Paul Helmore is a senior corporate sales leader who has managed thousands of employees and billions of dollars of revenue at global corporations. However, his career path has been anything but typical.

After joining the Royal Navy as a teenager “to see the world”, Paul also saw leadership in action. Remarkably, it was the leadership secrets he learned at that young age that coalesced into the management instinct that has brought him so much success in sales.

Learn about his management philosophy built around trust and allowing people to rise to the heights of which they are inherently capable.

Listen in to hear Paul’s take on:

• Centering your leadership philosophy around trust—it’s more than a motto, it’s a choice you make every day
• What leader Paul admires and why
• How to lead with trust and its impact on performance

Timestamps

(01:07) Joining the Navy at 16

(03:57) Debunking myths about military leadership

(06:04) Transitioning to a civilian career

(08:42) ‘Focus on your people and the numbers will follow’

(13:15) Trusting your team implicitly

(16:58) Paul’s hero and what he learned from him

(18:33) It stops being about you when you lead

(21:45) Alternative paths to leadership

You can connect with Paul here:

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-helmore-42aa52

And if you’d like to learn more about Erika:

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/erika-behl

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