How to Lead in a Toxic Culture: Your Survival Guide to Thriving in Dysfunctional Workplaces
Episode #354 // Most leadership advice assumes you’ve got support and alignment, but what if your boss won’t back you, your peers are undercutting you, and politics matter more than performance?You don’t have to wait for the system to change. When you learn to lead anyway, you’re the one who gets noticed, trusted, and promoted.In this episode you’ll learn:The 10 boss archetypes that destroy careers – and the specific tactics to handle each one without getting fired or labeled “difficult”The one escalation technique that works more often than not when peers won’t cooperate (most leaders get this completely wrong)How to build an “island of excellence” in toxic cultures and actually use the dysfunction to your advantageThe 4 non-negotiable tools that separate leaders who thrive from those who get crushed by office politicsWhy “bad news by rocket, good news by rickshaw” could be the most important principle you ever learnYou can’t avoid toxic cultures, they’re becoming the norm. But you can learn to navigate them masterfully. This isn’t about playing dirty politics; it’s about protecting your performance and advancing your career despite the dysfunction around you.Remember: Most well- intentioned, ambitious people just try harder when things get tough. That leads to overwork and mystification while political players advance. Don’t be that person!Watch the full YouTube video with downloadable resources here.————————🔥 2,000+ No Bullsh!t Leaders Are Inside… You In? 🔥Join our free Skool community for real leaders with no egos. 👥 High-calibre connections.🎧 Weekly Podcast Club prompts.📢 Unfiltered convos that shape the podcast content.You’re in the trenches, so are we. Let’s cut the BS and lead better, together.Join for free now! 🔥 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Moment #124: Positioning for the Big Promotion
Episode #124 // Career progression is a contact sport.If you want to be at the top of your game (and if you want to be in the tent when the promotion circus comes to town), it’s critical to build the 10 ingredients of promotability into your leadership repertoire.If you want to go deeper on how to improve your chances of picking up your next big role, have a listen to Ep.289: Improving Your Promotion Prospects.————————🔥 2,000+ No Bullsh!t Leaders Are Inside… You In? 🔥Join our free Skool community for real leaders with no egos. 👥 High-calibre connections.🎧 Weekly Podcast Club prompts.📢 Unfiltered convos that shape the podcast content.You’re in the trenches, so are we. Let’s cut the BS and lead better, together.Join for free now! 🔥————————You can connect with me at:Website: https://www.yourceomentor.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourceomentorInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourceomentorLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-moore-075b001/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@YourCEOMentor————————Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Promotion ≠ Prepared: Why Leaders Hit a Wall
Episode 353 // Over the last several years, Em has had countless conversations with the leaders in our global community. One of the trends she’s recognised lately is the breaking point that many leaders reach as they get promoted to more senior roles.Many natural leaders have the ability to wing it… at least for a while. But eventually, they realise that it takes more than good instincts to lead confidently.In this Q&A episode, we explore some of the most compelling questions from these conversations:What does it take to be successful, as your leadership role becomes broader and more demanding? And what happens when you suddenly find yourself too far removed from the technical work to rely upon your own individual brilliance?————————What’s next?If you’re reading this and thinking, “I’ve hit my ceiling” - you haven’t. You’ve just reached the point where instinct and effort aren’t enough. That’s exactly where structured leadership development pays off.Our June cohort of Leadership Beyond the Theory opens this month. We kick off Module 1 on June 16.Inside the program:You’ll get the full No Bullsh!t Leadership frameworkYou’ll have direct access to me through weekly Q&A sessionsYou’ll build the skills to lead with confidence, credibility, and clarity👉 Get the details here————————You can connect with me at:Website: https://www.yourceomentor.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourceomentorInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourceomentorLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-moore-075b001/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@YourCEOMentor————————Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Moment #123: How Do You Lift Operating Performance?
Moment #123 // When it comes to any company’s operations, leaders tend to focus purely on the technical and process elements of performance.But the technical barriers that confront you are dwarfed by the organisational barriers that exist in your people and culture.How do you get your people to step up for the good of the business?If you want to take a deeper dive into how to make your operations really hum, have a listen to Ep.247: Achieving Operational Excellence.————————🔥 2,000+ No Bullsh!t Leaders Are Inside… You In? 🔥Join our free Skool community for real leaders with no egos. 👥 High-calibre connections.🎧 Weekly Podcast Club prompts.📢 Unfiltered convos that shape the podcast content.You’re in the trenches, so are we. Let’s cut the BS and lead better, together.Join for free now! 🔥————————You can connect with me at:Website: https://www.yourceomentor.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourceomentorInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourceomentorLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-moore-075b001/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@YourCEOMentor————————Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How to Reinvent Your Leadership Brand in 90 Days
Episode #352 // We hear a lot these days about personal branding, and there’s an expert for every occasion promising to guide us through the leadership branding maze.Is our “brand” important in helping us to realise our career aspirations? Probably…But there’s a dangerous misconception that you can construct an external image of desirable behaviours and values, without actually possessing them. That approach is doomed to failure. In this episode, I give you a clear, practical approach to reinventing your brand, by building it from the inside out; and I give you two critical tools to help you execute any change you might choose to make.Download my free Daily Habit Tracker here.————————🔥 2,000+ No Bullsh!t Leaders Are Inside… You In? 🔥Join our free Skool community for real leaders with no egos. 👥 High-calibre connections.🎧 Weekly Podcast Club prompts.📢 Unfiltered convos that shape the podcast content.You’re in the trenches, so are we. Let’s cut the BS and lead better, together.Join for free now! 🔥————————You can connect with me at:Website: https://www.yourceomentor.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourceomentorInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourceomentorLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-moore-075b001/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@YourCEOMentor————————Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
No Bullsh!t Leadership is a podcast for leaders who want to become truly exceptional. Each week, your host, Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Martin G 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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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