No Bullsh!t Leadership

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 productiveWhy challenging, coaching, and confronting is the path to helping people to be both happy and productiveI’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.👉 Doors are open for Leadership Beyond the Theory. Be the boss you wish you had.🔗 Enroll now at leadershipbeyondthetheory.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 expertiseI’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 fieldI’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.👉 Doors are open for Leadership Beyond the Theory. Be the boss you wish you had.🔗 Enroll now at leadershipbeyondthetheory.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast, the importance of giving and receiving feedback as a leader is emphasized. It explores the common fears and concerns leaders have when engaging in difficult conversations. The speaker highlights the negative impact of avoiding confrontation and the need for competent leadership to build high-performing teams. It also emphasizes the significance of providing early feedback and consistent follow-up on performance issues.

Explore the different types of power leaders possess and how it affects their relationships with subordinates. Understand the impact of coercive, reward, and legitimate power on leadership. Learn about the concepts of legitimate, expert, and referent power, and the importance of using them wisely. Discover how to utilize reward power and develop referent power to motivate and inspire followers. Don't slip into a permissive culture and check out the free download 'Rules of Thumb for Exercising Power'.

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; andQuite a few episodes on traps for young playersIn 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 growWhy leadership is a privilege, and a brief story on how I learned not to be an arrogant leaderWhat the ultimate goal should be for a leader, and what happens when poor culture and weak leaders are allowed to thriveWhy 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.If you’re loving the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating, so that we can reach more leaders like you, and share it with another leader who you think would benefit from it!👉 Doors are open for Leadership Beyond the Theory. Be the boss you wish you had.🔗 Enroll now at leadershipbeyondthetheory.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 themA lesson that Zoolander can teach us about perfectionismThe 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 teamThe 6 key strategies that you can implement TODAY to engender a culture of excellence - these are available to download belowI 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.If you’re loving the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating, so that we can reach more leaders like you!👉 Doors are open for Leadership Beyond the Theory. Be the boss you wish you had.🔗 Enroll now at leadershipbeyondthetheory.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 WillisThe 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 teamA cautionary tale about how tough it was to create a high performing team at CS EnergyIf 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!I’d love to know how you go with the checklist, so if it’s useful, head over to my LinkedIn page and send me a direct message.If you’re loving the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating, so that we can reach more leaders like you!👉 Doors are open for Leadership Beyond the Theory. Be the boss you wish you had.🔗 Enroll now at leadershipbeyondthetheory.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Explore the concept of respect in leadership and why letting go of the need to be liked is crucial for success. Learn how to recognize symptoms of conflict aversion in yourself and others. Discover strategies for getting over the need to be liked and prioritizing respect over popularity in leadership. Explore the importance of holding yourself accountable as a leader through daily reflection discipline.

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.👉 Doors are open for Leadership Beyond the Theory. Be the boss you wish you had.🔗 Enroll now at leadershipbeyondthetheory.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.