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Giving feedback sometimes can be a challenging behaviour to apply as a leader when you don't have a clear framework.
In this episode, I show you how to give feedback using four simple steps.

Key Points:

1. Position - Making sure that you position the conversation in right place and at the right place.

2. Action - Focus on the behaviour: What you heard them say and/or saw them do.

3. Impact - Share the impact that the action has on you the people or the situation.

4. Do/Don't - You want to either encourage the action or ask how it can be changed. The best way is to ask a question.

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In this episode, I reflect on the importance of the meaning of work.

Have you ever asked yourself why we work? Of course, a simple answer would be to put food on the table and pay bills, but what if there's more?

Here, I share some deeper insights on how we should view work. Any leader with challenges attracting or retaining people needs to understand how important this is.

Key Resources:

1. The Heart of Business by Hubert Joly

2. Measure of a Leader by Aubrey C. Daniels

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In October 2001, Jim Collins published his book Good To Great, and since then many CEOs have made reference to this iconic book. Twenty-one years later, this book is perhaps more relevant now than ever before.

In this episode, I share principles to learn from Good To Great.

Key Points:

Companies need to focus on having:

- Disciplined People
- Disciplined Thought
- Disciplined Action

Key Actions:

1. Become a Level 5 Leader
2. Choose The Right 'Who' Then 'What'
3. Face The Brutal Facts (Yet Never Lose Faith)
4. Find Your Hedgehog Concept
5. Create A Culture Of Discipline

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During a crisis, it might be tough to know what to do. In this episode, I share 5 Choices Great Leaders Make To Manage Crisis.  

Main points:  

Choosing to have Hope
Choosing to control Emotions
Choosing to take Action
Choosing to practice Routine
Choosing to take time to Think   

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What is VUCA? It is a term the US Army coined describing the world as Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous. In this episode, I give more meaning to these words and share the VUCA counter to help business leaders navigate these turbulent times.

Key Points:

• What is VUCA, and where did this idea originate?
• What does VUCA mean for businesses?
• What is the VUCA counter to this?

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In this episode we tackle a common question leaders ask: how do I motivate and engage my people? In the current climate of hybrid working, many leaders are eager to know how to ensure that their people are motivated.

Key Points Covered:

· What is Motivation?

· The two main ways we are motivated

· P.R.E.P (4 principles to help motivate and engage your people)

· Practical ways to create a Self-Motivating Culture

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Having leaders at all levels within an organisation is essential for business success. Yet the leadership pipeline is one area that gets neglected the most in scaling up companies until it is almost too late.

In this episode, I walk you through how to build your leadership pipeline and the five transitions that a typical leader will need to go through as an organisation grows.

I also share the leadership pipeline mindset shift that needs to occur at each level.

The leadership levels:

1. Leading Yourself (Individual contributor)

2. Leading Others

3. Leading Leaders

4. Leading a Function

5. Leading the Organisation

Resource

· The Leadership Pipeline by Ram Charan, Steve Drotter, & Jim Noel

Following on from Part 1, in this second episode I walk you through the final steps to apply situational leadership style. 

Situational Leadership is a well-known leadership model that every manager and leader in a scaleup company must master.

This episode is divided into two parts.

In this part two, I share

· The two main overall approaches to the leadership style used

· The four leadership styles to use based on the development level of your direct report

· Final steps to apply Situational Leadership

Resource

· Leadership and the One Minute Manager

Having challenges delegating to a direct report? Situational Leadership is a well-known leadership model that every manager and leader in a scaleup company must master.

In this episode, I walk you through how to apply situational leadership style in six simple steps.

This episode is divided into two parts.

In this part one, I share

· The two conditions when NOT to use the Situational Leadership approach

· The three things to always remember about Situational Leadership

· Steps to apply Situational Leadership

. Leadership and the One Minute Manager

What great business books did you read in 2021? Well, in this episode I share with you 5 Great Leadership Books I Read in 2021. 

I give you one main thought or big idea and also an action to take based on this thought.

The 5 Great Books are:

1. Humility Is The New Smart by Edward Hess & Kathrine Ludwig

2. Leading with Character by Jim Loehr 

3. Leading From Your Core by Obi Abuchi

4. From Start-up To Grown Up by Alisa Cohn 

5. The Heart of Business by Hubert Joly