About this podcast
Level up: Sharing the mindset and skillset needed to be a leader in the 2020s
MrJoe works with CEO across the world and he shares their wisdom on leadership as a MODERN CEO.
Episodes
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- Nice, Kind or Arsehole · 5 min · Season 3 Episode 9Every time you quietly fix an employee's sloppy work or avoid an uncomfortable conversation, you aren’t being generous, you’re creating dependency. Most leaders confuse being…
- How To Succeed As A VP · 9 min · Season 3 Episode 8What separates the VPs who progress into executive leadership from those who plateau? The answer is rarely intelligence, experience, or technical expertise. The VPs who thrive…
- CEO, Are You Getting Enough From Your VPs? · 4 min · Season 3 Episode 7Why do so many brilliant strategies fail during execution? Because the layer responsible for pulling the levers (the VPs) are playing the wrong game. They are operating with…
- The Real Reason Strategy Fails · 6 min · Season 3 Episode 6Most strategies don't fail because they're wrong. They fail because nobody remembers them. Leadership teams spend months building strategies. The thinking is solid. The analysis…
- What Friction Is Really Trying to Tell You · 4 min · Season 3 Episode 5A CEO I spoke to recently was frustrated with the “friction” they were experiencing with a leader on their team. But the more we talked, the clearer it became: The friction…
- 10 CEO Leadership Styles (and When They Break) · 8 min · Season 3 Episode 4Most leaders don’t realise they’re the bottleneck… until it’s too late. You built your career on a style that worked. Fast decisions. Clear direction. Strong vision. And it did…
- Designing Cadence: How CEOs Reclaim Time for Real Work · 6 min · Season 3 Episode 3Stop Drowning in Meetings! Fix Your Cadence with "Hot & Cool Weeks". Most leaders think the problem is their meetings. It isn’t. The problem is cadence. Weekly rhythms fill…
- The To-don't List · 3 min · Season 3 Episode 2You probably think you have a productivity problem. More to do. Better systems. Tighter schedules. But what if the real issue isn’t what you should be doing.. it’s what you need…
- Beyond Todo List · 2 min · Season 3 Episode 1Most CEOs are "brilliant operators." They got to the top because they were the best at capturing tasks, solving problems, and getting things done. But there is a trap. Today I…
- Why Smart CEOs Always Maintain Strategic Headroom · 2 min · Season 2 Episode 11In this episode, we explore the critical concept of 'headroom' for CEOs. Discover why maintaining time, energy, and capital reserves is essential for seizing unexpected…
- Strategic Path Planning for CEOs · 3 min · Season 2 Episode 10Designing Freedom into Your Success: Strategic Path Planning for CEOs In this episode, we explore the concept that freedom is not a consequence of success, but something to…
- AI won’t replace CEOs but CEOs who use AI will replace those who don’t. · 3 min · Season 2 Episode 9The question isn’t whether AI can do the work. It’s whether you can redesign the work around AI. Did you know? 👉 McKinsey (2024): 60% of AI projects fail to scale beyond pilot…
- 10 Habits of Successful Employees · 6 min · Season 2 Episode 8The people who get promoted, trusted, and remembered? They’re not just talented. They’ve built habits that make them indispensable. In this video, I break down the 10 habits I…
- 5 Mistakes of the First Time CEO · 8 min · Season 2 Episode 7You’ve just taken the seat. Now what? You’re smart. You’ve earned your way here. But no one handed you a playbook for this job. You’re expected to lead with certainty. But every…
- Are Humans Evolved for Truth or for Survival? · 2 min · Season 2 Episode 6You’re in a meeting. You ask a straight question. You get a… fuzzy answer. It happens all the time, especially in leadership. Here’s a lens I’ve found incredibly useful when…
- Coaching CEOs: How Did I Get Here · 13 min · Season 2 Episode 4So how did you do it? How did you get to be a coach to CEOs? That's the question I get asked the most often. How did I go from research and design to working with CEOs? In this…
- Work-Life Blend. · 2 min · Season 2 Episode 5Is “work-life balance” setting you up to fail? Here’s the thing: trying to “balance” work and life assumes something is always off. It’s a constant juggle, and it rarely feels…
- Don’t Make Time. Take Time. · 1 min · Season 2 Episode 2You can’t lead a business effectively if you’re constantly reacting to meetings and obligations. It gets emotional when you start shifting things around, but here’s the truth: 👉…
- Umbrellas vs. Buses · 3 min · Season 2 Episode 3It rains here on the edge of England, it rains a lot. Everyday I check the weather to see if my little girl needs to take an umbrella to school. Parenting 101, this of course…
- C-suite leader who resists change · 2 min · Season 2 Episode 1How do you build trust with a C-suite leader who resists change? Here’s the truth: you can’t coach someone who doesn’t want to change. And that’s where trust begins (or breaks)…
