadership wisdom. I call them my 'myth buster' episodes, and in the past, I’ve taken on some of the most widely accepted axioms:
- Are happy workers really productive workers?
- Why is leading from the front a bad idea?
- Why do consensus-based decisions deliver inferior outcomes?
- Why is imposter syndrome good for you?
Challenging conventional wisdom is tricky, because there’s always at least some measure of truth to it. But we can’t allow ourselves to fall into the habit of accepting these statements as truisms, without considering them a little more rigorously. If we do, we run the risk of believing our own bullsh!t.
In this episode, I challenge the notion that management and leadership are separate disciplines: one being aspirational and virtuous, the other being somehow lesser.
This is a very practical episode, where I briefly explore the traditional concepts of leadership and management, and then bring them to life with a number of real world examples that demonstrate how intertwined and inseparable the two concepts truly are.
Source Material:
Harvard Business Review article:
You’re a Leader Now: Not Everyone is Going To Like You
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Moment #37 // There's no doubt that systemic bias exists in hiring - but sometimes, even with the best intentions, it's really difficult to improve diversity. Quite often, you’re simply dealing with a shallow pool of talent.
Entrenched beliefs and attitudes at lower levels of an organization act as a barrier to progress - not just for women, but for any minority group that's not the typical appointee.
The homogenous, safe candidate is effectively ‘green lit’ all the way through the process. It's sometimes hard to find the right candidate, who will improve outcomes by offering greater diversity. But it's even harder to change the mindset of the decision-makers who occupy positions of relative power, at all levels of an organization.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.202: Eliminating Selection Bias.
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Episode #266 // Some of the most impactful transformation work that I saw in large industrial firms came as a result of McKinsey’s involvement: everything from procurement to capital productivity, and operational performance.
Last year, three McKinsey partners published a book titled, CEO Excellence: The six mindsets that distinguish the best leaders from the rest.
After examining more than 20 years’ worth of data on 7,800 CEOs from 3,500 public companies, they conducted detailed interviews with 67 high-performing CEOs and synthesized their findings in this book.
The CEOs interviewed include household names like Mary Barra (GM), Jamie Dimon (JPMorgan Chase), Herbert Hainer (Adidas), Reed Hastings (Netflix), Kaz Hirai (Sony), and Satya Nadella (Microsoft).
In this episode, I look at some of the conclusions that were drawn in the book, and discuss them in a way that provides an enlightening summary, from my humble perspective. My hope is that this will help you transition to the most senior ranks of leadership.
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Moment #36 // Well-run businesses can be boring. They don't experience frequent crises and they don't encounter surprises at every turn. Why? Because the leaders understand risk, and they plan accordingly, avoiding the majority of disasters that other companies routinely face.
Poorly-run companies thrive on crisis management and firefighting. Once this becomes the predominant culture, people become comfortable living in a break/fix cycle.
There's never any real focus on eliminating the root cause of the problem. And there's no leadership drive to reduce the risk that something might fail in the first place. This is a bit like covering a melanoma with a band-aid.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.167: Getting Ahead of the Next Crisis.
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Episode #265 // Em and I work our butts off every day to produce high-quality, practical leadership content that you can apply immediately, to improve your team’s capability and performance.
And, even though we talk about the emotional, psychological, and mental barriers that have to be overcome to achieve leadership excellence, what I don’t often talk about is the personal investment in the relationship capital that makes all this possible.
You may have heard me talk about the need to establish a high level of trust with your people, and to have boundless empathy (tempered with the strength to do what needs to be done, because you’re courageously committed to getting the absolute best possible outcomes).
But what it boils down to, in very simple terms is this: if you aspire to be one of those rare individuals who can move from being a competent leader to a great leader, it takes something more—a deep sense of caring for your people.
This is the ingredient that unlocks your ability to do the really hard work of leadership!
Source Material
Fast Company article*:*
Grim survey finds workers around the world have a toxic relationship with their jobs
ImpactEleven website*:*
ImpactEleven
Seth Mattison website*:*
Seth Mattison
No Bullsh!t Leadership episode*:*
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Moment #35 // There are many ways to end up in the C-suite. You can just choose to work hard, and wait for your promotions.
But, in larger organizations, this can take many years. And, at each new layer, you're in competition for the next spot above you with a bunch of other smart, ambitious people from both inside and outside your organization.
Even though I’d never hold up my own career path as something you should try to emulate, there are some interesting learnings to take from it. Interestingly, some of my best career moves were horizontal shifts—they were my springboard to the CEO office.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.208: Breaking Into the C-Suite.
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Episode #264 // I read an article in the MIT Sloan Management Review, titled The Art of Balancing Autonomy and Control, which outlines how to get the best results from the innovation activities your company undertakes. The moral of the story is, nose in, fingers out!
This led me to think more broadly about the concept of autonomy v control, in particular how it relates to optimizing both performance and employee satisfaction.
If you give your people too much autonomy, you risk wasting a lot of effort doing the wrong things… if you exert too much control, you fall into the trap of micromanaging, which introduces inefficiencies and demotivates your people in the process.
I learned throughout my career that balancing autonomy and control isn’t just an esoteric discussion: understanding and executing the principle is a critical leadership imperative that will either enhance or degrade the results you achieve.
In this episode, I look at the fundamental trade-offs between autonomy and control; I share a little about my journey to increasing control, without becoming a micromanager; and I give some really practical tips for striking the right balance with each individual in your team.
Source Material:
MIT Sloan Management Review:
The Art of Balancing Autonomy and Control
Wikipedia Entry:
Situational Leadership Theory
Amazon Book:
The One Minute Manager
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Moment #34 // They say that the best disinfectant is sunlight, and I'm a huge believer in that principle. If my direct reports in CS Energy heard it once they heard it a thousand times: transparency is everything.
But just how much transparency should you give to your people? Issues of trust, accountability, confidentiality, and context all play a part in how much transparency it’s reasonable to offer. Like many areas of leadership, it can be a complex balance!
I wrote an article on this subject for Harvard Business Review earlier this year, which is worth a read. It’s titled How Transparent Should You Be With Your Team?
You can also take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.207: Leadership Transparency.
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Episode #263 // After speaking to a group of Executive MBA students last week, I had pause to reflect on my career journey, my educational choices, and what I considered to be the determinants of my modest success to date.
If I really distilled the key things that have helped me to grow rapidly over the years, what would they be? I’ve often said that leaders are learners, but you could spend a lot of time these days consuming information, without getting traction: and by traction, I mean gaining the wisdom and insight that would differentiate you as a leader.
Although I wouldn’t recommend to anyone that they try to emulate my career path, by the same token I think I’ve managed to maximize the potential of my learning opportunities over the years.
These learnings made me better, and I guess that’s really the only yardstick you can use—what’s the relative improvement in you. It’s not about anyone else, it’s about taking responsibility for becoming better over time. If you’re a leader, your people’s welfare will depend on it!
In this episode, I give you my top 5 tips for maximizing your learning opportunities, so that your leadership career can thrive.
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Moment #33 // Why is it so difficult to get over the need to be liked? Because it’s completely ingrained… it's programmed into all of us. It's part of our DNA and it's controlled by our reptilian brain. It's an instinctive response.
But, counterintuitively, to be a competent leader you have to overcome that fundamental evolutionary urge.
Putting Respect Before Popularity requires a huge amount of empathy, which is why it’s so important to have a highly-developed EQ. Isn't it ironic that the road to higher empathy winds its way straight through the mire of conflict, challenge and accountability?
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.206: It's STILL Respect Before Popularity.
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Episode #262 // Really good people get stuck in their careers, for all sorts of reasons. Sometimes, it’s obvious why it’s happening to them, and other times it’s a little more perplexing.
We get questions from our leadership community all the time relating to career progression, and they come from all levels—even C-suite executives who want to break into their first CEO role:
- What do hiring managers look for?
- What foundational behaviors and capabilities do you need?
- How do you become “more strategic”?
In this Q&A episode, we take a deep dive into some of the factors that are going to put you on the fast track to promotion and career progression.
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Moment #32 // I went through some incredibly disruptive events during my corporate career - and it's fair to say that some of them pushed me to the edge of my personal capacity.
Despite the personal toll, when I look back I’m so grateful that I was able to experience those situations. I never felt that there was anything I couldn't ultimately handle, and the accelerated learning that I took from each situation really turbocharged my career.
I couldn't have achieved anywhere near what I did if I was leading people in a warm, stable, and comfortable environment.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.224: Leading Through Major Upheaval.
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Episode #261 // The central element of the No Bullsh!t Leadership Framework is value. It should be the primary focus of every leader, at every level, in every organization. Value first… that’s it!
Although we automatically think of financial value, value can be created in many different forms. Your imperative, as a leader, is to understand which of the things your people do genuinely create value, and which things simply generate activity for its own sake.
If you can manage to align the work that creates the most value for your company, with the things that benefit your people individually, you will absolutely turbo-charge your team’s performance!
This episode dives into the world of value, outlining the key principles of value delivery, describing what a value-driven culture looks like, and exposing some of the common organizational barriers to value creation.
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Moment #31 // How comfortable are you when making “high-impact” decisions? You know, the ones that really test you… the ones that scare you... the ones that you know can potentially have serious consequences if you get them wrong.
You don't have to be the CEO of a Fortune 100 company to make high-impact decisions. The founder of any small business has to make decisions every day, many of which can potentially make or break their business.
No matter how big or small the decision, using your experience and judgment to put it into context is vital.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.216: High Impact Decisions.
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Moment #30 // Why are such vast numbers of senior leaders so prone to believing their own bullsh!t?
There are a bunch of underlying (but observable) factors, which we’re all subject to, that push us to believe our own bullsh!t. It takes discipline, self-awareness, and insight to overcome them, and to rise above the facade.
This moment looks at four of the key psychological drivers, and how they operate on our subconscious mind.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.143: Believing Your Own Bullsh!t.
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Episode #259 // I’ve been doing quite a few guest appearances on other people’s podcasts in recent weeks, and I’ve been asked on several occasions, “Marty, what do you know now, that you wish you’d learned earlier?”…
There are any number of life lessons that I could absolutely have used earlier on, and lots of stuff that would have made me a better leader way sooner.
But, then again, with the benefit of hindsight and wisdom, I’ve come to realize that the depth and value of any lessons comes from the very fact that they are hard fought and won.
Once you learn them, by starting at the right place, going through the trial and error, (and, yes, a little of the essential pain), these lessons stay learned, indelibly imprinted on your psyche.
In this episode, I look at the life lessons that took me every one of my 61 years to learn, and the leadership lessons that gave me the ability to formulate my No Bullsh!t Leadership framework.
Different lessons come to all of us at different times, which is why your ability to step back to see the big picture is key.
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Moment #29 // Having close friends is one of life’s ultimate joys. But, as a leader, that’s the last thing you want. Being friends with someone who works for you dilutes your objectivity. And no matter how much you think you can overcome this, the reality is… you can’t!
A friend in your team will take advantage of your good nature… and you’ll cut them more slack than you should. It’s not intentional, but it is unavoidable. This kills the meritocracy culture.
When friendliness turns into friendship, the unintended consequences are counterproductive to everything you want to achieve, as a leader.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.197: Why Can't We Be Friends?.
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Episode #258 // One of the principal occupations of many consultants, speakers, and business experts is to try to predict the future. And, although this is virtually impossible, it doesn’t stop them from trying!
If you’re a regular listener, you’ll know that I try to stay away from predictions for the most part. I’d rather deal with the leadership imperatives that drive performance, and work out how to apply these timeless principles to any given context…
This is a subtle but important distinction, and it’s why I feel pretty confident about the guidance I give: how do you apply the proven tools and strategies that I’ve learned in 30+ years of leading at the highest levels.
It’s always fun and interesting to look at emerging trends, though, and to extrapolate those to see where they might be taking us. Today, I’m going to indulge in a little bit of that!
The World Economic Forum published an article a little while back titled, “Five Key Trends Shaping the New World of Work.” After chewing over these five trends, I thought it’d be worth sharing them with you, and giving some consideration to how likely it is that they’ll dominate our thinking in the medium to long term.
Source Material:
Economist Article:
What Are the Chances of an AI Apocalypse?
World Economic Forum Article
Five Key Trends Shaping the New World of Work
No Bullsh!t Leadership Episode:
Ep.218: Is Working From Home Working?
Ep.95: The Joys of Outsourcing
Ep.221: Managing Supplier Relationships
Diary of a CEO Episode
Ep.252: Ex-Google Officer Speaks Out On the Dangers of AI
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Moment #28 // How do you go about making an outsourcing decision for your company?
It’s important to be clear on exactly why you want to outsource, and to understand the relative cost of doing something yourself, as opposed to having a specialist external firm do it for you.
Knowing when to outsource is as critical as any skill you need in business, and this Moment exposes the key questions you need to ask to nail it.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.95: The Joys Of Outsourcing.
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Episode #257 // I came across an article by Shanna Hocking, which introduced me to the concept of the Leadership User Manual. Hocking credits its origins to Adam Bryant, who wrote an article almost 10 years ago titled, What if you had to write a user manual about your leadership style?
Imagine the power of a physical document that can help your people to understand how they can best work with you. What a great idea!
Knowing how your boss operates, and what he values, could save you years of guesswork, as the only other way to work it out is through trial and error. I wish I’d thought of this years ago!
In this episode, I take a deep dive into the concept of the leadership user manual. I look at the benefits and risks, and I take you along the journey with me as I develop my own inaugural leadership user manual.
We’ve also created a leadership user manual template, a free download, so that you can develop your own guide.
Source Material:
Books (on Amazon)
One Bold Move a Day - Shanna Hocking
Principles - Ray Dalio
Fast Company Article:
How to be the boss everyone wants to work for - Shanna Hocking
LinkedIn Articles
Leaders Need User Manuals (and what I learned by writing mine) - Abby Falik
What if you had to write a "User Manual” about your leadership style? - Adam Bryant
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Moment #27 // Weak leaders are characterized by what they’re not prepared to do.
Weak leaders are unwilling to push back on the boss; they don't put the team's interests ahead of their own; they’re unwilling to set ambitious goals; they’re afraid to challenge, coach, and confront their people; and they’re reluctant to challenge the status quo.
What's the price of leadership weakness? Unrealized potential; poor performance; lack of market competitiveness.
Eventually, this leads to job cuts, restructures, and redundancies. And in some cases, the company won’t survive. Weak leaders allow performance to slip, and the outcomes are entirely predictable.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.68: The Price Of Leadership Weakness.
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Episode #256 // The concept of EQ isn’t new. It was the subject of academic research way back in the 1960s, but it took another 30 years before we gained widespread awareness of it through Daniel Goleman’s classic book, Emotional Intelligence.
These days, we have fairly robust tests to measure a person's EQ, and I would never hire a senior executive without having them take those tests… it’s not the be-all-and-end-all, but it does provideanother data point to calibrate the observations you make in other parts of the recruitment and selection process.
What are the barriers to building your own EQ? To deal with this question, I’ve enlisted the aid of Dr Rebecca Heiss, who’s an expert in all things human behavior and leadership. Her book, Instinct, is all about how to rewire our brains to remove some of the barriers to success.
This fascinating discussion may help you to break through some of the barriers that are holding you back.
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Moment #26 // Of the many mistakes that new leaders are prone to make, over-functioning for certain individuals is one of the most common, and the most insidious.
When you do this, it tells your people that what they're doing isn't good enough. It trains them to be lazy and complacent, because you'll always step in to finish their job for them if you’re not happy. And they'll keep getting paid for not doing their job to the standard you expect.
Excellent leaders give their people clarity of purpose, resources, coaching, and autonomy. They lead people to do their jobs—they don’t do their jobs for them.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.172: Stop Doing Your People's Work, or by reading my article in Harvard Business Review.
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Episode #255 // Ralph Waldo Emerson once said: “Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door!”. This quote, espousing the value of innovation, has been liberally used and abused over the years.
I came across it again recently in an article from McKinsey: Turning Around the Productivity Slowdown… so, what is productivity? And what’s the relationship between productivity and innovation?
In today’s episode, I look at productivity from a number of different angles. What does it mean in the world of macroeconomics? How does productivity impact our standard of living?
On a day-to-day level, what does it mean for your type of industry and organization? Can productivity provide a competitive advantage?
It doesn’t matter what type of organization you’re leading in, improving productivity will reap huge benefits for all your stakeholders… including the people who work for you.
But, getting your head around why you should have a constant focus on productivity improvement can be a little tricky… hopefully this episode will help.
Source Material:
No Bullsh!t Leadership Episode*:*
Ep.115: Does Innovation Create Value?
Ep.203: Defending Against Disruptive Innovation
McKinsey Global Institute Article:
Turning Around the Productivity Slowdown
Diary of a CEO Episode
Ep.252: Ex-Google Officer Speaks Out On the Dangers of AI
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Moment #25 // High-performance is fragile. Teams can lose their lustre for a whole range of reasons, and leading a team of high performers can be incredibly challenging.
The best teams push each other pretty hard, and it can be difficult to maintain constructive tension, without it boiling over into acrimony.
And, yes, sometimes your people just stop listening to you. Over time, familiarity breeds contempt, and the downside of consistency (a much sought-after leadership characteristic) is predictability.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.99: Don't Play One Season Too Many.
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Episode #254 // We’re approached all the time to interview other thought leaders on this podcast. However, since No Bullsh!t Leadership is predominantly a solo cast, we reluctantly decline 99% of these requests.
But one email popped into our Inbox a few months ago, and we couldn’t resist it: Scott Jeffrey Miller is a speaker, author, and podcaster (sounds familiar, I know!)
What’s different about Scott is that he’s worked for over 25 years with FranklinCovey, the legendary company started by Stephen Covey, which has not one, but three seminal works to draw upon:
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
- The Speed of Trust, and
- The 4 Disciplines of Execution (one of my favorites).
Scott has worked with these original thought leaders for decades, and as host of FranklinCovey’s On Leadership podcast, he’s had access to some of the best-known and highest-profile leaders on the planet.
In today’s interview, I drill into Scott’s deep learning, asking him what it’s like to interview the biggest names in business; his experience of writing best-selling books; and what’s in store for the future of leadership.
Check out Scott's new book here!
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Moment #24 // As a leader, how do you set appropriate boundaries in your work relationships? How do you strike the balance between establishing trust-based, caring relationships with your people, and maintaining professional distance?
The social pendulum has really swung in the last 3-5 years. Organizations are increasingly seeking to impose themselves in the personal decisions of their people. As a leader, you need to be hyper-vigilant about how these shifting dynamics can potentially affect your career.
Your role is to set the tone, the pace and the standard for your people, and being in a workplace relationship makes that so much more difficult.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.14: Friendly, Not Friends.
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Episode #253 // In life, there tend to be two kinds of people: there are lifters and there are leaners. Lifters carry the burden for themselves and others… they take on more accountability than the average person, and they don’t rely on anyone else to make things happen.
And leaners are happy to let them do so!
In this episode, which I hope you find to be pretty straightforward and easy to absorb, my goal is to do just one thing: to explain the differences between lifters and leaners, and help you to clarify which one you are, right now.
As a leader, you want the personal brand of being a lifter, not a leaner. Once you know the difference, the rest is up to you. Like everything in life, you get to choose your path, and make it happen… or not!
I’ve also created a free PDF downloadable so that you can undertake a self-assessment which you can download here: Are you a lifter, or a leaner?
Source Material:
No Bullsh!t Leadership Episode:
Ep.110: Getting In the Arena
Mark Manson Article:
The Most Important Question of Your Life
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Moment #23 // You don't want your business to suffer the impact of poor decisions that are driven by fear. If you can sense, and then short-circuit your physiological reactions as they arise, you’ll be in a better position to implement some coping strategies, rather than just letting nature take its course.
If you learn to control your physical state, it opens up the pathways for your conscious mind to handle things. Once your response is in the conscious, you can ask yourself a series of questions that will help you to manage your fear by bringing greater perspective to the problem.
Staying calm and rational is a prerequisite to making great decisions. If you can find Grace Under Pressure, you’ll excel in the moments that matter most.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.139: Fighting Fear
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Episode #252 // Chris Licht, the former CEO of CNN, resigned recently after a scathing exposé in The Atlantic. What was supposed to be an opportunity to provide a firsthand account of a miraculous company turnaround, ended up in embarrassment, reputational damage, and the inevitable sacking.
This isn’t the first time someone has invited the media to make a contemporaneous record of a firm’s excellence, only to have it backfire spectacularly!
In the 1970s, British Steel was the subject of a documentary film which, instead of showcasing its leading edge management performance and industrial dominance, as had been expected, uncovered an unhealthy culture that made any aspirations of commercial excellence impossible.
What causes leaders to believe their own bullsh!t? Why would they open themselves up to public scrutiny if they didn’t genuinely believe in their abilities, and the almost inevitable success of their mission?
In this episode, I look at these two case studies, and dig into the root causes of hubris. I also give my three tips for staying grounded (and staying out of the newspapers).
Source Material
UnHerd Article:
How Britain Lost British Steel
HBS Case Study
British Steel Corporation - the Korf Contract
No Bullsh!t Leadership Episodes:
Ep.1: Respect Before Popularity
Ep.183: Mentors, Coaches, and Trusted Advisors
Ep.229: Confidence, Arrogance, and Self-Doubt
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Moment #22 // Some people really don't want to lead. But they don’t necessarily know that they don’t want to. So, why would they take on a leadership role if they have no desire to lead? And how do you identify a reluctant leader?
The clue is in the expectations they place upon their team? Do they lead them to greater heights, or just accept whatever an individual chooses to do on any given day? Weak leaders lower the standard to meet the performance, strong leaders lift the performance to meet the standard.
Whatever you do, it’s important to set an expectation that all leaders do the hard work of leadership in their teams… even the reluctant ones.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.164: Leadership Not For You?.
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Episode #251 // There are a range of competencies required to forge a successful career. On this podcast, of course, we focus predominantly on how to develop and improve your leadership capability to uplift your team’s performance.
Leadership competency gives you leverage: it enables you to multiply and accelerate the results you can achieve through others. And the higher up you go, the more valuable this capability becomes.
But there are a number of other vital ingredients that I speak about from time to time, that are crucial building blocks in your success ecosystem.
In this episode, I take a more holistic look at what I consider to be indispensable workplace competencies: from business acumen and work ethic, to politics and influence.
I also look at what the most ambitious, up-and-coming MBA students at one of the world’s top business schools perceive to be critical competencies for 21st century business… and I integrate all of this into a simple checklist of development areas so that you can work out what to focus on to produce sustainable performance.
Source Material
Economist Article:
What the World's Hottest MBA Courses Reveal About 21st Century Business
No Bullsh!t Leadership Episodes:
Ep.138: It's Not What You Know
Ep.5: Using Power Wisely
Ep.243: Credibility: The Hallmark of Great Leaders
Ep.168: Political Sabotage at Work
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Moment #21 // There are a few key things you need to do in order to maximize your promotability.
How do you stamp yourself as a trusted advisor, rather than just a workhorse? Why should you strive to make yourself redundant, rather than indispensable? And why is it critical to focus on your leadership capability just as much as your business acumen?
Your goal should be to position yourself as a trusted advisor, who thinks about the broader issues, while energizing your team to deliver extraordinary results.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.176: When You Don't Get the Job.
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Episode #250 // One of the most intractable issues affecting gender equity in the workplace is maternity leave. Companies and countries are trying to find ways to make it easier for women to have families, without significant disruption to their careers.
Our CEO, Emma Green recently became a mother. She’s just flown half way around the world, by herself with 9-month-old Florence to attend a Mastermind of elite business owners who’ve built huge companies, while balancing the demands of motherhood and family.
As a leader, you will have to face the challenges of maternity leave at some point—if not for yourself, then certainly for others.
And if you’re a current or future mother, you’ll be thinking quite a bit about balancing the needs of family, while still maintaining your performance as a leader, and without having to sacrifice promotions, pay rises, and career opportunities!
In this episode, we flip the script, as I interview Em about how the experience of balancing motherhood, and running a fast-growth business has been for her so far.
Source Material:
Harvard Business Review Article:
Do Longer Maternity Leaves Hurt Women's Careers
No Bullsh!t Leadership Episode:
Ep.183: Mentors, Coaches, and Trusted Advisors
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Moment #20 // In a hot job market, you can't retain every one of your people, which is why it’s important to think about who your star performers are, and to make sure they don’t go anywhere. This necessitates a very deliberate approach to talent management and retention.
Looking at individual performance first, identifying any critical roles, and understanding which core functions truly enable your business to compete, will enable you to target the people you really need to retain.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.159: Don't Lose Your Best People.
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Episode #249 // Did you know that while 83% of organizations acknowledge the importance of developing leaders, only 5% actually follow through? It's no wonder many leaders feel lost and unfulfilled.
If you've been yearning for a more fulfilling leadership career, this episode is for you. Imagine taking control of your own development, transcending the boundaries set by others. The truth is, nobody will care about your career growth as passionately as you do.
If you're unsure where to begin, we've got you! Today's episode is a replay of a live training session that Marty did last month called "From Frustration to Fulfilment: Navigating Professional Growth With Limited Support From Your Boss." In just 30 minutes, he dives into the core capabilities of exceptional leaders and reveals five steps to craft a killer career plan.
Stop waiting for your boss to drive your growth. It's time to unlock your full potential as a leader, and this training is just the start of your levelling up journey!
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Moment #19 // To make any serious change requires a change of culture—the way we do things around here—and changing culture is not for the faint of heart.
It takes discipline, perseverance, time, energy, some pain, a bunch of momentum, some tough decisions, courage, influence, collaboration - it’s not at all easy to change a culture.
If you want to be a leader who drives change, who creates a high performance culture, then you’d better pay attention to your people, and you’d better burn the boats.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.35: Driving Value From Your People.
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Episode #248 // We still seem to be witnessing some pretty spectacular failures in corporate governance. Every week, the financial press manages to uncover some sort of personal scandal, a sudden and unexpected decline in performance, or a breach of a company’s social license to operate.
Even more common now, is the reporting on companies’ handling of workforce issues, like layoffs, and return to the office policies.
I came across an interesting interview with one of Australia’s leading company directors, Alison Watkins, which explored the evolving relationship between the CEO and the Board. Overall, it presented quite a positive outlook.
In this episode, I look at how this critical relationship is evolving, and what we can expect from boards in coming years, as we see less and less tolerance for business transgressions.
Source Material
McKinsey Interview:
In the Boardroom With Alison Watkins
(22nd November, 2022)
Harvard Law School Research
Mandating Women on Boards: Evidence from the United States
No Bullsh!t Leadership Episode:
Ep.54: Managing the Board
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Moment #18 // How do you know when the right time is to let a poor performer go? Many leaders sit back and just hope that the person will improve. But hope isn’t a strategy. And when you’re dealing with a historically poor performer, it's rarely the case that they lift to meet the minimum acceptable standard.
The most commonly cited regret of great leaders, as they reflect on their careers, is that they didn't move quickly enough to remove the people who they knew couldn’t do the job.
If you’re serious about performance, you need to free up your non-performers so that they can be successful in another organization–preferably, one of your competitor’s!
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.34: When It's Time For Someone To Go.
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Episode #247 // Virtually every organization has some form of operational delivery capability for its products and services. More often than not, your ability to compete in the market can be strengthened through operational excellence.
But operational excellence is elusive, and many of the programs that companies invest in to deliver improved operational performance only ever realize a fraction of the potential benefits.
Senior leaders often focus purely on the technical and process elements of operational performance. But the barriers that will confront you in process and technology are dwarfed by the organizational barriers that exist in your people and culture.
If you want to achieve operational excellence, your will, commitment, and appetite for doing the hard yards will be pushed to its limits.
In this episode, I explore the very nature of operational excellence. I give a couple of meaty, real-world examples of operational excellence initiatives that I’ve led in the past. And I leave you with a free simple, 13-step checklist to achieving operational excellence, which is available as a free downloadable PDF resource!
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Moment #17 // Low accountability cultures are riddled with barriers to performance. The leaders resign themselves to the fact that gaps and overlaps are inevitable, and they rationalize that strong single point accountabilities aren’t really necessary.
What are the 5 hidden drivers of low accountability? And how do you find them before they damage your team’s performance? Everyone deserves to be treated equally, but they also have to be held to account for the way they behave and perform… otherwise your best people will be dragged down to the lowest common denominator. And performance doesn’t live in that type of culture.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.19: Execution For Results.
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Episode #246 // One of the most widespread and seemingly intractable problems facing leaders and organizations everywhere, is the drive to focus only on short-term results. And this condition doesn’t discriminate between industries, countries, or cultures.
Almost everything that happens in our work lives locks us inside the prison walls of an ever-present, high-demand, short-term focus. Very few leaders develop the type of long-term perspective that enables genuine attention to where a company will be in 5 years, 10 years, and beyond.
Even though I’ve trained myself over the years to take a longer-term view of the world, instinctively I’m the same as everyone else. It’s hard to break free from the pressing issues of today, when the need for immediate action is obvious, and the consequences of tomorrow feel so far away.
This episode explores why almost everything in our work environment constrains us to a short-term focus. I give some concrete, real-life examples of how short-term focus manifests itself… and, of course, I leave you with a few practical tips to help you to lengthen the time horizon you look towards, in any situation.
Source Material:
AFR Article
Revealed: Australia's 50 Highest Paid CEOs in 2022
AFR Article
How Much CEOs Are Really Paid
Professor David Yoffie Profile
Yoffie’s HBR Profile
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Moment #16 // Some companies have turned the concept of believing your own bullshit into an art form! It’s really easy to convince ourselves that we are achieving amazing things when, in actual fact, very little is changing.
Do you believe your own bullsh!t?
For more depth on this insight, listen to Ep.143 of the No Bullsh!t Leadership Podcast: Believing Your Own Bullsh!t.
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Episode #245 // I’m a vocal advocate of strong leadership: the need to stretch people to achieve extraordinary performance, with a single-minded focus on value creation (bearing in mind, of course, that value comes in many different forms: it’s not just financial results).
Recently, we’ve seen two cases from opposite sides of the world in which the stated drive for improved performance has resulted in serious allegations of bullying.
The first, is Dominic Raab, the UK’s Deputy PM, who was forced to resign after allegations of bullying were raised by some of his public sector departmental staff, and the second is an unfair dismissal lawsuit brought by a former employee of Myer, Australia's largest department store chain.
Each of these relies on interpretation of the events on which the allegations are founded. And even though it can often be a case of “he said / she said”, in both these instances there’s no shortage of witnesses.
But did these cases genuinely involve bullying, or were they simply examples of strong leaders managing people who weren’t doing their jobs to the required standard?
I begin today’s episode with a little revision on what strong leadership really is, and then I unpack these two specific cases to examine the fine lines that sometimes exist between performance drive and bullying.
Source Material Referenced:
- No Bullsh!t Leadership Podcast Episode Ep.182: What Is Strong Leadership?
- The Economist - Bartleby If Enough People Think You’re a Bad Boss, Then You Are
- The Australian Financial Review Myer in court over alleged executive bullying
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Moment #15 // The primary function of a leader is to create and maintain a culture that’s conducive to performance excellence… a culture where every individual is committed to giving their best every day.
More often than not, cultures just grow organically, as people learn over time what the expectations and limits of the leader truly are. If you don’t focus, deliberately and explicitly, on creating the type of culture that drives genuine performance, then the culture you get will be… whatever it’ll be!
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.27: Unleashing the Power Of Your People.
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Episode #244 // One of the toughest elements of leadership is managing your people’s performance. Everyone has to meet a minimum acceptable standard, of course… but beyond that, you also want to be able to lead your best people to perform at their peak.
We get an endless stream of questions about the performance management ecosystem, particularly when a team member slips into chronic underperformance. There’s no doubt that every situation is different, but there are some common themes running through all of this.
In today’s Q&A episode, Em guides me through a bunch of questions that explore the main aspects of the performance management cycle, including how to lead before formal performance management becomes necessary, what to do once you’re in there, and how to respond if you work in a culture that doesn’t support individual differentiation and high performance.
If you don’t know where to start when it comes to making notes on your people’s performance, you won't want to miss out on the free Performance Notes Template that Em has made for this episode. This customizable GoogleSheets template (with some fictional examples on it to get you started) is the perfect tool to help you track and analyze your DR’s performance over time, which makes the performance management process MUCH easier when the time comes. It’s simple, but it’s what we use here at YCM to keep things on track.
Download the free Performance Notes Template here.
There’s also a number of important, related episodes that I mention in the Q&A. You can follow the links directly to them from here:
Ep.225: Handling Layoffs Competently
Ep.206: It's Still Respect Before Popularity
Ep.6: The Psychology of Feedback
Ep.57: Challenge, Coach, Confront
Ep.239: Leading In a Low Performance Culture
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Moment #14 // On one level, politics can be seen simply as a process of influencing. But more often, it’s a devious, divisive tool used by unscrupulous individuals to further their own standing—it creates a toxic and cancerous culture.
How do you spot a political animal? Office politics can be incredibly destructive, but there's no organization that's completely immune to it. No great leader plays politics, but they’re acutely aware of it: and the first step is to be able to recognize a political animal.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.168: Political Sabotage At Work.
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Episode #243 // Whatever you try to achieve as a leader relies, at least to some extent, on your credibility. If you have strong personal credibility, it makes everything you do inordinately easier.
Credibility galvanizes your team… it instills confidence in the people above you… and it ultimately becomes an integral part of your leadership brand. Without it, every yard you manage to move forward feels hard.
There’s no shortage of smart executives in the world, but there are very few great leaders. Credibility is the hallmark of all great leaders. Without exception, great leaders have high personal credibility…
It's the type of credibility that’s founded in their competence, their values, their leadership approach and, ultimately, their results. And everyone around them notices—you can feel the difference!
In this episode, I expose the key differences between those who are just smart executives, and those who are great leaders. And, with this as the foundation, I reveal some of the critical elements required to successfully build and maintain your personal leadership credibility.
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Moment #13 // Do you have decision fatigue? During the course of every day, our brains are forced to make thousands of decisions, big and small. The cumulative effect of all these decisions is mental fatigue, which can result in poor judgment and irrational decision making, even when faced with relatively simple decisions.
But using the decision fatigue label provides an excuse for not dealing with something that we should actually deal with. Making decisions is part of life, it's part of business, and in any senior career you need to be adept at making decisions when they need to be made.
You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.80: Decision Fatigue.
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Episode #242 // The question we used to ask only occasionally has now become more frequent… “how old is too old?” While most countries still regard the retirement age for the average citizen to be somewhere in their early to mid-60s, one of the big societal trends in wealthier countries is the aging population.
As the population ages, many people will choose to work for longer, either to satisfy their need for purpose, or through financial necessity. The bottom line for leaders is that you’re going to be in a position where you have to lead older workers, and integrate them into a team culture that spans at least three generations.
In this episode, I explore how to get the best from older workers, not to be put off by the challenge of leading them.
I present some of the data on how population and demographics are changing across the world, I examine the strategic potential for value differentiation, and I give you my Six Tips for Getting the Most From Older Workers (which will be available as a free PDF downloadable).
Source Material:
Article: Centre for Retirement Research at BC
How Does Delayed Retirement Affect Mortality and Health?
Research: Our World in Data
Median Age
Research: Our World in Data
Age Structure
The Economist
The Age of the Grandparent Has Arrived
Wikipedia
Retirement Age (by Country)
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Moment #12 // Blaming others when something doesn’t go to plan is one of the most insidious leadership behaviors. It’s a cancer in your culture that has to be eradicated. When a leader tolerates the blame game, excuses become the norm, and organizational politics thrives.
You have to learn how to deliver bad news, even when your boss doesn’t want to hear about it. Equally, you have to encourage your people by rewarding those who choose to take the path of strength and proactiveness, creating a “no blame, no excuses” culture! You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.158: The Blame Game.
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Ep #241 // It’s always been a tough ask to get your boss to provide additional resources, whether it’s money, people, or assets. And it’s certainly not getting any easier in the current environment.
Businesses in virtually every sector of the economy are being squeezed with rising costs, high interest rates, and a bear labor market.
The mantra of doing more with less has never been more pronounced than it is right now: it’s simply the default position, whether by design, or by sheer necessity.
So, you think you need more people to help you achieve the things you’re accountable for delivering? How would you know if this was a sensible move? And if you’re confident that it is essential, how would you sell that concept to your boss, and get the green light to bring on more people?
This episode provides a definitive view of the resource landscape, so that you know how to approach any conversation at any level: and this will guide you, whether you’re proposing the case yourself, or deciding whether or not to accept a request from one of your people.
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Moment #11 // One of the most important roles that a leader plays is to set the right standards for performance and behavior. Sometimes, we think we're setting an appropriately high performance standard, but the exceptions we make indicate otherwise.
How do you actually set the standard? And if it’s higher than people are used to, how do you communicate what you need from them? Never walk past an inferior standard of performance or behavior—it either builds or breaks your culture! You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.44: The Standard You Walk Past Is the Standard You Set.
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Episode #240 // We’ve all come across people during our careers who are really good at what they do, but are just awful to work with. They seem to think that their superior performance gives them the license to behave in any manner they see fit, and they don’t observe the usual social protocols that are essential in maintaining a stable team.
Talented jerks come in many different shapes and sizes: there’s no one-size-fits-all description of how they show up in a team. Some are just terminally annoying, and you feel as though you want to roll your eyes every time they talk.
Others are willfully destructive, and appear to be pushing the company’s leadership to see just how far they’ll be allowed to go before they’re brought into line.
Today’s episode is pretty simple: I identify five common types of talented jerk, and give you some ideas for how to approach each situation so that you remain in control, and neutralize their impact on team culture.
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Moment #8 // If you need to be liked, and you have aspirations of being a leader, you’re going to find yourself in trouble pretty quickly. Virtually everything you do as a leader puts you into a potential conflict situation.
Seeking popularity will stunt your leadership growth, dull your decision-making, and feed your tendency to procrastinate. Popularity doesn’t matter… respect does, which is why you need to be comfortable with the concept of doing hard things that may make you unpopular. You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Episode 206: It's STILL Respect Before Popularity.
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Episode #239 // The proverbial high performing team has become a leadership cliché, and I can’t count the number of leaders who claim to have built a high performing team (often, despite objective evidence to the contrary).
But what if the culture you’re leading in is actually a low performance culture?We get lots of questions from leaders about the difficulties they have applying basic performance management principles and, more often than not, the root cause is a pervasive, low performance culture.
It can be particularly difficult to swim against the tide in these types of organizations and, as a leader, you have to decide what type of team you want, what type of results you want, and what you want your leadership brand to ultimately stand for.
In today’s episode, I give you a process that will help you to assess your culture for signs of endemic low performance… I explain why it can be so hard to improve low performance cultures… and I give you some tips for where to start if you decide to take on the challenge of leading in a low performance culture.
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Moment #9 // Many leaders claim to have built high-performing teams but, in my experience, most can’t even clearly articulate what a high-performing team is! And if you really want to build a high performing team—then there’s going to be some pretty tough leadership work ahead.
Many leaders fall at the first hurdle: high-performing teams are comprised of high-performing individuals: no passengers, no tourists! You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.2: Building a High-Performing Team.
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Leadership drives culture, culture drives performance.
Episode #238 // Today, we look at a few very common team culture dynamics, and give some perspectives for how you might be able to handle these situations, when you find yourself in the middle of them.
The first is the incredibly common phenomenon of the supposed star performer who ‘manages up’ brilliantly, but doesn’t actually deliver… and the boss is too weak, or too conflict-averse to hold them to account—they’d rather let the rest of the team bear the brunt, as long as the work is getting done somehow.
The second focuses on organizational politics, and how deceptive behavior can be leveraged for advantage by those who concentrate more on politics than value creation.
In this Q&A episode, I give some incredibly practical tips for how to handle each of these situations, including some of the conversations you’ll probably need to have, and the killer questions you can ask.
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Moment #8 // Permissive Leaders Make People Unproductive AND Unhappy
I've seen the devastating effects of laissez-faire leaders. They seem to think that if you keep people happy, they’ll naturally give you their best work. In my experience, this is almost never the case. Worse still, these leaders often mistake a constructive culture, to mean you can only say positive things to people.
Make no mistake, there's nothing soft about a constructive culture. It only exists when a leader demands the best from every individual, and is prepared to stretch them to achieve things they never thought they could. You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.8: Are Happy Workers Productive Workers?
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In this free training, I give you the practical roadmap to reclaiming your time, and reducing your work program to a reasonable size and shape: a workload that generates extraordinary value and that you feel proud of delivering.
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Episode #237 // If you feel as though you’re struggling to hire the right people at the moment, this episode will rebuild your faith in the process, despite the current labor market dynamics.
Unfortunately, a few poorly-timed or unexpected resignations can leave critical gaps in your capability. And this feels even worse when you place an ad on an online job board expecting an influx of high-quality candidates, only to hear the sound of tumbleweeds sweeping across the tundra.
This can affect your mood, and one of the worrying side-effects of this is that you may begin to feel as though you have to keep all your current employees. You begin to manage your people differently, and lower the standards so you don’t scare any of them off.
This episode covers a huge amount of ground:
- I address the question, “Why is hiring so difficult?”;
- I explain how you can use aptitude and psych testing to reduce your risk of hiring the wrong person; and
- I give you my 6 rules of thumb for executing the hiring process so that you can begin to hire better people
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Moment #7 // Building a Diverse Organization Isn’t Simple
If it was easy to build a diverse organization, everyone would have already done it. There's a couple of limiting factors that I've learned from experience make this incredibly difficult.
Historical disadvantage, subconscious bias, and a lack of forward thinking all contribute to this vexed problem. So where do you start? You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.11: Pale, Male, and Stale
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Episode #236 // Have you ever wondered why people who are clearly at the top of their game all of a sudden have a steep decline in performance? Things that they’ve been able to routinely do at an elite level all of a sudden seem to be beyond their reach.
I saw an example of this just recently, where a professional NFL footballer inexplicably lost the plot. His physical abilities were no different after the slump in form as they were prior to the slump. But it looked like his mental state was night-and-day different!
What happens if you have a crisis of confidence in your own leadership? There’s a big difference between having healthy doubts, and having the sort of mental collapse that hijacks your very ability to perform.
In this episode, I discuss those differences, and give you some tactics for dealing with any performance declines so that, at worst, they’re short-lived, and at best you emerge from them even stronger than before.
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Resources referenced:
ESPN Website
Brett Maher 2022 NFL Stats
spotrac.com
Brett Maher Salary
Wikipedia
Ian Baker-Finch
No Bullsh!t Leadership
Ep.229 Confidence, Arrogance, and Self-doubt
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Moment #6 // Great leaders set an appropriate decision-making culture. People need to know that robust challenge is expected and rewarded, not frowned upon and suppressed. You have to be able to challenge each other, if you want to bring out your best.
This invariably involves some friction… but it’s the only way to bring the often opposing views to the table, debate them, and work through them together. You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.20: Make Great Decisions.
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Episode #235 // Momentum is really picking up for Your CEO Mentor in 2023, so in this episode I thought I’d share our plans for the evolution of No Bullsh!t Leadership.
Of course, the fundamentals will remain the same. Our purpose keeps us focused on delivering practical, high-quality content every week to cut through the spin, the noise, and the political correctness that dominate today’s world of leadership development.
We’re here for one reason, and one reason only: to improve the quality of leaders, globally. This is why I get out of bed in the morning, and it’s why Em and the team at Your CEO Mentor Global HQ, as we like to call it, are constantly innovating… to increase our market reach, so that we can influence as many leaders as humanly possible.
Our staples are the weekly podcast, and our twice-yearly public cohorts of Leadership Beyond the Theory. They aren’t going anywhere, and we’re constantly thinking of ways to keep them as relevant and fresh today as they were when we started the business over four years ago.
Having said all of that, living in the US has been a bit of an eye-opener for me, and my focus is shifting slightly, as I look to leverage my presence in the world’s premier market. In this episode, I give you a rare window into my thinking on all things No Bullsh!t Leadership.
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FREE TRAINING THIS WEEK, DON'T MISS IT - THE BURNOUT FIX: A PRACTICAL ROADMAP TO TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR WORKLOAD
Did you know that almost 25% of workers experience burnout four or more times per year, while 40% think it’s an inevitable part of success?" (Asana, 2023) 😰
With mass layoffs and hiring freezes dominating the news cycle, it's really no surprise that we're STILL feeling overworked, overwhelmed and burnt out!
That's why over the next week, I'll be running a number of free sessions of my virtual training. I'll give you a practical roadmap to reclaiming your time, and reducing your work program to a reasonable size and shape: a workload that generates extraordinary value and that you feel proud of delivering.
Limited seats are available. Save your spot here or go to https://leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/burnout-fix-training.
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Moment #5 // What’s Busy Work, and Why Is It So Common?
One of the hardest things to do in any organization is to stop activity once it’s started—even if you know it’s not delivering value. It gets a life of its own, because people get emotionally attached to it, and they protect it.
“Busy Work” is activity that keeps you occupied, but doesn't necessarily create value. It's justifiable to anyone who happens to look, based on the hours of effort it consumes. But is it useful? You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.73: Busy Work
Episode #234 // Without Amy Porterfield there would be no Your CEO Mentor, no No Bullsh!t Leadership podcast and no Leadership Beyond the Theory, the program that has transformed thousands of leaders on six continents!
Amy’s work laid the foundations for our business model, and it’s her content that enabled Em to develop the strategy that convinced me to quit my CEO gig and start this business, following my true calling.
I was incredibly fortunate to have a deeply insightful conversation with Amy, as we talk through her business journey (over $80 million in revenue from online course sales over the past 14 years) and her view on why self-leadership is so critical if you want to take control of your career, be it in the corporate world or as an entrepreneur.
We cover so much in this interview:
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How to bridge the gap between a brilliant idea and a profitable business
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The key to long term success when starting something new
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How to consistently innovate
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Why it’s important to be in the ‘right room’ of people, and how to get there
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The most valuable piece of advice she received from Tony Robbins (this is GOLD)
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Maximizing productivity with an all-virtual workforce
And so much more!
This interview was an absolute joy to record and I hope you get a huge amount of value out of it.
You can connect with Amy and grab a copy of her new book here:
Book: https://twoweeksnoticebook.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amyporterfield/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyPorterfield/
Podcast: https://www.amyporterfield.com/amy-porterfield-podcast/
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FREE TRAINING: THE BURNOUT FIX: A PRACTICAL ROADMAP TO TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR WORKLOAD
Did you know that almost 25% of workers experience burnout four or more times per year, while 40% think it’s an inevitable part of success?" (Asana, 2023) 😰
With mass layoffs and hiring freezes dominating the news cycle, it's really no surprise that we're STILL feeling overworked, overwhelmed and burnt out!
That's why over the next few weeks, I'll be running a number of free sessions of my virtual training. I'll give you a practical roadmap to reclaiming your time, and reducing your work program to a reasonable size and shape: a workload that generates extraordinary value and that you feel proud of delivering.
Limited seats are available. Save your spot here!
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Moment #4 // It’s great to lead from the front, but you have to understand what that means. You can’t do your people’s work for them, only to say, "I'm leading from the front.”
That’s not leading from the front, and it’s not setting a virtuous example. Just the opposite. Listen to what leading from the front really means. You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.88: Rolling Your Sleeves Up
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Episode #233 // Workforce layoffs have continued in the US, as large companies trim the fat in advance of the recession that looks likely to head our way. But the latest data on economic growth and jobs are more positive than most commentators expected.
Europe is leading the way, with some better than expected growth figures, and the US added almost 600,000 jobs to the economy in January, which will keep an already tight labor market highly strung. So, with US unemployment at a 50-plus-year low, it could be a seller’s market for some time to come.
Meanwhile, we continue to field questions every day from listeners who are navigating their own challenges, with a backdrop of highly-complex and fast-moving shifts in workforce dynamics.
In today’s Q&A episode, we’re going to look at some of the phenomena that you’re likely to be wrestling with at the moment, starting with the new push to establish the 4-day work week as a standard in many companies.
We also take on the difficult topic of shift workers. How do you get shift workers engaged in training and development, when they’re (quite rightly) focused on critical front-line, or customer-facing activities?
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Moment #3 // Why Most Leaders Avoid Hard Conversations
Why do so many leaders choose to avoid hard conversations? It's much more about a lack of will than a lack of skill. Avoiding interpersonal conflict isn’t that hard, and it’s easy to rationalize why you don’t need to do it.
Competent leaders know the power of difficult conversations, and they recognize that it’s the only real path to high performance. You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.6: The Psychology of Feedback.
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Episode #232 // Motivation can be pretty tricky. Trying to work out what you can do to help your people reach a state of motivation and stay there for a little while is more complicated than it sounds.
Should you try to make them happy? Should you pay them more? Should you lavish them with praise and positive feedback?
The truth about what motivates people might surprise you. Interestingly, the path to motivation isn’t an easy one, and it’s not a path that many people will tread of their own accord.
But there are some things you can do that are relatively simple, which have a high success rate. It’s just that, like all the best leadership stuff, it’s not easy, and it forces you to face the spectre of not being liked. That’s enough to turn many leaders off the concept altogether!
In this episode, I look at the changing world of work, and how the challenge of motivating your people may have changed. I also give you my '5 Tips for Motivating Your People', which is available as a free downloadable at www.yourceomentor.com/episode232.
Source Material:
No Bullsh!t Leadership Podcast
Ep.30: When Money Doesn't Motivate
No Bullsh!t Leadership Podcast
Ep.36: If Money Doesn't Motivate, What Does?
No Bullsh!t Leadership Podcast
Ep.201: Finding Your Purpose
Book (on Amazon)
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
No Bullsh!t Leadership Podcast
Ep.57: Challenge, Coach, Confront
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Moment #2 // Ban These 5 Words from Your Corporate Values
Virtually every company has a set of values that adorns its glossy brochures and marketing materials. But many of your customers (and your own people), will be deeply cynical about them.
What words should you avoid, and how do you not fall into the trap of having a meaningless set of company values. You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.10: Are Company Values Meaningless?
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Episode #231 // If you’re a regular listener of No Bullsh!t Leadership, you’ll know that I speak about talent frequently, in a range of different contexts. But the word “talent” is so overused these days that it’s hard to differentiate between the real work of nurturing and developing your best people, and the more mundane aspects of running a business.
There’s a number of critical components to understanding and managing the talent you have—and you won’t know who your real talent is unless you implement a robust process across the whole team.
Sometimes, as busy as we are, we rationalize that it’s easier just to leave talent growth to happen organically. We tell ourselves that all our people are excellent, and we avoid the hard work of leadership.
But if you want your team to perform at its peak, it’s virtually impossible without a focus on performance and talent management.
In this episode, I cover the foundations of talent management, providing an overview of the five distinct elements that you need to have in order to make it work. And, given how daunting it can be, I also give you some suggestions for where to start, regardless of where you are today.
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Moment #1 // The Purpose of Leadership
We sometimes forget what the true purpose of leadership is. It’s not to entertain your people during their working hours, and it’s not to focus on helping them to live their best lives.
Leadership is about creating the right standards, conditions, and culture to optimize results. You can take a deeper dive into these insights by listening to Ep.4: What is Leadership... Really?
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Episode #230 // In this modern era of enlightened inclusiveness, the pendulum has swung decisively from independently operating silos towards sharing and collaboration. This has seen the resurgence of role sharing, at all levels, in organizations of all sizes.
Collaboration is a critical ingredient to working successfully in the complex organizations we now live in. But what happens when accountabilities are split to the point where they become opaque, confused, or misunderstood?
From low-level, part-time job sharing to co-CEOs of major global businesses, we witness the hazards of trying to share accountabilities. Humans just aren’t particularly good at it, for all sorts of reasons.
If you just want your people to be able to come to work, and feel good about contributing in a team environment with their peers, then shared accountabilities are just the ticket.
But, if it’s performance you’re after, it’s very unlikely that you’ll find it in a structure that assumes accountabilities can be spread across multiple people.
In this episode, I look at a number of different job-sharing models, and some of the problems they can create. And, of course being a practical podcast, I outline my 3-step process for structuring an accountable team.
Source Material:
Previous No Bullsh!t Leadership Episode
What is Strong Leadership?
Fast Company Article
Bret Taylor Leaves Salesforce
WSJ Article
Tension Between Benioff and Taylor Grew
Acceleration Economy Network Article
Co-CEO Model is Dead
Bloomberg Interview (YouTube)
McDermott and Hagemann Snabe discuss co-CEO model
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Episode #229 // In the world of modern leadership, we’re conditioned to believe that humility is the most essential characteristic we can possess. And there’s no doubt that some measure of humility is important.
But it’s easy to misinterpret this to mean that we shouldn’t display confidence… that confidence is somehow the enemy of humility.
Nothing could be further from the truth and, in my experience, a leader who lacks confidence can be just as dangerous as a leader who lacks humility.
In this episode, I give you a window into my own journey from leadership arrogance to quiet confidence, and I get right under the hood to examine some critical questions:
- Why is it so important for a leader to develop a level of confidence?
- What’s the difference between confidence and arrogance? and,
- How do you overcome the self-doubt that paralyzes many leaders?
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Episode #228 // Since the Covid pandemic, resilience has captured a much greater share of our collective consciousness. And, as tends to happen, the world now seems to be flooded with “resilience experts”, who profess to be able to teach us how to handle the most difficult situations effortlessly.
I’m not an expert in resilience per se, but through my own journey I can confidently say that I’ve become an incredibly resilient person. Maybe it just comes with a little age and maturity—but very little fazes me.
Over the course of my corporate career, I became very comfortable handling all sorts of crises, while operating at the highest levels. And, if you were to ask the people who worked closely with me over the years, I’m sure they’d tell you that I’m extremely calm under pressure.
So, in this world of trite and pedestrian advice on how to become more resilient, I was happy to find a beacon of hope. Steve Magness released a book just a few months ago called “Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness”.
In this episode, I look at a few of the principles Magness outlines in the book which, in my opinion, beautifully describe the relationship between the choices we make and our level of resilience. I also examine the link between routine and resilience, and I give you my top four hacks for learning how to do hard things.
Source Material:
Greg McKeown Podcast
The Genius of Routine
Steve Magness Book
Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness
Mark Manson Blog
The Most Important Question of Your Life
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Episode #227 // At the end of each year, I usually spend some time studying a variety of sources to come up with a view on possible future outcomes in business, politics, and society.
In this episode, I take a look at what’s likely ahead for leaders in 2023 and, without making any fearless predictions, give you some sense of where the world appears to be heading.
Remember, trend is your friend! Rather than just making judgments based on a snapshot at any given point in time, it’s more useful to see which way an issue has been trending over time.
From sources as diverse as The Economist, Wall Street Journal, Australian Financial Review, Wikipedia, and the Good Judgment website, I take a look at the macroeconomic drivers that will shape our leadership environment in 2023.
I also summarize some perspectives from an outstanding lecture I attended at Harvard Business School, and take a lighthearted look at the new jargon we’ll be using more frequently this year.
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Episode #226 // This is the fifth Christmas for the No Bullsh!t Leadership podcast and, as we traditionally do at this time of year, Em and I are taking a look back on our catalog of episodes from 2022.
We smashed through the 3 million downloads milestone a few months ago, which is a whole lot of impact for the leaders in more than 150 countries who’ve tuned in…
But, especially if you’re new to the podcast, you may have missed a few episodes in the last 12 months. So, in an effort to make sure you still get to capture the real gold, we’ve curated what we think are some of our not-to-be-missed moments.
These episodes capture the essence of concepts like working at level, maintaining professional distance, and setting high standards for performance, even in the trickiest of circumstances. We know you’ll love this cheat sheet for getting the “best of the best” from No Bullsh!t Leadership.
Here are the links to each of the episodes we talk about:
Honourable mentions
Marty - Ep.182: What is Strong Leadership? Taking people where they ought to be
Em -Ep.213: Getting an ROI From Your Leadership Training: Is it even possible?
Top 5
#5 - Ep.185: The Mental Health Minefield: How do you lead?
#4 - Ep.190: Leaving Space For People To Grow: Remembering Taylor Hawkins
#3 - Ep.197: Why Can’t We Be Friends? Navigating friendships as a leader
#2 - Ep.201: Finding Your Purpose: How important is it?
#1 - Ep.215: Results Or People: Which is more important?
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Episode #225 // The restructuring and layoff season appears to be in full swing… and many of the examples that are popping up in the public domain feel a little chaotic and destructive.
This episode outlines how to handle staff layoffs so that you don’t fall into the same traps that some of the more public sh!t-shows have over the last year.
I look at the core principles that govern separation processes; I address the less obvious (but, nonetheless critical) consideration of talent management; and I give you my list of the Seven Deadly Sins of Staff Layoffs.
Although letting people go should never be done lightly, if you do find yourself in that position, it needs to be done in a way that will give you the greatest chance of salvaging value from the process, and positioning your business for future success.
Download the FREE ‘Seven Deadly Sins Of Staff Layoffs’ PDF from www.yourceomentor.com/episode225
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Episode #224 // There are many upheavals that you’re likely to experience throughout your career that will challenge you. And sometimes, they’ll push you to the very edge of your personal and professional capacity.
In my corporate career, I was fortunate to be involved in a number of significant business events, which stretched me well beyond my comfort zone. I realized that I needed to change my attitude and mindset, if I wanted to come out the other end with my sanity, health, and reputation intact!
At times like these, it’s not just about managing yourself, either: you have an obligation to your team to provide strong, stable, dependable leadership. You have to be the rock that they can cling to in the middle of a raging sea.
In this episode, I deconstruct the leadership attitude and mindset that you’ll need to adopt in times of major upheaval, and give you my 7 ‘watch-its' to help you navigate the most common scenarios you’re likely to face.
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Episode #223 // There’s a lot going on in the world of work right now. The Covid pandemic was a huge catalyst for a major shift in how people see their careers and, more importantly, their lives.
Since then, we’ve come through the Great Resignation, moved onto Quiet Quitting, and now we’re seeing mass layoffs. And the net result of all this? The latest figures in the US show a steep decline in productivity.
And then, there’s Elon Musk—always unpredictable, eccentric, and entertaining—but I don’t think he’s ever been accused of being a leadership role model.
In this Q&A episode, Em and I drill down to the heart of the matter, and offer some practical perspectives that you’ll find invaluable when trying to navigate these issues with your own people.
Episode #222 // We live in a complex world… a world where, as a leader, you have to find a way to interpret the complexity, uncertainty, and ambiguity, and turn that into clarity for your people.
The ability to understand and absorb complexity, to strip it down to its most essential form, and then communicate that to others is one of the most valuable skills you can possess… and it’s a skill that can be developed over time.
There’s a big difference between making the complex simple and oversimplifying things that you don’t sufficiently understand… and to lead effectively, you need to know the difference!
In this episode, I explain how simplicity enables you to focus on the most important things, and show how to use it to offset the dilution effect of communicating through multiple organization layers. And I give you six key areas to leverage simplicity for your people that will pay you back in spades.
Episode #221 // Times are tough. Inflation is on the rise, input costs are escalating, and organizations are tightening their belts. And it won’t be long before companies start to squeeze their suppliers in an attempt to find further cost reductions.
Unfortunately, your suppliers are facing exactly the same pressures as you. So how do you make sure that you’re getting the best deal possible from your suppliers, without putting them at risk too?
In this episode, I look at what makes a good contract (and it’s not always the cheapest). I show you some ways to extract value, other than just the blunt instrument of price reductions. And I let you in on a critical concept: the illusion of risk transfer.
You’ll learn how to go beyond the procurement process to extract maximum value from your suppliers in tough times.
Episode #220 // Many companies use consultants of one type or another. In this episode, I give a bird’s-eye view of the consulting market, based upon my years of experience as a corporate client, engaging at many different levels.
Whether it’s developing a new corporate strategy, embarking on a restructure, improving workforce productivity, or reducing the baseline costs of the business, there’s a consultant for every occasion.
But it’s also easy to spend a lot of money with the expectation of achieving stunning results, only to realize a year or two down the track that you’re no better off than when you started.
I begin with a look at the premium end of the management consulting market, including some of the recent controversies engulfing the top firms; I offer some guidance for when to engage a consultant; and I list my big 10 traps for young players, in the hope that you can avoid some of the landmines.
Episode #219 // When it comes to business, the relationship between intellect and leadership can be fraught. A strong leader with high intellect can be incredibly effective, and make a huge difference to the companies they work for, and to every person they lead.
But highly intelligent people who rely on their intellect, to the exclusion of the leadership skills that would mobilize their people, generally struggle in the big jobs, and it often ends in tears.
There’s a massive difference between being a great leader, and being a smart executive… and, unfortunately, I’ve met many more smart executives than great leaders.
This episode explores the often counterbalanced forces of intelligence and leadership in some detail, and provides guidance on how to leverage your intellect to enhance your leadership performance.
Episode #218 // The dust is well and truly starting to settle on the Covid pandemic, and life is back to relative normality. But one of the lingering hangovers that hasn’t yet lifted is the issue of hybrid work. Many companies are increasingly keen to see their employees return to the office… but many of their people increasingly don’t want to do so.
How is the work landscape developing, and what does it mean for leaders who have to manage their people’s return to the office and, in many cases, set the rules for future expectations and behavior?
While we immerse ourselves in arguments about the productivity benefits of working from home, many people are becoming jaded with the new work paradigm, as their sense of purpose, team culture, and identity continue to decline.
In this episode, I look at the latest research, surveys, and expert opinions on the return to office minefield. In a broad-ranging episode, I explore some of the challenges that this presents, including what top executives are planning for their companies in 2023, and how to manage the 4 obstacles that could hamper a successful return to the office.
Episode #217 // In last week’s episode, we looked at high-impact decisions. They’re the ones that have potentially significant consequences, and strike fear into the hearts of most leaders when they have to make them.
But the vast majority of our decisions just aren’t like that. These days, where we have cheap, instantaneous access to virtually limitless amounts of data, you’d think our decisions would be noticeably better… but they’re not.
There’s no substitute for judgment, and there are times when your instincts have to guide your decisions, even to the point where they override the available data.
Today’s episode explores the fallacy of over-reliance on data in the decision-making process, and puts a case forward for greater reliance on your judgment, experience, and intuition. I also give you three focus areas to help you improve your decision-making instinct, regardless of where you are now.
Episode #216 // Decision-making is a key part of leadership. The ability to make high-impact decisions quickly, under pressure, in a complex and uncertain environment is a core capability for senior leaders…
If you want to reach the height of your career aspirations, it’s something you need to develop as early as possible.
We make decisions constantly: some big, some small… but all relatively important over time, because they have a cumulative effect.
High-impact decisions are different. They’re the ones that can mean the difference between life and death… or company dominance and complete collapse…
In this episode, I look at what you need to focus on when the stakes are high, and I give you my 7 hot tips for making high-impact decisions!
I've also put these tips into a free PDF downloadable so that you can start working through these strategies right now: Click here to download.
Episode #215 // Adam Grant produces a huge volume of thoughtful, intelligent, insightful content on leadership and organizational behavior. And although his podcast, Work Life, isn’t on my high rotation list, I try to catch the odd episode now and then.
When I do, I often find myself thinking two things:
- The first is: “Wow, that is so good, but it would be so easy to misinterpret!”
- The second is: “Wow, I agreed with you 100%, right up until the point that you said ‘x’!”
The crunch for me seems to come with the inevitable leadership trade-off: between doing the things that will make your people happy, and the (often difficult) counterbalance of getting outcomes for your organization.
In this episode, I explore the tension between people and results. How should you lead, if you want to create both? In my experience, it’s not an “either/or”…
Episode #214 // In the last four years, we’ve had over 1,000 leaders take our Leadership Beyond the Theory program.
We’ve been fortunate to see a really broad cross-section of global leaders, and we’ve learned a lot about what makes them tick, as we’ve answered their questions in the interactive weekly webinars.
These are leaders who grow, who are actively pursuing ways to improve their leadership capability and performance. We’ve seen some common threads emerge that are virtually identical, regardless of culture, leadership level, industry, or organization size.
In this Q&A episode, Em and I share the secrets of the five key things that we’ve learnt about leaders who grow. Even leaders who are on the fast track face challenges and difficulties, and need to find practical ways to increase their performance, and enhance their career prospects.
Just in case you missed it: At the end of this week, the doors will close for the October 2022 cohort of Leadership Beyond the Theory. This 8-week online leadership program will take your leadership confidence, skills, and capability to BRAND NEW LEVELS! To learn more about Leadership Beyond the Theory, or to enrol now -click here.
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Episode 213 // In a sea of potentially valuable career development options, it’s hard to work out which one is right for you. It’s even harder to make sure that the value from that training isn’t lost in the weeks, months, and years after you or your people undertake it.
During my own corporate career, I saw a frustratingly large amount of money squandered on training that returned little benefit, either for the individual or the organization.
In this episode, I reveal why getting an ROI is a lot more complicated than just attending the training itself; I give you my six hot tips for maximizing your chances of making an investment in training pay off; and I give you access to a free guide to help you support your leaders’ growth through whatever leadership development program they choose to undertake.
This week, I also want to share a free PDF with you that maps out how to support your leader's growth when they undertake any professional development training opportunity. You can download the free PDF here.
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Episode #212 // With so many opportunities for professional development, it’s really difficult to know which one to pursue. And the most valuable commodity you have is your own time, which is why you don’t want to waste it on learning that only delivers marginal returns.
This episode is designed to take some of the guesswork out of the professional development landscape, and make it easier for you to decide what your best options are to support your career growth in the coming year and beyond.
I take a look at the five basic development options that you can pursue to improve your career trajectory, and suggest which ones might be most appropriate for you at different career stages. All professional development options can be incredibly valuable, if you manage to use them the right way, at the right time!
If you know what your ultimate career goal is, and you know where you currently are in relation to that goal, this episode will bring some order to the chaos.
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Episode #211 // Most leaders understand the concept of delegation pretty well, but they struggle to execute. There are any number of ways that delegation can go wrong… and even if it doesn’t actually go spectacularly wrong, unless you learn to optimize your delegation approach, you’ll never get the most out of your people.
You’ll always struggle with the massive workload that poor delegation foists upon you, and it will become a bad habit that becomes even more destructive the higher up you go. The good news is, it doesn’t have to be.
In this episode, I take you on my career journey through the maze of delegation, and how I learned from my mistakes until I eventually became an expert in every aspect of it:
- Knowing what to delegate
- Knowing how to delegate it
- And knowing how to satisfy myself that the results would be delivered successfully, without micromanaging my people
It saved me from an unsustainable workload, and that feeling of overwhelm that I know so many leaders suffer from.
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Episode #210 // We still get a seemingly endless stream of questions from leaders who feel as though they’re heading towards burnout, and have very little idea about how to stop the decline.
This ultimately comes down to being able to manage your time and energy effectively. Often, burnout is a slow creep, and it just chips away at you over time until you realize you’re not functioning at the same pace, and achieving the same performance that you used to.
You get that jaded feeling… you lose your zest and enthusiasm, and find it increasingly more difficult to keep up the energy for your team. Days that used to feel effortless become a real chore, and then you feel guilty about not bringing your best for your people.
In this episode, I give you strategies in three distinct areas that you can use to manage your time and energy, and rebuild your enthusiasm for the job, regardless of how you feel about it at this moment!
We've also put together a free PDF, A Leader's Time Audit, to help you make sure that you're only working on the things that really matter. Download the free PDF here.
The principles outlined in this episode are an extension of the Avoiding Burnout by Streamlining Your Leadership Approach training we ran in March 2022. If you like these practical tips, then make sure you register for our next free training:Delegate Your Way to Freedom: How Leaders Can Steer Clear of Excessive Hours & Overwhelm.
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Episode #209 // New leaders: this is the framework you need to follow if you want to be successful in your first leadership roles.
Experienced leaders: the reason so many new leaders struggle is because they’re given little direction and, as much as I hate to say this, poor role models to learn from… this is your opportunity to acquire some practical tools that you can use to coach, nurture, and develop your new leaders.
In this episode, I take a detailed look at the four key transition areas:
- The mental and psychological transition;
- Managing the work program;
- Establishing relationships; and
- Getting superior outcomes from your team.
I’ve curated a number of podcast episodes that will put practical tools and strategies in your hands, and help you master the transition to leadership, whether it’s your first leadership role, or you’re the one who has to guide a new leader through the maze.
I've also put together a free PDF resource with ALL the mentioned episodes in it, 'The New Leaders' Playbook', which you can get at www.yourceomentor.com/episode209 🚀
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Episode #208 // We get an incredible number of questions from our podcast community about career development. Working out how to progress in your career can be as daunting as it is mystifying. We often see other people getting promoted, and wonder how that’s even possible.
When you start to get up to the rarified air of the C-suite, it’s even harder: there’s more quality competition for fewer roles.
So, what’s the secret? How can you position yourself for a C-level role, and what would you have to do, today, to start moving in that direction (assuming it’s what you ultimately want)?
In this episode, I outline a few of the many paths that will take you to the executive level, I cover the key area of relationships and politics, and I share my five rules of thumb for breaking into the C-suite!
If you want to work through these tips, I created a free pdf for you, 'The Executive Ready Checklist'. Download it for free here!
Episode #207 // Transparency in leadership is a huge topic! Virtually every leadership pundit on the planet will tell you what an important quality transparency is for a leader to possess. And they’d be right! But it isn’t black and white… there’s an incredible amount of nuance and judgment in this subject.
This episode looks at transparency from the macro level (companies and countries), right down to the day-to-day complexities you face in determining the right level of transparency to employ as a leader. It can be a lot trickier than you think!
Putting aside the big questions of ethics and confidentiality, you’ll need to make some judgment calls on the practical realities of transparency when leading large teams.
What’s the relationship between transparency and accountability? Between transparency and trust? I give you my five rules of thumb for deciding how much transparency you should bring to the most common situations you’re likely to face.
Episode #206 // The very first episode that we decided to lead out with on the No Bullsh!t Leadership podcast was Respect Before Popularity! We figured that, if we only ever released one episode, we wanted to expose leaders to this concept, above all others. And it turns out that it’s actually still our most popular episode.
So today, I want to revisit that very first episode, and give you an updated version that’s even more accessible… Let’s face it, my delivery in those early episodes was pretty sh!t :-))
But that aside, we’ve had an incredible number of leaders contact us to tell us how much of a difference the principle of respect before popularity has made to them, both personally and professionally.
In this episode, as well as recapping the original concepts, I take a deeper dive into the psychological and emotional drivers of conflict aversion, and bring a new perspective on what it takes to win respect.
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Episode #205 // Every piece of content we produce focuses on the link between leadership and performance. Value creation is the name of the game, so knowing what value is in your context is a prerequisite to delivering it.
But, despite our laser-like focus, many of our podcast listeners work in organizations that have a very different view on performance. And many of those organizations reward people for not making waves, rather than rewarding them for making a difference.
No culture is perfect, and performance is always plotted on a continuum. But if you do find yourself on the lower end of the range, working in a low-accountability culture that isn’t focused on performance, it doesn’t mean you should fall back into the comfortable mediocrity of your peers.
In this Q&A episode we address this issue head on, and give you some tactics to use when the culture you’re working in doesn’t support you to do the leadership things that will make the most difference.
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Episode #204 // Adventurer and TV personality, Bear Grylls, (protagonist of the docuseries, Man Vs. Wild) said in an interview, “You have to come alive in the big moments... When it's NOT a big moment, you don't need to be front and centre, but when it's a big moment--BE THERE!”
That’s pretty powerful. Over the years, I’ve found it to be a defining characteristic of the best leaders I’ve seen. That’s when all the talk stops, and you get to see what people are really made of. Because you won’t see their true character until the big moment arrives.
We see examples in every area of life where some people step up in the big moments, while most people fade into the background, hoping not to be noticed.
The good news is that, wherever you are today, this is something you can learn… and it will really differentiate you as a strong leader, in whatever context you operate in!
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Episode #203 // Episode #85 of the podcast addressed one of the most important (but often misunderstood) business fundamentals: “Strategy isn’t hard: don’t overcomplicate it”. It demystified some of the core elements of competitive strategy and, hopefully, it served to make strategy a little more accessible.
I’m now shifting the focus to look at disruptive innovation. How do you defend against something you often can’t predict or anticipate? How can you prepare for and respond to disruptive events?
Market disruptions don’t come very often but, when they do, they can have devastating effects, and severely damage your company’s market share and profitability!
In this episode, I unpick the different types of innovation, and look at some sensible strategies for combating disruption in your market.
How do you build the cultural firewalls that will insulate you against the shocks that you won't see coming?
Episode #202 // Despite the very vocal and public focus on Diversity & Inclusion in the last 10+ years, it still appears to be a huge struggle for most organizations. It seems that the inertia created by the entrenched structures, processes, and attitudes is way harder to overcome than anyone might have imagined.
When it comes to diversity, many countries, industries, and businesses have put rules in place to encourage speed of adoption, and to accelerate the rate of change… once again, this is clearly not working in most cases.
In the US, the National Football League (NFL) implemented something called The Rooney Rule almost 20 years ago. This rule was designed to eliminate selection bias against African American coaches in the sport, but it has recently come under severe criticism.
In this episode, I take a deep look at selection bias, and offer my seven hot tips for eliminating selection bias, and improving your hiring outcomes.
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Episode #201 // I recently came across two articles on the role that purpose plays in your career. The first, by Marcus Buckingham, proposed the idea that finding a career with purpose is actually a lie. The second, by Tom Rath, argued that without purpose, there will be negative consequences for your long-term prosperity, happiness, and wellbeing.
Which of these is true? Are both true to some extent?
It feels as though purpose has become a panacea—“Follow your purpose”, we’re told. These days, it almost seems as though pursuing anything other than your life’s true purpose is somehow frowned upon.
In this episode, I look at the role that purpose plays in your career, and what else might matter. I also give you some ideas for putting ‘purpose’ into perspective, so that your career can be fulfilling, no matter what.
I've also put together a free PDF resource 'Six Tips For Building a Career With Purpose' which you can get at www.yourceomentor.com/episode201 🚀
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Episode #200 // When Em and I started the No Bullsh!t Leadership podcast in September 2018, we spent a lot of time thinking about how we would ensure that our message would stand out in the never-ending tsunami of leadership content.
We wanted our content to be clear, no bullsh!t and practical.
This might sound easy if you say it fast enough, but creating content about the complexities of navigating the workplace as a leader is incredibly difficult to do in 15-20 minutes without oversimplifying it or sounding as though we're offering a silver bullet!
Over the years we've become better at doing this, but there are some episodes that stick out more than others.
To celebrate our 200th episode, Em and I are going to talk you through the 5 episodes we believe every leader MUST listen to. If these are the only episodes you listen to out of the 200 we’ve produced, you’ll be far better off in your pursuit of exceptional leadership.
Download the list of 5 episodes here and share this graphic with your leadership network!
Episode #199 // In the last 20 years, employee engagement has become the dominant method of understanding and measuring job satisfaction. There are a number of well-worn engagement surveys, which have global reach and lots of historical data that can be used for benchmarking and statistical analysis.
Many companies run an annual engagement survey, and pay close attention to the results, as if it were a key predictor of people performance. Some even reward their leaders based on improvements to this simple metric. Although an engagement survey may give you a good indication of how your people are feeling, does it really tell you how well they’re performing?
In this episode, I dive into this a little deeper to see what the reality of employee engagement is, whether it really leads to better outcomes, and what other factors are likely to give you a picture of your people’s true performance!
Episode #198 // The great resignation is in full swing, and this is causing a shortage of people in the labor market…which in turn, is pushing up wages…which in turn, is increasing the cost of doing business.
From the other side, the squeeze is coming in the form of higher inflation…which leads to higher input costs…which leads to companies raising their prices…which leads to reduced demand for their products and services.
These market forces are making it harder for companies to remain profitable. And so, the cost-cutting begins. Big tech companies like Netflix, Carvana, better.com and Peloton are laying off staff in their thousands as growth slows.
This affects people’s lives. Those who are laid off, and those leaders whose accountability it is to do the laying off, can be significantly affected by the experience.
In this Q&A episode, we look at layoffs from both sides, and give you some ideas for how to handle it, if you do happen to find yourself on either side of a layoff conversation!
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Episode #197 // I first outlined one of my most important leadership philosophies in Ep.14: Friendly, But Not Friends. Since then, a few things have changed…
We’ve listened to over 1,000 leaders, who’ve taken our flagship program, Leadership Beyond the Theory; societal standards have changed (yes, believe it or not, in only 3 or 4 years); Covid has come and (sort-of) gone; and I’ve been challenged by many leaders who’ve told me that they completely disagree with my Friendly, Not Friends principle.
Despite all of this, I still firmly believe in the need for professional distance between a leader and her people. In this episode, I update and reboot this important topic!
Every working relationship you develop will be different. But if you can manage to maintain professional distance, you’ll be able to lead your team more effectively, and your life will be a whole lot easier.
Episode #196 // It may surprise you to learn that organizations across the globe spend over US $370 billion annually on leadership development programs. This doesn’t include the millions of other leadership resources that we tap into each day: books, podcasts, networking groups, websites, blogs, social media posts… the content is literally everywhere you turn.
But despite this, none of it seems to move the needle. Leadership appears to be in as poor a state as it’s ever been, and people continue to cite poor leadership as the biggest issue they face at work.
Why aren’t all these leadership development efforts making a difference? Some blame surely rests with our slide towards virtue-signaling. Leadership has become about publicly expressing opinions that demonstrate good character and moral superiority, as much as anything else.
But leadership is so much more… and your people know it!
If you love this episode, and want to take a deeper dive, sign up for our free Leadership Level Up Masterclass here.
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Episode #195 // Albert Einstein said, “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough”.
Communication is an incredibly important element of leadership. How you talk to your team… how you deliver a presentation when you’re in a room full of important people… how well you connect one-on-one with your direct reports… these are just a few situations that can have a huge bearing on your performance, and your personal credibility.
Knowing how to convey complex information in a simple manner that’s tailored for the audience is a core skill.
There are some key principles for getting your communication right, and making sure that you have clarity in your own head about what you’re communicating before you burden those around you with an ill-formed monologue.
In this episode, I reveal my top 7 tips for effectively communicating an important message to a variety of stakeholders!
Episode #194 // In last week’s Q&A episode with Em, I mentioned the revival of the entrepreneur in the context of the Great Resignation: there’s a growing trend for people exiting permanent jobs to start their own businesses.
This episode dives below the surface to examine this phenomenon more deeply.
Are entrepreneurs truly happier than wage-earning employees? If so, why? Are the longer hours, higher stress levels, and lower earnings compensated by the autonomy and purpose that come with being your own boss?
Every individual’s circumstances are completely different, but if you’re deciding whether to stay in your current role, change jobs, or start your own business, there are tips in here to help you!
We've also put together a free 5-point PDF checklist to help you work through whether you're ready to take the leap! Download it here: https://www.yourceomentor.com/episode194
Episode #193 // A lot of businesses are finding it extremely challenging to operate in the volatility of a hot labor market. Despite the hundreds of podcasts, blogs, and articles that are published daily about The Great Resignation, there doesn’t seem to be an oversupply of solutions (other than the vague notion that you need to focus on your people and keep them happy in order to retain them).
In many cases, “keep them happy” equates to “pay them more”. This can have significant consequences for many businesses, which are forced to either raise their prices, or cut their margins. It can be a pretty tricky game to play and, for many smaller businesses, you may find yourself one bad decision away from a death spiral.
In this Q&A episode, we answer a few listener questions that focus on specific aspects of the hot labor market. We cover the bonus culture, and people’s expectations for financial rewards; we look at the increasing number of situations where people who’ve left your business want to return; and we talk about how to leave the door open for your top performers if they do choose to leave.
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Episode #192 // We frequently hear about cognitive biases, especially when it comes to discrimination on the basis of gender, race, and sexual orientation. But our inbuilt biases operate much more broadly than this, and they can have a disproportionate influence on the outcomes we experience if we don’t develop a keen awareness of them.
In this episode, I explore some of the biases that limit our self-awareness and affect our judgment, and even some that straight-up deceive us.
As you become more familiar and aware of what these biases are, and how they affect your thinking, it’s possible to avoid their most destructive consequences. And if you manage to tame the biases that drive your decisions, your people will massively benefit from your efforts!
Episode #191 // Many leaders inadvertently behave in a hypocritical way when they take a “do as I say, not as I do” approach. Sometimes, this is the result of a deep sense of entitlement in senior leaders, who are quite happy to set a standard for their people that they have no intention of observing themselves.
But many of us are simply oblivious to our own behaviors, and we aren’t in tune with what other people see. We genuinely think that we’re behaving in accordance with the standards we set for our team, but often this is no more than a breathtaking lack of self-awareness… and we use rationalization as a crutch.
This episode explores why it’s easy, even with the best intent, to sometimes come across as being hypocritical. How do you keep yourself honest, and what can you do to reduce the likelihood that your people will brand you as a hypocritical leader?
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Episode #190 // After the recent untimely passing of Foo Fighters’ drummer, Taylor Hawkins, I came across an article in Rolling Stone magazine. It was Hawkins’ last live interview, and I was struck by a few incredible leadership lessons about fear of failure, strong leadership, and teamwork.
In today’s episode, I not only want to pay tribute to Taylor Hawkins (who was one of my favorite drummers), but also to take the learnings from the unexpected world of rock music to illustrate some behaviors and strategies that all leaders can learn from.
The opportunity that leaders have to create astonishing results by giving their people space to grow, and increasing their confidence to perform, is brought to life in the story of Hawkins and Dave Grohl, the Foo Fighters’ frontman.
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Episode #189 // The term 'Transformation' can mean a lot of different things. I’ve seen it used to describe everything from a new IT system, to a simple cost cutting exercise, right through to a complete change in strategic direction and organizational structure.
However it’s defined, and whatever you want to call it, the unfortunate truth is that your transformation is unlikely to succeed. A research report recently released by McKinsey suggests that most transformations fail to deliver anywhere near the benefits that are envisaged at the outset.
Whether you’re a CEO calling the shots by making critical decisions on transformation scope, or someone who leads a team further down the organizational hierarchy, there are things you can do to increase the likelihood that your next transformation is a success.
Episode 188 // People make mistakes all the time, and leaders are people! More often than not, when a leader makes an honest mistake, everyone just moves on and leaves it behind with no fanfare or post mortem.
But there are times when it’s appropriate for a leader to stand up and say, “Hey, I got this wrong, and I’m sorry”.
Do this too much, and you can appear weak, ineffective, and indecisive. Do it too little, and you can seem arrogant, disconnected, and out of touch! To complicate matters further, it’s not always your choice to make!
In this episode, I examine the pressures facing leaders when they’re deciding whether or not it’s appropriate to say “sorry”, and I outline half a dozen likely scenarios you may find yourself in that require you to make this kind of judgment call.
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Leadership Beyond the Theory is BACK! 👊 The most practical and comprehensive online leadership program that will take your leadership confidence, skills, and capability to BRAND NEW LEVELS 🔥
Learn more about the program and enrol at www.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com
Class starts on Monday 11th April 2022, so save your spot now!
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Episode 187 // In a recent episode, we explored the continuing decline in mental health, and how it can affect a leader’s role. It’s a sensitive topic, and if this were the only disruptive trend we were experiencing, that would be enough to add to the tremendous load that leaders already carry.
But there are plenty of other issues to contend with: pandemic uncertainty… physical dislocation of people and teams… changes in societal standards and expectations…
This may explain, at least to some extent, the ever-increasing number of leaders suffering from burnout. If leaders can’t remain healthy, positive, and productive in these tumultuous times, then what chance does the rest of the population have?
This episode gives some key insights into the underlying causes of burnout, and presents a solution that can be found only through improving and streamlining your leadership skills. We flesh this solution out more fully in our free burnout training, which you can join at bit.ly/burnout2022
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Episode #186 // After being inundated with questions about our upcoming cohort of Leadership Beyond the Theory, we thought it would be useful to produce an episode for you to assess your current leadership capability.
By working through the 7 imperatives of my No Bullsh!t Leadership framework, you’ll be able to quickly determine where your blind spots are. What areas could you further develop, if you’re serious about reaching your full potential as a leader?
This is an exercise in self-awareness, and it’ll take some introspection on your part. To make this easier for you, we’ve developed a FREE editable PDF worksheet (which you can download here) that will take you through all the questions and reflections in the episode. I highly recommend you download the worksheet and go through it as you're listening to the episode! Press pause, rate yourself on the scale for each, then move to the next segment.
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Episode 185 // TW. Today’s episode is about mental health in the workplace, so if you are currently struggling with trauma or any other mental health-related issue, I will be discussing my perspective on this topic, hopefully to educate and enlighten leaders who are struggling with it. It may be triggering for some people. I am not a doctor or mental health expert, I’m just speaking from my own experiences. If you need someone to talk to, please Google your local mental health hotline and connect with a professional who can help.
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There’s an ever-increasing number of articles, blogs, and podcasts talking about the human cost of the Covid pandemic, in particular its impact on people’s mental health.
This is a really sensitive topic, but it’s an area where your leadership skills are going to be challenged repeatedly. Some of the trickiest situations for leaders arise when an employee who’s struggling with personal issues isn’t performing their job to the required standard.
How much latitude should you give to someone who’s having trouble functioning at work due to personal struggles and challenges? And should you always insist that people meet the standards of performance and behavior that are so critical in building a constructive, high-performance culture?
In this episode, I go out on a limb to give you some guidance on how to approach these rather delicate situations.
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ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES FACING LEADERS EVERYWHERE IS BURNOUT 🔥😰McKinsey estimates that the cost of burnout, in turnover and lost productivity, is $322 billion annually. This can be devastating, not just from a personal perspective, but also for team performance!
The good news is that there are strategies that you can implement immediately in order to take control, reduce your workload, and feel like your leadership is actually making a difference to your team.
If you want to learn how to steer clear of burnout or map a path out of it, join our newest FREE training: Avoiding Burnout by Streamlining Your Leadership Approach.
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Episode #184 // Have you ever faced a situation where you were being paid to do a job, but your heart simply wasn’t in it? Even as an individual contributor it’s not a good look… but as a leader it can be almost impossible to get away with.
In this Q&A, Em and I discuss the difficulties of maintaining your leadership mojo when you aren’t aligned to your organization’s direction—and, of course, we offer some practical tips for overcoming the problem.
We also answer a great question on how to negotiate with your boss to get extra resources. This can be a daunting prospect, so in this episode, we provide deep insight into what your boss is probably thinking, and what she would have to hear in order for you to get what you need!
TIMESTAMPS
2 mins 11 seconds // Question 1: Exiting gracefully when you've lost your leadership mojo
10 mins 46 seconds // Question 2: How to negotiate with your boss to get extra resources
Episode #183 // There’s an inordinate number of passionate, dedicated people all over the world who coach, mentor, and advise others. Many do this as part and parcel of their day-to-day roles as leaders, but some go even further to actually make it their career.
So what’s the difference between coaching and mentoring? What are the pros and cons of each? How about a trusted advisor? If you’re coaching or mentoring others, how would you know when to deploy different techniques and approaches?
In this episode, I unravel the mystery of the different types of advisors, with a particular focus on external mentors and paid coaches. And I explain why a trusted advisor who’s very close to you may be able to give you the most valuable insights of all.
Find out more about working with me in a mentoring capacity here: https://www.yourceomentor.com/executive-mentoring
Episode #182 // Almost all of the content that we produce on the No Bullsh!t Leadership podcast is designed to help you become a stronger leader. But what is ‘strong leadership’? How would you know if you were being strong enough, without crossing the line into tough, controlling, or autocratic leadership?
This episode delves into the detail of what defines strong leadership. What are the observable characteristics of the strong leader?
Your primary objective as a leader is to deliver value—to produce results, and maximize the use of the resources that your organization has entrusted to you. How do you do that in a compassionate, empathetic, and considerate manner, without succumbing to the temptation simply to please the people who are closest to you?
Episode #181 // This episode goes deep into the things that determine who we are, and how we lead. Arman Assadi is one of those rare individuals who’s truly able to shift your perspective, and change the way you view the world.
After an early career working for global giants of innovation like 3M and Google, Arman set off to carve his own path. Since then, he has helped many venture-backed startups, celebrity thought leaders, social media influencers, pro athletes, and New York Times bestselling authors to generate tens of millions of dollars using his strategies.
In this interview, Arman talks about knowing yourself. Understanding your style, and the dominant elements of your personality is the starting point… it’s fundamental to developing your EQ. And the discussion we have on the difference between success and fulfilment could very possibly change the trajectory of your career!
Connect with Arman:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/armanassadi
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/armanassadi/?hl=en
Website: https://www.arman.xyz/
Episode #180 // I’ve heard many leaders in my time making statements about their team being “more like a family” than anything else (as if that’s a good thing)!
Recently, the CEO of one of the largest companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange railed against the company’s decline into a family culture. He sent a lengthy memo to his employees explaining exactly why this was a problem…and when it was leaked it caused quite a stir!
In this episode, I unpick the mystique of family culture. What are the distinguishing features of a family culture? How do you incorporate some of the positive elements of the family culture, without also suffering the destructive elements it inevitably brings? And is it even possible to get high performance from a family culture?
Episode #179 // While enjoying my holiday Netflix binge, I watched the documentary series, Formula 1: Drive to Survive. While I’m not a fan of motor sports, I found the series unbelievably compelling.
There are countless lessons to be taken from the series about leadership, high-performing teams, organizational culture, and the consequences of the extreme pressure that comes with performing at the absolute highest levels.
In this episode, I unpick the cultural dynamics of F1 racing portrayed in the documentary, both good and bad. How does capital investment affect the teams? Do the team principals callously discard underperformers? How does nepotism affect performance? And does the F1 ethos allow a culture of bullying and harassment to flourish in some of the teams?
Since the pandemic forced us into remote working, many people have turned their work day into performance art. They now pursue the goal of appearing to be busy, rather than actually delivering value-adding results. The activity becomes the end, rather than the means to an end.
Although this is nothing new (there have always been people who appear to be busy, while achieving little), it has definitely become harder for leaders to identify and deal with than it was in the past. How can you tell when someone is replacing real work with demonstrations of their own busyness?
We’d all like to think that we’re able to spot this behavior a mile away, but it’s sometimes a little more complicated than we might imagine. This episode is all about identifying and managing the people on your team who are potential Oscar nominees for the award of “Best Performance in a Working Role”.
I've also put together a completely free PDF guide to go with this episode '5 Ways to Keep Your Virtual Team on Task', which you can download at https://www.yourceomentor.com/episode178!
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In the billable hours world, supplier companies deliver services to client companies in an exchange of time for money. It’s the dominant business model in legal, accounting, and consulting firms.
This presents a wonderful opportunity for organizations to leverage expertise and capability that they don’t possess themselves. But it also comes with its own peculiar issues and risks, which can erode or negate any potential value.
In this episode, I explore the billable hours model from both sides of the equation. Why is it so hard for service providers to think long term? What are the ‘traps for young players’ when engaging service firms to deliver work on a time and materials basis? And what can you do to increase the likelihood of extracting real value from any engagement?
Episode #176 // Apart from the multitude of listener questions on leadership and business that we get at Your CEO Mentor each week, we also field quite a few seeking career guidance.
The question we deal with in this episode is, “What should I do when I don't get the job that I thought I was certain to get?”
To come up with an answer, I went back through the No Bullsh!t Leadership catalogue. When I realized how much relevant content we’ve already produced, I decided to bring together this broad range of concepts into a cohesive framework.
Every person, every career, and every situation is unique, but if you adapt and apply the principles and tools in this episode, you’ll find you have a comprehensive guide for managing your career under any type of boss, in any company, under any circumstances.
2021 is now behind us and we’re looking forward to what 2022 will bring! The time for uncertainty is over—the people and companies that are successful are the ones that understand ambiguity and complexity for what they are. They recognize the things that are out of their control, and map a bold path forward, regardless.
In fact, the process of making bold, decisive moves in an uncertain environment is a key source of competitive advantage. Wherever there’s great uncertainty, there’s even greater opportunity. It's time to move beyond the ambiguity that the last 18+ months has thrown up at you, and really attack the opportunities!
That’s why we’re re-releasing our FREE Crush Your Career Challenge to help you set up 2022. It’s your companion guide to working out where you are, where you want to be, and how to take concrete, practical steps to get there. You can join the free 5-day challenge at yourceomentor.com/cyc
As we traditionally do at Christmas time, we take a look back on our year of podcast episodes. Em and I have picked our favorites for you to go back and listen to while you’re enjoying some downtime in the New Year.
2021 has been a big year for Your CEO Mentor! Amongst other things, the No Bullsh!t Leadership podcast recently reached 2 million downloads. That translates into a whole lot of impact for the leaders in more than 100 countries who have tuned in.
Once again, to break up the Marty monologues, we had a bunch of Q&As where Em hit me with some of the best listener questions we received. We also introduced a handful of interviews for the first time. NHL legend, Luc Robitaille; global jewelry mogul, Samantha Wills; and leadership futurist, Jacob Morgan each brought another dimension to the show.
Whether you enjoy the current affairs commentaries, the practical ‘how to’s, or the straight no bullsh!t talking, there’s a perfect episode in the annual wrap for you!
Today we bring you an in-depth interview with Paul Scurrah. Paul is the CEO and Managing Director of rail freight business Pacific National. When we recorded the interview almost 12 moths ago, Paul had just finished his stint as CEO of Australia’s second-largest airline, Virgin Australia, which had undergone a tumultuous change of ownership on the back of the covid pandemic.
Given that it’s only a couple of days before Christmas, we thought this would be a nice free-flowing discussion for you to sink into as you reminisce about the year that was!
We cover why the airline industry is so tough, yet still so attractive… We talk culture, politics, and crisis management. We talk about how to win the customer, and we even talk about one of Paul’s leadership roles in an organization that wasn’t winning.
Wishing you a very happy and safe holiday from the Your CEO Mentor team!
Episode #172 // When one of my articles for Harvard Business Review blew up recently on social media, we decided to make it more accessible to our community of No Bullsh!t Leaders by turning it into a podcast episode. And because I don’t have a word limit here, I can expand it out and offer examples until my heart’s content!
When you first move into a leadership role, it’s easy to develop bad habits… one of those habits is over-functioning for your people: doing their work for them. We think we’re doing it for all the right reasons and it’s easy to rationalize. But it’s also the surest way to weaken your team, limit its potential, and constrain its culture.
In this episode I briefly touch upon the transition from individual contributor to people leader, explore why we love to do our people’s work for them, and give you three surefire ways to build the discipline to let your people do their jobs, without your well-meaning but unhelpful intervention!
To make this episode even more valuable for you, I've put the key points into a free PDF resource, '3 Failsafe Ways to Stay Out of Your People's Work' whichyou can download athttps://www.yourceomentor.com/episode172
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Episode #171 // Christmas party season is upon us, and many of you may have already partaken in an early celebration to mark the end of the year.
If you’re a leader trying to navigate the vagaries of the office Christmas party, there are a few considerations that will help you make good decisions. Let’s face it, you don’t want to be staring down the aftermath of a significant incident in the days following an event. You want everyone to enjoy the celebration appropriately, and at the same time, feel as safe and respected as they do in their normal work environment.
In this Q&A episode we cover all things Christmas parties, from venues to fancy dress to alcohol-free zones...and everything in between. It’s our hope that this conversation will help you to navigate this year’s Christmas party with confidence!
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Episode #170 // This week, we’re taking a look at team building exercises. They come in all different shapes, sizes and colors… some are useful, some are borderline disastrous! During my corporate career, I had my fair share of both.
So, do we need to reevaluate our commitment to the annual off-site meeting? Do the benefits outweigh the risks? Does smashing each other with paintballs or abseiling down a cliff face actually bring us closer together?
In this episode I give an insight into my own team building fails, cover off the most common problems to be aware of, and offer some suggestions for building team morale without needing to leave the safety of your own office!
Episode #169 // Even after the disruption of the last 18 months, I still see many companies weighed down by a perfectionistic culture. If we’ve learned nothing else from the Covid experience, it’s that we can move so much faster than we initially think we can—but to do so takes a commitment to the principle of excellence over perfection.
What will it take to conquer our need for perfectionism and instead, to adopt an achievement orientation?
In this episode, I explore why the pursuit of perfection is not as noble as it might first appear, and expose the six key performance elements that are stymied by perfectionism.
Episode #168 // Politics is no fun. It can undo you, even if you’re operating with good intent, and doing everything right.
On one level, politics can be seen simply as the process of influencing—but on another it can be a devious, divisive, and manipulative tool, used by individuals to further their own power and control. If allowed to fester, this creates a toxic culture, which can ultimately ruin your company.
During my corporate career, I was almost brought undone a few times by political attacks that I didn’t see coming… so, today is all about how to recognize and navigate politics, without buying into the political game yourself. I even get a little help from Niccolo Machiavelli, the father of political strategy, who brings a layer of understanding to the numerous scars I’ve acquired!
Episode #167 // We receive a lot of questions about resilience, and we’ve produced several episodes over the last three years that offer some guidance for how to cope when things are tough.
While still on the resilience theme, the focus of today’s episode is slightly different, as we explore what happens when teams become addicted to crisis. Well-run teams and businesses don’t wait for a crisis to occur, and then spring into action. Quite the opposite: they mitigate risks proactively, and avoid the types of scenarios that many other companies fall prey to.
It’s important to get on the front foot, and preemptively deal with the risks that could otherwise plunge your team into crisis, so I give you my five hot tips for getting ahead of the next crisis (available as a free PDF downloadable at www.yourceomentor.com/episode167).
Episode #166 // Debate is raging about the merits of remote work versus on-site colocation, exposing some real issues for leaders. One of the lighter discussions is on whether people should be allowed to turn their cameras off during Zoom meetings. This has generated some interesting debate in the wake of a research study published recently in the Journal of Applied Psychology.
I released an episode a couple of months ago that deals with a few of these types of issues — Ep.154 Return to Work Rules — in which I developed a framework to guide you through the decision-making process. In this episode, I go a little deeper into some of the ways these issues can affect you and your people.
I address the Zoom question, in typical “No Bullsh!t” fashion; I give a comprehensive example of what can happen when you let your people take on an air of entitlement; and I give you some rules of thumb for delivering the best outcome for your organization, while still maintaining critical relationships with your people.
Episode #165 // A few months ago I was fortunate enough to be interviewed on Jacob Morgan’s podcast ‘The Future of Work’. We had such a cracking conversation that I wanted to get him on our podcast, so that he can share his wisdom with you!
Jacob is a 4 x best-selling author, speaker and futurist. I devoured his book, ‘The Future Leader’ in 48 hours, and this conversation covers all my post-read questions.
Over 45 minutes Jacob and I cover:
- How he was able to interview 140 CEOs and 14,000 employees for his book, and what he learned from the study
- What Jacob thinks the future of leadership looks like (we even talk AI and the impact of technology)
- Jacob’s ‘Job, Purpose, Impact and Meaning’ model
- The key mindsets of a leader (some of my favourites - The Chef and The Technology Teenager)
- Why he works hard to become a chess master, and what that has to do with leadership
This was such an interesting conversation, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Connect with Jacob below:
Website: https://thefutureorganization.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacobmorgan8/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobmorgan8/
His book: https://www.amazon.com/2025-Leader-Jacob-Morgan/dp/1119518377/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
His podcast: https://thefutureorganization.com/martin-moore-of-no-bullsht-leadership-shares-how-to-be-an-exceptional-leader/
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Episode #164 // We have two types of people who follow the No Bullsh!t Leadership podcast. The first, are leaders who love leadership and want to get better. The second, are people who are unwilling conscripts, as I call them.
They don't enjoy leadership and they're looking for some short-cuts that might alleviate the inherent misery they feel in having to lead others. Even if you're in the category of leaders who love leadership, I can guarantee that you have people working for you in leadership positions, who are in the other category. At this very moment, those people are likely wishing that they didn't have any leadership accountabilities at all!
This episode is dedicated to helping any of you who aren't enjoying leadership to work out what you can do. If you're already a committed leader, it will help you to identify and deal more effectively with the leaders below you who aren't interested in leading.
Episode #163 // In this episode, Em and I cover three brilliant questions from past Leadership Beyond the Theory students! These questions are taken from the Deliver Value, Work at Level and Drive Accountability modules - three of our favourites.
Every week during the program, at the end of the weekly module, we run two live webinars. In these sessions, Em and I answer questions from the cohort so that each individual can put the learnings into their specific context.
One of the key benefits to joining the international cohort is that every week you hear questions from leaders of all different levels, industries, backgrounds, and cultures, which makes for an incredibly rich learning experience for everyone. This episode highlights the types of questions we get!
To enrol in the program, head to www.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com. We can’t wait to get started with you on Monday 18th October!
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Episode #162 // We get an unbelievable number of questions every month about how to manage up more effectively.
It’s important to make sure your boss doesn’t prevent you from performing at your best (or enjoying your work)!
So the dynamic you should be trying to create is to manage up to enhance performance, not just to feather your own nest. All too often, managing up becomes a Machiavellian game with a high body count, and the organization suffers tremendously as a result, in terms of both culture and performance.
In this episode I cover how to really know what type of boss you’re working for, and I provide 9 hot tips for managing up in any situation. Ultimately, if you do your job really well, a good boss will enhance your work, and a bad boss will be less of a factor!
Download the free PDF downloadable I've put together for you '9 Ways To Manage Up' at https://www.yourceomentor.com/episode162
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Episode #161 // Today is the day, No Bullsh!t Leadership is officially published!
It’s been a long road (which you heard about in last week’s episode), and I couldn’t be more excited to get this piece of work out into the world and into the hands of leaders who have the courage to be better.
This episode is an [exclusive] replay of the official book launch event, where accomplished television presenter, keynote speaker and author, Riaz Meghji, dove into the nitty gritty with me in a no-holds-barred, no bullsh!t interview. It’s undoubtedly the most personal interview I’ve done, so I really hope you enjoy it.
I’ll take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported me and this project along the way. I’ve called out the key people in the acknowledgements of the book, but there are so many more of you who have spread the word, supported our social media posts, read all the promo emails and of course, pre-ordered copies.
I can’t wait to hear what you think about the book once you get your hands on it! This is the realisation of my lifetime dream, and I’m incredibly grateful and proud to be able to share it with you.
Please let me know what you think in an Amazon.com review, or via social media - make sure you tag us @yourceomentor and use the hashtag #nobsleadership so that I can personally thank you!
You can get your exclusive book bonuses here: www.martingmoore.com/thebook#claim
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Episode #160 // With the US publication of my book, No Bullsh!t Leadership on the horizon, we decided to dedicate this episode to tell the story of how the book journey unfolded, from start to finish.
There are some important takeaways from this tale, which I know you’ll be able to apply to your own career journeys. I talk in detail about the strategy, delivery, people, marketing, and PR aspects of the publishing process. I also expose some of the obstacles we had to overcome along the way.
Anything this episode does to inspire you to be bolder, and attempt grand things will make this totally worthwhile!
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Over my career I've done a LOT of interviews. This one was by far the most personal.
With COVID hampering our in-person studio plans, Riaz Meghji and I virtually sat down to talk all things No Bullsh!t Leadership to celebrate the book publication!
We covered so many personal and professional topics, and my beautiful wife Kathy even made an impromptu appearance to share her experience of me over the past 3 years as I've built this business with Em.
I would love for you to join me next week where we'll air this interview! When it's finished, Em and I will be running a live Q&A with you - bring your best, no bullshit leadership questions for me!
Register for the free virtual event here: https://bit.ly/3xQ2MeY
The event will be run on the 29th September at 8am AEST / which is the 28th September at 6pm ET.
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Episode #159 // With a hot labor market emerging in many countries at present, the threat of your people being headhunted by a competitor is increasing. What steps can you take to keep your people committed to your organization? Who should you be trying to retain, and why (because it’s NOT everyone!)?
Even when other companies are able to pay more for the same skills, there are things you can do to ensure you don’t lose your best people. But you may need to make some tough decisions pretty quickly, rather than waiting for the situation to deteriorate to the point where you’re forced to react.
In this episode, I offer some ideas for identifying your key people and locking them in (even when you don’t have a lot of money to throw at them), and I reveal a method for looking at the bigger picture, so that you see the pay disparity issue in the context of the broader performance of the business!
Episode #158 // Blaming others when something doesn’t go to plan is one of the most insidious (and unfortunately, most common) leadership behaviors.
Culturally, this is a cancer that has to be eradicated. When a leader tolerates the blame game as a part of the performance evaluation cycle, excuses become the norm, and organizational politics finds fertile ground.
In this episode, I look at how the blame game plays out in politics and business, and I revisit an old podcast episode that’s playing out in the US courts at the moment. I also offer some rules of thumb to ensure that you don’t fall into the trap of either blaming others, or allowing your people to shirk their accountability when they don’t deliver on their commitments.
Episode #157 // Samantha Wills is an Australian designer, entrepreneur, and author, who achieved global prominence with her eponymous jewelry range. From humble beginnings, Samantha’s designs took the fashion industry by storm, with a host of global celebrities being photographed wearing her distinctive pieces.
Her new book, Of Gold and Dust, chronicles Samantha’s journey with her jewelry business, and gives us a no-holds-barred account of both the business and personal challenges she faced over the years.
Samantha’s story is utterly fascinating, and has some salient lessons for us all, whether you’re an entrepreneur aspiring to the level of success that Samantha has achieved, or an old corporate dog like me.
To find out more about Samantha and get a copy of her brilliant book head to: https://samanthawills.com/
Episode #156 // I recently came across a new book called Return on Ambition: A Radical Approach to Your Achievement, Growth, and Well-Being. The book exposes a study on ambitious people, in which over half of those interviewed felt as though they’d sacrificed too much to get to where they were, and didn’t feel as though the rewards were commensurate with their effort and sacrifice.
This got me thinking about my own ambition, and how I felt about my career achievements and the energy it took to fulfill them.
Sure, nothing worthwhile comes without sacrifice, but how do you know in advance whether or not you’ll find those sacrifices were worth it when you look back in 10 or 20 years’ time?
Everyone is different when it comes to their personal drivers and goals, but in this episode I give four key insights that you might find useful in deciding where you truly want your ambition to take you!
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Episode #155 // Earlier this month, the Tokyo Olympics provided a welcome distraction from some of the other pressing global issues that have dominated our attention for what seems like an eternity!
I couldn’t help but notice the stark leadership lessons that came from watching elite athletes striving to make their long-term vision a reality. These opportunities don’t come around often, so being on your game (on the day) is all-important. For these athletes and coaches, it’s a much less forgiving environment than most of us operate in.
So what can we learn about strategy? About delivering in the ‘clutch’ moments when performing under extreme pressure? And what is the surprising lesson on diversity? These seven leadership lessons are sure to give us all pause for thought.
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To celebrate the publication of my book No Bullsh!t Leadership, we’re bringing you a free virtual launch event on the 31st August (1st September in Australia)! This event will take you on a journey to insight, with an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look into my leadership path.
This interview isn’t just about the book, it’s about the hardest leadership (and life) lessons that I have gone through--the things that worked, the things that didn’t work, and the underlying motivators that inspired me to take on the US market.
Save your spot and join the official launch event here!
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Episode #154 // As we start to emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, and governments around the world loosen restrictions, business leaders are faced with the incredibly difficult task of working out how to get their businesses back to a relatively functional state.
The imposition of vaccination mandates has been big news in the US in the last few weeks, and major corporations are taking a variety of positions on this complex issue.
What are the right risk settings? What rules should be put in place for employees returning to work? And how should leaders strike a balance between their people’s individual freedoms and the collective good of customers, suppliers, and the business itself?
In this episode, I provide a 5-step decision making framework to help you work through the issues for your own unique circumstances, and have created a handy template for you to work through which you can download for free at https://www.yourceomentor.com/episode154
Episode #153 // This Q&A episode deals with two excellent listener questions! The first, is about how to communicate the uncertainty of the current environment, while still making employees feel supported and secure. Sometimes, it can be tricky to find the balance between honesty and optimism.
In the second question, we explore how to manage your emotions when a new employee comes in, all shiny and keen, and casts a shadow over you. The contrast between their attitude and energy, and your own, can make you feel even more jaded and exhausted. So how do you cope with these feelings?
This episode has some great hacks to help you approach these types of situations with confidence and ease!
We LOVE answering listener questions, so if you've got something you'd like us to cover, send your question to hello@yourceomentor.com and we'll add it to the Q&A list.
Have you got your copy of 'No Bullsh!t Leadership', the book? Order now and claim your pre-order bonuses at www.martingmoore.com/thebook If you enjoy the podcast you're going to absolutely love the book!
152 // We get so many questions from listeners about career management and progression. I normally shuffle these to the back of the deck, purely because I always feel as though this isn’t my sweet spot - leadership is!
But, due to popular demand, I’ve decided to do an episode (with a little help from a friend). My special guest is Laurie Ruettimann, and this topic is absolutely her sweet spot! Laurie’s an ex-HR professional who became disillusioned with how organizations worked, and chose to go out on her own so that she could make a real difference.
She spends her time in personalized coaching, executive recruiting & training, and organizational consulting to solve people-related hurdles. Her recently-released book, Betting on You: how to put yourself first and (finally) take charge of your career, is a fabulous guide to all things job and career related.
You can find out more about Laurie, her book and her podcast here: https://laurieruettimann.com/books/betting-on-you/
Episode #151 // I was being interviewed for a podcast in the US a few weeks ago, and the interviewer asked an excellent question: he said, “it’s all well and good when you talk about motivating professionals and senior leaders, but not everyone has jobs like that. How do you motivate people who have mundane, repetitive, and mind-numbing jobs?”
Although we tend to imagine occupations like cleaners, fruit pickers, and production line workers when we think about mundane jobs, we may have many of these types of workers in our own offices and work groups. Think of the payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable departments.
In this episode, I reference a fabulous documentary, American Factory, which treats this subject exceptionally well. I also give six tips for motivating the people who do these difficult jobs. You don’t have to be a high flyer to deserve competent leadership - it’s a right, not a privilege.
Episode #150 // Our listener base incorporates leaders from a massive range of different circumstances and experiences…leaders in over 70 countries, in countless industries, leading at all levels, in organizations of all shapes and sizes.
That’s why not everyone gets the same things out of each episode - it’s obviously context dependent!
This episode attempts to bridge all of these worlds, by addressing the issue of organization size, and highlighting some of the differences you’ll face in running a multi-billion dollar business (which I’ve done), to running a startup business (which I’m doing now).
I help you to understand the common elements, what’s valuable in each context, and how to scale your approach to make it fit-for-purpose, no matter what size organization you’re currently in.
Episode #149 // Quite often, when we push back on a boss who wants us to take on more work, we’re told to “just do it”. Or sometimes, when we raise risks, issues, and problems with our boss, they gloss over or ignore them, and we’re told to “just do it”.
Given that the world’s leading athletic brand has the tagline, “Just Do It!”, I took to calling this type of leader the Nike Boss.
You don’t want to be that boss, and you certainly don’t want to work for that boss. This episode gives both perspectives!
I've also created a free PDF downloadable for this episode '4 Ways to Push Back on a Nike Boss', which you can get at www.yourceomentor.com/episode149
Episode #148 // Everyone has different levels of mental capability, emotional capacity, resilience, drive, and ambition. To make things even harder, on any given day these can vary for an individual, depending on what’s going on in their world. What works today may not work next Friday.
Knowing what this means for each of your direct reports at any given point in time, is the baseline for understanding how far you can stretch them (without breaking them)!
In this episode, I explore why positive stress is essential for your people, and why it’s the key to unlocking exceptional performance. I explain why overloading people with work doesn’t actually stretch them - it just demotivates them. And I offer some ideas for using the Challenge / Coach / Confront framework to lift every individual to their peak potential.
Episode #147 // In this episode we have another couple of great questions to work through! First we’ll deal with how to manage the fallout of peer envy. There’s no doubt that when you start to rise above the pack, the pack will try to pull you back to them (especially in Australia - say hello to Tall Poppy Syndrome).
I saw a lot of these situations in my corporate career, and watched some people deal with this better than others! I’ll be sharing with you what I think works best.
Secondly, we had a great question come in from one of our Leadership Beyond the Theory alumni, Kaleb, who asked how he can more effectively manage handovers between teams on a change of shifts. We’re going to broaden this one out a little to start with all handovers, and then narrow down to the specific situation Kaleb has described.
This is one of our longer episodes, but it's well worth the listen because we get really detailed on all these topics - it's a deep dive you don't want to miss!
Episode #146 // Regardless of the size of business you’re in, one of your primary objectives is to prepare for the future. This means ensuring that you have the talent and capability in place so that, if something untoward happens to you or one of your key people, your business doesn’t skip a beat.
So how do you actually ensure you have stability and continuity in your talent, especially in a micro-business where your options can be limited?
Knowing your people, the market, and what skills are truly core to the effective operation of your business is important if you are to make smart succession planning decisions.
In this episode, we talk about one of the world’s most famous key person risks, and I give you my eight tips for avoiding the cracks that can appear when you haven’t planned around your talent sufficiently.
We've also got a [free] downloadable for this episode, my 8 Rules of Thumb for Succession Planning, so head to www.yourceomentor.com/episode146 and grab your copy!
Episode #145 // We spend a lot of time talking about the difficult elements of leadership, and how to overcome them. Mastery of the right habits, behaviors, and mindset is crucial if you want to have a successful and happy career.
But what about having fun at work? Let’s face it - we have very serious jobs, doing very serious work for our very serious stakeholders. But it doesn’t mean that every interaction has to be deathly serious! Knowing when and how to lighten the mood is a delicate balance that takes years to master.
This episode unlocks the benefits of bringing your sense of humor into the workplace, and shows how you can improve your team dynamics and culture by knowing how to introduce some humour. Giving your people permission to have fun is something they will value, and the whole team will benefit from.
Episode #144 // Since Covid, it has become a lot more difficult to attract and retain the right talent (which is a little counterintuitive, given how many people’s livelihoods were affected during the pandemic). But government stimulus measures in many countries have distorted labour markets.
As it becomes increasingly difficult to secure quality candidates, it’s important to understand how to secure the right capability at the front end. Let’s face it, you just want to hire the best person for the job - someone whose values and objectives are aligned with yours - and then turn that into performance!
What does it take to showcase your organisation in its best light (without overselling), and what can you do to attract and secure the best candidates from the available pool? I’m sure you’ll find my seven tips for attracting and retaining talent pretty useful.
Episode 143 // Some companies have turned the concept of believing your own bullsh!t into an art form! It’s really easy to convince ourselves that we are achieving amazing things when, in actual fact, very little is changing.
The Emperor’s New Clothes, the classic fairytale from Hans Christian Andersen, is a wonderful metaphor for this. Leaders often pretend that they’re in control, that they have all the answers. They even convince themselves that they’re excellent leaders, whom people love to follow. But the reality can be starkly different.
This episode explores the psychological factors that push us to believe our own bullsh!t, and I give some tips to stop you from falling into this trap as your leadership career develops and flourishes!
Episode #142 // When tech firm Basecamp released some new company policies, around a third of their people resigned (hey, it’s only a small business, but even so)! What’s all the fuss about?
These fairly innocuous changes made by co-founder and CEO, Jason Fried, drew clearer lines between social and work-related interactions, and set some boundaries that Basecamp deems appropriate.
So how much should we let our people integrate their social and political interests with the work they’re paid to do? How much social interaction in the workplace is acceptable? And how would we address the issue if we think things are starting to get a little out of hand?
You can read the original Basecamp blog here: https://world.hey.com/jason/changes-at-basecamp-7f32afc5
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Episode #141 // Understanding risk, and being able to respond in a manner that’s both appropriate and proportional to the level of risk is a fundamental capability for leaders.
When we talk about judgement in leadership and decision making, a lot of it comes down to how well we can assess and respond to risk, given the uncertainty that faces us at any given point in time.
This episode brings the discipline of risk management to life, with a number of examples that take the mystery out of the subject. It will help you to implement a fit-for-purpose risk management approach that’s sure to enhance your decision-making.
I've also created a FREE PDF downloadable to accompany this episode 'The 6 Principles of Good Risk Management' which you can download here: https://www.yourceomentor.com/episode141#download
Episode 140 // In this week’s Q&A, we’re going to cover two questions about the subtle art of managing upwards and how to deal with a passive aggressive boss.
We do get an awful lot of questions about how to deal with those leaders above you, so much so that we’re actually planning out a mini-course about it!
In the meantime, the two questions we’ve chosen for this episode cover the main issues that we see. The first question from Genevieve is about how to influence upwards when you feel as though you don’t have any basis for doing so, and the second from Chris is about working under a passive aggressive boss.
We cover a lot of ground in this one, dialling it right down to the practical questions you can ask your boss today to better influence up the line. If you've got a horrible boss, this episode is going to give you the perspective and practical tips you need to move forward with confidence!
A few other useful podcasts that we mention during this episode are:
Episode #132 What do CEOs Do?
Episode #134 Being More Strategic
Episode #138 It's Not WHAT You Know
Episode #110 Getting In The Arena
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Episode #139 // This week we take on a great listener question that will be on many people’s minds at the moment.
Fear has been stoked to extraordinary levels during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the subsequent impact of lockdowns and travel bans on many businesses has been severe. Many people are living in fear, as they see their companies struggling to survive, and are faced with the harsh reality of their own lack of job security.
What impacts are felt when individuals operate from a position of fear? What can we do to keep our fear in check? And what are the techniques for helping the people around us to keep going, so that we don’t see catastrophic impacts at the organisational level?
This episode offers some practical guidance for dealing with the fear that we all feel at times like these.
Episode #138 // I recently had a robust after-dinner discussion over this old expression. It’s often said by someone who’s trying to explain the reasons behind another person’s success. And, yes, it’s designed to somehow diminish their achievements.
It implies that learning and knowledge are inherently more noble and worthwhile than building relationships… or perhaps there’s an element of favoritism or nepotism at play… or that anyone who leverages their connections is (at best) taking a shortcut and (at worst) doing something vaguely distasteful.
This episode explores why the attitude that it’s not WHAT you know, it’s WHO you know can be damaging, and takes a deep dive into some of the key areas that will really determine the level of success you enjoy, in any area of your life.
Episode #137 // This week’s episode is another interview, this time with marketing icon, Eric Siu! Em managed to secure this interview with the man who was instrumental in us understanding how to build our business, in a world that requires mastery of both physical and digital marketing channels.
For those of you building your own businesses, this episode will be invaluable. For those working in larger corporations at any level, Eric shares his insights and hard-earned wisdom on everything from:
- Long-term v short-term focus
- Dealing with company turnarounds in the direst of circumstances
- Why continuous improvement is so important, yet sometimes elusive
- Building success by getting through the daily grind, and
- How to handle a work-from-home culture
You can connect with Eric below:
Instagram: @ericosiu
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericosiu
YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC3owDdLk7HL1dyQnkoBuRew
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ericosiu/
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Episode #136 // How do you know when it’s time to leave an organisation?
Like almost every question in leadership, the answer is - it depends. Every situation is completely different, and only you know the factors that affect you: the workplace culture, your personal circumstances, the impact your boss has on you, and your ultimate career aspirations.
But wouldn’t it be great to have a framework that could help you make smart decisions whenever you face a career dilemma?!
This episode provides that framework, and some scenarios to help you figure out how to apply it.
Episode #135 // Is there such a thing as “too much empathy”? Despite what many pundits say, I believe that there’s a place for almost limitless empathy in a leader. The more you have, the better you’ll be able to lead your people.
The risk is that weak leaders often allow their empathy to devolve into sympathy, which is a very different thing.
If you combine empathy with the right leadership behaviours - strength of character and uncompromising standards - it will build the foundations for everything you need to do as a leader.
In this episode, I take a critical look at the nexus between empathy and sympathy. If you’re aware of this distinction, you’re more likely to resist the temptation to become a weak leader who rationalises, avoids, and freezes when faced with difficult choices.
Episode #134 // Have you ever been told that you need to be “more strategic”?
t can come as part of the dreaded post-interview feedback, when you find out that you haven’t got the job, or in a talent management discussion when your boss tells you that you aren’t seen as someone who might rise to the next level.
Telling someone that they need to be more strategic means… well, nothing!
This episode explores what your boss really means when she says “you need to be more strategic”, and I give my 6 top tips for becoming more strategic (with some work and commitment, over time).
I've put these 6 tips into a FREE downloadable PDF so that you can keep it on hand to reference at any time! Head to www.yourceomentor.com/episode134 to get your hands on it!
Episode #133 // INTERVIEW
After 130-odd episodes of me giving my two-cents worth on all things leadership, we’re starting to introduce the occasional interview with a leader who has really made a difference in the world.
In this episode, I interview Luc Robitaille, President of the Los Angeles Kings National Hockey League franchise. After a 20-year career as an elite athlete in one of the toughest sporting arenas on the planet, Luc made the successful transition to corporate executive ranks.
We all face difficulty when we transition to an unfamiliar role, especially when moving from a technical role to a leadership role. Luc goes into the nitty-gritty of how he did this: the challenges and the triumphs.
There's a lot of talk in business about the concept of world class performance, and today, we'll give you some insight into what that actually means!
You don't want to skip over this episode, Luc drops gem after gem that you can apply as a leader in any industry!
Episode #132 // There are many variables that have an impact on what a CEO role entails at a given point in time - industry, company size, maturity of the business, external market forces, customer segmentation, ownership structure etc.
On top of this, every day can be vastly different, which is why some of the most important attributes for a CEO to possess are adaptability, change tolerance, and mental agility. Add to these the ability to communicate and align the organisation around a compelling value proposition, and you’re starting to get close!
This episode explores both the theory and the practice of the role of the CEO. I share my views on the non-negotiable outcomes that are relevant to every CEO role, and I also give you a “Day In the Life Of” as I reflect on my time as CEO of CS Energy.
Episode #131 // I run into leaders all the time who struggle with the personal impact that a leadership role has on their lives. It can be emotionally draining, and it can have far reaching impacts through every aspect of their lives.
To be a successful leader in the longer term, and at the most senior levels, you first have to learn how to manage yourself. As they say during the airline safety briefings, “if oxygen is required, fit your own mask first before assisting others”.
Strong leaders are strong people - strong enough to shoulder the duty of care that comes with a leadership career, and equipped to help others develop.
This week, we look at the common types of fallout that many leaders experience, and provide seven practical tips for dealing with the emotional toll of leadership.
We've also created a FREE PDF downloadable summary that wraps this all up in a nice bow for you, which you can download at www.yourceomentor.com/episode131
Episode #130 // As leaders, we expect most things to be logical. They should make sense to us, and be easy for us to explain to our people. And to a large extent this is true.
But we also can’t overlook the fact that some of the most important principles of success are actually counterintuitive, and we need to be able to hold this dissonance in our heads.
It’s in our nature to look for easy answers to the things that challenge us. The fact of it is, though, there are no silver bullets. Any ground we make as individuals and leaders is hard fought and won. Embracing this reality makes us stronger, but trying to bargain for an easier path will see us rooted where we are, eventually feeling like victims, and wondering why life is so unfair.
Episode #129 // INTERVIEW
In today's podcast, I talk about the 'Executive Breakthrough' with Michelle Foley, Chief Customer Officer at The Arnott's Group.
Michelle has been with The Arnott’s Group for over 17 years now, and knows the company intimately. The iconic Aussie brand that brings us Tim Tam cookies and Jatz crackers is now going through some change, and Michelle is one of the key executives guiding the company through its next phase.
In this exclusive pre-recorded interview, Michelle shares her tactics for striking a balance between being a cheerleader for your people, and still being driven by results. She takes a deep dive into building competitive advantage, the work life juggle, and the legacy she wants to leave.
This is a live event interview recording, so the audio quality isn't as sharp as usual, but the content is absolute gold so I really hope you enjoy this change in format!
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Episode #128 // In this episode, Em & I discuss a few brilliant listener questions relating to promotions.
The first question is from Anne, who asks about breaking through the middle management ranks to get to more senior levels when you think you’re overdue for a promotion, but your bosses don’t see your potential the same way you do.
The second question is from John, who asks about some of the ways you can prepare the future leaders whom you’re intending to promote from within the organisation.
These questions are faced by virtually every leader at some point during their careers, so there are some great tips in here for everyone!
A word of warning, this episode is VERY detailed, so you may need to listen to it a few times with a pen and paper on hand!
Episode #127 // We’ve had a lot of people recently asking us about the role of purpose in business. In this episode, we answer a great question from one of our Leadership Beyond the Theoryalumni, David.
What should we make of the push for organisations to be ‘purpose-driven’? Can we truly put people before profits? What are the pros and cons of setting up a purpose, and trying to use that to drive your organisation? And is there ever justification for putting people through the pain of restructures and redundancies?
As a pragmatic former CEO, I unpick some of the pitfalls you’ll encounter if you decide to turn your organisation into a purpose-driven business.
Episode #126 // At some point, every leader needs to present proposals to their boss in order to gain approval for deploying the organisation’s resources.
After years of analyzing and approving investment proposals (many for hundreds of millions of dollars), I demystify the process, giving you the practical tips that will enable you to deliver a winning proposal, every time.
Whether you’re asking for $50m to invest into a research and development project, $5m for a new software package, or $5,000 to upgrade an ailing piece of equipment in your office, the thought process is the same.
Knowing what to present can mean the difference between acceptance and rejection. All leaders need to speak the language of finance, especially when it comes to making investment decisions.
I've also put together a free downloadable cheat sheet for this episode, as there's quite a lot to remember! You can download the Ten Tips for Building a Winning Proposal at www.yourceomentor.com/episode126
Episode #125 // How do you develop a mindset to make decisions confidently, while removing any concerns about the implications it could have for your job - your promotability and future prospects?
This can be a particularly vexed question when you work in a larger organisation, where the politics can sometimes be quite vicious.
So how do you learn to take smart career risks, knowing that things will work out for the best? Is it at all possible to teach this to others?
In this episode, I offer some practical suggestions that you can use to help build character. It may even help your people to develop it as well!
Episode #124 // There are very few people who are totally comfortable presenting in a public forum, whether it’s a submission to the board, a ‘town hall’ style meeting for people who work on your team, or a sales presentation.
We released an episode over 12 months ago, called “Epic Presentation Fails”. This focused mainly on how to structure a presentation, and how tonot bore your audience to death by simply delivering dry information without insight and context.
This week, we’re going to go beyond the original episode to speak about the actual delivery of a presentation. Communication is a core skill for leaders at every level. If you can’t communicate clearly and confidently, you’ll struggle to lead!
Episode #123 // There was a lot to celebrate in 2020, despite the difficulties we all faced. And whereas much of the world was focused on leading through the pandemic, it still didn’t stop the run-of-the-mill failures that come from deceptive, negligent, and self-interested leadership.
As a subscriber to the Australian Financial Review (our daily Wall St Journal equivalent), I just love their end-of-year wraps. The one I focus on in this episode is what the AFR considers to be the best examples of corporate failures in 2020.
I deconstruct some of the cases mentioned in the article, then cap it off with my own prize for the most breathtaking leadership accountability failure that I witnessed last year.
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Episode #122 // As much as I think any day is a good day to rethink what we’re doing in our lives and careers, a milestone like the new year typically prompts us to reflect a bit more deeply.
2020 was a pretty tough year for many of us. This time last year, when we released the Crush Your Career challenge, we had no idea what twists and turns the world was about to take!
Having said that, if you did manage to complete the challenge last year, I’m sure it massively helped you to navigate through all the difficulties that were thrown up at you.
So, just as we did last year, we’re re-releasing the Crush Your Career challenge to help you set up for whatever 2021 may bring… enjoy!
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Episode #121 // As we traditionally do in December, Em and I thought we’d take a look back on the year of podcasts, and pick out our favourites for you to go back and listen to while you’re enjoying some downtime in the New Year.
It’s been a helluva year and, as I look back, I feel an incredible sense of gratitude for what I’ve personally experienced, and feel especially humbled by both the business and personal success I’ve been fortunate enough to have this year.
2020’s been a big one for Your CEO Mentor. Just a couple of weeks ago, we reached our 1 Million Download milestone for the podcast. I wrote the No Bullsh!t Leadership book while in lockdown, which is being published in the US next August. We’ve run two more wildly successful cohorts of Leadership Beyond the Theory and I continue to work with some incredible clients to help them cut through the clutter and improve the performance of their businesses.
I hope you have got a huge amount of value out of the podcasts we’ve produced this year. 80% of episodes have come from listener and student questions, so keep them coming! If there’s something you want us to cover or do a deep dive on in 2021, send your question through to us at hello@yourceomentor.com or get in touch on any of our social media channels.
For ease of access, here are our top 5 picks for 2020 to put on your holiday listening list:
Episode #111 The Leadership Meeting Cadence: Bringing the concepts to life (download the free PDF here)
Episode #85 Strategy Isn’t Hard: Don’t overcomplicate it (download the free PDF here)
Episode #92 The Leadership Dance: A winning mindset
Episode #107 Resilience, Faith and Optimism: The Stockdale Paradox
Episode #82 Leading Through a Crisis: Calm, capable and confident (download the free PDF here)
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Episode #120 // This week, I share a mentoring session with a senior leader from a large industrial business. Vahid ran an extremely successful transformation program in his own business unit, and asked me how he should go about expanding the initiative so that the broader organisation might benefit.
Having seen some early resistance in other business units, I talked Vahid through some of the typical blockers that can make it difficult to gain acceptance when trying to influence one’s peers.
The sailing isn’t smooth when politics comes into play, so working out how to navigate that is an essential skill for any senior leader.
Episode #119 // A lot of leaders say that their organisation is suffering from “change fatigue". Although there are no doubt many impacts from the seemingly endless list of change initiatives that organisations roll out, is change fatigue really a thing?
Maybe it’s simply an inevitable part of life in a fast-paced business environment. But the problem with using cliches like ‘change fatigue’ is that they can lead us to overlook the role that our own leadership behaviours play.
What’s the difference between change fatigue, and change resistance? Has Covid changed all of this? And what could we do differently to bring some sense and order to our change initiatives, while protecting our people from the most damaging side-effects?
We've also put together a really handy free PDF downloadable to summarise the key takeaways from the episode, which you can download from our website www.yourceomentor.com/episode119
Episode #118 // When we spend so much time dedicated to our work, it’s pretty common to feel as though we’re neglecting other important areas of our lives: our families, our health, our friends… we can even lose our basic zest for living. We forget that we’re supposed to be working to live, not living to work.
In this episode, we focus on how to have a stellar career, and still be successful in the other critical areas of your life. Our first question from Jay asks specifically about the impact that a high-powered career can have on your children.
We also explore how to get the hiring process right, and work at the right level so that you don’t get sucked into the vortex of a never-ending task list. Like anything in leadership, it takes discipline to create and maintain the right habits.
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Episode #117 // Every organisation inherently has a number of natural tensions between different groups and functions - finance vs marketing; sales vs operations; operations vs asset management; IT and… virtually everyone!
Rather than trying to eliminate these tensions, leaders should concentrate on using them to get better outcomes. It’s through nurturing and managing natural tensions that you’ll find a balance - this will improve your decision-making, and ultimately create the greatest value for your organisation.
There are no black-and-white answers to this question, but there are some practical principles and philosophies you can employ. In this episode, I provide some useful tips for managing natural tensions in order to improve the value outcomes of your team.
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Episode #116 // We tend to talk a lot about how important it is for leaders to give their people feedback, but focus much less on how to receive feedback.
In this episode, we turn the tables a little. All great leaders were first great followers, and had to experience how life felt on the other side of the table. Listening and learning should never stop, no matter how high up you go.
We look at how human nature can get in the way of our ability to hear the feedback that’s given to us. We then examine the efficacy of formal feedback mechanisms, and I also give some practical tips for how to receive feedback graciously.
We've put together a free PDF resource that pulls out the key takeaways from this episode, which you can easily download at https://www.yourceomentor.com/episode116
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Episode #115 // Innovation has become a very overused term, which can be found in the bullsh!t bingo dictionary between agility, and strategic. The term has become so hackneyed that it can sometimes be almost meaningless.
In this episode, I strip away some of the mystique around innovation, and offer some practical guidelines for managing the innovation process in your organisation.
The value of major market disruption is obvious, albeit risky. But how do you create value from a continuous improvement culture, without jeopardising the core value outcomes of your formal work program?
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Episode #114 // Starting a new role can be a little daunting, whether you’re being promoted to lead the team you used to be part of, or moving to a completely different organisation in a new industry.
Every new role requires you to go through a deliberate process to set yourself up, and to establish the right expectations with your stakeholders - your boss, your peers, your team and, depending on the role, your customers and suppliers.
As someone who transitioned through lots of roles during my corporate career, I want to lay out a bit of a roadmap for how to transition into any new role, play to your strengths, and stamp your own individual excellence on it.
So in this episode I’ll cover three key areas:
- How to match your skills, capabilities, and experience to any new role
- What you can do to establish yourself as a credible performer, under any circumstances and;
- Some tips for drawing a line in the sand and setting or resetting expectations for your team
Episode #113 // In the last couple of decades, we’ve seen an increasing focus on embracing diversity. The emphasis on this is often limited to gender diversity, as we look to achieve increased representation of women in senior leadership positions. But even though gender is clearly a priority area, diversity needs to go way further if we truly want to achieve better outcomes.
There are two distinct steps to harnessing the power of diversity. The first is to select and retain the right people in your team, and the second is to tap into the diverse capability that you’ve assembled.
In this episode, we look at what really constitutes diversity, and provide some tips and suggestions for unlocking it. There’s not much point in having a diverse team unless you can liberate people’s unique perspectives, experiences, and insights to improve organisational outcomes, and ultimately deliver greater value.
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Episode #112 // We get an enormous number of questions on making better decisions, but we haven’t really addressed this subject directly in quite a while. Ultimately your ability to make better decisions, faster than your competitors provides the foundation for execution excellence.
In this week’s episode, we go back to Q&A format, where Em and I pick up a couple of questions from our podcast listeners on the finer points of decision making.
First, Olivia asks if there’s a place for ‘gut feel’ in the decision making process.
Then we answer Tim’s question on how to manage a situation where a decision that’s already been made by one of your people needs to be reversed.
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Episode #111 // If you took a poll of 100 leaders, you’d be hard-pressed to find one who’d say that they’d like more meetings in their lives, especially these days where 'Zoom fatigue' has become a factor.
However, meetings can be a powerful construct for setting standards, making decisions, and lifting performance. If you're spending a lot of your time in meetings, you want to make them count!
In this episode we talk about how to bring together all aspects of the individual AND group meetings that drive your execution tempo, as I let you in on my proven leadership meeting cadence.
This is an incredibly detailed episode, so we've created a free PDF guide 'Practical Execution Tips: How to Get Your Meeting Cadence Right' which you can download from our website at https://www.yourceomentor.com/episode111. If this helps, make sure you share it with your team so that you're all working from the same playbook!
Some other episodes that we reference:
- Episode #96 Performance Reviews
- Episode #6 The Psychology of Feedback
- Episode #57 Challenge, Coach, Confront
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Episode #110 // We all get busy doing the things we do in life, and sometimes we don’t really think about what we’re actually achieving. Some people love to be in the thick of things, happy to risk success or failure. Others appear to be much more comfortable watching from the sidelines, at a safe distance.
Unless you learn how to put yourself “in the arena”, you’ll struggle to find success and satisfaction in your career, whether you’re running a start-up business, or a major global multinational.
The episode unpicks some of the natural impediments to getting in the arena, and offers a suggestion to help you overcome whatever is holding you back!
Episode #109 // The concept of “Servant Leadership” was first formulated by Robert Geenleaf 50 years ago, most likely as a reaction to the command-and-control leadership style of corporate America in the 1950s and 1960s.
Servant Leadership has a lot going for it. Putting the focus on the growth and well-being of the individual, and using this as a means to achieve organisational outcomes is indeed compelling. And despite the fact that there is little empirical research to support the hypothesis, a number of successful companies swear by this approach.
Join me as I unpick the key elements of servant leadership, explore the potential downside of adopting it as an overall style, and have a crack at cherry-picking the best features to help us improve and expand our existing leadership repertoire.
Link reference: Episode #5 Using Power Wisely: Why how we get results actually matters
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Episode #108 // This episode takes a look at the delicate issue of relationships at work. Why do we still see a revolving door of very senior executives exiting organisations at incredible personal, financial, and reputational cost?
Cultural standards and policies vary wildly from organisation to organisation and, let’s face it, around 1 in 5 of you actually met your current partner at work.
But we’ve seen a massive shift in societal awareness and expectations of relationships in the workplace, especially when these involve a power imbalance.
This episode explores some of the nuances of the issues, and offers a simple guideline for leaders to follow.
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Episode #107 // The amount of disruption, challenge, and uncertainty we’ve dealt with in the past six months has tested us all. Who is committed to coming out the other side better for the experience?
This episode illuminates the road to true resilience, as we tap into the experiences of those who’ve come before us. How do we cope when everything appears hopeless, and the barriers seem insurmountable?
The Stockdale Paradox is a roadmap to surviving even the most difficult and gruelling circumstances, and fits perfectly into our current paradigm as we look to an uncertain global future.
Episode #106 // In this episode, we take a look at part of a mentoring session I did with a fantastic young leader named Kate.
Kate is a leader in a financial services company that supports a major global manufacturer. We covered a lot of ground in the session, so I actually found it really difficult to select the most valuable piece.
But the dialogue I liked best, is the part about enabling people. We go into some detail about what the 3 key things are to focus your leadership attention on each day, and of course, this invariably comes back to people’s performance.
How do you enable people to perform, without over-functioning for them? It’s simple conceptually, but whenever we’re dealing with issues that affect people’s lives, they’re tough to execute on.
A big thank you to Kate for allowing us to share this mentoring session with our leadership community!
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Episode #105 // Sometimes, you come into a new leadership role where the team you take over is broken. This happens with surprising regularity. Why? Because there’s a strong correlation between poor culture, poor performance, and poor leadership.
We know that great leaders are in short supply, and the role models we look towards don’t necessarily show us how to improve.
So how do you pick up the pieces after a poor leader has left? If you haven’t had to do this yet in your leadership career, just wait - you will. We’re going to help you to work out how to take stock of the situation and move your team forward.
Don’t miss my seven tips for rebooting your team culture - download them in a free PDF resource, the '7 Ways to Reboot Team Culture'!
Episode #104 // Leaders often struggle with their workload, as they move to more senior levels in an organisation.
Hard work is a given if you want to be successful in any field, and I certainly wouldn’t make a case for trying to avoid any of that hard work…it builds resilience and character. However, it’s sad to see people become myopically focused on work, to the exclusion and detriment of everything else in their lives.
To have a sense of balance, you need to choose where to put your energy, focus, and attention.
How do you maximize the return for the energy you invest into work, so that you can make room for the other things in your life that are arguably important?
Episode #103 // We’ve had lots of questions lately from listeners asking how to implement the learnings from the podcast into their organizations, and to get their leaders to pick up on the concepts and actually use them!
Unfortunately there are no simple answers to this question.
The podcast is designed for leaders like you, to expose you to different ways of thinking, and to give you some practical tips, from the leadership “front line”.
But for most of us, including me, when we listen to a podcast, we do so without any commitment to actually changing. It’s a great way to shift our thinking, but I know hundreds of executives who, despite having the right leadership knowledge, are genuinely awful leaders, because they never develop the habits that would truly help them to lead better.
In this episode, Em and I talk about what it takes to change. This is why we developed Leadership Beyond the Theory (LBT) - if you love the podcast, LBT is the next step - it’s there for you when you’re ready to commit to taking the No Bullsh!t Leadership concepts, and embedding them as repeatable habits and behavior.
If you’re not ready to commit, that’s perfectly fine - everyone is at a different stage in their lives and careers, and only you know when you are ready to get serious. But this episode is still worth listening to so that you can understand the difference between involvement and commitment.
In this episode we mention the below links:
- Learn more about Leadership Beyond the Theory https://www.yourceomentor.com/program
- The case study interviews that we have done with past students https://www.yourceomentor.com/casestudies
- Episode #26 The Roadmap to Exceptional Leadership: The 7 Pillars of High Performance https://www.yourceomentor.com/episode26
For our die hard fans, we've also put a very rare blooper at the end of the podcast for a laugh :)
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Episode #102 // It’s no surprise that leaders increasingly fall into the trap of acting only for short-term results, not really considering what they leave behind in the longer term.
This trend seems to have accelerated with the instant availability of information (both true and fabricated).
Do leaders ever think of their legacy after their postings? Do most even care?
The issues that drive leaders to act in the short term are complex: Why is there such a disproportionate focus on short term results? How much of a role does self-interest play, and what would a good, long-term legacy look like?
Episode #101 // What keeps your people engaged, motivated, and committed? This week, we explore the world of talent retention.
Staff turnover is expensive, but it’s not always undesirable. How do you keep the people you want, and turn over the ones you don’t?
Obviously, if you get the right people on the team in the first place, life’s a lot easier. And if you pay them enough, you can actually take money off the table as a retention issue.
But how do you lead your people in a way that makes them want to stay? And what do you do with your ‘precocious’ talent?
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Episode #100 // Today, we’re going to take a quick breather from our normal content, and talk about all things Your CEO Mentor related to celebrate our 100th episode!
In this episode, Em and I talk about our first two years of operation, and our bold plans for the future.
Em will tell the story of how she actually convinced me to set up Your CEO Mentor with her in the first place, and we’re going to take a behind-the-scenes look at how I landed my book publishing deal in the US! We'll also chat about my plans to relocate to the US in 2021.
If you love the podcast, I’m sure you’ll find this pretty interesting!
To celebrate our 100th episode we’d love for you to go to your favourite episode, take a screenshot of it, post it onto whatever social media channel you use and tag us in it so that we can see what you’re loving and we can connect with you.
Episode #99 // How would you know if you’ve reached your use-by date in a role?
Great organisations rise and fall - very few stand the test of time. What’s the connection between the executives that run these exceptional businesses, and their eventual demise?
In this episode, we look at some of the reasons for organisational failure and why, individually, we tend to lose our effectiveness over time.
How do you avoid the pitfalls that successful leaders encounter, which can result in the eventual decline of even great organisations?
Episode #98 // There have been a couple of questions that we’ve seen appearing as common themes over the past few months, so Em and I thought we’d tackle them today in a Q&A!
First, we answer a question from Dave, who asked about effective delegation:
“How, why, and when should you delegate, and how do you ensure outcomes are achieved?”
This is a common question that cuts across many of the themes we talk about and provide leadership tools for in No Bullsh!t Leadership, so it’s a good opportunity to bring some of these together.
We then tackle Jenni’s question:
“Do you have any strategies or tips for managing contractors and partnerships?”
Just a few weeks ago, in Episode 95, we dealt with outsourcing, and this question flows on really well. What do you do with an agreement once it is struck?
Episode #97 // Many people suffer from addictions, and they don’t check them in at the door when they turn up to work each day - their choice is to either function through their dysfunction, or lose their job.
How should we, as leaders, handle incidences of addiction in our people? What are the boundaries we should maintain, and how much slack should we cut people who suffer from these issues?
We look at why no team is immune to the effects of addiction, the link between substance abuse and impairment, and the role of social culture in the workplace.
This is an incredibly tricky topic, so if this brings up anything for you, please reach out to one of the many organisations who can help such as Lifeline.
Some of our listeners have also reached out with their recommended resources:
- Hello Sunday Morning
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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Episode #96 // As we’ve just hit the end of the Australian 2020 Financial Year, a lot of our local listeners are about to step into the performance review cycle, and go through the gruelling schedule of meetings, documentation, and feedback.
Episode #96 // This episode examines the trend of major companies going away from the annual performance review process, and replacing it with regular, timely feedback from leaders to their people at all levels of the organization.
What could possibly go wrong?
In this episode I take a deep dive into the performance review cycle, looking at some of the pros and cons, and what you need to do to ensure it remains a valuable tool for your organization.
Episode #95 // What should we outsource, when should we outsource, and how do we avoid the common pitfalls?
In the 90’s, outsourcing became all the rage, particularly in the IT world. But the principles behind it go back to the economic theory of comparative advantage, first proposed by David Ricardo over 200 years ago, in the early 19th century.
We explore some critical questions in this episode, like why you would want to outsource something, and what process you should go through to make a sensible decision. We also touch upon why a lot of outsourcing arrangements don’t turn out the way you had expected, and what the future of outsourcing looks like.
To help you work out whether you should outsource something or not, we've created a FREE PDF checklist for you, the 7 Reasons To Outsource (And 4 Reasons Not To), which you can download (for free) at www.yourceomentor.com/episode95.
Episode #94 // This episode is another value-packed live mentoring session with two of our past Leadership Beyond the Theory students, Leina Broughton and Fleur Richardson.
Leina is an Australian fashion designer and entrepreneur who, with her business partner Fleur, has brought the Leina Broughton label to market.
We’ve taken the two topics from this session that we think are most relevant to the current circumstances. They are applicable to everyone, regardless of your industry, the size of your business, or your position in the organization’s hierarchy.
First up, we take a look at our discussion on how to make accountabilities crystal clear for your people, to ensure that gaps and overlaps don’t develop. Then we talk about how to communicate with your people in times of uncertainty so that they aren’t entirely consumed by their own fear and apprehension.
Execution excellence is simple to understand, but not easy to achieve!
Read the full transcript at www.yourceomentor.com/episode94
Episode #93 // Through the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen some stark examples of leadership in crisis, both good and bad, as countries have tried to come to terms with the pandemic, and the impacts on their people and economies.
Some leaders have fared better than others. This episode looks at some of the misconceptions about what constitutes good leadership (hint: look at the results first), and identifies some of the poorer leadership behaviours and approaches that we’ve witnessed.
As the world moves onto the next stage of the pandemic response, these leadership lessons will be worth bearing in mind. The principles of leading through a crisis are the same, but assume even greater importance than they have in a more benign context.
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Episode #92 // There’s a great documentary series currently streaming on Netflix called The Last Dance, which looks at The Chicago Bulls basketball team, one of the most successful sporting teams of all time.
The Bulls, led by Michael Jordan, one of the greatest players to ever lace up a pair of Nikes, won six NBA championships in the span of eight years.
We look at what made this team so special, and analyze some of the critical elements that unfold during the series. There are some great leadership lessons here, and we put them into the context of some of our No Bullsh!t Leadership philosophies, like excellence over perfection and creating a high performance culture.
Did the ends justify the means, and what role did each of the team’s leaders play in the franchise's unrivalled success?
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Episode #91 // We're constantly receiving questions from listeners about leading when there is a significant age difference. And this can flow in both directions.
In this episode, we look at what to do with an older person in your team who reports to you, and is difficult to manage. We also consider the case of working for an older leader who uses bullying, intimidation, and control as their primary means of achieving outcomes.
Either way, as a leader you are going to have to work out how to deal with these difficult scenarios: they are surprisingly common.
Sometimes, what we perceive as an age issue is actually something else and if, as leaders, we can strip aside the stereotypes and deal with the behaviours that challenge our effectiveness, it gives us much more control than just believing it’s “an age thing”.
Episode #90 // We had some fantastic feedback on the first live mentoring session that we released a few weeks ago, Episode #87, so we’ve decided to continue this theme and bring more of these in-depth conversations to you.
This episode is an excerpt from a mentoring session I had a few weeks ago with Martin Bishop. Martin is the Chief Operating Officer for a transport company, based in Australia.
For context in this fast-moving world, to give you an idea where we were up to in pandemic terms, we held this mentoring session in Australia in mid-April, a few weeks into the lockdown.
Today we explore how to ensure you have the whole organisation, top to bottom, focused on the highest value work and we look at how to re-prioritise the work program as the landscape shifts.
This episode was recorded over Zoom so it's not our usual studio quality, but if you have any issues understanding the questions or answers, you can head over to the website and read the transcript at www.yourceomentor.com/episode90.
Episode #89 // Is it really inevitable that all projects will go overtime and over budget?
I cut my leadership teeth as a project manager on large software development projects, and I’ve had executive accountability for mega-projects in construction, procurement, major asset overhaul, and capital efficiency.
This episode takes a fly over the top of all things project-related. Why do they fail? What are some of the common misconceptions about projects? How do you improve the chances of success for any project?
Although I don’t necessarily believe that all projects are doomed, in my experience it is quite rare to see one done really well.
We’ve also created a free PDF resource, the “7 ways to nail your next project”, which you can download at www.yourceomentor.com/episode89.
Episode #88 // It’s difficult to lead properly or act at a more strategic level, if your boss expects you to have a very hands-on component to your role.
Some larger organisations these days seem desperate to become more entrepreneurial, and to ‘transform’. To do this, they are trying to mimic start ups. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could all be tech unicorns?!
What it means in practice, though, is that people in senior leadership positions are expected to roll their sleeves up and work alongside their teams, buried in the detail.
We cover a lot of ground in this episode, from innovation theory, to micromanagement, to what it really means to lead from the front.
Episode #87 // Some of the best things in life happen purely by accident. Remember that impromptu party that turned out to be one of the best nights of your life? Well that’s how this episode came about.
I was conducting a mentoring session via Zoom with an incredible young leader, coincidentally named Emma. When we came to a discussion on decision making models and frameworks, I asked Emma to “press record” so that she could replay it later (I wanted to move through the concepts fairly quickly).
What eventuated was a conversation about the things that make a real difference to the quality of your decisions (but the decision making models they teach in business school don’t cover). Emma has kindly allowed me to share this with the No Bullsh!t Leadership audience.
If you want to get to the practical stuff that will really change the way you think about decision making, this episode is for you.
Episode #86 // Although we are still in lockdown mode in many parts of the world to stem the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic, we can start to look at the long term benefits that we are likely to see when we come through the other side.
Indisputably, there is incredible pain for some, uncertainty for others, and for all of us, a change in how we view our world. But, eventually, we’ll emerge better for the experience (as humans have done over centuries).
It’s now fast approaching the time when leaders should think about doing what they have signed up to do - to accept the cold hard facts for what they are, and work out how to take people beyond that, calmly and confidently, so that value emerges from this crisis.
Episode #85 // The word “strategy” is much misused and misunderstood. A lot of people use it without really understanding what it means - ever had a well-meaning boss say; “You need to be more strategic”?
Today, we take a step back and ask the question “What is strategy?”, and give you some practical tips for how to think about it (if you ever find yourself in the position where you need to).
We cover the key concepts, looking at both the classical theory, and the contemporary application, leaving you with a practical guide to help you to think through how you might apply strategy to your specific circumstances.
Head to our podcast page at www.yourceomentor.com/episode85 to download Marty's free PDF resource, '6 tips on crafting strategy'.
Episode #84 // I have met some incredibly intelligent executives, who struggle to get the outcomes they should because they can't elicit the buy-in and commitment of those around them.
Many senior leaders try to drive outcomes from a position of ‘the smartest person in the room’. Well, being smart is awesome, but you’ve got to be REALLY smart if you want to learn how to use your intellect to get the job done the best way possible.
This means going way beyond your pure intellect into the nebulous world of emotional intelligence and human connection!
In this episode, we explore the good and the bad of being right, the things that are even more important than this, and I talk you through how to use influence as the mainstay of your execution repertoire.
Episode #83 // In October of last year we released Episode #60, and looked at leading remote teams. In that episode, we outlined a number of principles to ensure that a lack of proximity doesn’t translate into a lack of results or value.
Life has changed quite a bit since then, and now companies that previously had their whole complement of people within arm’s reach, are having to deal with managing a workforce that is fragmented in dozens (or even hundreds) of individual, remote work locations.
For leaders in industries that can still trade through a lockdown, you will need to develop new skills, perspectives, and approaches to lead your people successfully in what was (until recently) an unimaginable scenario.
Today I’ve asked Em to join me so that we can talk through some of the issues that will present themselves, and some tools and techniques for leading people through these difficult times. It could become the new normal for some organisations, so sitting back and hoping it will pass is a poor strategy.
Some of the tools and softwares we mention are below (please note, we have no affiliation with any of these products, they’re just things we love to use in our business!).
- Slack
- BombBomb
- Toggl
- Zoom
- Livestorm
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Episode #82 // Although the world is immersed in pandemic panic, today’s episode DOESN’T focus on the Coronavirus - there’s already an overload of information (and misinformation) in the public domain on this.
However, it is timely for us to open our eyes to the wide world of crisis management, a core part of any senior leader's repertoire. Mastering the fundamentals of crisis management will enable you to lead your stakeholders through the uncertainties that invariably present when the sh!t hits the fan.
But very few leaders do this well, as we have seen in recent weeks.
This episode covers what constitutes a genuine crisis (with a multitude of examples), introduces you to business continuity planning, and gives you my seven tips for leading through a crisis.
We've also created a free PDF resource, the '7 Tips for Calm, Capable and Confident Leadership in a Crisis', which you can download from our website at www.yourceomentor.com/episode82.
Episode #81 // On 1st March 2020, we heard the news that Jack Welch had passed away at the age of 84 from renal failure. For over 20 years, he was the CEO and Chairman of General Electric, at the time one of America’s premier firms. Welch guided GE through the heady 1980s and 90s, at a time before the 2001 recession and the 2008 GFC curbed everyone’s enthusiasm.
Welch is widely credited with transforming American capitalism. He was named the Manager of the Century by Fortune magazine in 1999, beating out some pretty stellar competition from earlier in the 20th Century.
Since then a lot of what Welch did has been discredited, or at best questioned. In this episode, I look at the legacy that is Jack Welch, and explore the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Episode #80 // Decision fatigue has been spoken about over the last several years as a serious problem, a by-product of our fast paced world.
Overcoming his initial reaction (“what a crock of sh!t”), Marty explored the topic, with an open mind, to understand it a little better.
The outcomes of this journey of discovery are intriguing - the brain is an incredible thing, and we don’t understand it enough, even now, to definitively unveil all of its miracles.
This episode will challenge your thinking about the use of labels and, of course, provide some suggestions for how to manage your energy and performance!
We’ve also included a free resource, the ‘6 Tips for Managing Your Mental State and Performance’, which you can download on our podcast page at www.yourceomentor.com/episode80.
Episode #79 // This episode takes us into another Q&A, where we address three excellent listener questions - and to celebrate International Women’s Day, we have an all-female roster.
Janine asks about driving leadership change in an organisation where the tenets of accountability and empowerment that we subscribe to are not supported by the organisation’s prevailing culture.
Vicky, an HR professional, asks us how organisations can better recognise the value to be achieved from the HR function.
And for Lily, we explore the question, “If you are a young leader, where do you start?”
All great questions, which we tend to get quite often in one form or another. This episode sheds some light on these issues that will broaden your perspective, no matter what your experience or industry.
The extra episodes we reference throughout are below:
Episode #57 Challenge, Coach, Confront
Episode #1 Respect Before Popularity
Episode #7 Work at the Right Level
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Episode #78 // In our quest to build harmonious teams where everyone works together and collaborates for the common good of the organisation, we sometimes forget how important it is to foster the natural and constructive tensions that are ever present in business.
Having said that, we don’t want the pendulum to swing too far the other way. So what is the right amount of constructive tension to build into your team?
This episode examines how leaders can strike the balance between constructive tension and team alignment, and answers some important questions that leaders commonly have:
- How can tension between my team members and leaders be positive?
- How would I know if tensions go too far?
- How do I manage productive tension, and when do I step in?
We’ve also created a helpful free downloadable for you, the ‘6 Rules of Thumb for Balancing Constructive Tension and Team Alignment’, which you can download from www.yourceomentor.com/episode78.
Episode #77 // A lot of people spend a lot of time talking about resilience. Interestingly, real resilience can be difficult to acquire for an individual, and even harder for a leader to build it into a team.
This episode focuses on creating the right culture in your team to build the resilience that will enable it to handle any eventuality.
- What is it that builds resilience for an individual, so that they can roll with the punches in both their careers and their lives?
- Why is avoidance the greatest enemy of resilience?
- How do you help your team to avoid burnout?
- And how, as a leader, can you build this into your team’s DNA?
We’ve also designed an helpful free resource for you, called the ‘6 Steps to Building Your Team’s Resilience’, which you can download at www.yourceomentor.com/episode77. I encourage you to pass this on to your other leadership peers, to help build resilience across your organisation!
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Episode #76 // There are lots of different ownership structures that we come across in the world of business, and family owned businesses are extremely common. Some of these are relatively small, and some are massive enterprises.
One of our listeners, Owen asked "Do you have any advice for a CEO going into a family-run company?"
This episode touches on the different dynamics that can exist under the various ownership structures, and how they can affect the management team.
If you, like Owen, are the person brought in to take over a family-run business when the founder either sells, retires, or realises that she no longer has the capability to lead the business through its next phase of growth, you may find these tips quite valuable.
We’ve also created an incredibly handy free cheatsheet for you, the ‘6 Ways to Make Founder-led Businesses Work’, which you can download from www.yourceomentor.com/episode76. I encourage you to pass this on to anyone you know who is working in a founder-led business, you may give them the fresh perspective they need!
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Episode #75 // This episode shifts a little from the leadership, culture, and human performance elements of business, to a technique-based expose on negotiation.
Negotiation is one of the elements of business (and life) that is fundamental to your ultimate success.
After a barrage of listener requests, I’m finally relenting to uncover the core skills required to be a great negotiator!
In this episode, we uncover the critical elements of negotiation, and recommend some sources to help you develop these skills to expert level.
Episode #74 // Middle management roles are sometimes the toughest of any role in an organisation. However, if you have the right mindset and perspective, it is also the place where your leadership career is forged.
If you have already passed through middle management ranks, this is an opportunity to once again put yourself in a middle managers’ shoes.
If you are living the middle management dream right now, I have some tips that will hopefully help you to navigate the choppy waters ahead.
In this episode, I get really specific about the divergences between senior management and the workforce, that tend to strand a middle manager in between (with some practical suggestions, of course, for how to handle it).
You only have a few days left to enrol in the February cohort of Leadership Beyond the Theory, so head to https://courses.yourceomentor.com/courses/lbt and join us! Class starts virtually on Monday 3rd February.
Episode #73 // How do you stop people from mindlessly carrying out non-value adding activity for its own sake? This problem is extremely common, and addressing it can be incredibly challenging.
As a leader, you will most likely need to do more than just work with your people on an individual basis. You will actually need to cut through your organisation’s well established cultural norms.
But busy work is hard to see, hard to challenge, and hard to replace with higher value work.
In this episode, we take a look at how to start making fundamental shifts in how your teams get work done, and how you can exponentially improve their outcomes.
Episode #72 // This week we take on one of the biggest, most complex topics in society and business today - climate change.
With bushfires ravaging Australia on the back of one of the longest droughts in our history, the evidence for climate change is mounting. So too is the awareness and anger of the Australian people.
This has driven media commentators, celebrities, and politicians alike to decry the sorry state of the planet. The vast majority of these are looking for someone to blame.
However, many of our opinion leaders are ill-informed, simply regurgitating the populist view with little understanding of the complexities at play.
Based on my experience as CEO of an electricity generation business, and my time serving on the board of the Australian energy industry’s peak representative body, I attempt to bring some balance to this difficult topic.
Remember, like any wicked problem, if it was easy it would have already been solved!
This episode isn’t just for leaders, so please share this episode with your network far and wide, and give them the opportunity to look at climate change through a different lens.
Episode #71 // Thinking about how to transition to a new company or industry when you don’t have the technical expertise? For all our listeners who are changing roles (company, industry, or job function), this episode addresses some of the key challenges.
We look at the role of diversity and inclusion, how to recognise and leverage your generic skillset, and why your technical expertise becomes less critical as you move up the ladder.
I also give you a guided tour of my multiple successful career transitions, and outline the core capabilities and focus areas that will help you to master any transition.
The free PDF resource for this episode absolute gold, the '9 Ways to Transition into a New Industry' so head to www.yourceomentor.com/episode71 to download it!
Episode #70 // Happy New Year everyone!
Today we take a step back to think about what we need to do to make 2020 our best year yet! Now is the time to press pause, and work out what you're actually going to do in the next 12 months.
Since we started this podcast, I've had a lot of people ask me about my rituals and habits as a CEO. How did I set myself up for success at the start of each year? What are the exact tools and strategies that I use to stay on track?
So to help you nail your goals this year (both personal and professional), Em and I have created a free 5-day video series, where I’ll teach you how I set my year up every January as a busy CEO, to reach both my long and short term goals!
Join the Crush Your Career Challenge now, and start 2020 on the right foot!
Episode #69 // As 2019 draws to a close, Em and I thought we’d take a look back on the year of podcasts, and pick out our favourites for you to go back and listen to while you are enjoying some downtime in the New Year.
Leaders, don’t just stay inside and eat pies this Christmas (and you’ll need to listen to the episode to work out what I mean)… Take a little time to improve yourselves, and get into some of these episodes from our back catalogue that we think are the pick of the bunch.
All the links to the episodes and free downloadables that we speak through can be found at www.yourceomentor.com/episode69
Episode #68 // Strong leadership is rare, but incredibly valuable to people and organisations.
Unfortunately, with the amount of superficial, feel-good leadership content being peddled these days, you could be forgiven for thinking quite the opposite. For many, leadership has deteriorated into a quest to ‘make people happy’.
Many leaders then begin to believe their own bullish!t. They misinterpret superficial contentment as productivity, and limited achievement in an undemanding environment as high performance.
This episode contrasts strong and weak leaders, exposing the high price of leadership weakness.
To take your learnings on this topic even further, download the 'Strong V. Weak Leader Checklist' that I've put together at www.yourceomentor.com/episode68.
Are you a strong leader, or a weak leader?
Episode #67 // The reality of life in modern organisations is that resource constraints are ever present. For this reason we have to make choices, but we typically aren’t good at this. We simply try to do way too much.
And if we DO manage to get good at it, there is often a Nike boss above us who says “Just do it”. The type of boss who doesn’t want to listen to why something can’t be done.
Excellence in performance is generally underpinned by a philosophy of simplicity and focus.
Don’t try to do too much - keep it simple, do the things the REALLY count, and do them REALLY well.
Episode #66 // It is almost expected that when you take on a new role, you are going to find ways to do things differently, and improve the team you have. Enter the “change program”.
It is easy to get caught up in the hype… Consultants running around everywhere telling you what needs to be done, people drowning in PowerPoint decks that explain the change, and a whole facade of indicators to prove that what you are doing is working.
But how do you know if you are really getting traction? Often we take silence as a sign that everything is going well, when actually it can be quite the opposite.
In this episode we learn to interpret the noise and work out what to do with it to ensure our change initiatives actually work, rather than just believing our own bullsh!t.
Episode #65 // As leaders, we often feel as though it is our obligation to ensure that everyone in our team is happy, motivated, and succeeding. Although that would be nice, it is also incredibly unrealistic.
This episode explores the line between accountabilities for the leader and their people (many of whom may also be leaders, of course).
How far does your obligation extend to help someone change? And how much rope should you give them if they are clearly not turning the corner? We get really practical here, so buckle up!
Now this episode is pretty dense, there's a lot to take in and remember, so I've created a free PDF downloadable for you that will help you work out what a leader's obligations are, and what your people's obligations are. Download it at www.yourceomentor.com/episode65!
Episode #64 // Restructures in large organisations are commonplace, and quite often imply that the organisation is seeking greater efficiency, which results in a number of roles being made redundant. These decisions, from the front line perspective, may seem to lack rationality and create a lot of angst, as sometimes very good people are moved on.
How do you handle this emotionally and psychologically if you are caught in the firing line and, in your role as a leader, how can you help to make a redundancy and restructure process as painless as possible for your people, while giving your organisation the best chance of capturing value?
This episode covers all the basics you need to manage redundancies, and provides guidance on handling the most difficult conversations.
I've made a cracking free PDF downloadable for this episode, '9 Ways to Get Redundancies Right'which you can download from www.yourceomentor.com/episode64
Episode #63 // Sometimes we focus so much on developing our own leadership style that we forget to read the play.
One of the most useful leadership models that I have encountered is Situational Leadership Theory. It basically states that, since every individual is different, and they often find themselves in different situations, the style of the leader should vary according to this in order to optimise results.
In this episode we look at when it is appropriate to push harder, when it is appropriate to work more closely with someone, and when it is appropriate to stand back and let them get on with it!
Using practical scenarios, we bring the theory to life to help you navigate changes in style, depending on the needs of your followers.
Episode #62 // In today's episode, Em and I are chatting through two really great listener questions!
The first question we tackle is from Alison, who asked: “I’d be interested in a topic covering how to lead and influence people that are smarter than you! How do you keep them engaged and motivated without being permissive?"
We all know that hiring people who are smarter than us is actually the object of the exercise, but being smart isn't everything, it’s just a really good start!
The second question is from Jack who asked: “Holding people accountable is always difficult – I’m a “nice guy” and struggle being the “tough guy” and also struggle with how to hold people accountable without being threatening."
This is something that hits us all at one point or another during our careers, so learning to step away from the need to be the "nice guy or girl" is critical to being able to drive the results you want.
In this episode I recommend that you listen to:
Episode 1 Respect Before Popularity: Letting go of the need to be liked
Episode 6 The Psychology of Feedback: Stop avoiding leadership work
Episode 57 Challenge, Coach, Confront: The leader's basic toolkit
Episode 41 You're Changing, So Now What?
Episode 19 Execution For Results: Driving accountability in your team
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Episode #61 // As leaders, we are often cast in situations where we have to say “no” to people.
In this episode I give you some practical techniques for having the confidence to say “no” to virtually anyone - your team, customers, suppliers, and peers.
I’ll even touch on how to say “no” to your boss without risking the relationship, or making her or him feel as though you are being insubordinate.
Understanding how to say “no” without feeling as though you have let the other person down, and without carrying guilt around afterwards, is the hallmark of a strong leader.
Episode #60 // Leading when you don’t have physical proximity to your people can be tricky. The good news is that doing this well is no different from leading any team well. However, any cracks in your leadership will be more obvious in this scenario.
In this episode I explore the nuances of leading remote teams (or remote employees, as flexible working arrangements become more prevalent).
I'll talk about why world leading safety organisation, DuPont, always put one of their own leaders into a newly acquired operation, and will cover how making your expectations clear can prevent little fiefdoms from springing up.
As Ronald Reagan said: “Trust, but verify”.
Download the free PDF cheatsheet for this episode '10 Way to Improve Outcomes with Remote Teams' at www.yourceomentor.com/episode60
Episode #59 // Great leaders are great communicators - and for the most part, they are also excellent presenters.
Although it has never been easier to put together a great presentation to win over and influence an audience, many leaders still miss the mark.
You don’t want to be the presenter whose audience has only one thought: “How do I get out of this room?".
In this episode, we explore why presentations are so often excruciatingly painful to sit through, and how to avoid the common pitfalls. Whether you’re speaking to your own team, the board of directors, or a stadium of 10,000 people, my five guiding principles will help you put together a winning presentation for every context!
To download the free PDF 'Five Ways to Avoid an Epic Presentation Fail' (you might want to hand this out to your entire team and set a new standard for presenting!) head to www.yourceomentor.com/episode59
Episode #58 // This week, Em and I take on a few great questions that appear to keep coming up regularly for our listeners!
(0:55) The first question we tackle is from Stephanie, who is about to inherit a team member that is known company wide as an under performer (and quite frankly, pisses a lot of people off!), but her boss really likes this team member and doesn’t seem to see her faults. We help Stephanie work out what to do and how to manage both the under performer AND her boss.
(6:35) Secondly, we answer Mike’s question which is an absolute cracker - how to deal with imposter syndrome. I get pretty deep in this one, and it’s a topic I haven’t spoken about very much, so I really hope it’s valuable.
(12:50) We end with a great question from Pete, who asks us to address how to implement initiatives that have been agreed on in strategic planning sessions. So often great ideas come out of planning sessions, but then 6 months down the track no movement has been made because everyone is getting on with their standard day to day activities. If this resonates with you, you’ll get a lot of value out of my answer.
If you’ve got a question that you’d like us to cover in the podcast, email it through to us at emma@yourceomentor.com, we’d love to hear from you!
We also mention the ‘Six Steps to Creating a Strong Accountability Culture’, which you can download at www.yourceomentor.com/episode58. We also mention Episode 7 Work at the Right Level: What got you to here won’t get you to there which you can listen to here and Episode 19 Execution for Results: Driving accountability in your team which you can listen to here.
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Episode #57 // I often talk about the hard work of leadership as being the process of challenging, coaching and confronting your people. I had quite a few questions from our last Leadership Beyond the Theory cohort asking to explore this in more depth, so this episode takes a closer look at how it works.
If you want to learn how to set up each phase, and use this approach to get the best results possible from your people, you need to understand a few of the basic concepts in this framework.
The ability to challenge, coach, and confront - confidently and competently - has a huge impact on individual and team performance.
You’ll need to master this if you have any aspirations of being a great leader.
Episode #56 // For a leader, trying to shift a culture, improve performance, or lift the standard of a team is fraught with danger. Ideally, everyone would recognise the necessity for change, the benefits to be gained, and the logic of the plan. They would then get behind you with their unequivocal support.
In reality, this is not how the world works.
So what do you do when the change management frameworks and theories cease to work, due to the entrenched change resistance of a handful of your people? I have chosen a rather graphic expression for this - shoot a hostage (not literally, of course!) - because I need to get your attention.
If you can’t shut down the passive aggressive resistance that some people deploy, all the change experts and process frameworks in the world won’t help you.
Remember, not changing is NOT an option!
Episode #55 // We often take for granted that when people join our team, they will intuitively know what to do, and will seamlessly assimilate into the culture, becoming productive almost immediately. This, of course, builds on the burgeoning love affair that developed during the recruitment and selection process.
And then, reality sets in…
This week we take a look at some of the myths around bringing new people on board, and talk about the psychological contract you have with your people.
How do you protect the integrity of that contract from day one?
You can pick up the free downloadable PDF 'Onboarding Traps for Young Players' from www.yourceomentor.com/episode55
Episode #54 // There are many different types and structures (and levels of involvement) of boards but there are also some universal rules of thumb that should help you to work with your board, no matter what type it is.
In this episode we explore the differences and the common elements of boards, and I’ll let you in on a little known secret. Of course, we have practical tips for how to manage the board, which are available for download at www.yourceomentor.com/episode54.
If you are a CEO or executive trying to work out how best to work with a board, this should help to put it all in perspective.
And, for those of you who sit on Boards as non-executive directors, there may even be some lessons in this for you!
Episode #53 // The focus on collaboration in large organisations remains as trendy now as it was 10 years ago. By that measure at least, it has become one of the longer standing “fads” to come out in the last few decades. This wouldn’t have happened unless there was something to it.
Collaboration has the potential to unlock value by harnessing diversity and innovation, bringing together people with differing views and perspectives, and overcoming groupthink.
But despite these positives, collaboration has a lot to answer for due to its role in slowing decision making processes, diluting accountability structures, and proliferating the amount of time we all spend in meeting rooms.
Download the free PDF summary of this episode, the 'Eight Keys to Successful Collaboration' at www.yourceomentor.com/episode53
Episode #52 // Today is our first birthday! Episode 52 marks one year of weekly No Bullsh!t Leadership podcasts.
So Em and I wanted to take the opportunity this week to reflect on the year, and give our listeners a little insight into the origins of the podcast, and where we are taking it.
In this episode we have an informal chat to expose some of the key decisions that led to the establishment of Your CEO Mentor, and the creation of the podcast.
In lessons for any business, big or small, we talk about the role that purpose plays for us, we explore the way consumption of information is changing in a digital world, and we let you in on some of the key growth trends of the podcast.
And all of this has only been possible thanks to you, our loyal listeners. THANK YOU for supporting our podcast and sharing the episodes with your network!
If you've been listening for a while I'd love to hear what your favourite episode has been over the past year, so connect with me on LinkedIn and let me know what's really resonated with you.
Episode #51 // Last week marked International Youth Day, so to celebrate we’ve put together this long-awaited episode on how to lead Millennials, a pretty common question from listeners.
Marty was recently quoted in an article for The CEO Magazine (Generations X and Y: leadership ready?) written by Adam Courtenay), which explored the future of leadership when Millennials take the baton from the current generation of leaders.
Millennials get a bad rap for lots of things, but they have some distinct advantages over Baby Boomers and Gen Xs.
Surprisingly, leading Millennials is no different to leading other types of people - the problem is that, if you are a poor leader, you will just get away with a lot less!
Episode #50 // Many of you will have heard of “The Peter Principle”; the concept that every employee in a hierarchy rises to their level of incompetence. If you believe this, then anyone who has been in the same role for an extended period of time is, by definition, incompetent.
We look at the Peter Principle, take a recent perspective from The Economist called “Bartleby’s Curse”, and blend it all with Elliott Jaques’ stratum theory, to arrive at a “No Bullsh!t Leadership” view of career ambition and organisational progression.
How do you beat the Peter Principle so that you build a career that challenges and satisfies you, without experiencing the deep dissatisfaction that comes when you spend a lifetime heading towards the wrong goals?
In this episode I also recommend that you go back and listen to Episode 7 Working At The Right Level: What got you to here won’t get you to there.
Episode #49 // When a new boss comes into an organisation and identifies that there is a need to make major changes, should she listen to her people, or push ahead regardless?
Changing fundamentals like the organisational values can be tricky, but sometimes necessary. The so-called ‘Captain’s Call’ is used to at least some extent by all leaders, with varying degrees of success.
This episode explores the question from one of our listeners Greg: when is it OK to make a decision without the support of (or even in the face of concerted opposition from) your people? We examine potential repercussions, and cover some simple rules of thumb that will help you to think about how you are using the power of your position to get results.
Episode #48 // This week, Em and I take on a few great questions that appear to keep coming up regularly for our listeners!
The first question we tackle is from Sam, who wants to know how to build credibility quickly in a team he has inherited. (1:40)
Secondly, we answer Blake’s question which is quite a complex one. He wants to know how to deal with those people in his team who really struggle with change, and how to work out when it’s right to just keep moving forward with the change, even when people are anxious or resistant to it. (7:30)
We end with Laura’s question about using informal communication channels and cliques to communicate and incite change. (12:55)
If you’ve got a question that you’d like us to cover in the podcast, email it through to us at emma@yourceomentor.com, we’d love to hear from you!
Episode #47 // I came across a great article in Forbes a few weeks ago, entitled The Three Biggest Misconceptions about Leadership, by Rajeev Peshawaria. It was such a good article that it got me to thinking about what the biggest misconceptions about leadership actually are.
Rajeev addresses some really big ticket items in his treatment of the subject, so today, I’m going to build on his article, and get a little more ‘granular’ about what, in my view, are the biggest leadership misconceptions.
Of course in my world, falling prey to these misconceptions is often tantamount to “believing your own bullshit”, something we should all be trying to avoid!
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Episode #46 // When you are brought into an organisation to deliver a turnaround, or when the CEO says it’s time to make major performance and culture change, it isn’t going to happen by expecting the same people to do things radically differently.
The trick is to blend the best of the existing capability and culture with new ways of thinking, behaving, and performing. What role do we, as leaders, play in that?
In this episode we are going to learn why the people who built the house (the incumbent leadership) absolutely cannot renovate it; why you need to set different standards of behaviour and performance.
We’ll talk about the white blood cells that are there to protect the organisation from change, and even cover off on how to spot the subversive elements that will do their utmost to covertly derail your efforts (with all the best intent, of course)!
Episode #45 // You have probably heard me say before that ‘leaders are learners’ (well, it’s hardly an original saying, is it)?
Today, we step away from the purely business and organisational context to share a few very personal examples of how some of my greatest leadership learnings have come from everyday life - not from the world of business.
So why was my trip to Japan in 2012 so valuable in developing my perspective on different cultures, even though I had travelled through much of Asia previously?
And what skills and capabilities did I really acquire while neglecting my law degree to work in the bars of Sydney’s Kings Cross in the early ‘80s?
Opportunities are in front of us every day, if we just choose to open ourselves up to the lessons.
Download the free PDF 'MARTY'S PRINCIPLES FOR SUCCESS (AND HAPPINESS)' at www.yourceomentor.com/episode45
Episode #44 // One of the most important roles that a leader plays is to set the right standards for performance and behaviour in their organisation; an aspirational standard to which they expect their people to rise.
Often, we think we are setting a high standard of performance, but it is the exceptions that we make that tell people what the real standard actually is.
How do you make the standard that people must reach abundantly clear, and then ensure that it is carried through your team from top to bottom? This episode explores the aspiration of setting new, higher standards, and the key mistakes we make as leaders to unwittingly erode them.
To get the free PDF download that goes with this episode, head to www.yourceomentor.com/episode44
Episode #43 // I have seen many leaders who are good under pressure, but just as many who really struggle in stress situations.
Resilience is a core ingredient of success for leaders, regardless of the type of organisation they work for.
If you can handle the inevitable setbacks that come with a level of calm, rational confidence it will help you to lead people through the toughest crises.
This episode gives tips for keeping your cool, not just at work, but also the critical ability to not let the stress and pressure bleed into your personal life.
If you haven't registered for our free webinar 'Creating a High Performance Culture with Marty Moore' you can do it right now, right here: https://app.livestorm.co/your-ceo-mentor/culture
Episode #42 // Realising that value is the fundamental building block of leadership, business, and in fact, all human endeavour, is a critical mind shift for a leader.
If we could actually do this, it would potentially lead us to do very different things when we turn up each day to lead our people.
This episode covers off a few pointed examples of what value looks like (and doesn’t look like) to get your creative juices flowing.
Hear about the value v price paradox, total cost of ownership, the time value of money, and the key economic concepts of specialisation of labour and comparative advantage.
It all begins with value, and this is the lens a leader must look through.
Doors have now opened for our 7-week online leadership program, Leadership Beyond the Theory! We're only allowing 150 students into this cohort, to ensure every leader gets the support they need. Enrol now at courses.yourceomentor.com
Episode #41 // Every week we get sent great questions from you, our listeners! Today we have a couple of really interesting questions that I'll cover in a Q&A format with Em.
First, we look at what you need to do with your team when you decide to change your leadership approach, and you have to get their buy-in. This requires explicit, well thought out action, and drawing a ‘line in the sand’.
Our second question has us examining how to work at the right leadership level when your organisation pushes you into staying on the tools way too much, as you move up through the ranks. Some industries love ‘utilisation’ and ‘billable hours’.
What options do you have for dealing with this?
Episode #40 // Although building a balanced team can be a tricky proposition, all really successful teams have a balance of skills, capabilities, and experience. As NFL Analyst, Greg Rosenthal put it:
“Every season has a different shape - every game is different. Eventually, you will need every aspect of the roster to finish the season as champions."
What does it take to build a balanced team?
How would you know what the balance of your team is right now?
This episode presents some ideas for how to understand your team balance, and five steps for building a plan to improve.
Download the reflection questions at www.yourceomentor.com/episode40
We also promised a link to Liz Burton’s article on unconscious bias, which you can download at https://www.highspeedtraining.co.uk/hub/types-of-unconscious-bias/
Episode #39 // What do you do when you don’t own the resources that are necessary to delivery the outcomes you are accountable for? How do you motivate people whom report to other leaders, and may be working to a different agenda?
Working across boundaries to deliver value is a core skill in complex organisations. Gone are the days of being able to rely upon direct control of resources to deliver your outcomes. Almost everything of value requires collaboration and cooperation.
But aligning people’s focus and intent on the right things is harder than it seems.
This episode unpicks the key elements of working across boundaries, and covers power, influence, and escalation techniques. Not many people ever master this, but these tips are a great start to focus on the things that will move the needle.
Get the free PDF downloadable cheatsheet for this episode at www.yourceomentor.com/episode39
Episode #38 // Some of the lowest hanging fruit for motivating your people comes simply from better communication.
This week, we delve into a few ways to improve your written communication!
Email, investment proposals, and technical documentation all get a bit of a workout, before we reveal the simple bit powerful “golden rule” of writing anything in a business context.
If you want to improve your ability to communicate, and your people’s ability to work out what to do, this episode is a must.
We sat down with a number of leaders from our March cohort of our 7-week online leadership program, Leadership Beyond the Theory, and did a deep dive into what they really got out of the program. If you’re at all considering doing LBT in the July cohort, we highly recommend reading these to get a feel for what you can expect! You can read these at www.yourceomentor.com/casestudies
Episode #37 // Many CEOs and senior executives talk a good game around culture change and transformation… it’s almost expected as the “done thing” for a senior leader.
Although many C-level leaders make the right noises, they don’t necessarily have the commitment to set the necessary standards, or generate the right level of momentum for culture change to ever take place, let alone be successful.
This week, we answer a great question from our listener, Nicola, who asked “Marty, how do you influence change so that senior leaders ‘walk the walk’ instead of just ‘talking the talk’, and then have that flow down the ranks?”
This episode helps you to recognise the signs of a boss who isn’t truly committed to change as much as they say, and gives some tips for navigating the environment so that you can still kick goals, no matter what.
Episode #36 // We spoke in Episode 30 about remuneration, and how leaders should view the role of pay rises and bonuses in motivating their people to perform. Although bonuses can provide an effective performance incentive, there are many other ways to elicit people’s discretionary effort.
So what do you do when you can’t throw money at people to get the results you need? This episode deals with the things that will motivate your people to perform and deliver value, no matter what is happening to their pay packet.
We explore the principle that ‘the money is the money’, and that it is far easier to hire people who are intrinsically motivated, than it is to try to drag people kicking and screaming to deliver discretionary effort.
Finally, we offer seven practical suggestions for motivating people without using financial incentives to bring out their best. You can download these in a PDF version for free at www.yourceomentor.com/episode36
Episode #35 // As senior leaders we spend an inordinate amount of time, energy and resources trying to squeeze every drop of juice out of the lemon when it comes to the concrete, tangible elements of business.
We look for cost efficiencies, value accretive mergers and acquisitions, growth projects, product innovation, and greater capital productivity.
However, we often ignore one of the greatest sources of untapped value – the people who work for the organisation day-in, day-out.
They have an incredible impact on company performance, and the only way we can realise their full value is through providing the strong leadership that creates a high performance culture.
Interestingly, this is the one area that most leaders tend to avoid.
Episode #34 // Sometimes a leader has to let someone go, either because of the choices an individual makes around their behaviour and performance, or through no fault of their own when their role is made redundant.
This episode deals with termination for performance reasons, and gives a brief but practical outline of these difficult situations.
We start by making sure you understand the responsibility you carry as a leader to ensure that all your people perform to an acceptable standard; it’s all about what happens before you decide that someone has to go that really matters.
Know “when” the right time is to make a significant decision like that, and our dozen ‘rules of thumb’ for handling these situations will give you a new-found confidence.
Take this on board, and don’t be that leader who avoids making necessary decisions on under performers through fear, dread, or weakness.
Download the free 'Rules of Thumb for Letting a Non-Performer Go' from www.yourceomentor.com/episode34
Episode #33 // The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation, and
Financial Services Industry held in Australia over the last year or so uncovered
some incredible breaches of law, of regulations, of ethics, and of trust. It has
poured fuel on the fire of the growing discontent that the general public has for
big business and large institutions.
So how do we fix it?
This episode looks at the findings of the Hayne Royal Commission (hopefully, with
a slightly more balanced perspective than some of the hysterical political
discourse surrounding the Commission).
The issues uncovered are not confined to the finance sector, and certainly not to
Australia. Will we heed the ‘wake-up call’ that Hayne has given the big business
community?
Will we, as leaders, commit to doing the hard work on people and culture that will
ensure these types of issues don’t become a problem in our own organisations?
Download The 5 Rules of Thumb for Creating an Ethical Culture for free at www.yourceomentor.com/episode33
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Episode #32 // Hey guys Em here!
I’m interrupting our normal programming to celebrate you, our amazing listeners.
Marty and I have been thinking about how we can thank and celebrate our podcast listeners - a few weeks ago we reached a milestone of over 35,000 listens, and this wouldn't have been possible without your loyalty and dedication to the podcast each and every week.
So instead of doing what a lot of podcasters do and read out iTunes reviews, we wanted to turn the microphone over to YOU, our incredible community of no bullsh!t leaders.
We put the call out for you to send in your best No Bullsh!t Leadership tips as voice mails, and boy did you deliver!
Leave us your tip at www.yourceomentor.com/tips
Episode #31 // The topical case study of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos provides an excellent backdrop for asking some pointed questions about leadership and culture. One of the great failings of Theranos was its culture of secrecy, and suppression of bad news from people who could clearly see the problems with the business.
As leaders, we need to create a culture of robust (but respectful) challenge to bring out the best in our people, but this is impossible if we ‘shoot the messenger’, or unwittingly stymie the very behaviour we are trying to promote.
Nothing kills a high performance culture faster than a leader who can’t handle dissent, disagreement, or bad news. In the case of Theranos, it led to the destruction of billions of dollars’ worth of value, and visited untold emotional and psychological damage on Theranos’ patients, customers, and employees.
If you can manage to establish a climate where your people trust you enough to contribute fearlessly, without fear of repercussions, it is like rocket fuel for your team!
If you want to dig deeper into the Theranos story, I highly recommend listening to The Dropout podcast.
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Episode #30 // This week we cover a great question from our listener James about how to motivate people when the shine of consecutive pay rises and bonuses either wears off, or becomes unaffordable.
This has led us to put together the definitive ‘how to’ guide for leaders on making remuneration decisions, and it is relevant for any size of organisation, from a ‘woman, a man and a dog in a garage’-style start up to a Fortune 500 company.
Although remuneration policy is the domain of HR, accountability for understanding remuneration structures and making smart pay decisions sits squarely with leaders.
This episode combines remuneration theory and leadership skill, providing a holistic guide that will help leaders to negotiate pay matters with clarity and confidence.
Download the free comprehensive ‘Remuneration Guide for Leaders’ that we’ve put together for you at www.yourceomentor.com/episode30 and keep it on hand for any time you need to make a decision about how to pay your people!
Episode #29 // Everyone is driven by self-interest. It is an intrinsic part of the human DNA, so we can never overcome it entirely.
However, we can learn to put self-interest aside for the greater good which, ironically, often results in better long term outcomes for us as individuals. This episode explores how we can fight our basic instincts with long term vision and belief.
I have centred this episode on an incredible true story of how putting self-interest aside and focusing on the ‘greater good’ has resulted in one of the most incredible long term outcomes that any individual could hope for (but no spoilers yet as to what this is).
The benefits of being able to put self-interest aside are many, and if you can manage to overcome this natural human instinct, the return over time is incalculable.
I’ll give you my practical recipe for reframing any situation to enable a long term view that not only serves you best, but that other people will be drawn to!
I'd love to hear your feedback on this episode, so send me an email to hello@yourceomentor.com and let me know what you thought!
Episode #28 // We have spoken in recent episodes about leadership attributes and competencies. During your career, you will come into contact with many people who are smart, well educated, experienced, shrewd, politically astute, and even some who are downright Machiavellian.
So what is it that is going to make you stand out?
In this episode, we cover off on the foundational criteria for career success (the ‘ticket to the dance’), and then go onto talk about what it takes to stand out even in this group.
Knowing yourself, understanding your strengths and weaknesses, and not trying to be something you are not, are the keys to developing your own unique ‘leadership fingerprint’.
If you like this episode, you may also wish to check out this great little blog article by Pamela Witter: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/discover-your-leadership-fingerprint-pamela-witter/.
Episode #27 // This week's episode is a de facto part 2 of episode 19 Execution for Results, so if you haven’t listened to that one yet I highly recommend doing it before you get stuck into this one!
It focuses on how single point accountability is the most critical factor in being able to successfully execute on your plans, and sets the ground work for where we’re going today with Unleashing the Power of your People.
This episode is all about empowerment, which is the flip side of the accountability coin. Accountability and empowerment should be inseparable, but often leaders don't understand that. Let's face it, execution is tough, but there are a few secrets that aren't often spoken about.
So, I’m going to unpack those today!
In this episode I start with a quick flyover the top of what accountability is as a refresher, and then I’ll cover the following:
- Why culture matters so much, and why a bad culture is inextricably linked to weak accountability leaders
- Why crystal clear accountability is the key to successful execution
- What I believe the key elements are that need to be entrenched in the DNA of a high performance culture
- I’ll then go through my ‘Nine Ways to Empower and Support Your People’ which you can download for free below - these are worth printing off and keeping handy so that you can refer to them as often as you need
This episode should create at least one ‘pie in the face’ moment for you, but I’m pretty confident that you’ll reflect on these and realise that there are quite few that could use your attention!
You can use this episode to first evaluate your team and what you actually practice as a leader, and then rank which of these elements you should start implementing in order of where you believe the most value will come from.
I would love to hear what you thought of this episode, and whether it enabled you to see your culture and team in a different light, so please send me your feedback at hello@yourceomentor.com.
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Episode #26 // This week is Part Two of The Roadmap to Exceptional Leadership!I've taken my 30+ years of practical leadership experience, a LOT of trial and error and lessons from some incredible mentors, and have distilled these learnings into a model, my 'secret sauce'; the 7 Pillars of Leadership Performance, and this is what today’s episode is all about!These 7 pillars are designed to unlock the real, practical strategies and focus areas that we believe will make or break your leadership journey. These are the things that, in my experience, differentiate leaders from the incompetent, through the mediocre, to the great.In this episode I talk through the 7 Pillars of Leadership Performance in detail, covering why I believe they are so important, and what you can do to develop yourself in each of the below pillars:1. Deliver Value - This is the object of the exercise and this is where it all begins and ends for a leader, with a value creation 2. Handle Conflict - Conflict aversion is one of the biggest career killers and it will basically dilute your effectiveness in pretty much everything you do as a leader 3. Build Resilience - As we know, anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm. You don't find out what a leader is made of until they're put under pressure and many leaders fold 4. Work at Level - It's so common to see leaders through all levels of an organisation working at the wrong level, sub-optimising their performance and effectively crippling their people 5. Master Ambiguity - One of the foremost jobs of a leader is to sit comfortably in ambiguity and to translate that into certainty of direction and action for their people 6. Drive Accountability - If you want your people to execute well, nothing enables this more than clear, well-defined, single point accountabilities. 7. Make Great Decisions - Leaders get paid the dizzy dollars to make hard calls and being a leader who can make timely, well-informed decisions, will put your team and organisation in a winning position.
Together these 7 Pillars of Leadership Performance are what make up our online leadership program, Leadership Beyond the Theory, and hopefully you can see after this episode why that is!Enrolment for the program closes tomorrow, but we’ll be opening doors again in June for a mid-year cohort!Check out more details on the program at courses.yourceomentor.com
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Episode #25 // This week’s episode is a big one! Once again I've developed a two part episode to deal with what I think is one of our larger topics, The Roadmap to Exceptional Leadership. Shoehorning this topic into a couple of brief podcast episodes is going to be tricky, but I am up for the challenge!
This week in part one, we'll start by looking at common leadership attributes and competencies, the best place to start when we’re defining what an ‘exceptional leader’ actually is, without all the fluff! In this episode I’ll cover:
- The ideal leadership attributes that we so often hear are ‘important’, but are also strangely intangible
- The difference that personal perspective makes in creating meaning around leadership attributes
- An example of how when I was CEO of CS Energy, I used key descriptors to explain certain attributes to my organisation, providing greater understanding of what behaviour I expected
- Why I think that leadership competencies are far more tangible (and relevant) than leadership attributes
- Some of the competencies of senior leadership that I learned from my time at Harvard Business School - you can download these competencies for free at www.yourceomentor.com/episode25 to self-evaluate, and evaluate those in your team
- I’ll touch on The 7 Pillars of Leadership Performance which will give you an insight into next week’s episode where I’ll give away my ‘secret sauce' to becoming an exceptional leader!
My hope is that this episode gets you thinking about what leadership attributes and competencies you currently have, and which ones you want to develop. Becoming an exceptional leader takes time, patience, discipline and an unwavering commitment to improving. It’s not easy, but the payback is incalculable.
If this episode has given you a new perspective on leadership, and you feel as though you want to dive deeper into what it actually takes to become an exceptional leader, I strongly encourage you to check out our 7-week online leadership program, Leadership Beyond the Theory. Enrolment is only open for another 8 days before we close the door to this cohort.
I’d love to know if this has helped you reframe your perspective on what great leadership is, so please send me an email (hello@yourceomentor.com) with your feedback!
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Episode #24 // Did you listen to last week’s episode? If you haven’t, it’s well worth the 17 minutes to listen to it - it’s part 1 of Building Organisational Capability and it will give you a much better understanding of this episode!
Today we’re onto Part 2: How do you build capability into your organisation and culture? We’re going to carry on from last week’s episode, by talking about how to build a competitive advantage into our culture - one of the toughest things to do.
So I’ll start with a very short recap on last week's episode (remember our favourite acronym, PROFIT?), then I’ll cover the following:
- The career path dilemma between technical and leadership streaming inside an organisation
- Some ideas on how to create technical role streaming from my experience
- How to build technical capability in your organisation, with a big focus on how to take a methodical systematic approach to building leadership capability
- Some incredibly interesting stats from a McKinsey survey from a few years ago that looked at how companies build organisational capability
- An important question that you need to ask yourself and spend time contemplating before you continue your career as a leader
- My four steps to building organisational capability (these are CRACKING, if I do say so myself!)
- A BIG mistake that many leaders make when trying to build organisational capability
- I’ll give you a sample performance standard (you’ll need to listen to the whole episode for context) as a free downloadable, which you can grab at www.yourceomentor.com/episode24
The question on building organisational capability from our keen listener in Bucharest, Radu, has been quite challenging for me to answer, to be honest. I found it quite difficult to take such a vast and complex topic, and simplify it sufficiently to make it useful in a couple of short podcast episodes, so please feel free to let me know how you think I did.
Send me an email (hello@yourceomentor.com), and pass this on to anyone you think who could benefit from delving into this topic!
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Episode #23 // Today’s podcast deals with the vast area of building organisational capability, so I’ve split it into two episodes. This week, I’ll give you the context for what organisational capability is, how it fits with strategy, and where leaders most often put their focus. Next week, in part two, I’ll delve into what a leader should be doing, at any level, to build organisational capability through their people.
Now before I get started, you may have seen on our social channels or received an email with the exciting news that our 7-week online leadership program Leadership Beyond the Theory, is now open for enrolment!
Emma and I have been working on this for the past year, and are really proud of the final product. Leadership Beyond the Theory is a 7-week program, with class starting 4th March in a cohort format, that covers what I think are the seven core areas of leadership success - create value, handle conflict, master ambiguity and so forth culminating with the final module, on making great decisions. Like this podcast and the Leadership Level Up Masterclass, the content is designed to be simple and time effective, with readily implementable and practical steps. If you’re interested in checking it out, you can find more details here.
Ok onto the episode! So in the first part of our discussion on organisational capability, we'll start by defining organisational capability (complete with a nifty little acronym that covers six key areas or categories that we like to focus upon). Then at the risk of oversimplifying all of this, I'm going to take a quick fly over the top of business strategy because there's years of study and learning in this area to be had. I’ll then go on to cover:
- An imperative question - where does competitive advantage come from?
- Some key findings on this subject from one of the world's foremost thought leaders in strategy
- Where most leaders focus their energies (and what they should really be focusing their energies on)
- A few really great framing questions from Andrew McDonald to help you with your business strategy
- A note on competitive advantage and how long you can maintain it from the perspective of Harvard Business School’s David Yoffie
- My hypothesis as to why we aren’t necessarily good at building organisational capability
After listening to this episode, you should be excited and waiting with bated breath for next week’s episode ‘Building Organisational Capability Part 2: Making it part of your culture’, where we look at building organisational capability through our people and leadership.
Let me know by sending me an email to hello@yourceomentor.com if you had a lightbulb moment (or moments) while listening to this episode, I’d love to hear your feedback!
Links to Other Useful Resources Referenced in the Episode
Just a reminder; I have no affiliation with any third-party resources recommended in this podcast. Any recommendations are for the benefit of the No Bullsh!t Leadership audience, as a way to better emphasise or expand on the concepts mentioned in the relevant episode. Here are a few that we mention in Episode 23.
Podcast: HBR Ideacast // Episode 554 // Released 8th December 2016
The “Jobs to be Done” Theory of Innovation
Content by: Clay Christensen, Kim B Clark Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Book: Good to Great by Jim Collins
Amazon Link
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Episode #22 // In today’s episode, we advance the work we did in ‘Episode 6 The Psychology of Feedback’, by answering a question from our dedicated listener James who asked the very simple question, "Once you develop the will, how do you develop the skill?" A great question!
So over the next 16 minutes I’m going to give you some strategies and techniques that will help you develop the skills to master the feedback conversation itself. We'll begin by talking about the leadership dialogue, which I’m sure you’ve heard me mention in previous episodes. I’ll the cover the following:
• Why mastery of difficult conversations pretty much determines how effective you can be as a leader (and shoutout to my introverts, this applies to you too!)
• How conflict aversion will negatively affect your career and the performance of those in your team
• The seven key elements of a great feedback conversation
• How to prepare for these conversations, including some sentence structures that you can use to begin difficult feedback conversations
• Some tips for how to make this a fail safe discipline for your leadership toolkit
The free downloadable this week is a script that you can use for feedback conversations, and you can download that at www.yourceomentor.com/episode22. This is a MUST READ, I can’t emphasise enough how important preparing for these conversations is - they’re not the type of thing you should just ‘wing’, you need to give yourself the best chance of succeeding, and give the person receiving feedback, the respect they deserve.
This is one of the toughest parts of leadership, and as I’ve said many times on this podcast, it’s only the first 100 tough conversations that are truly difficult - the more you practice, the better you become, and that’s not only good for you, but for the person you’re giving feedback to.
I’d love to hear if this has helped you with a tough feedback conversation, so please send me an email at hello@yourceomentor.com with your thoughts and feedback!
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Episode #21 // Formal and informal education plays a critical role in any leader's development. Having said that, we need to be realistic about the role that education plays in our career paths and ensure that our experience and achievements are commensurate with our qualifications. Not all education is equal!
When I talk about education, I'm going to completely ignore the realm of specific competency certifications. So that's things like undergraduate disciplines (law, architecture, commerce etc.) and professional certifications or tickets required by tradespeople to certify their competencies.
So I start this episode talking about why education is so important, and the different types of education I’ll be referring to. I’ll then cover off:
- The 70-20-10 principle, which I’m sure you’ve heard of before but it’s a good reminder to check your percentages
- The role that education plays in your career
- Why not all MBA’s are equal and some reasons why I think it’s worth doing
- An analogy that'll help you to think through the relative value of your experience in education to work at where you need to go from here (this is one of my favourites and should make it crystal clear for you!)
- For those of you who are interested, I finish this episode by sharing an overview of the educational choices that I've made throughout my career, including why I made them, and what I think the result was
- Some of my ‘everyday’ education recommendations - an overview of the things I read and make sure I do as a discipline, to increase both my hard and soft skills
- My answer to one of our most commonly received questions, “Should I do an MBA?”
This episode should give you a really good understanding of where you’re at, and get your brain working on where you want to go and the types of education you think you’re missing in your toolkit.
Em and I created a great little quiz that should help you figure out which professional development option is best for you this year, so spend 30 seconds doing it here at www.yourceomentor.com/quiz and find out what your education path could look like this year.
To further support this, if you’ve got a program or course that you’d like your organisation to pay for, but you’re not sure how to discuss it with your boss, we created a really simple business case to help you put it together, including a full email script! You can download the free business case here at www.yourceomentor.com/businesscase
I’d love to hear if this has helped you choose an education path, and what your thoughts are on education vs. experience from your personal journey, so please send me an email to hello@yourceomentor.com with your thoughts!
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Episode #20 // There are so many factors to making great decisions. Some of these factors are technical and analytical, but many are based on your leadership skill. In today’s episode, we deal with the fundamental question of how to get the most from your people, to enhance and improve your decision making capability.
I start this episode by asking the question, ‘Why all the fuss about diversity and inclusion?’ From there I go on to cover:
- How great leaders set an appropriate decision making culture
- Why it is so important to foster a culture where robust challenge is the norm
- Some key questions that will help you to reflect on your behaviour when faced with robust challenge
- The five ways to drive better decisions through your people - these are simple but powerful, and will make a huge difference to the quality of your team’s decisions if you have the patience and will to implement them
- What I believe the ‘perfect template’ for great decision making looks like
- Three 'traps for young players' that I see many leaders unwittingly fall into - there’s no reason to fall foul of these once you’re aware of them, so make sure you write these ones down and check in with yourself every now and then
There are so many great gems in this episode! Most of the strategies I talk through require you to step outside your comfort zone and reflect honestly on your behaviour, but if you can do this, you’ll be able to create a culture of confidence and speed in decision making.
If you enjoyed this episode, please rate, review and subscribe to the podcast - it means a lot to us and it gives us an idea of what you are getting the most value from, so that we can make more of it!
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Episode #19 // It’s no secret that any number of things can sub-optimise execution inside an organisation. One of the most insidious, in my experience, is a weak accountability culture. So whereas lack of strategy, planning, and resourcing are relatively obvious, a weak accountability model is not always apparent to senior management and this will work against virtually anything you're trying to achieve.
So in today’s episode, Execution for Results: Driving accountability in your team, we're going to kick off by talking about what a weak accountability culture looks like, because if you can’t recognise it, you can’t fix it. I’ll then go on to cover:
- Management vs leadership - what I really think about these two concepts and how they fit together
- The key issues you’ll come across if you have a weak accountability culture - hopefully there are some lightbulb moments for you here
- What drives this weak accountability culture? The 5 key drivers that I talk through will likely give you something to reflect upon when you look at your own organisations culture
- My experience of having to turn around CS Energy’s culture from weak accountability, to full accountability - one of the toughest things I had to overcome as CEO
- The principle of one head to pat, one ass to kick
- The six ways to get superior execution through setting up the right accountabilities inside your organisation - these are GOLD so make sure you download the free PDF ‘Six Steps to Creating a Strong Accountability Culture' from www.yourceomentor.com/episode19 where I summarise all of these points for you - even if you don’t listen to the whole episode, I strongly encourage you to download this and use it as a framework in your business
This episode is pretty meaty, but if you commit to reflecting on and evaluating you team, your organisation, or even your own personal behaviour in light of these points, you will be so much closer to driving exceptional results through team accountability.
I feel so strongly about this being a success driver for leaders, that I dedicate an entire module of Leadership Beyond the Theory to it. In ‘Module 6: Drive Accountability’, I spend 5 lessons talking through all the strategies and techniques I use to create a really strong accountability culture, jam packed with real world examples from my own experiences. I highlight the struggles just as much as the successes, so that you can really get a 360 degree view of what it takes to drive accountability successfully in your organisation as an exceptional leader.
If you enjoyed this episode, please rate, review and subscribe to the podcast - it means a lot to us and it gives us an idea of what you are getting the most value from, so that we can make more of it!
I’d love to hear your stories of creating an accountability culture within your organisation, or any of the pitfalls you’ve come across while trying to do so! Shoot me an email with your feedback at hello@yourceomentor.com.
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Episode #18 // As the New Year's hangover subsides, we need to start thinking about what we're going to make
happen in 2019, and it is absolutely up to us to make it happen. For ourselves, for our team and
for our organisations.
So in today’s episode, the first of the year, I’m going to start by talking about why New Year's
resolutions don't work - so I hope you made all those yesterday, because today's the 2nd, you
can forget about those and move on!
From there, I’ll cover:
• Why having a great year is all about setting up better habits - I’ll give you some examples of the habits I practice in my life
• Why paying attention to what you’re doing, is going to make the difference between reaching your goals, and not
• Some questions to help you reflect on where you’re going, both long term and short term
• A technique that I use with senior leaders that is extremely powerful in working out what these goals are (this is the gold of this episode, and you’ll want to spend some time on this before you head back to work!)
• Why modelling what it looks like to take personal accountability for your growth as a leader is so important
• How you can hold yourself to account and actually achieve the things you have committed to for 2019
• The free downloadable for this week is the Five Steps for Setting Yourself up for Success in
2019, which you can download at www.yourceomentor.com/episode18 - I encourage you to download this and spend an hour or two with a pen and paper, working through these questions and getting your plan really clear, so that you can deliver on it throughout the year
I also talk about Leadership Beyond the Theory, our 7-week online leadership program that is
kicking off in February. If you know that 2019 is your year to accelerate your leadership skills and
become a leader who stands out from the pack, I strongly recommend getting on the waitlist for
the program. We’re only taking limited entries for the February cohort, and it won’t open again
until July, so head to www.yourceomentor.com/program to work out if it’s a good fit for you.
I am really looking forward to 2019. It's going to be an incredible year. I'm going to be riding
shotgun with you on your journey all the way through. Em and I will continue to release a
podcast episode every Wednesday morning, and we're going to continue to deal with the issues
that we think are most going to be able to improve your leadership performance - with some help
from your fantastic listener questions of course!
As always, if you're enjoying this podcast series, please share it with your leadership network,
because we want to reach as many leaders as possible, and help them through their leadership
journey.
I’d love to know what you thought of the tips and strategies that I covered in this episode, and if
you’ve got any strategies of your own that you use in the new year to get yourself on track for
success! Shoot me an email with your feedback at hello@yourceomentor.com.
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Episode #17 // In this Boxing Day episode, we’re doing things a bit differently! Em is back on the show, and we are going to talk through our five favourite episode of 2018. We released 16 episodes this year, and we might be biased, but we think there's some incredible leadership content there.
This week, we’re going to point out the five episodes that we think you should either listen to for the first time, or if you've heard them before, go back and review. Hopefully, if you're in Australia, you're lying around the pool relaxing! If you're in the US or the UK, you'll hopefully be sitting around a fire with a cracking Shiraz. Either way, take some time out over the next few days and review these episodes so that you can ready yourself and reset for the new year.
Em and I will talk through the key points of each episode, and why we think they take the cake! The episodes we cover are:
Episode #3 Excellence Over Perfection: Laying the foundations for successful execution
Episode #6 The Psychology of Feedback: Stop avoiding leadership work
Episode #7 Working at the Right Level: What got you to here won’t get you to there
Episode #2 Building a High Performing Team: Weak team = poor results
Episode #8 Are Happy Workers Productive Workers? What really drives your people
I hope you get a chance to go through some of these over the holiday break. They'll hold you in really good stead for the new year. If you want to download the free resources attached to each of these episodes, just go to the episode page (eg. episode #3’s page is www.yourceomentor.com/episode3)
We want to say a big thank you to everyone who's listened and supported us this year, we absolutely love making this podcast. Our purpose is to improve the quality of leaders globally and this podcast is just one step in making that happen.
If you liked any of these episodes, the best Christmas gift you can give us is rating, reviewing and subscribing to the podcast - and sharing them with a leader who you think would benefit from them! You might completely change someone's career.
What was YOUR favourite episode of 2018? We’d love to hear from you, so shoot us an email at hello@yourceomentor.com.
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Episode #16 // Back by popular demand, this week we're going to do another Q&A episode! It’s likely that you’re winding down as the holiday period approaches, and we've had so many good questions from listeners that there's a few more we need to deal with before the year ends.
To help me with this Q&A segment, Em has joined me again. Each of these questions could be an episode in its own right, but hopefully we’ve covered them thoroughly enough for you to take action on some of these issues, immediately if need be.
So in this episode, Em and I discuss three listener questions:
- People shares: "I was intrigued by the people share concept. We always do a safety share, but I haven't heard of too many other teams doing a people share, and would love to hear more on it." (this one is up first)
- Egotistical bosses: "For an aspiring leader in an organisation where the leader above them is self-indulgent and egotistical it can be really difficult to reach their full potential as the competent, capable leader that they are. It's difficult to manage up with this type of leaders. The types who promote a 'Those below me should do everything for me,' culture, and only want to see green on the dashboard because anything less makes them look bad. The good leaders end up frustrated, and either eventually complying for a short amount of time, or just leaving. Either one robs the organisation. So what would you suggest someone in this situation do? How should these aspiring leaders realise opportunities, and provide value with an egotistical boss in the way?" (skip to 7 minutes 30 seconds in)
- Office politics: “With politics in the workplace, how do you stay aware, and not involved? (skip to 14 minutes 10 seconds in)
We’d love to know what you thought of the topics we covered in this episode, and if you’ve got any strategies of your own that you use or have used to combat these issues! Please email us with your feedback at hello@yourceomentor.com.
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Episode #15 // I’ve got to say, we get some seriously great listener questions every week! When we started the podcast we were coming up with our own topics, and now we get so many questions, that we get to make what you guys want and need to hear - which was our ultimate goal of the podcast from day one!
The question I'm answering today is no different, in fact we liked it so much we moved this episode up the priority order as I suspect this is something that happens far more frequently than we might imagine. Listener James asked:
"In a recent leadership transition from individual contributor to management, I was tasked with delivering tasks above my competency and was under supported in acquiring these skills, resulting in damage to my career brand. When acting in a new level, how do you ensure a safe learning approach and don't damage your reputation?”
A cracking question James, and first of all I want you to know - you’re not alone! I’m going to answer this question by covering the below:
- My own experience of none of my bosses EVER having a conversation with me about the differences I was about to face in a new level
- The issue with most of the cookie cutter training many organisations have their leaders complete
- A great analogy from Monty Python demonstrating the gap between most leadership education and the actual practicality and implementation of these skills (I’m a big Monty Python fan!)
- The five key generic skills that I believe are needed at any level if you want to be a good leader
- Why your boss can’t be your mentor, and what to look for in one
- And finally, how to take control of your own career development destiny - I’ve put these all in an easy to download free PDF which you can get here, called ‘Five Tips for Taking Control of Your Own Development’
Now I’m going to make a pretty educated guess and say that because you’re listening to this podcast, you’re already going down the self development path, however I hope this gives you clarity on what you need to focus on, and how to move yourself forward, even if you’ve been stranded by your boss!
As always, I’d love to know what you thought of this episode, so send me any of your feedback to hello@yourceomentor.com.
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Episode #14 // This week's topic is another slightly controversial one, but has turned out to be a very common question from listeners, so we thought we’d dedicate a whole episode to tackling how you as a leader, can set the right boundaries in your work relationships.
The key questions here is, how do you strike the balance between maintaining professional distance, while establishing a trust based, caring relationship with your people? In this episode I’ll answer this question by covering the following:
- Outlining what type of relationships you should try to create (I’ll give you some examples to demonstrate these points)
- A classic insight from author Jeffrey J Fox on who you should spend most of your time focusing on, and what to watch out for
- The dynamic of a professional relationship when you’re leading a friend, and the potential outcomes of this - some good points in here about subconscious favouritism
- What it looks like to be a friendly leader and some key points on how to create these friendly relationships without crossing the line
- How to behave at work functions such as Christmas parties (which is very appropriate for this time of year!) when you’re a leader - I’ll give you some of my favourite rules of thumb that have worked for me for years
- When it is appropriate to take the relationship outside the office
- I’ll then delve into romantic relationships in the workplace - the ramifications if they go sour (I use a few high profile examples here that are currently topical), the potential imbalance in power dynamic and what to watch out for if you do decide to date a coworker/boss/subordinate etc.
The free resource for this week is ‘The Dos and Don't’s of Appropriate Leader Relationships’, which should really help you with drawing a line in the sand. You can download this resource from www.yourceomentor.com/episode14
This episode is one to mull over in the coming days. When you first listen to it you may think, ‘But I met my wife at work!’, or ‘I met some of my best friends at work!’, and that’s great, there are always exceptions to the rule. What I’m doing in this episode, is showing you the boundaries, the ramifications of different decisions, and what are in my opinion, the best types of relationships to create if you want to be able to lead your team effectively.
As always, I’d love to know what you thought of this episode, so send me any of your feedback to hello@yourceomentor.com.
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Episode #13 // We spoke last month in the Q&A episode about giving your boss feedback. As this subject comes up again and again in your questions to us, this week I've expanded on the topic. To give it some context, I framed it around one of the best questions from our listeners, thank you Jordan.
The question was:
“I’m finding it difficult determining the boundaries between demonstrating a proactive approach to leadership and work whilst also making sure I don't overstep my current job title. I believe I have the support of my peers; however, I don't wish to upset the balance by overthrowing my current senior somehow. What's the best way of dealing with this? Or is it just something that'll run its own course if I just keep working hard?"
Such a good question, and one that I’m sure you can relate to in some way, shape or form. So to tackle this, I start with discussing how to work out what type of boss you actually have (I’ll do this by asking a bunch of questions that you can answer in your head as you listen), which is imperative in making a plan for how to deal with them. Following this I cover:
- What all bosses THINK they want - you might be familiar with ‘independent, hard-working, innovative, self-starters’
- What competent leaders actually DO want, that incompetent leaders don't (and let’s make a distinction here, incompetent leaders are not bad people, they’re just not great leaders yet!)
- The types of behaviours that work almost universally, and yes, making your boss look good is one of these points!
- What you need to communicate to keep them out of your knitting
- Some suggestions on to talk to your boss and approach difficult subjects without being disrespectful
- My five rules of thumb for stepping up and out of your current role, without pissing your boss off, which is going to help you big time with navigating that journey - you can download this at www.yourceomentor.com/episode13
Once you’ve digested all of this, you’ll see that the underlying message is that for you personally, you've got to be robust. You've got to know that pissing people off and stepping on toes occasionally comes with the territory, so don’t be discouraged at the first sign of political backlash.
The good news is though, if you can actually pull this off, you'll be establishing yourself as a high potential leader of the future. And this is going to be noticed up the line from you.
I’d love to hear if this episode has helped you work through a difficult relationship with your boss, and if you’ve got any other strategies that you use to combat their insecure behaviour!
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Episode #12 // Building the best team you possibly can is a prerequisite to delivering the results that will make you a successful leader. It begins with the hard yards of capability building that we spoke about in episode two ‘Building a High Performing Team’; there's also the need to attract and retain the best talent into your organisation, and you're in competition for that talent with other similar organisations.
So in this episode, I’m going to focus on the fact that we all want to hire the best people, but sometimes this is easier said than done, and our industries and our companies have their natural limitations. I’m going to pull apart how we attract and retain the best talent we can by covering the below:
- Some of the macro-factors in your organisation that make hiring the best people a little more challenging
- Who the best employers are and why, with some help from a Business Insider article onThe 50 best places to work in 2018, according to employees
- A great perspective from Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg, an example of how he sets the expectations for employees so that they know what to expect before joining the company
- The three firms that are renowned for attracting and retaining the best talent, and the similarities between them - this is a good indicator of what works
- What we can do to give ourselves the best chance we can of hiring the best people
- How to attract talent by being able to articulate an organisations benefits to prospective employees (hint: this is a process that you can start to implement in your organisation TODAY)
- My very easy to follow seven ideas for attracting and retaining the best possible talent which you can download at www.yourceomentor.com/episode12
Now, I know that a lot of you listening to this podcast don't have the ability to influence the recruitment and retention cycle in your organisation. But if you don't, I think this presents a great opportunity for you to show some leadership from below, and to take this up the line and say, “Hey, I've got some ideas for how we can get better people into our organisation and into our business.”
I challenge you to try that this week, and do something that's going to set you apart as a leader of the future.
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Episode #11 // Now, no one can accuse me of not taking on the big issues in this podcast, and this one is particularly vexed because, although there's almost universal acceptance of the value that a diverse team brings to an organisation, very few organisations actually have a diverse workforce.
In this episode, we question why it’s so hard to create this. I’ll go straight to the punchline - there is no silver bullet: it takes time, effort and the right approach through every level of the business.
I try and cover this topic as simply as I can, and that starts with examining our own belief systems. From there I cover:
- Why it is so hard to build diversity at the top level
- A quick note on reverse discrimination, privilege and unconscious bias (this one is going to take some self-reflection)
- The different types of diversity we need in our organisations - gender is an obvious one, but there are also other areas of discrimination such as industry and function background
- The need to balance the ‘diversity premium’ with individual capability when building a high performing team
- Being aware of hiring in our own likeness, and how dangerous this is
- How organisations need to make the commitment not to do ‘dumb sh!t’ when it comes to penalising great, talented women who want to step out of the workforce for a period of time to start a family
- A great recently released study from McKinsey and Co about the differences between the way men and women are treated in the workplace - this is based on four years of data from over 460 companies employing almost 20 million people, so it’s pretty solid data
- The pay parity question and a quite detailed example of how my team created a “pay parity guarantee” whilst I was CEO at CS Energy
- Why it can be difficult to bring balance to a senior leadership team based on the available candidates
- My key learning around how to ensure that strong, diverse candidates are developed (hint: you need to start early and build it from the ground up)
- Nine ways to foster diversity in your team or organisation - I’ve put those points in an easy to follow PDF for you which you can download at www.yourceomentor.com/episode11
This episode is one of the grittier ones. I’m not proclaiming to be a diversity guru, and I definitely regret not being able to move faster on this critical issue when I was at CS Energy, however the learnings I had whilst I was trying to make changes were invaluable. I hope they enable you to reflect upon this topic with a different perspective!
As always, I’d love to know what you thought of this episode, and if you have any extra tips or strategies on increasing workplace diversity, so please shoot me an email at hello@yourceomentor.com.
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Leaders tend to talk glowingly about their own values, and every organisation has an advertised set of them. But how many actually behave in accordance with their values? In this week’s episode, we’re going to talk about how to get this right.
In addition to talking through why corporate values are so often meaningless (with a few fun real world examples to prove my point) I’m going to cover:
- A really interesting perspective from Denise Lee Yohn who wrote a brilliant HBR article in early 2018 about the five words that should be banned from corporate values statements
- Some of my rules of thumb for how we should view the corporate values statement
- A great example of a company who I think walks the walk in terms of their company values - they have built their values into their DNA and I’ve seen this first hand
- How leaders can lead through their personal values even if they are different to those values that the company sets (first step to getting this right: you’ve got to eat your own dog food!)
The punchline of this episode is simply to pay attention to your values, and the leadership brand that you're creating for yourself. Company values have a place, but ultimately, it’s more important to develop and live by your own personal values - that’s what will turn you into a person that other people will follow willingly.
You want people to aspire to be some of the things that you are already, in their own unique way.
To help you with this, I put the key points into a PDF download for you ‘The 7 Ways to Set Values & Lead Through Them’ which you can get at www.yourceomentor.com/episode10.
When you’ve had a chance to go through these points, I’d love to hear what your values are so send me an email at hello@yourceomentor.com or send me a message on LinkedIn.
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Episode #9 // This episode is going to be just a little different to our normal format! We've had a lot of really great feedback on the podcast and quite a few questions from listeners who either want us to do deep dives or look into a specific issue that they're having. I thought we'd turn this into a Q&A episode, where I can answer a couple of these questions for you.
We love getting feedback from you, so if there's something that has come up for you this week or anything that you'd like some advice on, let us know and we'll record an episode on it for you.
To help me with this Q&A segment, so that I wasn’t asking myself the questions, our producer and the other half of Your CEO Mentor, Em, joined me.
In this episode, we discuss two questions:
- How do you maintain your mojo at the top? What are some tips and techniques for coping with an overwhelming workload, having multiple, often conflicting issues in a day, etc.? (this one is up first)
- How do I give feedback to my boss? (skip to 10 minutes in)
We’ll cover a bunch of easy to implement tips and strategies that address the above questions and to make life even easier for you, we’ve put them in a PDF for you to download at www.yourceomentor.com/episode9! That way you can keep them on hand to reference later when you are stuck in a rut or need to have a tough talk with your boss.
We’d love to know what you thought of the format of this episode, and if you’d like us to answer any of your questions, so please email us at hello@yourceomentor.com, and we’ll either reply with an answer to work it into one of the upcoming episodes!
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Episode #8 // There is a common misconception, which has been perpetuated by recent academic research, that happy workers are productive workers. This has changed things somewhat in terms of work perks over the past decade - think ping pong tables, 4 day work weeks and free Friday afternoon wine & cheese.
In this episode, I examine the factors that drive workforce productivity, and how your role as a leader influences this. I talk through the following concepts:
- Sometimes happy workers are just happy workers, nothing more!
- Which comes first, happiness, or productivity?
- Why being a permissive leader builds people who are neither happy nor productive
- Why challenging, coaching, and confronting is the path to helping people to be both happy and productive
- I’ll give you my four ways to make happy workers productive - these are gold so take notes!
I hope that after listening to this, you understand that unhappy workers will never deliver for you, but many happy workers won't either. As a leader, you need to help your people to be successful in a way that grows their self-esteem and confidence, and that's the right kind of happy.
If you're afraid of challenging, coaching, and confronting, you can never help your people to achieve this and your team will be less than it should be!
As always, I’d love to chat with you one on one so feel free to add me on LinkedIn and send me a direct message, or email me at hello@yourceomentor.com.
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Episode #7 // Many leaders fail to work at the right level. When you're promoted, there is a subconscious tendency to remain at the old level, trying to do the same things that you did before. But just because you were successful at that level, and as much as it might feel comfortable to stay there, this is a sure fire way to kill your career, and disempower the people around you.
So in this episode I’m going to talk about why what got you to here won't get you to there. I’ll cover the following:
- A resource that I believe to be the definitive work on managing the transition through different layers in an organisation, and how to approach each transition, both for yourself and the people you're leading (you can win a free copy of this resource at www.yourceomentor.com/pipeline if you enter in October 2018)
- The fact that the higher up you go, the more you lose your original career identity - this can be really challenging and confronting for a lot of people, especially those whose self identity and worth is wrapped up in their professional expertise
- I’ll talk about at what point you need to let go of your technical expertise - when do you need to become a leader instead of the expert in your field
- I’ll finish up by outlining a five-point plan for how you ensure your transition to the next level is successful (download this PDF here or on our website at www.yourceomentor.com/episode7 and keep it handy so that the next time you're promoted, you can go back and refer to it, helping you to navigate your way through that transition a little easier)
Once you’ve listened to this episode you’ll recognise that working at the wrong level has an incredibly negative impact on a leader and their team. Their inability to work at the level they’re paid to leads to micromanagement, team demotivation, excessive hours and a dysfunctional culture. It’s near impossible to deliver brilliant results when you’re suffering from this.
I know I said that last week’s episode, The Psychology of Feedback, was the most important episode you’ll listen to this year, but I think this one comes pretty close!
It will also help you identify when leaders around you are having difficulty transitioning, and may give you some insights into their struggles. If there’s a leader who you know is struggling with working at the wrong level, please share this episode with them! They may have never heard the concept of getting stuck at level, and this could truly change the trajectory of their career.
Now for those of you who want to get your hands on a copy of The Leadership Pipeline, head to www.yourceomentor.com/pipeline and give us your feedback - we are LOVING the thoughts, reflections and questions that come in each week, it’s helping us create content that you actually need.
As always, I’d love to chat with you one on one so feel free to add me on LinkedIn and send me a direct message, or email me at hello@yourceomentor.com.
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Episode #6 // One of the most critical skills for a leader is the ability to challenge, coach and confront his or her people. This requires many direct, honest, empathetic conversations. Many leaders never master this, and spend most of their careers avoiding confrontation, only having a difficult conversation when it is virtually impossible to avoid.
If you only listen to one episode of this podcast, I hope it’s this one! Being able to comfortably give and receive feedback is one of the most important skills a leader can have. I have seen more leaders than I care to count, kill their careers because they are unable to give feedback to their people and therefore, are unable to create a high performing team that is able to deliver results. It’s so important, that I’ve dedicated an entire module to handling conflict in my program Leadership Beyond the Theory.
So in today’s episode, we're going to talk about why being able to give feedback is the cornerstone of leadership success. I will then talk through:
- Why most leaders avoid these conversations
- A tough question that will make you evaluate your aspirations to be a leader (this will take some honest self reflection, but it will help you focus in the long run)
- The common fears we face when a difficult conversation is ahead of us
- A great perspective on difficult conversations from NAB’s CEO, Andrew Thorburn
- My five lenses to view feedback through, which will help you turn the uncomfortable into the comfortable (this can be - SHOULD BE - downloaded here, so that you can reference it every time you need to have a tough conversation)
My hope is that these five lenses will drive you to change your approach to feedback, and work on it until you are comfortable. If they don’t, then my only suggestion is that you should re-evaluate your leadership aspirations. Either that, or accept that you will have a career full of misery, self-delusion, and negative impact on people - which I’m sure is the last thing you want!
I also reference a brilliant article by Mark Manson called ‘The Most Important Question of Your Life’, which I strongly recommend you read.
I’d love to know if this hit the mark for you, and helped you with any difficult conversations this week, so please head over to my LinkedIn page and send me a direct message (I read and reply to every single one) or send me an email hello@yourceomentor.com.
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Episode #5 // To be an outstanding leader, you need to understand power; what it is, and how to use it. Knowing what the different types of power are, and having awareness of what power you are using when, is fundamental to building a high performing team, that delivers discretionary effort for its leader.
We all exercise different types of power each day in our relationships with others, so we’re going to start this episode by exploring what the different types of power actually are. We’ll then cover:
- What power looks like at its worst (when leaders abuse their power)
- We'll discuss how the different types of power affect both us and our people
- Some rules of thumb for exercising the different types of power as a leader in your organisation (these are available to download here)
This episode takes some great research theory, and provides a practical roadmap for leaders to use. There are some hidden gems in there that will really help you evaluate the type of power you use with your people to get the job done. Challenge yourself this week and see if you can consciously use the influence of referent power instead of another type, to achieve results.
I’d love to know how effective you find the different types of power to get the results you’re after, so please head over to my LinkedIn page and send me a direct message or send me an email hello@yourceomentor.com
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Episode #4 // Now that you are getting a flavour for my style, and the type of things I focus on, this episode gives us an opportunity to step back and ask the questions about what leadership is, at its core, and what it would mean to be an exceptional leader. This is just a baseline, as we will have a range of other episodes, to deal with subjects like:
- The differences between Leadership and Management;
- The attributes of great leaders; and
- Quite a few episodes on traps for young players
In today’s episode, we’re going to cover a few key concepts that I think every leader needs to know, regardless of how new or experienced a leader you are. I’ll talk through:
- How to pick a leader who will grow
- Why leadership is a privilege, and a brief story on how I learned not to be an arrogant leader
- What the ultimate goal should be for a leader, and what happens when poor culture and weak leaders are allowed to thrive
- Why creating the right environment for people is critical (not the touchy-feely stuff, the useful stuff)
- My six daily focus areas for leaders (there is some serious gold in here, so make sure you download the free PDF cheat sheet and refer to these as much as possible while you’re leading your people to greatness)
This episode was created to give you a baseline for how to look at the leadership challenge. Save the worksheet on your desktop and refer to it when things get tough - it will help you look at the bigger picture and not get bogged down in the details.
Once you’ve listened, I’d love to know what you thought of my perspective on leadership, so head over to my LinkedIn page and send me a direct message with your thoughts.
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Episode #3 // If you want your organisation to deliver outstanding results, as a leader you must adopt a mantra of “excellence over perfection”.
In this episode we uncover why perfectionism can be debilitating for an organisation, and how your people will respond to the goal of delivering excellence.
Many of you would be familiar with the Pareto Principle (the 80/20 rule). However, no matter how much we believe it, driving a culture of excellence through your organisation can be difficult. In the context of increasingly high expectations from customers, boards, shareholders, investors, and executive teams, many leaders are overcome with a quest for perfect outcomes, preventing their people from producing the excellent work that moves an organisation forward.
This is one of our favourite topics, because it can almost immediately lift the results that your organisation is able to achieve, even without changing anything else! Today we’ll cover:
- How does perfectionism work against you personally, and simultaneously demotivate your team?
- Why do some people intuitively choose perfection over excellence? Hint: Most of these are subconscious choices but make so much sense when you’re aware of them
- A lesson that Zoolander can teach us about perfectionism
- The 5 benefits of developing a culture of excellence over perfection (these will get your head around how it will make your team work significantly better overall)
- A story from my own experience of being a perfectionist without even realising it, and the negative effect this had on my team
- The 6 key strategies that you can implement TODAY to engender a culture of excellence - these are available to download below
I hope this episode gives you some great tips on how to create a culture of excellence over perfection in your team, or at the very least, provoke some self reflection on the impact your pursuit of perfection has on your team’s output and attitude.
I strongly encourage you to download the worksheet and pick a few of your favourite points to implement with your team immediately.
I’d love to know how you go with this, so as always, if you’ve found this useful, head over to my LinkedIn page and send me a direct message.
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Episode #2 // If you want to be successful as a senior leader, you first have to build a team of successful individuals. A key part of this is recognising when someone is not going to be successful in their current role, and freeing them up to be successful in another organisation. From there, it’s all about culture and team dynamics.
So many people say that they have built a 'high performing team' - but how many high performing teams have you actually seen, or been part of?
In this episode we’ll cover:
- What is a high performing team, and how can you recognise if you have one?
- World class wisdom from champion athlete Benita Willis
- The seven characteristics of high performing teams (you can download this checklist below and rate your own team)
- How to look at the individuals in your team and work out whether they should be on, or off the bus (a la Jim Collins!)
- Some of the excuses and rationalisations you may come up with to avoid dealing with individuals who are not up to scratch, that are preventing you from creating a high performing team
- A cautionary tale about how tough it was to create a high performing team at CS Energy
If this episode strikes a chord with you, download the high performing team checklist below, and rate your team honestly. This will help you see your biggest opportunities for improvement!
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Episode #1 // Needing to be liked is a symptom of a deeper issue - conflict aversion. This affects everything you do as a leader. How would you know if you, or your people, had a problem with this? Overcoming it is key to any successful leader’s career.
On today’s show, we’re looking at why letting go of the need to be liked is critical for your success as a leader. I love talking about this, because it's so closely tied to one of my favourite career killers; the inability to handle conflict.
In this episode we'll cover:
- The mantra you HAVE to use if you're going to help yourself move from likeable leader, to respected leader
- Why wanting to be liked cannot be the goal of a leader
- Why developing yourself to handle conflict is essential to your leadership success
- How to recognise the symptoms of conflict aversion in yourself and others (it's much easier to see in others, but what about when you turn the microscope on yourself!)
- My key strategies for getting over the need to be liked
- My daily reflection discipline that will enable you to put the theory into action (you should definitely download these key questions at www.yourceomentor.com/episode1 to keep yourself on track)
I’d love to know how you go using the daily reflections discipline, and whether this has struck a chord with you in your leadership journey.
Head over to my LinkedIn page and send me a message. I'd love to hear from you!
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No Bullsh!t Leadership is a podcast for experienced leaders who want to become truly exceptional leaders.
Each week, your host Martin Moore shares the secrets of high performance leadership; the career accelerators that you can’t learn in business school, and your boss is unlikely to share with you.
Step away from the theoretical view on leadership, and learn from a successful CEO who’s already walked the path.