# Martin Moore

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3 Tips for Difficult Conversations: Stop Bargaining With Yourself | Moment 194

In leadership, difficult conversations come with the territory. So, if your goal is to make everyone happy… go work in a donut shop! If you want a career that lives up to your potential then, paradoxically, your ability to handle the hardest conversations is an entry-level skill. In this Moment, I …

What the Best CEOs Do Differently: 8 Lessons From 8 Years of CEO Mentoring

You never know what to expect when mentoring CEOs. Some run the most boring businesses you could imagine, but they generate enormous value. Other companies may seem sexy on the outside, but struggle to make ends meet. One CEO watched his revenue fall off a cliff with the stroke of a bureaucrat’s p…

4 Signs You’re Working for a Weak Leader | Moment 195

If your workload is out of control, your best people are leaving, and you feel alone and unsupported, it might be that you're working for a weak leader. In this Moment, I give you four telltale signs to look for, and some hard questions to ask yourself to work out if you’re able to stick it out. If…

How To Speak Up In High-Powered Meetings

How many times have you sat in a room full of senior people, thinking about making a great point, but never actually speaking up? In this episode, I show you how to take that step without sounding arrogant, making it personal, or risking your credibility. You have to do your homework, find a small …

Maximising ROI From Your Top Talent | Moment 196

Imagine if one of your people was delivering more value than eight of their peers: leading them the same way you lead everyone else would be a complete waste. I’ve often said, “Your high performers don’t give you 10% more than the average employee… they give you 200% more.” But even that grossly un…

How to Set KPIs That Drive the Right Behaviour

If you put a bounty on dead cobras, you may end up with more live cobras. And if you attach a big bonus to a KPI, you’ll get the same outcome in your business. If they’re not chosen carefully, KPIs can do more harm than good. Many KPIs are one-dimensional; they’re disconnected from the real value d…

Leading by Example: Your Team Watches Your Feet, Not Your Lips | Moment 197

Lots of things sound like they should be true. And when a leader utters them, we all nod in agreement. But deep down, we know it’s bullshit! Most leaders have learned exactly what they’re expected to say… but their teams know what’s really going on. People watch your feet, not your lips, and no amo…

How to Get Promoted: 6 Factors That Matter More Than Hard Work

If you think your next promotion will come because you’re outworking everyone around you, I’ve got some bad news: hard work doesn’t factor as a primary consideration in promotion decisions. Results matter and, in a perfect world, that would pretty much be the end of the story. But several other con…

3 Things Your Middle Managers Need From You | Moment 198

Everyone thinks competitive advantage is built in the boardroom. It isn’t. It’s built in the middle; by the managers who make hundreds of calls every day about standards, priorities, and people. The higher up you go, the less visibility and control you have over what happens below you, which is why…

Stop Worrying About What You Can’t Control: 3 Steps to Grace Under Pressure

Do you spend time worrying about the economy? Or whether AI will hollow out your role? A lot of leaders burn their energy on things that are completely outside of their control, while ignoring the things they actually can influence. Resilience is an essential leadership trait, and the ultimate expr…