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MrJoe works with CEO across the world and he shares their wisdom on leadership as a MODERN CEO.
Episodes
74 episodes
CEO, Are You Getting Enough From Your VPs?
Why 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 functional expertise, but zero systemic view. They wait ...
The Real Reason Strategy Fails
Most 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 is rigorous. The slides are beautiful. Then six mont...
What Friction Is Really Trying to Tell You
A 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 wasn’t the problem.It was the signal.Most lea...
10 CEO Leadership Styles (and When They Break)
Most 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 work.Until it didn’t.Now:Meetings ...
Designing Cadence: How CEOs Reclaim Time for Real Work
Stop 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 calendars with recurring syncs, updates, an...
The To-don't List
You 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 to stop doing?In this episode, ...
Beyond Todo List
Most 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 share the story of "Jane," a CEO with a world-class to...
Why Smart CEOs Always Maintain Strategic Headroom
In this episode, we explore the critical concept of 'headroom' for CEOs. Discover why maintaining time, energy, and capital reserves is essential for seizing unexpected opportunities, from mergers and acquisitions to market shifts....
Strategic Path Planning for CEOs
Designing Freedom into Your Success: Strategic Path Planning for CEOsIn this episode, we explore the concept that freedom is not a consequence of success, but something to design into it. Termed as 'strategic path design,' the script di...
AI won’t replace CEOs but CEOs who use AI will replace those who don’t.
The 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 stage.👉 MIT Sloan: Companies that reorganise workflows...
10 Habits of Successful Employees
The 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 see over and over again in the most successful emp...
5 Mistakes of the First Time CEO
You’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 decisi...
Are Humans Evolved for Truth or for Survival?
You’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:Are humans evolved for tr...
Work-Life Blend.
Is “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 sustainable. What if the goal isn’t...
Coaching CEOs: How Did I Get Here
So 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 video, I share my journey from stu...
Umbrellas vs. Buses
It 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 leads to her relying on me to check the wea...
Don’t Make Time. Take Time.
You 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: 👉 You can’t make time—you have to take it. 👉...
C-suite leader who resists change
How 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).It reminds me of a joke: How many coach...
The Best Leaders Seed, Feed and Weed. Why being a CEO / Leader is like being a gardener.
Why Being a CEO is Like Being a Gardener – The Three Tools for Great LeadershipIn this episode, I break down the three essential things that great CEOs and leaders do – and it’s surprisingly similar to what any good gardener does....
Moving to Thriving beyond Surviving
Feeling like you’re just “surviving” in your role as a CEO? Discover how to break free from the constant pressure of “spinning plates” and transition into thriving leadership. This video breaks down four critical mindsets—Reactive, Proactive, S...
It's you that's holding you back
Ever feel like you’re stuck within boundaries you didn’t choose? In this video, I share a powerful thought experiment involving a goose, a bottle, and two constraints that can’t be broken...or can they? This ancient Buddhist story challenges th...
Imposter Syndrome, Success and Failure | Eva Valovska
Imposter syndrome. Hustle culture. Burnout. We hear these words often, but what do they really mean for high-performing leaders who constantly push themselves to the limit? In this episode, I sit down with Eva Valovska, CEO of Trust Women, to e...
Mr Joe Talks To... Alison coward | Awesome Offsites
In this episode, I sit down with Alison Coward, founder of Bracket, to talk about how to transform offsites and workshops from mere team-building events into crucial strategic tools that drive real results. Many leaders may see offsites as an e...
Dramatically improve yourself by mastering the Inner Game
Mastering the Inner Game: The Key to Transformational LeadershipIn this episode, we dive deep into the concept of the 'inner game' versus the 'outer game.' The outer game encompasses all the external factors such as resources, strategies...
Playing the inner game, to master the outer game
Mastering Leadership: The Inner Game ExplainedIn this video, I delve deep into a concept that often goes unnoticed in many leadership discussions: the 'inner game.' While most leadership books and strategies focus extensively on the 'out...