No Bullsh!t Leadership

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.