No Bullsh!t Leadership

How Many Direct Reports Is Too Many?

Why your direct reports are underperforming and how to turn it around. What happens when you give one manager 50 direct reports and call it innovation?  Chaos. In this episode, I cut through the corporate delusion that flatter structures are better, and I give you the insights to help you confidently build a structure that actually delivers results. I start with the fundamentals: why organisations need teams, why teams need structure, and why leaders are essential to making both work. I focus on the main tool of indiscriminate cost cutting: span of control, and I leave you with four practical factors you can use right now to assess whether your own structure is working for you, or against you. Source Material: No Bullsh!t Leadership episodes: Ep.363: Why Your IT Project Will Fail [http://www.yourceomentor.com/episode363] Fortune article: Meta’s new AI team has 50 engineers per boss. What could go wrong? [https://fortune.com/2026/03/14/metas-ai-team-50-flat-management-structure/] Gallup research: Span of Control: What’s the Optimum Team Size for Managers? [https://www.gallup.com/workplace/700718/span-control-optimal-team-size-managers.aspx] Wikipedia links: Division of Labour [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Division_of_labour] Plato [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato] Adam Smith [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Smith] The Wealth of Nations [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wealth_of_Nations] LBT link: Leadership Beyond the Theory [http://www.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com] ———————— Have you taken our free Leadership Blindspot test [https://score.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/]? ✨ In just 5 minutes you’ll uncover the hidden leadership habits holding you back. Get your Blindspot Score and know exactly what to fix before it costs your career! TAKE THE FREE TEST HERE [https://score.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/] ———————— You can connect with me at: Website: https://www.yourceomentor.com [https://www.yourceomentor.com/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourceomentor [https://www.facebook.com/yourceomentor] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourceomentor [https://www.instagram.com/yourceomentor] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-moore-075b001/ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/yourceomentor] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@YourCEOMentor [https://www.youtube.com/@YourCEOMentor] ———————— Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.  👉 Doors are open for Leadership Beyond the Theory. Be the boss you wish you had. 🔗 Enroll now at leadershipbeyondthetheory.com [https://leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Moment 166. Success 101: Put Yourself Out There

Some people love to be in the thick of the action, making a difference. But the much larger majority are more comfortable watching from the sidelines. If you’re wondering what ingredients create the recipe for success, you need to know that putting yourself out there is a non-negotiable. And all it takes is a simple choice… a choice you can make today. If you want to learn how to position yourself for success, have a listen to Ep.110: Getting in the Arena [http://www.yourceomentor.com/episode110]. ———————— Have you taken our free Leadership Blindspot test [https://score.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/]? ✨ In just 5 minutes you’ll uncover the hidden leadership habits holding you back. Get your Blindspot Score and know exactly what to fix before it costs your career! TAKE THE FREE TEST HERE [https://score.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/] ———————— You can connect with me at: Website: https://www.yourceomentor.com [https://www.yourceomentor.com/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourceomentor [https://www.facebook.com/yourceomentor] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourceomentor [https://www.instagram.com/yourceomentor] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-moore-075b001/ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/yourceomentor] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@YourCEOMentor [https://www.youtube.com/@YourCEOMentor] ———————— Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.  👉 Doors are open for Leadership Beyond the Theory. Be the boss you wish you had. 🔗 Enroll now at leadershipbeyondthetheory.com [https://leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

What Do You Do When the Results Don't Come?

Not getting the results you expected? Don’t blame luck, because in leadership, results are rarely random, and the causes are rarely a mystery. You may feel as though you’ve done everything necessary to guarantee a decent level of performance from your team: * You’ve hired some good people; * You’ve resourced them appropriately;  * You’ve put together a work program that’s ambitious but achievable;  * You’ve made sure people are clear on their accountabilities; and  * You’ve empowered your decision-makers with autonomy and support. Yet, for some unknown reason, the results don’t come. In this episode, I show you how to diagnose the root cause of a performance slump, and I give you four interventions that are guaranteed to get your team back on track quickly. ———————— Have you taken our free Leadership Blindspot test [https://score.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/]? ✨ In just 5 minutes you’ll uncover the hidden leadership habits holding you back. Get your Blindspot Score and know exactly what to fix before it costs your career! TAKE THE FREE TEST HERE [https://score.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/] ———————— You can connect with me at: Website: https://www.yourceomentor.com [https://www.yourceomentor.com/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourceomentor [https://www.facebook.com/yourceomentor] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourceomentor [https://www.instagram.com/yourceomentor] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-moore-075b001/ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/yourceomentor] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@YourCEOMentor [https://www.youtube.com/@YourCEOMentor] ———————— Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.  👉 Doors are open for Leadership Beyond the Theory. Be the boss you wish you had. 🔗 Enroll now at leadershipbeyondthetheory.com [https://leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Moment 165. How To Avoid Expensive Tech Project Failures

Virtually every organisation is racing to adopt AI. And, although AI offers the promise of groundbreaking productivity, the projects required to deliver it will suffer from exactly the same problems as every other IT project I’ve seen in the last 40 years. Big projects are hard, whether they’re in construction, infrastructure, or procurement. Tech is no different. But there seems to be a certain… mystique around tech projects. Why is your tech project so unlikely to deliver the promised return on investment? If you want to learn how you can avert a tech project disaster, have a listen to Ep.363: 10 Steps to a Positive ROI in Your AI and Tech Investments [http://www.yourceomentor.com/episode363]. ———————— Have you taken our free Leadership Blindspot test [https://score.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/]? ✨ In just 5 minutes you’ll uncover the hidden leadership habits holding you back. Get your Blindspot Score and know exactly what to fix before it costs your career! TAKE THE FREE TEST HERE [https://score.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/] ———————— You can connect with me at: Website: https://www.yourceomentor.com [https://www.yourceomentor.com/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourceomentor [https://www.facebook.com/yourceomentor] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourceomentor [https://www.instagram.com/yourceomentor] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-moore-075b001/ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/yourceomentor] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@YourCEOMentor [https://www.youtube.com/@YourCEOMentor] ———————— Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.  👉 Doors are open for Leadership Beyond the Theory. Be the boss you wish you had. 🔗 Enroll now at leadershipbeyondthetheory.com [https://leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Biggest Lie in Business: Strategy Happens at the Top

Strategy starts at the top, but competitive advantage is built in the middle. Has your boss ever told you that you need to be more strategic?  If you want to demonstrate your strategic ability, you need to understand the role you play in building your company’s competitive advantage. Competition isn’t won or lost based on the strategy that the board sets. It depends much more on how the strategy is executed where it matters most: in the day-to-day business of the middle layers. In this episode, I give you a little gem of wisdom for how to maintain your company’s competitive advantage, despite the fact that you may not be directly involved in setting the strategy. ———————— Have you taken our free Leadership Blindspot test [https://score.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/]? ✨ In just 5 minutes you’ll uncover the hidden leadership habits holding you back. Get your Blindspot Score and know exactly what to fix before it costs your career! TAKE THE FREE TEST HERE [https://score.leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/] ———————— You can connect with me at: Website: https://www.yourceomentor.com [https://www.yourceomentor.com/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourceomentor [https://www.facebook.com/yourceomentor] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourceomentor [https://www.instagram.com/yourceomentor] Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-moore-075b001/ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/yourceomentor] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@YourCEOMentor [https://www.youtube.com/@YourCEOMentor] ———————— Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.  👉 Doors are open for Leadership Beyond the Theory. Be the boss you wish you had. 🔗 Enroll now at leadershipbeyondthetheory.com [https://leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.