The Leader's Kitbag

When people are going through my 10-4-10 leadership course, they often get in touch and send me a few questions. So in today's episode, I’m answering two of those that really stood out for me – and that have cropped up a few times along with answering some of my own podcast questions. I’ll give you a little hint with what’s covered today: it’s about my most inspirational leader… and removing friction.

So without any further delay folks, let's jump straight in! 

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Links mentioned:

10-4-10 - https://mailchi.mp/b3d5c50adb91/10_4_10 

Weekly Planning Protocol: https://benmortonleadership.thinkific.com/courses/weeklyplanning 

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In these ‘Shorts’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes. This one comes from Episode 33 and my interview with General Sir James Everard KCB, OBE. He became a commissioned officer in the British Army in 1983 and joined the 17th/21st Lancers and has extensive operational experience having commanded at every level in the British Army, including the Queen’s Royal Lancers, 20th Armoured Brigade, 3rd(UK) Division and the UK Field Army. In this clip, he talks about the VUCA acronym – and why simplicity is key as a leader. 

FREE RESOURCES

Ben’s FREE 10-4-10 Leadership Programme: https://bit.ly/FREEleadershipmini-course 

Ben’s website: https://bit.ly/BenMortonLeadership 

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE

https://www.ben-morton.com/episode33/ 

Simon is a personal development entrepreneur, coach and public speaker who began his working life in investment banking. There came a point when he realized that he wasn’t fulfilled  at work, and the nature of his work wasn’t conducive to a healthy life well lived. This was the point at which he decided to make a career change and step into coaching.

Simon has a new book out. It’s called ‘Energize: Find Your Spark, Achieve More and Live Better’.

In this episode we spoke a lot about his career journey, experiences of burning the candle at both ends and how he has made and sustained positive changes.

As you’d expect, we also spoke about his thoughts around leadership, and I asked him some specific questions about the parts of his book that really intrigued me.

Courtesy of Penguin books, I have a copy to give away to listeners for FREE. All you need to do is enter your details on the form via this link: https://mailchi.mp/ben-morton/podbook-energize and we’ll add your name to the prize draw.

Links mentioned:

Prize Draw: https://mailchi.mp/ben-morton/podbook-energize  

10-4-10 Mini Course: https://mailchi.mp/b3d5c50adb91/10_4_10   

Contact Ben [email protected]

In these ‘Shorts’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes. This one comes from Episode 82 and my interview with Scott Shute, the former Head of Mindfulness and Compassion at LinkedIn, a role he effectively created for himself after years as the VP of Global Customer Operations at LinkedIn. In this clip, he talks about the difference between information, knowledge and wisdom – and why we need to practice habitual action.

FREE RESOURCES

Ben’s FREE 10-4-10 Leadership Programme: https://bit.ly/FREEleadershipmini-course 

Ben’s website: https://bit.ly/BenMortonLeadership 

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE

https://www.ben-morton.com/scott-shute-the-leaders-journey-from-me-to-we/ 

SHOW LINKS

Scott’s Book: The Full Body Yes: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1774580012/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_690M5N094Z2VPYKC9GN3  

Connect with Scott: https://www.scottshute.com 

‘Atomic Habits’ by James Clear

Tony Harris has spent more than 30 years working in advertising in some of the world’s most famous brands. He was a CEO for BBDO – the world’s most awarded advertising network – for more than a decade, heading offices in Manila, Tokyo and Hong Kong.

In 2021 Tony founded Stray Rhino Business Mentoring where he has the pleasure of mentoring many rookie leaders and their management teams. 

Tony has a fabulous leadership book called ‘Leadership 101’ which I highly recommend. You can enter our free prize draw here to win a copy. https://mailchi.mp/4f66104c6152/leadership101 

Here are some of the key topics from this episode:

• Making difficult decisions
• Handling self- doubt
• Being liked versus respected
• Leading people who were once your peers

PRIZE DRAW:

Win a copy of Tony’s book: https://mailchi.mp/4f66104c6152/leadership101 

RESOURCES

Ben’s FREE 10-4-10 Leadership Programme: https://bit.ly/FREEleadershipmini-course 

Ben’s website: https://bit.ly/BenMortonLeadership 

‘Leadership 101’ by Tony Harris: https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-101-Tony-Harris-ebook/dp/B09WXR9Q2N 

Stray Rhino Business Mentoring: https://strayrhino.com/

As leaders, many of us don’t like to be ‘boxed in’, so why do we need to be so fixated on our ‘leadership style’? In this bite-sized episode, I reflect on how to flex your style but be true to your values. 

This is part of the bite-sized series of The Ben Morton Leadership Podcast. I’ve designed it to give you the practical tools, tactics and insights around a specific facet of leadership to help you on that journey. It’s my gift to you and it’s absolutely free. 

If you’re getting value from it, please subscribe to the show and share the link with your friends and colleagues. 

You can also visit my website and sign up for my two-weekly, leadership-focussed newsletter here: https://www.ben-morton.com 

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Links mentioned:

General David Petraeus | Strategic Leadership & Big Ideas

In this episode we’re joined by a world-renowned specialist in human behaviour, researcher, author and global educator… Dr John Demartini.

He was just recently selected as Top Human Behaviour Specialist of the Year

for 2020 by the IAOTP for his outstanding leadership and commitment to the profession.

Dr. Demartini is the founder of the global education organization, the Demartini Institute which has over 72 courses on self-development, life mastery and leadership in its extensive curriculum. Dr. Demartini’s knowledge is the culmination of over 48 years of cross-disciplinary research. 

This research has led him to write in excess of 40 self-development books including the best-seller "The Breakthrough Experience" and the "Values Factor” which we discuss in this episode. This episode really is a deep-dive into the value of core values for us as leaders and individuals.

Dr Demartini smashes myth after myth in this episode which I found fascinating; he also shares some really practical ways in which we can use our values to live a more fulfilled life and become a more effective leader. The most interesting of these was his method of “delegating or linking’.

If this episode has got you interested in Personal Values, you can download my FREE 12 page values toolkit via the link in the show notes

So, without any further delay please enjoy this fascinating conversation with values expert, Dr John Demartini.

Links Mentioned:

Ben’s Values Toolkit: https://mailchi.mp/ben-morton/values  

Dr John Martini’s Website: https://drdemartini.com  

The Values Factor: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Values-Factor-Creating-Inspired-Fulfilling/dp/0425264742/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2B2UR1JL7HP52&keywords=The+values+factor&qid=1652788411&sprefix=the+values+factor%2Caps%2C172&sr=8-1  

Today we reflect on some practical leadership and life advice from Seneca, the Roman Stoic philosopher born in 4 BC. Find out how to put your life up for review and develop a regular habit of reflecting. 

This is part of the bite-sized series of The Ben Morton Leadership Podcast. I’ve designed it to give you the practical tools, tactics and insights around a specific facet of leadership to help you on that journey. It’s my gift to you and it’s absolutely free. 

If you’re getting value from it, please subscribe to the show and share the link with your friends and colleagues. 

You can also visit my website and sign up for my two-weekly, leadership-focussed newsletter here: https://www.ben-morton.com 

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Links Mentioned:

‘The Daily Stoic’ by Ryan Holiday

Jay founded and was the CEO of Blinds.com, the world’s number one online window covering retailer. It’s a business he bootstrapped in 1996 for just $3,000 from his Texas garage, which was then acquired by The Home Depot in 2014.

Jay remained as the CEO and later joined The Home Depot Online Leadership Team. After stepping away from these roles in early 2020, he teaches entrepreneurship at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business and has increased his involvement on numerous private company boards and serves as a director of the public company Masonite. 

Jay’s book, ‘Lead from the Core: The 4 Principles for Profit and Prosperity’ is a Wall Street Journal Best Seller. It was published on November 30, 2021 and is available for purchase now at all the usual places, including Amazon.

In this episode we spoke about what leadership really means to him and some of the key lessons he’s learned along the way. A great deal of our conversation was centered on how he managed to protect the culture of his business after the acquisition by The Home Depot and how he managed that transition both for himself, and for those he was leading.

Before we get into the episode, I’d like to give you as a listener the opportunity to have your five minutes of fame and share your experience! If there’s a particular episode that really helped you, please ping me an email to chat@ben-morton briefly telling me about it, and I’ll then look to get you an episode of the show to talk about it with me for five minutes.

Now though, and without any further delay, please enjoy my conversation Jay Steinfeld.

Links mentioned:

Visit Jay’s website and download the first chapter for FREE at www.JaySteinfeld.com 

10-4-10 Mini Course: https://mailchi.mp/b3d5c50adb91/10_4_10   

Contact Ben [email protected]

Today we focus on empowering your team members – as they know more than you. It’s time to acknowledge that things change, and quite often you have outdated knowledge. Find out also what we can learn from Undercover Boss…

This is part of the bite-sized series of The Ben Morton Leadership Podcast. I’ve designed it to give you the practical tools, tactics and insights around a specific facet of leadership to help you on that journey. It’s my gift to you and it’s absolutely free. 

If you’re getting value from it, please subscribe to the show and share the link with your friends and colleagues. 

You can also visit my website and sign up for my two-weekly, leadership-focussed newsletter here: https://www.ben-morton.com 

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