Stay ConnectedNo 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.
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Strategy starts at the top, but competitive advantage is built in the middle.
Has your boss ever told you that you need to be more strategic?
If you want to demonstrate your strategic ability, you need to understand the role you play in building your company’s competitive advantage.
Competition isn’t won or lost based on the strategy that the board sets. It depends much more on how the strategy is executed where it matters most: in the day-to-day business of the middle layers.
In this episode, I give you a little gem of wisdom for how to maintain your company’s competitive advantage, despite the fact that you may not be directly involved in setting the strategy.
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Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.
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Leadership Beyond the Theory is 9 weeks of practical reps that get you out of the weeds and hand delivery back to your team.
Taught by Martin Moore, who ran a multi-billion dollar company before he taught any of this. 3,000+ leaders. 99% would recommend. 100% money back guarantee.
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A lot of contemporary leadership wisdom on the internet could just as easily be found in a fortune cookie 🥠
The reason the sayings become so popular is that there’s always at least some grain of truth to them. They sound like they should be true.
In this Moment, I give you an insight into why you should question everything.
If you want to take a deeper dive into how to tell the difference between genuine wisdom and superficial twaddle, have a listen to Ep.47: Common Leadership Misconceptions
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Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.
You're still doing the work your team should own. And you can't see a way to stop.
Leadership Beyond the Theory is 9 weeks of practical reps that get you out of the weeds and hand delivery back to your team.
Taught by Martin Moore, who ran a multi-billion dollar company before he taught any of this. 3,000+ leaders. 99% would recommend. 100% money back guarantee.
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Leaders love blaming HR for bureaucracy, red tape, and generally slowing things down.
But these same leaders have no idea how to use HR properly.
If you get this wrong in the age of AI, you’ll risk destroying one of the most valuable sources of insight in your company.
As we sit here in early 2026, AI is about to wipe out around half of what HR does. The leaders who figure how to manage the transition, and continue to benefit from the expertise and value that HR offers, will have a massive advantage!
The Economist article:
LBT link:
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Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.
You're still doing the work your team should own. And you can't see a way to stop.
Leadership Beyond the Theory is 9 weeks of practical reps that get you out of the weeds and hand delivery back to your team.
Taught by Martin Moore, who ran a multi-billion dollar company before he taught any of this. 3,000+ leaders. 99% would recommend. 100% money back guarantee.
Lean more: https://join.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/
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Some people simply refuse to rise to the standard you’re setting for the team.
Before you decide they need to go, though, it’s important to try different techniques that might ignite their intrinsic motivation.
Not everyone rises to the occasion but, if you’re a good leader, you’ll give everyone the opportunity to lift.
If you want to take a deeper dive into how you can tap into your people’s discretionary effort, have a listen to Ep.268: Is That the Best You Can Do?
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Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.
You're still doing the work your team should own. And you can't see a way to stop.
Leadership Beyond the Theory is 9 weeks of practical reps that get you out of the weeds and hand delivery back to your team.
Taught by Martin Moore, who ran a multi-billion dollar company before he taught any of this. 3,000+ leaders. 99% would recommend. 100% money back guarantee.
Lean more: https://join.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/
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Working for a weak leader is both exhausting and suffocating.
You put in the effort; you care about the outcome; you try to lift the standard…and still, everything feels harder than it should.
In this episode, I break down the four unmistakable symptoms of the spineless boss and, more importantly, exactly what you can do about each one.
Because while you can’t control their backbone, you CAN control how you respond.
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Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.
You're still doing the work your team should own. And you can't see a way to stop.
Leadership Beyond the Theory is 9 weeks of practical reps that get you out of the weeds and hand delivery back to your team.
Taught by Martin Moore, who ran a multi-billion dollar company before he taught any of this. 3,000+ leaders. 99% would recommend. 100% money back guarantee.
Lean more: https://join.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/
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You can’t deal with a gap or a weak spot in your performance by ignoring it. Doubling down on your arrogance, as many leaders do, doesn’t help anyone…least of all you.
If you don’t face your blind spots, they’ll dent your confidence, eventually becoming a source of fear and paranoia!
This Moment will help you commit to taking that first step towards greater confidence, whatever that is for you.
If you want to take a deeper dive, and get your hands on some practical scripts for that first step, have a listen to Ep.276: Building Leadership Confidence
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Our purpose here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.
You're still doing the work your team should own. And you can't see a way to stop.
Leadership Beyond the Theory is 9 weeks of practical reps that get you out of the weeds and hand delivery back to your team.
Taught by Martin Moore, who ran a multi-billion dollar company before he taught any of this. 3,000+ leaders. 99% would recommend. 100% money back guarantee.
Lean more: https://join.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/
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Think hands-on leadership is a strength? You might just be the problem on your team.
What's the one leadership behaviour that makes your team's heart sink when your name pops up in their inbox?
The one that kills discretionary effort, drains initiative, and keeps you buried in low-value work?
That would be…micromanagement!
In this episode, I go deep into the difficult trade-off between getting the job done, and building long term capability; I also give you 6 tips to prevent you from becoming a micromanager.
Links mentioned in this episode:
HBR article:
The Surprising Success of Hands-On Leaders
Wikipedia links:
Stratified Systems Theory
Kaizen
LBT link:
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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!
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Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.
You're still doing the work your team should own. And you can't see a way to stop.
Leadership Beyond the Theory is 9 weeks of practical reps that get you out of the weeds and hand delivery back to your team.
Taught by Martin Moore, who ran a multi-billion dollar company before he taught any of this. 3,000+ leaders. 99% would recommend. 100% money back guarantee.
Lean more: https://join.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/
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Onboarding isn't admin. It's where standards, trust, and performance begin.
When someone new joins the team, it’s easy to take it for granted that they’ll know what to do. But, no matter who they are, they need a comprehensive onboarding process.
The onboarding process consists of two distinct parts: the administrative elements (most of which apply only to external hires); and the leadership elements (which apply to everyone).
In this Moment, I remind you how to use the onboarding phase to set your new hires up for success.
If you want to take a deeper dive, have a listen to Ep.55: You’re Here... So Now What?!
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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!
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Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.
You're still doing the work your team should own. And you can't see a way to stop.
Leadership Beyond the Theory is 9 weeks of practical reps that get you out of the weeds and hand delivery back to your team.
Taught by Martin Moore, who ran a multi-billion dollar company before he taught any of this. 3,000+ leaders. 99% would recommend. 100% money back guarantee.
Lean more: https://join.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/
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Every executive wears two hats. Most only know how to wear one!
Are you currently part of your organisation’s senior leadership team (SLT)? Or are you just watching from below, wondering what the hell they’re doing?
In this episode, I look at how SLTs actually work, as opposed to how they should work.
I cover off on the things that make the most difference to SLT culture, and I take a deep dive into what it means for executives to wear “two hats”.
Most importantly, I give you 3 tips for interacting with the SLT, whether you’re on the team, or just managing the fallout from below.
If you’re not part of the SLT already, this could help you fast track your rise to executive level!
Links mentioned in this episode:
Wikipedia links:
LBT link:
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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!
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Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.
You're still doing the work your team should own. And you can't see a way to stop.
Leadership Beyond the Theory is 9 weeks of practical reps that get you out of the weeds and hand delivery back to your team.
Taught by Martin Moore, who ran a multi-billion dollar company before he taught any of this. 3,000+ leaders. 99% would recommend. 100% money back guarantee.
Lean more: https://join.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/
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If you have ambitions to achieve excellence in anything, it’s important to tap into the wisdom of people who’ve been there before you…to stand on the shoulders of giants!
Leaders are learners, and in this moment I give you key three lessons from some of the world’s most accomplished CEOs.
If you want to take a deeper dive into what you can learn from those who’ve already walked the path, have a listen to Ep.266: What the Best CEOs Do
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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!
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You can connect with me at:
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-moore-075b001/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@YourCEOMentor
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Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.
You're still doing the work your team should own. And you can't see a way to stop.
Leadership Beyond the Theory is 9 weeks of practical reps that get you out of the weeds and hand delivery back to your team.
Taught by Martin Moore, who ran a multi-billion dollar company before he taught any of this. 3,000+ leaders. 99% would recommend. 100% money back guarantee.
Lean more: https://join.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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