Podcasts by No Bullsh!t Leadership

Learning to Say "No": With strength and clarity from 2019-10-29T18:25

Episode #61 // As leaders, we are often cast in situations where we have to say “no” to people.

In this episode I give you some practical techniques for having the confidence to say “n...

Leading Remote Teams: Outcomes, not inputs from 2019-10-22T18:25

Episode #60 // Leading when you don’t have physical proximity to your people can be tricky. The good news is that doing this well is no different from leading any team well. However, any cracks ...

Epic Presentation Fails: How to avoid them from 2019-10-15T18:53

Episode #59 // Great leaders are great communicators - and for the most part, they are also excellent presenters.

Although it has never been easier to put together a great presentation...

Imposter Syndrome and Other Dilemmas: Q&A with Marty from 2019-10-08T18:25

Episode #58 // This week, Em and I take on a few great questions that appear to keep coming up regularly for our listeners!

(0:55) The first question we tackle is from Stephanie, who i...

Challenge, Coach, Confront: The leader's basic toolkit from 2019-10-01T19:25

Episode #57 // I often talk about the hard work of leadership as being the process of challenging, coaching and confronting your people. I had quite a few questions from our last Listen

Dealing with Change Resistance: You will have to shoot a hostage from 2019-09-24T19:25

Episode #56 // For a leader, trying to shift a culture, improve performance, or lift the standard of a team is fraught with danger. Ideally, everyone would recognise the necessity for change, th...

Successfully Onboarding New People: You're here, so now what? from 2019-09-17T19:25

Episode #55 // We often take for granted that when people join our team, they will intuitively know what to do, and will seamlessly assimilate into the culture, becoming productive almost immedi...

Managing the Board: Healthy relationships and clear accountabilities from 2019-09-10T19:25

Episode #54 // There are many different types and structures (and levels of involvement) of boards but there are also some universal rules of thumb that should help you to work with your board, ...

Don't Overdo Collaboration: Working effectively across boundaries from 2019-09-03T19:25

Episode #53 // The focus on collaboration in large organisations remains as trendy now as it was 10 years ago. By that measure at least, it has become one of the longer standing “fads” to come o...

Behind the Scenes of No Bullsh!t Leadership from 2019-08-27T19:15

Episode #52 // Today is our first birthday! Episode 52 marks one year of weekly No Bullsh!t Leadership podcasts.

So Em and I wanted to take the opportunity this week t...

The Millennial Dilemma: Is the future of leadership in good hands? from 2019-08-20T19:15

Episode #51 // Last week marked International Youth Day, so to celebrate we’ve put together this long-awaited episode on how to lead Millennials, a pretty common question from listeners.

Are all Leaders Incompetent? Beating the Peter Principle from 2019-08-13T19:15

Episode #50 // Many of you will have heard of “The Peter Principle”; the concept that every employee in a hierarchy rises to their level of incompetence. If you believe this, then anyone who has...

When the Boss Overrules: Analysing the Captain's Call from 2019-08-06T19:15

Episode #49 // When a new boss comes into an organisation and identifies that there is a need to make major changes, should she listen to her people, or push ahead regardless?

Changing...

Building Trust and Managing Change: Q&A with Marty from 2019-07-30T19:15

Episode #48 // This week, Em and I take on a few great questions that appear to keep coming up regularly for our listeners!

The first question we tackle is from Sam, who wants to know ...

Common Leadership Misconceptions: What should we really be striving for? from 2019-07-23T19:15

Episode #47 // I came across a great article in Forbes a few weeks ago, entitled Listen

The People Who Built The House Can't Renovate It: Building the right team for change from 2019-07-16T19:30

Episode #46 // When you are brought into an organisation to deliver a turnaround, or when the CEO says it’s time to make major performance and culture change, it isn’t going to happen by expecti...

Leaders Are Learners: Lessons from everyday life from 2019-07-09T19:30

Episode #45 // You have probably heard me say before that ‘leaders are learners’ (well, it’s hardly an original saying, is it)?

Today, we step away from the purely business and organis...

The Standard You Walk Past Is The Standard You Set from 2019-07-02T19:30

Episode #44 // One of the most important roles that a leader plays is to set the right standards for performance and behaviour in their organisation; an aspirational standard to which they expec...

People Follow Resilient Leaders: Keeping your cool, 24/7 from 2019-06-25T19:30

Episode #43 // I have seen many leaders who are good under pressure, but just as many who really struggle in stress situations.

Resilience is a core ingredient of success for leaders, ...

First, Create Value: Developing the right leadership mindset from 2019-06-18T19:30

Episode #42 // Realising that value is the fundamental building block of leadership, business, and in fact, all human endeavour, is a critical mind shift for a leader.

If we could actu...

You're changing...so now what? Q&A with Marty from 2019-06-11T19:30

Episode #41 // Every week we get sent great questions from you, our listeners! Today we have a couple of really interesting questions that I'll cover in a Q&A format with Em.

First...

Building a Balanced Team: If you want to win, all players need to be strong from 2019-06-04T19:30

Episode #40 // Although building a balanced team can be a tricky proposition, all really successful teams have a balance of skills, capabilities, and experience. As NFL Analyst, Greg Rosenthal p...

Getting Results When You Don't Have Control: The power of influence from 2019-05-28T19:15

Episode #39 // What do you do when you don’t own the resources that are necessary to delivery the outcomes you are accountable for? How do you motivate people whom report to other leaders, and m...

Communicating With Impact: Cutting through with the written word from 2019-05-21T19:15

Episode #38 // Some of the lowest hanging fruit for motivating your people comes simply from better communication.

This week, we delve into a few ways to improve your written communica...

The CEO Wants Culture Change...Or Does He? What to do when the boss doesn't know they're not committed from 2019-05-14T19:15

Episode #37 // Many CEOs and senior executives talk a good game around culture change and transformation… it’s almost expected as the “done thing” for a senior leader.

Although many C-...

If Money Doesn't Motivate, What Does? Tapping into discretionary effort from 2019-05-07T19:15

Episode #36 // We spoke in Episode 30 about remuneration, and how leaders should view the role of ...

Driving Value From Your People: Establishing a winning culture from 2019-04-30T20:15

Episode #35 // As senior leaders we spend an inordinate amount of time, energy and resources trying to squeeze every drop of juice out of the lemon when it comes to the concrete, tangible elemen...

When It's Time For Someone To Go: Handling the most difficult conversations from 2019-04-23T20:15

Episode #34 // Sometimes a leader has to let someone go, either because of the choices an individual makes around their behaviour and performance, or through no fault of their own when their rol...

Regulation Can't Fix Culture: When a whole industry is at a crossroads from 2019-04-16T20:15

Episode #33 // The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation, and

Financial Services Industry held in Australia over the last year or so uncovered

some incredib...

Listener Insights: Handing over the mic from 2019-04-09T20:15

Episode #32 // Hey guys Em here!

I’m interrupting our normal programming to celebrate you, our amazing listeners.

Marty and I have been thinking about how we can thank and ce...

Don't Shoot the Messenger: Building a culture of healthy challenge from 2019-04-02T19:15

Episode #31 // The topical case study of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos provides an excellent backdrop for asking some pointed questions about leadership and culture. One of the great failings of...

When Money Doesn't Motivate: What every leader should know about paying people from 2019-03-26T19:15

Episode #30 // This week we cover a great question from our listener James about how to motivate people when the shine of consecutive pay rises and bonuses either wears off, or becomes unafforda...

Winning Without Self Interest: How long term focus pays off in multiples from 2019-03-19T19:15

Episode #29 // Everyone is driven by self-interest. It is an intrinsic part of the human DNA, so we can never overcome it entirely.

However, we can learn to put self-interest aside for...

Your Peers Are Really Smart Too: What will differentiate you? from 2019-03-12T19:15

Episode #28 // We have spoken in recent episodes about leadership attributes and competencies. During your career, you will come into contact with many people who are smart, well educated, exper...

Unleashing the Power of your People: How empowerment and support drive results from 2019-03-05T19:14

Episode #27 // This week's episode is a de facto part 2 of episode 19 Execution for Results, so if you hav...

The Roadmap to Exceptional Leadership Part 2: The 7 Pillars of Leadership Performance from 2019-02-26T19:15

Episode #26 // This week is Part Two of The Roadmap to Exceptional Leadership!

The Roadmap to Exceptional Leadership Part 1: Common leadership attributes and competencies from 2019-02-19T19:15

Episode #25 // This week’s episode is a big one! Once again I've developed a two part episode to deal with what I think is one of our larger topics, The Roadmap to Exceptional Leadership. Shoeho...

Building Organisational Capability Part 2: Making it part of your culture from 2019-02-12T19:15

Episode #24 // Did you listen to last week’s episode? If you haven’t, it’s well worth the 17 minutes to listen to it - it’s part 1 of Building Organisational Capability and it will give you a mu...

Building Organisational Capability Part 1: What is it? from 2019-02-05T19:15

Episode #23 // Today’s podcast deals with the vast area of building organisational capability, so I’ve split it into two episodes. This week, I’ll give you the context for what organisational ca...

Feedback Made Easy: Mastering the skill of giving feedback to your team from 2019-01-29T19:15

Episode #22 // In today’s episode, we advance the work we did in ‘Episode 6 The Psychology of Feedback’, by answering a question from our dedicated listener James who asked the very simple quest...

Education Vs. Experience: Balancing your toolkit from 2019-01-22T19:15

Episode #21 // Formal and informal education plays a critical role in any leader's development. Having said that, we need to be realistic about the role that education plays in our career paths ...

Make Great Decisions: Getting the most out of your team from 2019-01-15T19:15

Episode #20 // There are so many factors to making great decisions. Some of these factors are technical and analytical, but many are based on your leadership skill. In today’s episode, we deal w...

Execution For Results: Driving accountability in your team from 2019-01-08T19:15

Episode #19 // It’s no secret that any number of things can sub-optimise execution inside an organisation. One of the most insidious, in my experience, is a weak accountability culture. So where...

What will you do as a leader in 2019? Setting yourself up for success from 2019-01-01T19:15

Episode #18 // As the New Year's hangover subsides, we need to start thinking about what we're going to make

happen in 2019, and it is absolutely up to us to make it happen. For ourselves,...

The Best Episodes of 2018 as chosen by Marty and Em from 2018-12-25T19:14

Episode #17 // In this Boxing Day episode, we’re doing things a bit differently! Em is back on the show, and we are going to talk through our five favourite episode of 2018. We released 16 episo...

Workplace politics, egotistical bosses & how to successfully people share: Q&A with Marty from 2018-12-18T19:15

Episode #16 // Back by popular demand, this week we're going to do another Q&A episode! It’s likely that you’re winding down as the holiday period approaches, and we've had so many good ques...

Stranded By The Boss: Promotion without support and training from 2018-12-11T19:15

Episode #15 // I’ve got to say, we get some seriously great listener questions every week! When we started the podcast we were coming up with our own topics, and now we get so many questions, th...

Friendly But Not Friends: Appropriate leader relationships from 2018-12-04T19:15

Episode #14 // This week's topic is another slightly controversial one, but has turned out to be a very common question from listeners, so we thought we’d dedicate a whole episode to tackling ho...

Don't Outshine The Boss: Working with an insecure leader from 2018-11-27T19:00

Episode #13 // We spoke last month in the Q&A episode about giving your boss feedback. As this subject comes up again and again in your questions to us, this week I've expanded on the topic....

The War For Talent: Attracting and keeping the best people from 2018-11-20T19:00

Episode #12 // Building the best team you possibly can is a prerequisite to delivering the results that will make you a successful leader. It begins with the hard yards of capability building th...

Pale, Male, and Stale: Diversity is harder than it looks from 2018-11-13T19:00

Episode #11 // Now, no one can accuse me of not taking on the big issues in this podcast, and this one is particularly vexed because, although there's almost universal acceptance of the value th...

Are Company Values Meaningless? Lead through your OWN values from 2018-11-06T19:00

Episode #10 // Leaders tend to talk glowingly about their own values, and every organisation has an advertised set of them. But how many actually behave in accordance with their values? In this ...

How to give your boss feedback & maintain your mojo: Q&A with Marty from 2018-10-30T19:00

Episode #9 // This episode is going to be just a little different to our normal format! We've had a lot of really great feedback on the podcast and quite a few questions from listeners who eithe...

Are Happy Workers Productive Workers? What really drives your people from 2018-10-23T19:15

Episode #8 // There is a common misconception, which has been perpetuated by recent academic research, that happy workers are productive workers. This has changed things somewhat in term...