Episode #318 // Peter Drucker, one of the founding fathers of modern management theory said, “There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.” 

This highlights just how much of what our people do, doesn’t add any real value to the company’s performance. 

You’ve no doubt heard me talk about value in the past — it’s the centerpiece of the No Bullsh!t Leadership framework, and it should be front of mind for every leader, every single day. 

But this is a lot harder in practice than it might seem… and it starts way back at the strategic planning process. 

Illogical leaps between planning steps, emotional attachment to the status quo, and misaligned incentives are a recipe for value destruction – and virtually every organization on the planet suffers from these ailments to some degree.

In this episode, I give you 5 surefire ways to get control back, and make sure your people don’t spin their wheels by working on things that ultimately don’t deliver value.

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Moment #88 // When you get promoted, you may expect your boss to spend time with you to induct you, to explain what’s important in your new role, and to walk you through the nuances of the transition.

This rarely happens, if ever. But, once you understand the reasons why your boss doesn’t give you sufficient attention when you need it, you may be a little more forgiving.

You need to take control of the transition to the next level, if you want to ensure predictable success in your new role.

If you want to explore ways to take control when your boss isn’t supporting you as much as you’d like, have a listen to Ep.15: Stranded By the Boss.

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Episode #317 // Research from top executive search firm, Russell Reynolds, recently found that leaders’ confidence in their executive leadership teams (ELT) is falling: and this 3-year trend shows no signs of being reversed.

What drives this erosion of confidence in the people in charge? What are leaders seeing in their ELTs that makes them question whether they know what they’re doing? 

We’re all aware of how rapidly the world is changing – generative AI is still in its infancy; global instability is increasing; and social change is happening faster than at any other time in human evolution. 

If you’re already in a CEO or senior executive role, you’re no doubt struggling to cope with the rate and complexity of the change.

If you’re not, and you have aspirations to join the C-Suite, then you’d better start preparing, because it’s not looking like it’ll get any easier in the years ahead!

This episode explores some of the root causes of the decline in confidence in our executive teams, and offers some suggestions to combat this decline.

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Moment #87 // A “captain’s call” is a decision made unilaterally by a team leader without consulting colleagues, often resulting in a massive clusterf*#k.

In the majority of cases, captain’s calls are seen by their team members as being out of touch, nonsensical, and driven by self interest.

This begs the question: are there any situations where making a captain’s call is appropriate and, if so, what might those be?

If you want to work out when it might make sense to overrule a team member, or if you should cut your boss some slack when she decides to make a captain’s call, have a listen to Ep.49: When the Boss Overrules.

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Episode #316 // I'm releasing Part 2 of my interview with Patrick Lencioni today, where we're going to dive straight into how you can use his Working Genius assessment to unlock the full potential of your team!

If you’ve ever struggled with team members not being in the right roles, or felt frustration when your own work drains your energy, this tool is definitely worth checking out.

Here’s what you’ll get from this episode:

• Learn how to leverage the six types of Working Genius to align your team members with tasks that suit their natural strengths.
• Understand why focusing on each person’s “genius zone” can massively boost productivity and team morale.
• Hear real-life examples of how leaders transformed their teams by shifting roles to match individual geniuses—and why doing this prevents burnout and job dissatisfaction.
• Explore how to reorganize your team's work dynamically, so that everyone operates in a way that brings the most value to the organization.
• Find out why it’s critical to stop expecting people to excel in areas that don't align with their strengths—and how to make smarter hiring and role-design decision

It's packed with practical insights that will help you and your team work smarter, not harder (and not in the cliché way!).

Join me, as Pat once again shares his insight and wisdom!

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Performance reviews seem to have fallen out of fashion in many companies, particularly those companies that focus purely on people’s short-term needs and wants.

This does your people a huge disservice, because they never gain real clarity on what’s expected of them, and whether their performance is in line with those expectations.

No performance review process is perfect and, like any tool, it can be incredibly valuable in the right leader’s hands, and incredibly destructive in the wrong leader’s hands.

If you want to take a deeper dive into how you can give people real clarity on their performance, have a listen to Ep.96: Performance Reviews.

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Episode #315 // I frequently mention high performers in passing, but I don’t often talk about how to find them, how to keep them, and how to get the most out of them.

Many teams never get to experience the joy of having a star performer in their midst. And the thought of leading a real superstar can be daunting… especially if you aren’t confident in your leadership ability, or if you don’t have the appetite to stretch every individual in your team.

Let’s face it, genuine high performers provide a stark contrast to some of your other team members, and many leaders aren’t prepared to face into the reality of that massive performance differential, let alone do something about it!

In this episode, I take a closer look at how to attract high-end talent, and how to liberate their rare capability and impact to create massive value.

I've also created a great exercise for you to do (free of course), called 5 Key Strategies to Maximize the Impact of Your Star Performers. Download that and do the activity at www.yourceomentor.com/episode315.

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Moment #85 // Enabling perfectionism creates all sorts of problems. Even though the quest for perfection sounds noble, in reality, it's mostly driven by fear of failure! It adds an enormous amount of time, cost, stress, and complexity to any piece of work, without any material improvement in the outcome.

A quest for excellence is infinitely more useful: be smart, make good decisions, and keep moving. This is why, instead of perfectionism, you should think about deploying layers of excellence – it will increase your likelihood of getting a near-perfect result.

If you want to take a deeper dive into overcoming the negative impacts of perfectionism, have a listen to Ep.285: When Profits Create Problems.

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Episode #314 // Politics exists in every organization. Some companies tolerate it more than others, and it’s not uncommon for ego-driven leaders to encourage poor behavior from their most ambitious people.

Leaders who tolerate or encourage political maneuvering will find that it has a direct impact on team culture, cohesion, and performance. But politics is so ingrained in human nature that it can be really hard to identify and neutralize.

Politics is the path that many leaders choose when they can’t deliver results… What they lack in ability, they make up for in ambition, so they find another way to climb the ladder… and that’s often by using politics to climb over the top of their unsuspecting peers.

This is just a fact of life, and the rough and tumble of office politics becomes more intense with every layer you move up.

The $64,000 question is, “How do you lead at your peak, and focus on the things that truly matter, without being blindsided by office politics?” 

I begin the episode by defining clearly what a political player looks like, so that you can spot them more easily. I discuss how political slurs, no matter how outlandish, can outweigh objective reality. And I finish with some tips for building bullet-proof networks as a primary defense against political attacks.

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Moment #84 // At some stage during your career, you’ll no doubt find yourself in the position where you need to drive a turnaround in your team’s culture and performance. 

When you’re faced with that proposition, it’s really important to recognize that you can’t expect the same people to do things in a radically different way.

If you want a culture change to be successful, the trick is to blend the best of the existing capability and culture with new ways of thinking, behaving, and performing. 

If you want to take a deeper dive into how to handle your people’s personal issues, have a listen to Ep.46: The People Who Built the House Can’t Renovate It.

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