No Bullsh!t Leadership

It’s easy to talk about the benefits of leadership, but very few people talk about the cost of leadership. There’s a price to pay, and unless you’re willing to pay it, you’ll never be truly comfortable in a leadership role:You will have to make hard decisions that negatively affect people you care aboutYou will be disliked, despite your best attempts to do the best for the mostYou will be misunderstood, and won’t always have the opportunity to defend yourselfFor each of these costs, I’ll interpret it for the business leadership context, and give some examples of how it plays out. I’ll also give you four tips for embracing the cost, so that you willingly pay the price of leadership, rather than trying to bargain or avoid it.Links mentioned in this episode:YouTube link:Kirby Smart - The Cost of Great LeadershipMoments With Marty Spotify Link:Moment #151: 5 Steps to Reverse a Performance Slump LBT link:Leadership Beyond the TheoryWikipedia links:Kirby Smart————————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————————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. 👉 Doors are open for Leadership Beyond the Theory. Be the boss you wish you had.🔗 Enroll now at leadershipbeyondthetheory.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If your confidence has slipped lately, this 5-step reset could save your performance. Occasionally, for some unknown reason, you may experience a slump in performance: and it can seriously affect your confidence.How does something like this happen? And, more importantly, how do you dig yourself out of the hole?If you want to take a deeper dive into how you can quickly recognise a performance hiccup and rebuild your confidence, have a listen to Ep.236: The Mental Game of Leadership.————————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————————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. 👉 Doors are open for Leadership Beyond the Theory. Be the boss you wish you had.🔗 Enroll now at leadershipbeyondthetheory.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Success isn’t accidental; it follows principles that most people prefer to ignore.In this episode, I show you how to focus on the things that really matter: the timeless principles that will make your success inevitable.Traditionally around this time, we produce an episode focused on the outlook for the year ahead but, heading into 2026, we decided to do something a little different.I'm going to focus on the success principles that will make a genuine difference. Your job is to distil the one or two that are most important to you, and work out how to embrace them in the coming year. There’s some work in this for you… it’s not just a casual listen. But I know you’re up for it! It will make ALL the difference to your mindset as you head into another year.————————FREE QUIZ: I’ve developed a 3-question quiz that’ll give you a free personalised podcast playlist tailored to where you are right now in your leadership career!Click here to take the 30-second quiz now to get your on-the-go playlist————————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. 👉 Doors are open for Leadership Beyond the Theory. Be the boss you wish you had.🔗 Enroll now at leadershipbeyondthetheory.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How to execute layoffs decisively without damaging trust, morale, or talent. Termination for cause? Termination for convenience? Role redundancy?As a leader, you’ll sometimes have to face the difficult task of terminating someone’s employment. How can you do it without spooking your best people, and forcing an exodus of top talent?If you want to take a deeper dive into how you can pull out costs, without losing talent, have a listen to Ep.225: Handling Layoffs Competently.————————FREE QUIZ: I’ve developed a 3-question quiz that’ll give you a free personalized podcast playlist tailored to where you are right now in your leadership career!Click here to take the 30-second quiz now to get your on-the-go playlist————————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. 👉 Doors are open for Leadership Beyond the Theory. Be the boss you wish you had.🔗 Enroll now at leadershipbeyondthetheory.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Most leadership content is consumed. Very little of it is used.In this end-of-year episode, we count down the 5 episodes from 2025 that genuinely changed how leaders think and act - not because they were popular, but because they were applied.This isn’t a highlight reel. It’s a practical breakdown of why these episodes resonated, what made them work, and how you can use the ideas immediately.From running better 1:1s, to building real team performance, to leading effectively inside toxic cultures, each episode on this list solved a problem leaders are actually facing right now.We unpack:Why clarity beats comfort in performance conversationsWhy leadership confidence comes from doing hard things, not avoiding themWhat high-performing teams really look like (and why most aren’t)How winning cultures are built under pressureHow to lead well when the environment around you isn’t healthyIf you’ve missed any of these episodes, or listened but didn’t fully apply them, this is your chance to go back and use them properly.Don’t treat this like entertainment, treat it like a toolbox.Lock in and revisit the episodes that moved the needle in 2025!For easy access, here are the episode links: 🔥 Top 5 Most Popular Episodes Released in 20251. Ep.354 – How to Lead in a Toxic Culture: Your Survival Guide2. Ep.344 – How to Build a Winning Team Culture (In Just 90 Days)3. Ep.355 – The New Rules for Building a High-Performing Team - Download the FREE diagnostic PDF for this one! 4. Ep.337 – How To Do Hard Things: 4 Strategies to Improve Leadership Resilience5. Ep.334 – The Perfect Ending for a 1:1 Meeting————————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. 👉 Doors are open for Leadership Beyond the Theory. Be the boss you wish you had.🔗 Enroll now at leadershipbeyondthetheory.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.