Leadership Beyond the Theory

Arming you with the capability to drive results and accelerate your career

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What would it mean for you as a leader, if you had the capability, the will and the confidence to deal with any challenge that comes your way?

This program could be the game changer for your career progression, job satisfaction and, ultimately, your financial security.

I've taken my 30+ years of practical leadership experience and created this program based on my tried and tested strategies; The 7 Pillars of High Performance Leadership unlock the secrets of exceptional leadership.

I left my role as CEO of a multi-billion dollar business because I want to improve the quality of leaders globally - starting with you.

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What's the program all about?

Leadership Beyond the Theory is Your CEO Mentor's flagship 7-week leadership program, designed to produce confident leaders who stand out from the pack.

The program is built upon Marty's 7 Pillars of High Performance Leadership, and is delivered through a series of short interactive video-based lessons, each week a different module challenging your thinking and behaviours.

The concepts are deceptively simple, but incredibly powerful, driven from the experience of a successful CEO.

Each lesson delivers practical insights that will unlock your potential and exponentially increase your leadership effectiveness.

From here, the results flow, and so do the rewards.

Our 97% student completion rate demonstrates both the value and the manageability of this 7-week program.

What our past students say

DENNIS MULHERIN

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LUTHERAN EDUCATION QUEENSLAND

"I don’t think there is anything else like Leadership Beyond the Theory on the market. You look out there and there’s not a lot of simple, practical, online leadership education of this quality to be found. I think you’ve found a real niche.”

VAHID POURGHADIRI

HEAD OF LIDDELL POWER STATION, AGL ENERGY

“Leadership Beyond the Theory gave me the tools I needed to pitch myself to the next level. I used them, and it worked.”

KATE BADDELEY

MANAGING CONSULTANT (PUBLIC RELATIONS), GROUND

"I'm already finding it incredibly beneficial to my career as I step into a new leadership role. It's boosted my confidence and given me simple, easy to understand concepts that I can apply daily. Now I know how to get the best out of my team."

ROGER MENTHA

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY, FIRE AND RESCUE NSW

“I actually got a hell of a lot out of the program. For someone who is at the same level as me considering the program, I’d say 100% do it.”

RADU LEONTE

DIRECTOR, SECUREWORKS SECURITY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE ROMANIA

"What really resonated with me was the fact that Marty has been in the trenches as a CEO. There are plenty of books and programs written by people who are just full of theory but they’ve never actually practiced this job and they don’t have real world experience.”

KERRYN SIMPFENDORFER

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, LUTHERAN EDUCATION QLD

“I would definitely recommend people in the same team or organisation going through the program together. Now we have this new language that we are using with each other every day, and that’s going to help us to change our behaviours.”

JORDAN BIGLIN

PROJECT MINE GEOLOGIST, NORTHERN STAR RESOURCES

"The program is definitely worth doing. It’s given me confidence, knowledge of the corporate world, and a lot of tools to use, so I’ll definitely be going back to the lessons and resources regularly throughout my career.”

DANNY HOVEY

HIGH PERFORMANCE CULTURE AND LEADERSHIP PROFESSIONAL

"If you want a tactical value return, put a handful of your leaders through LBT. But I can guarantee you, if you were able to institutionalise the program, you would create a highly constructive culture, which would deliver immense value to any organisation.”

DAMIEN BOCK

DEVELOPMENT MANAGER (REAL ESTATE), AURIZON

"The program didn’t just change my view on leadership, it gave me a suite of practical tools and an awareness of core concepts that I can now use to build my career and personal leadership style.”

JANE FRANK

MANAGER OF STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, CITEC

"What I found most valuable was being able to download Marty’s brain and listen to his inner workings as a successful CEO - I mean when would you ever get hours and hours of access to someone of his level & credibility teaching you their leadership secrets?”

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Our three step process

If you complete all three steps each week, we guarantee that you will boost your leadership skills

Watch the videos

Each week for seven weeks, you will gain access to a new module that consists of easy-to-follow videos with accompanying worksheets and resources. We recommend allowing 30 minutes each day. This will allow time to reflect on the content, and integrate the techniques into your existing leadership repertoire.
Build your network

Exchange ideas and have discussions on best practice with your cohort in a private Leadership Beyond the Theory LinkedIn group. It is here that we will post Q&A videos, as well as extra resources that are required throughout the program.
Live Q&A with Marty

Every Sunday (different sessions will run depending on your time zone) you will have live access to Marty through a Q&A video conference, where you will be able to further consolidate your learning of each module. While these sessions aren't compulsory, we highly recommend that you take advantage of this opportunity.

Course curriculum

1

Welcome to the program
- How to get the most out of this program
- A message from Marty
- Before we begin
2

Deliver Value
- Introduction to Deliver Value
- How to define value
- Extra Resource: The Four Key Value Questions
- Activity Vs. Value
- Extra Resource: Driving Value, Not Just Activity
- Simplicity and Focus
- Extra Resource: The Six Rules for Simplicity and Focus
- Better, Faster, Cheaper
- Extra Resource: Creating a Continuous Improvement Culture
- Building it into your team's DNA
- Extra Resource: Sample Performance Standard
- A quick note on the reflection questions...
- Weekly Reflection Questions
- So, what did you learn in Module 1?
- Module 1 Webinar REPLAY
3

Handle Conflict
- Introduction to Handle Conflict
- The #1 Career Killer
- Extra Resource: Daily Reflection Questions
- Extra Resource: Challenge, Coach, Confront
- Winning Trust
- Extra Resource: Things that create trust
- The Psychology of Feedback
- Extra Resource: The 5 Lenses of Feedback
- Difficult Conversations
- Extra Resource: Elements of a great feedback conversation
- Extra Resource: Sample feedback conversation script
- Extra Resource: Feedback conversation review template
- Conflict in Negotiations
- Extra Resource: Replacing negative emotions with curiosity
- Weekly Reflection Questions
- So, what did you learn in Module 2?
- Module 2 Webinar REPLAY
- Follow Up Questions from Module 2 Webinar
4

Build Resilience
- Introduction to Build Resilience
- What is Resilience?
- Extra Resource: Increasing your 'Apparent IQ'
- Identifying a Problem
- Extra Resource: Reflection after stress and adversity
- Control, Influence, and the Cold Hard Facts
- Extra Resource: Control, Influence, and the Cold Hard Facts Worksheet
- Developing Perspective
- Extra Resource: Questions to develop perspective
- Grace Under Pressure
- Extra Resource: Some useful links
- Weekly Reflection Questions
- So, what did you learn in Module 3?
- Module 3 Webinar REPLAY
5

Work at Level
- Introduction to Work at Level
- The Job at Every Level is Different
- Extra Resource: Transitioning to a new level
- Becoming a Professional Leader
- Extra Resource: Depth and breadth at level
- Leave a Level, Leave a Comfort Zone
- Extra Resource: Knowing your strengths
- Don't Dip Down
- Extra Resource: Dealing with a micromanaging boss
- Be Promotable
- Extra Resource: Key tips for being promotable
- Weekly Reflection Questions
- So, what did you learn in Module 4?
- Module 4 Webinar REPLAY
6

Master Ambiguity
- Introduction to Master Ambiguity
- The Job of a Leader
- Extra Resource: Making it clear for your people
- The Dark Side of Ambiguity
- Extra Resource: The decision making discipline
- No Regrets Moves
- Extra Resource: Finding 'no regrets' moves
- Using Ambiguity to Your Advantage
- Extra Resource: Ambiguity as a competitive advantage
- Communicating Through Ambiguity
- Extra Resource: Structuring communication in an ambiguous environment
- Weekly Reflection Questions
- So, what did you learn in Module 5?
- Module 5 Webinar REPLAY
7

Drive Accountability
- Introduction to Drive Accountability
- Your Success Depends on This
- Extra Resource: Your Success Depends on This
- One Head to Pat, One Ass to Kick
- Extra Resource: Assigning Accountability Worksheet
- The Role of Empowerment
- Extra Resource: Rules of Thumb for Empowering your People
- Accountability in Matrix Organisations
- Extra Resource: Functional vs. Business Unit Structures
- Avoiding Micromanagement
- Extra Resource: Avoiding Micromanagement
- Eat Your Own Dog Food
- Extra Resource: Eating your Accountability Dog Food
- Weekly Reflection Questions
- So, what did you learn in Module 6?
- Module 6 Webinar REPLAY
8

Make Great Decisions
- Introduction to Make Great Decisions
- What Makes a Great Decision?
- Extra Resource: Elements of a Great Decision
- Speed or Accuracy?
- Extra Resource: Decision Tracking Template
- What's Real, and What's Just Noise?
- Extra Resource: Eliminating Noise from your Decisions
- Getting the Most From Your People
- Extra Resource: Unlocking Your People's Potential
- Communicating a Major Decision
- Extra Resource: Communicating Decisions by Storytelling
- Weekly Reflection Questions
- So, what did you learn in Module 7?
- Module 7 Webinar REPLAY
9

Next steps
- End of program survey...doing this would help us a lot!
- Congratulations! Here's what's next...
10

BONUS CONTENT
- July 2019 Creating a High Performance Culture Webinar Replay
- November 2019 Surprise LBT Webinar Replay

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Taking this program will enable you to:

Identify and stop non-value adding activities, providing strategies to deliver value both personally and through your team
Become a master at handling conflict by learning Marty's tried and tested methods, enabling you to confidently and comfortably have tough conversations when they inevitably present themselves
Build resilience using Marty's strategies to develop perspective, and learn how to acquire 'grace under pressure'
Transition from a technical role to a leadership role with confidence, helping you work your way through the challenges of leaving your comfort zone and making you the most promotable person in the office
Learn to use ambiguity to your advantage, while giving you the confidence to chart a course through ambiguity with ‘no regrets moves’
Empower your people in even the most complex of organisations through clear accountability, and eliminate micromanagement to enable them to perform at their best
Make decisions with confidence by using Marty’s strategies that keep your organisation moving forward and completely avoid analysis paralysis
Learn how to get the most from your people in decision making, and how to communicate major decisions

Is this program for me?

You aspire to be the best

Despite the long hours, professional development and years of experience, many leaders know that they aren't yet performing at their peak. This program unlocks latent leadership potential.
You are lacking confidence

When career-defining outcomes are achieved, your confidence will grow quickly. Nothing builds confidence faster than seeing results, and this program is designed specifically to help you deliver results, fast!
You don't feel in control

If you don't feel as though you have control of your team and the results they produce, this program will help you take control and establish your brand as the leader who always delivers, and the boss who everyone wants to work for.

Strategising with confidence

Martin Bishop, Chief Operating Officer

"The most powerful benefit of Leadership Beyond the Theory is that I genuinely feel more confident to implement the leadership strategy that I believe is best for my team and the organisation."

Immediate implementation

Luke Schoff, Principal

"To sum it up, it just hit the spot for me. I’m halfway through my masters, and I do love theory, but this program was really practical, and that’s exactly what I needed. It gave me practical strategies that I could take and apply immediately."

Invaluable knowledge

Gavin Brady, Executive General Manager

"Martin picks up where the theory and models of my MBA left off by providing the context, real life examples and tailored strategies to deal with the decision or issue at hand."

Real, No BS Insights

Seth Rodgers, GM Strategic Projects

"Marty's extensive C-level experience helped to pull back the iron curtain on the inner workings of the executive team and the board. This insight was not company lines but real, no BS insight into how senior people work with each other. These insights significantly accelerated my career by knowing how to deftly navigate extremely complex situations."

Confidence building

Owen Hanson, Project Manager and Business Consultant

"Martin’s mentoring provided me with fresh perspectives, helped me unlock my passion through self-awareness and gave me the confidence to be an authentic leader and trusted advisor."

Creates clarity

Shane Royle, General Manager

A fresh, no bullsh!t approach to developing your leadership style delivered by an experienced, successful leader. Marty brings relevance and clarity to business related issues that go beyond the text to ensure you hold both yourself and your people to account and deliver results.

Your teacher

From university drop out to CEO of a multi-billion dollar business, Marty forged a successful 30+ year career working for a range of blue-chip companies across multiple industries. He demonstrated career agility before it was trendy, holding senior executive roles in Sales and Marketing, Finance, Strategy, and IT.

Best known as the CEO who turned around CS Energy, he led his team to implement sustainable culture change, driving earnings growth from $18m to $441m, a compound annual growth rate of 125%.

Marty has stepped out of his corporate CEO role to focus on his passion project, Your CEO Mentor, where his purpose is to improve the quality of leaders globally. A strong believer in the adage that "leadership drives culture; culture drives performance", Marty is committed to helping organisations deliver real value uplift through improving leadership capability, and unlocking the latent potential of the workforce.

A life-long learner with insatiable curiosity, Marty holds an MBA from the QUT Graduate School of Business, and is a graduate of Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.