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How to neutralize a boss who is trying to stop you from achieving excellence 👇 It’s often the case that the biggest impediments to improving your leadership performance are the organizational barriers that frustrate your efforts to be a strong leader. A classic example is a boss who doesn’t want to change the way things are being done. So, how do you lead through this, when it feels as though the people around you don’t necessarily want you to make things better? Listen to this week's episode of No Bullsh!t Leadership 🎧 In this episode, Em helps me explore the issues of accountability, staff attrition, and peer resistance. We also talk about the constraints of your job… Every role, every team, and every organization has them. The question is, can you live with them, or not?

I’m here for all the leaders who: ➡️ Have hit the promotional ceiling ➡️ Are being pushed to deliver more with less ➡️ Are looking to build confidence in their leadership skills ➡️ Are receiving pressure from those below you ➡️ Are lacking support from those above you Struggling with any of these? 💡Be sure to hit the ‘FOLLOW’ button for practical advice from someone who has had 33+ years of leadership experience. If you’re looking for deeper insights and tips that you can start implementing today, check out our chart-topping podcast: No Bullsh!t Leadership 🎙️🎧 With 5+ million downloads and over 300 episodes, I guarantee that this is one of the best ways to boost your leadership capability and skills (for free)! Start listening now on your favorite podcast player!

Safety in the workplace is no longer just about avoiding accidents! ⤵️ When I began my corporate executive career, the only concern leaders had for safety was to ensure that people working in dangerous environments didn’t get seriously injured or killed. The world has moved on quite a bit since then. These days, what it means to keep people safe (and just how far your duty of care extends) has evolved dramatically. When we talk about safety now, it’s normally couched as SHE (safety, health and the environment), and it covers everything from personal wellbeing, physical and mental health, and psychological safety, right through to ensuring a company leaves the smallest possible footprint on the communities in which it operates. In this week’s episode of No Bullsh!t Leadership, I’m taking a fly across the top of the safety domain, and talking about the role that you play as a leader in keeping your people safe — physically, mentally, and psychologically. 🎙️🎧 Listen to the episode now on your favorite podcast player or right here: https://lnkd.in/epsWfrhE

As you move into more senior roles, your ability to identify and influence key stakeholders becomes increasingly important. If you don’t pay attention, your relationships are likely to be chaotic and unpredictable — and this directly impacts your performance! The best leaders do the work to master their stakeholder ecosystem, taking it from chaos and unpredictability to control and alignment. In this week’s podcast episode, I’m showing you exactly how to do this. I explain how to avoid the pressures, the politics, and the failures that ultimately eventuate when relationships are left to chance. I walk you through how to identify and classify your key stakeholders, how to build their trust, and how to make every engagement deliberate and methodical. I also give you some strategies for escalation, which I know you’ll find incredibly useful! 🎙️🎧 Listen to the episode here: https://lnkd.in/gtUBTd6Y

If you’re reading this, you’re likely someone who: 🌟 Has a thirst for self-improvement; 🌟Is ambitious and driven; 🌟 Works hard towards worthwhile goals; and 🌟 Doesn’t wait for someone else to make it happen for you! If that sounds like you, and you’re eyeing a promotion this year, you’ll want to listen to Episode #289 of the No Bullsh!t Leadership podcast. It’s live now on your favorite podcast player 🎙️🎧 I was fortunate to have an incredibly fulfilling executive career. After arguably starting a little behind the 8-ball, I eventually became the CEO of a multi-billion dollar industrial business. To do that, I had to win quite a few promotions, in several different companies. In this episode, I’m giving you my holistic inventory of the key things I believe contribute most to your promotability. I’ve also created a free PDF companion resource, which will enable you to evaluate your strengths and weaknesses through the lens of what your organization values most 💪 ➡️ Listen to the episode, and claim your free download here: https://lnkd.in/gk_ArrCA

👎 This year, I had an epic fail... After almost 62 years on this planet, you’d think I’d know better – and I kind of do – but it doesn’t mean I always get it right! I tend to think of my life like a bunch of spinning plates. Like everyone, I’ve got a lot of plates in the air at any one time, and my habit is to concentrate my energy on one plate in particular, at any given point. When one of the other plates is about to fall, I rush over and give it the attention it needs. And, very occasionally, a plate falls. I’ve had many different stages in my life where my focus has shifted from one thing to another: 👉 After six years in an all-boys Catholic boarding school, I focused on my social growth and personal maturity; 👉 I had a significant period when I was ultra-fit, where I focused mainly on my health and family; 👉 Then, when I realized that life was about more than just trying to break the 3-hour mark for the marathon, I focused on my career; 👉 After my first marriage broke down, I was forced to pay attention to my psychological and mental health; 👉 And in the last 20-plus years, I feel like I’ve been getting it right – I’ve been variously focused on the things that bring me the most joy: my close relationships with my wife and daughters; my impact on the companies I worked for; and now, my purpose in this business, to make as much impact on the world of leadership as I possibly can, with whatever time I have left. So, you’re now probably wondering which plate I let fall recently, and how you can avoid it from happening to you? 🤔 I’m sharing all in today’s episode of the No Bullsh!t podcast (Ep #288). 🎧🎙️ Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, on your favorite podcast player, or right here: https://lnkd.in/g6AkwyFK

THE TRUTH ABOUT LEADERSHIP: It's tough at the top. And the middle. And even at the first rung of the leadership ladder! Let me explain 👇 Frontline leaders grapple with the transition from team member to team lead. Senior leaders wrestle with visibility and accountability. And mid-career leaders? Well, they're squeezed from both sides, bearing the brunt of expectations without the autonomy to make impactful decisions! But what if you could navigate some of these challenges with ease? In today's episode of the No Bullsh!t Leadership podcast, I examine the pressures that you’re most likely to be facing at the level you’re operating at now. For each of these situations, I'm also going to recommend three hidden gems: the episodes in our back catalog that are guaranteed to make a difference to you! 🎧🎙️ Listen to Episode #287 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, on your favorite podcast player, or right here: https://lnkd.in/g2fk9hwx

Managers, are you feeling disillusioned with your job hunt? I get it. You're not just looking for any role – you're eyeing your next big leap – the move that will propel you to the next level of your career. So, you’re meticulously scrolling through job sites… Attending networking events… Researching your dream companies… Crafting tailored cover letters and resumes… Preparing and sitting for numerous interviews… And yet... your best efforts are met with silence – or even the dreaded: "Thanks, but no thanks." It's more than just tiring; it feels like you’re running a marathon with no finish line in sight. Maybe you’re at the point where even the thought of sitting in another interview room fills you with dread. But it doesn’t have to be this way! Perhaps all you need at this moment is a structured and methodical approach to job hunting: from tapping into your networks, researching the market, interviewing, and negotiating your contract. This is exactly why I created the Landing Your Dream Job program – to help you find your next big role using a systematic process. It's my brand new 6-step, self-paced, online short course. When you enroll, you won't just be taking a step towards a new job—you'll be equipping yourself with a toolkit that you can use for a lifetime of career success! Ready to land your dream job? Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/etJNzScR

Looking to take the next step in your career this year? INTRODUCING… LANDING YOUR DREAM JOB 🌟 It's my brand new 6-step, self-paced, online short course. Each lesson takes you through my proven step-by-step framework that will help you identify your next big role, showcase your capability and potential, and launch you on a new career trajectory! It's designed to deliver maximum value in manageable chunks – because learning should propel your career forward, not hold you back! In 6 lessons, you’ll learn how to: 1️⃣ Target the right opportunities 2️⃣ Mobilize your network 3️⃣ Prepare for interviews 4️⃣ Ask the right questions 5️⃣ Evaluate the role 6️⃣ Negotiate your package When you enroll, you'll get IMMEDIATE ACCESS to the 6 self-paced lessons, with videos and detailed PDF concept worksheets that provide a framework for you to supercharge your career progression 🚀 Landing Your Dream Job will be your go-to job-hunting toolkit for your entire career! Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/etJNzScR