Moment 182. Do You Understand Your Psychological Contract?
The psychological contract is the mutual understanding between an employer and employee about their respective obligations to each other.There are no rules for these contracts: they’re based purely on...
19 Jul 4min
Stop Rescuing Underperformers: How to Make Consequences Stick
Underperformers don't change because you ask them nicely. They only change when they can no longer avoid the consequences of not delivering.Every time you swoop in and rescue someone, you’re filling t...
14 Jul 26min
Moment 181. Getting Maximum Mileage From Your 1:1s
As a corporate executive and CEO, the 1:1 meeting was the single most powerful weapon I had in my leadership arsenal. It was here that I mobilised my direct reports to excel.But even with that focus, ...
12 Jul 3min
The 2 Hardest Conversations You'll Have With Your Top Talent
Your top talent doesn't always quit because they're unhappy. Often, they simply can’t see what their next move is. And if that’s the case, it’s not their fault: it’s yours!Every leader I talk to at th...
7 Jul 17min
Moment 180. How to Eliminate Hiring Mistakes
Most job interviews are just friendly chats. They don’t provide any real due diligence.Making the right hiring choice requires a lot more than résumés and reference checks. Even personality profiling ...
5 Jul 3min
Meetings: When to speak, when to listen
Meetings can be a political minefield, and most leaders rely purely on their instinct to get by: which means they get it wrong more often than they realise.This episode cuts through the noise on one o...
30 Jun 19min
Moment 179. Why You Keep Avoiding the Hard Thing
Leadership might be hard, but there’s nothing you can’t master with application and discipline. This is why the toughest challenge is often just convincing yourself to start.In this Moment, I show you...
28 Jun 4min
The Real Reason Your Team Moves So Slowly
When we think about high-performing teams, we assume they have superior strategies and top-class talent. But one characteristic we often overlook is pace. And pace doesn’t happen organically: it takes...
23 Jun 15min
