Level Up Leadership

The year is 2010 and I decided to quit my high paying corporate job and move to Paris. I was studying an MBA and curious to see the cultural differences and similarities in leadership. This episode shares a story of one night I experienced in Paris watching a french kitchen. I’ll share two delegation lessons from that night, and how you can apply in your own workplace Links Buy the Delegation Play...

Do you ever feel like a fraud at work? Do you doubt your success despite years of experience? You might be suffering from imposter syndrome, and you are not alone. Tom Hanks, Sheryl Sandberg, and Maya Angelou also experienced it.  But how can you overcome it? In this episode, we explore the first steps to conquer imposter syndrome. We discuss how awareness is the first step in the AAA model, and w...

Have you ever had the feeling of inadequacy, not deserving your achievements, of being a fraud and worry you'll get found out? This is called Imposter Syndrome. It is a common experience, whether you're a new leader, solopreneur, senior manager, or a C-suite business leader. Whether you're just starting out in your career or a seasoned professional, Imposter Syndrome does not discri...

SUMMARY:  One key action I talk to all my clients about from new leaders, seasoned leaders, small business owners and corporate execs, is the idea of a CEO session. Now, this is not about the title of CEO, it's about a CEO mindset. In today's podcast episode, I'm going to talk about my own CEO sessions, three examples of some small business CEOs and how they run theirs, a couple of...

Earlier this month, ( hopefully) you set goals for the year—including mapping out delegating tasks to make it happen.  Maybe you’ve run into a common problem that so many of my clients end up in: How do you keep track of who’s doing what?  You got so good at getting things off your plate that you created a new challenge for yourself to navigate. This means you’re doing it right! If you’re anything...

Monopoly is one of those games where everyone has slightly different rules. All of a sudden you were playing with someone and a new rule would come out of the blue and your strategy just went out the window. One of the keys to leadership is about setting expectations early, clearly and often. So no one feels blindsided or wants to flip the board game. In this episode, I share three tips for settin...

Micromanaging is a task that many new emerging leaders and even seasoned leaders are guilty of committing. Officially it's the management style where a leader, excessively supervisors their employees. Maybe you think you’re just actively managing your team (but the team are rolling their eyes because they feel completely micromanaged). How do you know if you’re micromanaging?  In this episode...

When we come into a new year we can't help but reassess. Do I want this year to be like last year? What do I want to be different? One of the popular episodes from 2022 Level Up Leadership podcast was episode 9, all about the three different models we can design our business by, Solo Hero and Agency. I'm recasting this episode at this time of year because people might be thinking about t...

I'm going to take you through my exact reflection and projection end-of-year process I've done for the last four years to close the year, and open the new one. Find out what I’m proud of, my word of year, what I would name the book (or movie!) about my 2022 year, and how you can do your own Year Compass reflection with a free template. Links Get the free template for Year Compass: https:...

What if in 2023, you could take things OFF your plate, instead of adding them ON? Last week on the podcast I spoke about mindset shifts, one which was about working smarter, not harder, and today's episode is all about the "clean slate" method. Most people start the new year with a lengthy list of things that they have to or want to do. Today, I challenge you to start your new year...

When people go into the new year, often, the conversation is about new year's resolutions. I'm not a big fan of new year's resolutions, but I do have a couple of mindset shifts that I want to share today that you might like to carry with you through the holidays and into 2023. The first thing is share a story and then we'll follow it by four different mindset shifts that you mi...

One thing that I pride myself on is helping others. But do you know what that is really bad for? Boundaries. If this resonates with you, then join me to learn how to set better boundaries with your team and clients, especially around the holidays. We’ll uncover four things to help you set better boundaries, plus something extra festive at the end of the episode. Links Get access to the free “Time...

Today's topic is all about whether you should hire employees or contractors. It is a topic that is both suitable for people that work within a business in a leadership role, looking at expanding the team, and also for people that own their own business and looking at how to expand the team. As you step into 2023 and to think about how you want the year to go, this is a common question that pe...

As we head into the December season a lot of people are thinking about how much work has to be done before the end of the year and also thinking about holidays. But mostly my clients tell me they are thinking about how to keep their team or business running, while spending some time with family and friends. It’s not too late to delegate! Learn the four reasons we fail at delegating, and how to get...

Do you know something that isn’t a good use of your time, but unsure when you should be delegating it? What is the tipping point to know if you should be doing a task or delegating it to your team or contractor. Today we’ll learn how to apply the delegation rule of three, and how the Delegation Playbook can help you to be a rockstar leader.   Links Buy the Delegation Playbook https://campus.zenith...

What would your life look like if you were competent at delegating? You come into work every day and the team is already working on the project and giving you updates instead of you feeling like you have to chase or check in with them. You feel in control while they're ticking off your list. You've set expectations and accountabilities, and you can trust your team to work with less super...

if you can't delegate effectively, you can never expand your productivity beyond the work that you can personally deliver. Delegation might seem like a no brainer, but there are 5 common things that stop us from effectively delegating. See how many of these 5 you might be doing, plus learn what ONE THING you can start delegating, TODAY.   Links ·         Join 1:1 Leadership Coaching/Mentoring...

When something goes wrong, is your first thought “who’s fault is this?”. Now on the surface, this makes complete sense. Once you find out whose fault it is, you can fix it. It might feel like you are gaining control by blaming somebody else or working out whose fault it is. But actually you are giving away control. Poor leaders ask "who is at fault", and strong leaders ask, "where d...

Imagine this: your phone rings. It's a client you've been working with on a really big project. The person on the other end is furious. They cannot believe the work that you've done has not hit the mark of what was agreed, and the impact that is now having on their clients and their work is astronomical. They are pissed. What do you do? And what do you feel?  Mad, misunderstood, una...

Everyone is always on the lookout for the Next Big Thing. Today's podcast is about a book called Company Of One by Paul Jarvis. It is a book all about why staying small is the next big thing for business.  "What if the real key to a richer and more fulfilling career was not to create and scale a startup, but rather be able to work for yourself, determine your own hours and become a highl...

I am asked so often what my favorite leadership books are that I decided to create a list. Today I share my list, and the three different categories that leadership books fall under - Leading Self, Leading People, and Leading Organizations or Cultures. Get your Rockstar Visual summary of a leadership book each month by joining here: https://campus.zenithjourney.com/mailinglist     Links Join 1:1 L...

What was your New Year's Resolution? Are you still working on it, or perhaps it's been abandoned with a little mental note to think "I'll try again next year". We all do a bit of self-sabotage, but when does it start to cause havoc in your work and personal life? In this episode, learn what self sabotage is, why we do it, and how to take action towards change. Links Join 1...

In today's episode, I'll be sharing "how fear controls us" through a story about swimming with whales. Tune in for your one tip that you can apply to your life and to your work straight away about how to be able to better control fears and emotions that pop up for you. Links Join 1:1 Leadership Coaching/Mentoring for the final quarter (last chance until Q2 2023, April intake) G...

So you've got two people talking AT each other, not listening, wanting the other person to listen, because if they just LISTENED to you, they would see it your way, and realise that you’re right.  We have all been there. Today's podcast takes a lesson from the book "Edge: turning adversity into advantage" by Laura Huang and award-winning Harvard Business School Professor. In th...

What is happiness? Does happiness at work make our employees more productive? Will we be more profitable? Will we have an edge on our competitors? Will this help make a positive impact on the world around us?”  What is the criteria for happiness at work? We are going to be talking about the topic of happiness and how it impacts us on a work sense and the concept of Procedural Utility - is happines...