No Bullsh!t Leadership

Most leaders do enough to get by. A select few do extra. And that gap is almost the entire difference between a career that stagnates and one that accelerates.

If you want to reach the pinnacle of your personal potential, it starts with your decision to do more than the next person. In this episode, I give you 6 ways to focus your extra effort so that it pays you back in multiples.

A friend of mine passed a book onto me a couple of weeks ago. It’s the autobiography of a rugby player by the name of Brad Thorn, and it’s a cracking read, titled Champions do Extra.

Not a little extra. Not extra when it’s convenient. Extra when it’s hard. Extra when no one’s watching. Extra when the result is uncertain, and the work has to be done now.

During his impressive career, Thorn represented two different countries in two different rugby codes. He was still competing at the highest level at the ripe old age of 41, before going on to become a head coach.

I know that most of you aren’t rugby players, so how does this principle translate to the world of leadership?

Well, in this episode, I’m going to explain why discomfort is a door to unlock, rather than a barrier to prevent you from progressing.

Source Material:
No Bullsh!t Leadership episodes:
Ep.384: 10 Ways To Make Your Success Inevitable
Ep.138: It’s Not What You Know
Ep.130: Counterintuitive Truths
Ep.311: 12 Hard Leadership Truths

Amazon link:
Champions Do Extra

Wikipedia link:
Brad Thorn

LBT link:
Leadership Beyond the Theory

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If you want to improve your team’s performance, single-point accountability is the biggest, most impactful lever you can pull.

The culture is difficult to create, but once your people experience the virtuous circle of empowerment and accountability, that’s when they find true motivation, self-esteem, and job satisfaction.

If you want to get better outcomes from your team, have a listen to Ep.365: Why Your Team Keeps Falling Short.

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Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.
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Most decisions you make as a leader look reasonable on the whiteboard.

But in the real world, you're rarely deciding between black and white options. You're choosing between two things that both matter: and something has to give. That's the dilemma. And how you handle it speaks volumes about the kind of leader you really are.

The ability to make trade-offs confidently, separates average leaders from truly great ones, and there are no hard and fast rules.

In this episode, Em and I break down six of the most common — and most consequential — trade-offs leaders face.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Ep.315: How To Find and Keep Rare Talent
Ep.373: Learn From the Lifers... Don't Repeat Their Mistakes

LBT link:
Leadership Beyond the Theory

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✨ In just 5 minutes you’ll uncover the hidden leadership habits holding you back.

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Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.
👉 Doors are open for Leadership Beyond the Theory. Be the boss you wish you had.
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With the benefit of hindsight, I’ve been able to isolate the 3 biggest mistakes that I made in my career as a corporate executive: they really slowed me down!

I either underestimated their impact, or didn’t pay sufficient attention to them…and I paid the price.

Improving one or all of these will save you years of frustration, and accelerate your career.

If you want to fast-track your leadership career, have a listen to Ep.295: My Biggest Executive-Level Mistakes.

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Have you taken our free Leadership Blindspot test?

✨ In just 5 minutes you’ll uncover the hidden leadership habits holding you back.

Get your Blindspot Score and know exactly what to fix before it costs your career!

TAKE THE FREE TEST HERE

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Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.

👉 Doors are open for Leadership Beyond the Theory. Be the boss you wish you had.
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Why your direct reports are underperforming and how to turn it around.

What happens when you give one manager 50 direct reports and call it innovation?

Chaos.

In this episode, I cut through the corporate delusion that flatter structures are better, and I give you the insights to help you confidently build a structure that actually delivers results.

I start with the fundamentals: why organisations need teams, why teams need structure, and why leaders are essential to making both work.

I focus on the main tool of indiscriminate cost cutting: span of control, and I leave you with four practical factors you can use right now to assess whether your own structure is working for you, or against you.

Source Material:

No Bullsh!t Leadership episodes:
Ep.363: Why Your IT Project Will Fail

Fortune article:
Meta’s new AI team has 50 engineers per boss. What could go wrong?

Gallup research:
Span of Control: What’s the Optimum Team Size for Managers?

Wikipedia links:
Division of Labour
Plato
Adam Smith
The Wealth of Nations

LBT link:
Leadership Beyond the Theory

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Have you taken our free Leadership Blindspot test?

✨ In just 5 minutes you’ll uncover the hidden leadership habits holding you back.

Get your Blindspot Score and know exactly what to fix before it costs your career!

TAKE THE FREE TEST HERE

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You can connect with me at:

Website: https://www.yourceomentor.com

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Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.
👉 Doors are open for Leadership Beyond the Theory. Be the boss you wish you had.
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