Leadership Mindset 2.0

This is the fifth and final episode in our series on the four leadership types, and this is the one where everything comes together. Two people on the same team, both good at their jobs, who cannot work together and have no idea why. It is not a personality clash. It is two completely different operating systems running side by side. In this episode you'll learn; - How the four leadership types ma...

This is the third in our five part series on the four leadership types, and this one explains why some of the most capable people struggle the most once they reach leadership. Needing all the information before you decide is exactly what makes you excellent at your job, and exactly what makes leadership the hardest job you have ever taken on. In this episode you'll learn; - What actually drives a...

This is the fourth in our five part series on the four leadership types, and this one explains why the most trusted person on your team might be carrying the most unspoken tension. The same instinct that makes someone the glue of their team is the instinct that keeps them quiet when something actually needs to be said. In this episode you'll learn; - What actually drives a Supportive Collaborator,...

This is the first in a five part series on the four leadership types, and understanding this one might explain the most powerful, or the most difficult, person in your organization, possibly you. It is not about being seen as the winner. It is an internal drive to win and to be in control, and left unmanaged, that drive quietly turns into bullying. In this episode you'll learn; - What actually dri...

This is the second in our five part series on the four leadership types, and this one explains why the most confident person in the room might also be the most insecure. The same thing that makes a leader charismatic and well liked is the same thing that gives them more imposter syndrome than any other leadership type. In this episode you'll learn; - What actually drives a Visionary Influencer, an...

Keeping your head down is not humility. It is protectionism. And it is costing you more than you think. Two of my clients got passed over for promotions this month. Both were doing excellent work. Neither had made themselves visible to the people who make those decisions. In this episode you'll learn; - Why performance alone has never been enough to get promoted, and what the leaders who keep movi...

Most leaders end a long day asking themselves: did I actually get anything done today? You did. You just do not have a system that lets you see it. The calmness great leaders project does not come from having all the answers. It comes from an evidence-based confidence that you can handle whatever comes up. This episode gives you the exact practice that builds it. In this episode you'll learn; - Wh...

AI is about to get very good at the two thirds of your job most leaders have been relying on to look successful. What is left after that is real leadership. In this episode you'll learn; - Why the functional expertise and management skills that got you to where you are today are the exact things AI is going to commoditize first, and what that means for how you need to show up differently starting...

There is a 45-point enthusiasm gap between how executives feel about AI and how their teams feel, and most leaders have no idea it exists. And this all comes down to you - your team's relationship with AI is a mirror of your relationship with AI. Not what you say about it...it's what you actually do with it. In this episode you'll learn; - Why the single most important driver of your team's AI ado...

Most organizations are not losing the AI race because of bad technology. They are losing it because honest information about what is not working never reaches the people who can fix it. You'll learn what you need to know to make sure your organization is successful in this new age of AI including; - Why most organizations are sitting in the Exposed Quadrant, high AI spending and low organizational...

Most managers will not be replaced by AI. They will be replaced by someone who understands it. The question is which side of that line you are standing on right now. - Why 95% of corporate AI pilots have no measurable financial impact, and what your organisation is almost certainly getting wrong about implementation right now - Why most leaders are halfway in on AI, and what halfway is going to co...

A burned out team does not need better processes. It needs a leader who knows where they are going. The thing keeping your people stuck has nothing to do with their workload. In this episode I take a real question from inside the Growth Leaders Collective and break down exactly what is happening and what to do about it. - Why the loudest negative person on your team is currently setting the tone f...

A lot of smart leaders sit in high-level meetings and say almost nothing. They tell themselves they are being thoughtful. They are actually hiding, and most of them do not know it. SPOT THE HIDING YOU DID NOT KNOW WAS HIDING Most leaders think hiding looks like silence. It actually looks like humility, deference, giving people options, testing the room before you speak. You will walk away able to...

A managing director I coached cancelled his entire day of appointments to serve a client on-site, convinced he was protecting his already-stretched team. When he told them what he had done, they were furious. Guilt Is Not Virtue – It Is a Sign Your Identity Needs to Catch Up The guilt you feel when you delegate, when you leave space in your calendar, or when you let someone else handle something y...

One of the most common things I hear from leaders is this: "I'm struggling to lead someone on my team because they know so much more about this subject than I do." I hear it from new managers. I hear it from senior executives. And every time, I have to tell them the same thing - that's not a leadership problem. That's a leadership fallacy. The higher you go, the more you will be leading people who...

If you've been trying to become a more strategic leader by making small, steady changes, this episode is going to stop you in your tracks. Most leaders think the shift from doer to leader is a gradual one. Read the right books, adjust a few habits, pick up some new skills. But that approach isn't just slow, it's the wrong model entirely. Real identity change doesn't work that way, and until you un...

A leader in my private community walked into a meeting with her most senior executive, presentation fully prepared. He looked at it and told her to put it away. Just talk to me. She froze. And in that moment, she missed an opportunity she didn't even know was there. That moment happens to leaders every day. The good news is it's completely fixable once you understand what senior leaders are actual...

A Navy SEAL said something to me once about leadership that I have never forgotten. He told me if his general ever showed up on the front line while bullets were flying, he would physically tackle him and drag him to the back. Not because the general couldn't handle it. Because the general was the only one who could see the whole battlefield. And if he went down, everyone was lost. That is your te...

A business owner came up to me after a presentation. After five years of huge growth, they’ve levelled off. He told me: "I realized the bottleneck was me. I come from sales and I am still out there selling. But they do not need me to sell anymore. They need me to lead. And honestly I do not know what that means." That is the most honest thing a leader can say. And it is exactly what this mastercla...

A leader in one of my APAC coaching sessions asked me what to do when someone rolls their eyes at him mid-meeting. My answer surprised him. Your Body Knows Before Your Brain Does When something needs to be addressed in a room, your nervous system will tell you first — a tightening in the chest, a tension in the shoulders, a twinge you have learned to ignore. Mindfulness is not a wellness concept....

Members of my private community asked me two questions that I know a lot of you are sitting with: What daily habits actually improve your leadership? And how do you truly switch off from work at the end of the day? The answer to both comes down to the same thing: rewiring. All psychology is, at its core, rewiring old beliefs and patterns into new ones. And the good news is you can start doing it i...

You've landed the board position — now what? In Part 2 of this masterclass, Russell Dalgleish and Michael break down what separates a high-performing board from a dysfunctional one, and how to make sure your involvement counts. In this episode you'll discover: -How to spot a toxic board before you join one — the behaviours Russell watches for that tell him everything he needs to know -What board m...

What if five words could fundamentally change how you show up as a leader — and how your entire team shows up with you? In this episode executive coach R. Michael Anderson breaks down one of the most deceptively simple — and brutally honest — questions in leadership: Are you 100% in? Most leaders think they're fully committed...but they're not. There's a world of difference between 99.9% and 100%,...

Do you want to join a board - but not sure where to start? In Part 1 of this masterclass, Michael sits down with Russell Dalgleish, one of the UK's most experienced board strategists, to demystify how boards really work and how you get a seat at the table. In this episode you'll discover: -The difference between a Board of Directors and a Board of Advisors — which one you actually need, and why ge...

When someone on your team shuts down in a big meeting, or a client suddenly gets cold, or a colleague comes at you with arrogance and aggression, what is actually happening? And more importantly, what do you do about it? In this second part of the Ego and Authentic Self series, I am going to show you how to read what is really going on with the people around you and how to use that awareness to be...