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Creating A Cohesive Leadership Team

The CEO Radar: mapping the six areas of CEO mastery

The Hell of indecision: why hesitation costs you power

🚀 Do you need to have a superpower to be an effective CEO? What happens if you don't? How can you build a pan-continental business with zero experience? And how can you empower your managers to lead effectively? In this episode Richard speaks with Rebecca Harrison, who has spent the last decade building the African Management Institute (AMI), Africa’s leading provider of business and management learning, supporting 37,000 businesses in 39 African countries, impacting 1.5 million livelihoods and contributing more than $130M to the continent’s economies. In this conversation, you’ll learn: 🚀 What caused Rebecca to pursue an impact business in a sector and market she had almost no experience in, and what she had to learn the hard way? 🚀 Why Rebecca doesn't think she has a particular superpower - what she says is important instead - and a helpful reframe of the topic by Richard 🚀 Rebecca's three hard-won tips on building an effective middle management, even in a hierarchical culture where often the assumption is that "obedience" is more required than "ownership “. Tune into the Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast (or find it on YouTube) for more insights. 🚀 Want to 10X your financials, 10X your positive impact and 10X your fun? Join 17000+ and learn the secrets of exponential impact from top CEOs: https://lnkd.in/eKJG-W46

Reinventing your success formula

It’s not busyness. It’s the Infinity Trap

🚀 How can you build a business that is genuinely global on day one? Today Richard speaks with Fred PLAIS, co-founder and CEO of Platform.sh, a leading, VC funded Platform-as-a-service for building, running and scaling web applications. In this episode we explore a remote-first culture well ahead of its time, and how a blend of in-person and virtual interactions drives creativity and efficiency within the team Platform.sh team. Fred dives into the intricacies of their global hiring strategy, the evolving landscape of remote work post-pandemic, and shares pivotal insights on maintaining a high-performance culture. In this conversation, you’ll learn: 💥 The critical early decisions that enabled the business to go global from day 1 💥 Why Platform.sh limits employment to only 12 countries, despite being 100% remote 💥 The process innovations that have allowed Platform.sh to successfully operate a remote-first culture 💥 The big mistake Fred made when needing to accelerate profitability... and what happened --- Tune into the Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast (or find it on YouTube) for more insights. 🚀 Want to 10X your financials, 10X your positive impact and 10X your fun? Join 17000+ and learn the secrets of exponential impact from top CEOs: https://lnkd.in/eKJG-W46

A LOVE SONG FOR ....? For years you have laboured, Bending the bars of your cage, And pushing the walls that restrict, Carrying a hundred, a thousand people on your back Defeating the Wild beasts And placating the gods above You've always been drawn to the sky Yet the dirt and rock under your foot is all you've ever known So, open your eyes. This is not a cage, but a fence Run. Dare to fall and you will fly Breaking through the constraints And the reality you thought you knew. Fly over the lake Look down See your true reflection Not a caged lion But a mighty dragon Weaving your magic to remodel kingdoms Soaring to higher levels Drawn by the chorus of your true family Your voices raising as one. Breathe fire. Do good. Change the world. Are you ready to rise? (head to the link in the comments) --- 🚀 Want to go deeper on this? Join thousands of other mission-driven leaders and get the inside scoop in my newsletter. Link in profile. #leadership #business #success

Secrets of scaling, from CEOs of the fastest-growing businesses around

Is it really possible to gain 5 to 10 extra hours each week for strategic work—or even just for fun—without feeling pressured or sacrificing time with your family? Absolutely. But the real magic isn't just about finding more time. It's about redesigning your schedule to maximize the impact of every hour. Just the other day, I worked with Rachel, a leader overwhelmed by operational responsibilities. Her plate was full: team demands, CEO expectations, peer requests. Strategic projects felt like a distant dream, and she couldn’t fathom creating time without sacrificing her personal life. In just 60 minutes, we transformed her schedule: ✅ Carved out 5 hours for her most important work. ✅ Streamlined or delegated tasks that seemed "essential." ✅ Designed a weekly rhythm aligned with her energy levels for maximum focus. This is the power of the Freedom Calendar. It’s a game-changer—not just in uncovering hours but in transforming how leaders think about time. One client, a managing director, freed up an entire day each week and used that time to make some of the boldest strategic moves of his career. The counterintuitive truth? Scarcity boosts impact. When you stop filling every moment with “just one more” meeting, your focus and effectiveness soar. By limiting your time for meetings, their value—and yours—skyrockets. 💡 Want to create your own Freedom Calendar? Join our next Impact Multiplier Lab on the 21st November and reclaim your time and impact. 🚀 DM for the details. --- If you like this please ♻️ repost to add value to your network. 🚀 Want to 10X your financials, 10X your positive impact and 10X your fun? Learn the secrets of top CEOs in my daily newsletter (link in profile) hashtag#business hashtag#success hashtag#entrepreneurship