My Biggest Executive-Level Mistakes: And how I turned them into strengths

APR 23, 202418 MIN
No Bullsh!t Leadership

My Biggest Executive-Level Mistakes: And how I turned them into strengths

APR 23, 202418 MIN

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<p>Episode #295 // <em>“We make mistakes, at each new level that we move to – it's an essential part of our growth and development. But the higher up you go, the bigger the impact that those mistakes have.” </em></p><br><p>One of my recent social media posts went viral (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5pViymPeos/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">this one</a> - 2.7mill views as of writing this), as I outlined the three biggest mistakes I made when I was finding my feet in my first few senior leadership roles.</p><br><p>The good news is that, once I was aware of them, I was able to put some strategies in place to fill the holes. This had the surprising outcome of turning some of my biggest mistakes into genuine strengths.</p><br><p>They became part of the rock solid foundations of my leadership repertoire and, for at least one of these weaknesses, it became an unqualified strength, which gave me a competitive edge over my peers.</p><br><p>In this episode, I take a closer look at the three biggest mistakes I was still making when I stepped into senior leadership roles, and how I managed to turn these around.&nbsp;</p><br><p>I’d love you to be able to do the same, without having to get quite as many scars as I did!</p><br><p>————————</p><br><p>FREE QUIZ: I’ve developed a 3-question quiz that’ll give you a&nbsp;free personalized podcast playlist tailored to where you are right now in your leadership career!</p><br><p><a href="https://leadershipbeyondthetheory.com/quiz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to take the 30-second quiz now to get your on-the-go playlist</a></p><br><p>————————</p><br><p>You can connect with me at:</p><br><p>Website: <a href="https://www.yourceomentor.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.yourceomentor.com</a></p><br><p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/yourceomentor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/yourceomentor</a></p><br><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yourceomentor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/yourceomentor</a></p><br><p>Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/yourceomentor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-moore-075b001/</a></p><br><p>Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@YourCEOMentor" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@YourCEOMentor</a></p><br><p>————————</p><br><p>Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.&nbsp;</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>