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, I still left a lot to chance. It wasn’t until much later that I learned a technique to lock in people’s commitment to deliver.

If you want to get more mileage from your 1:1s, there are three questions you can ask at the end that will wildly increase the chances of your direct reports delivering.

If you want to make sure your people have extreme clarity on your expectations, have a listen to Ep.334: The Perfect Ending for a 1:1.

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Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.

Your boss wants more with less. Your team wants less, full stop. You're stuck in the middle.

Leadership Beyond the Theory is 9 weeks to promotion-ready leadership.

2,800+ leaders from 150+ organisations. 99% would recommend.

Doors are now open for the June 2026 cohort, they close Fri 26 June!

Join the cohort here: https://go.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/

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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 the moment is obsessed with retention; it feels like it's getting harder for them to hold onto their top performers. Job tenures are declining, but the averages often mask the real story.

In this episode, I explain why a scarcity mindset entices good leaders to do dumb sh!t, by playing defence at exactly the wrong moment; and I walk you through the two hardest conversations you'll have with your top talent.

If you get them wrong, you’ll lose your best people when it could have easily been avoided. But, if you get them right, you'll get more out of them for longer, even though you know you might lose them eventually.

It doesn’t matter what your team structure is… it doesn’t matter whether or not a promotion opportunity exists… your job, as a leader, is to develop, grow, and stretch every individual to bring out their best, no matter what.

Links mentioned in this episode:

No Bullsh!t Leadership episodes:

Ep.404: 8 Surprising ways to Reduce Unwanted Turnover

Wikipedia link:

Superbowl LI

BLS

US Bureau of Labor Statistics

LBT link:

Leadership Beyond the Theory

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Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.

Your boss wants more with less. Your team wants less, full stop. You're stuck in the middle.

Leadership Beyond the Theory is 9 weeks to promotion-ready leadership.

2,800+ leaders from 150+ organisations. 99% would recommend.

Doors are now open for the June 2026 cohort, they close Fri 26 June!

Join the cohort here: https://go.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/

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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 has limited utility.

If you want to work out whether someone can actually do the job, you need to get good at interviewing.

If you want to reduce the risk of hiring a dud, have a listen to Ep.379: Interview Questions to Expose the Bullshitters

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Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.

Your boss wants more with less. Your team wants less, full stop. You're stuck in the middle.

Leadership Beyond the Theory is 9 weeks to promotion-ready leadership.

2,800+ leaders from 150+ organisations. 99% would recommend.

Doors are now open for the June 2026 cohort, they close Fri 26 June!

Join the cohort here: https://go.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/

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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 of the most deceptively complex leadership skills: knowing when to talk and when to shut up. It sounds simple, but It isn't: and The Economist's "Babble Hypothesis" proves why getting the balance wrong can derail your career.

In this episode, I lay out a practical framework for two meeting scenarios that matter most: when you're in the chair, and when you're a participant in a room full of people more senior than you.

I also give you my take on three types of meeting disrupters (otherwise known as d!ckheads), and some killer lines to get them off their soapbox, without blowing up the whole meeting.

By the end, you'll have a clear, context-driven model for moving between listening and contributing, so that every time you open your mouth, it actually counts.

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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.

Your boss wants more with less. Your team wants less, full stop. You're stuck in the middle.

Leadership Beyond the Theory is 9 weeks to promotion-ready leadership.

2,800+ leaders from 150+ organisations. 99% would recommend.

Doors are now open for the June 2026 cohort, they close Fri 26 June!

Join the cohort here: https://go.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/

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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 exactly how to overcome the comfort of inaction, and push yourself to do the things that will ultimately pay off.

I don’t care if you’re an introvert, or if you get anxiety… this is about realising your long-term career ambitions.

If you want to really get stuck into the psychology of taking that first small step to mastery, have a listen to Ep.337: How To Do Hard Things

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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.

Your boss wants more with less. Your team wants less, full stop. You're stuck in the middle.

Leadership Beyond the Theory is 9 weeks to promotion-ready leadership.

2,800+ leaders from 150+ organisations. 99% would recommend.

Doors are now open for the June 2026 cohort, they close Fri 26 June!

Join the cohort here: https://go.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 a leader to build momentum into the culture.

The best teams have a relentless drive to get things done; a bias for action that cuts through everything they do. A team that has momentum feels entirely different, and once you’ve been on a team like that, everything else will feel second-rate.

The problem is that, despite all the posturing and empty claims, most leaders never truly create momentum in their teams.

In this episode, I break down why speed is so critical to performance; I identify the seven biggest killers of momentum; and I leave you with the three moves you can make (starting right now) to build genuine pace into your team's culture.

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You can connect with me at:

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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.

Your boss wants more with less. Your team wants less, full stop. You're stuck in the middle.

Leadership Beyond the Theory is 9 weeks to promotion-ready leadership.

2,800+ leaders from 150+ organisations. 99% would recommend.

Doors are now open for the June 2026 cohort, they close Fri 26 June!

Join the cohort here: https://go.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Team building exercises don’t build teams. Only leadership does.

If you’re thinking about investing in time away from the office, think again. These days don’t move the needle on team dynamics, trust, or performance. If you dislike someone before the paintball game, you'll still dislike them after it.

So by all means, take your team out for some fun. Just don't mistake it for culture change.

For practical tips on how to avoid expensive team building mistakes, have a listen to Ep.170: Epic Team Building Fails

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Stuck between a boss who wants more and a team that wants less?

Drowning in busywork while less capable people get promoted past you?

Leadership Beyond the Theory is the 9-week program that gets you out of the squeeze and promotion-ready.

Last days, don't miss the June cohort. Apply now!

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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.

Your boss wants more with less. Your team wants less, full stop. You're stuck in the middle.

Leadership Beyond the Theory is 9 weeks to promotion-ready leadership.

2,800+ leaders from 150+ organisations. 99% would recommend.

Doors are now open for the June 2026 cohort, they close Fri 26 June!

Join the cohort here: https://go.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/

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Have you ever sat in a meeting about AI, nodded along, then thought, "I've got no idea what they're talking about, and I'm meant to be leading this"? If so, you're in good company.

In this episode, I chat with Em and AI expert James Killick to answer the question every leader is quietly asking. In 2026, does AI get you promoted, or replaced?

Here's the truth. AI isn't coming for leaders. It's coming for the leaders who live in the detail and do the work of the people below them. Your job hasn't changed since the Industrial Revolution. Take your people, your tools, and your budget, and turn them into something valuable.

In this episode:

• Why AI replaces the technical work, not the leadership work, and who that puts at risk
• The "automate last" rule, and why 9 in 10 AI projects fail
• How to treat AI like an over-enthusiastic intern, so your judgement matters more, not less
• The one mindset shift: lead AI inward, lead people outward
• What to hand to AI first, and the 20% only you can do

The window is open right now. Move first and you get ahead. Sit still and you get left behind.

Leadership Beyond the Theory June cohort is open. Doors close Friday 26 June. Join now: https://go.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/

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Connect with James:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ai_orchestrator/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-killick/

YouTube + Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@james-killick

Join his FREE Skool community: https://www.skool.com/make-money-with-ai

Get training or his DFY AI services: njin.co

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Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.

Your boss wants more with less. Your team wants less, full stop. You're stuck in the middle.

Leadership Beyond the Theory is 9 weeks to promotion-ready leadership.

2,800+ leaders from 150+ organisations. 99% would recommend.

Doors are now open for the June 2026 cohort, they close Fri 26 June!

Join the cohort here: https://go.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.