About this episode

In this episode, Ben Morton discusses how to prioritize leadership amidst a busy schedule and avoid the trap of leading only in spare time.

In the last episode, we explored the crucial balance between leadership and management,  and why it’s never a case of choosing one over the other.  If you missed it, you can find it  here .  In today’s episode, I’m building on that idea by tackling one of the most common and damaging traps I see leaders fall into… Leading In Your Spare Time, or as I call it,  LIYST .  It’s what happens when you get so bogged down in doing and managing that leadership only happens if there’s time left over.  But let’s be honest - there’s never time left over.  This episode will help you change that.  In this episode, you’ll learn:   Why leadership must be intentional, not incidental  The  Leadership Equaliser  model - and how to use it  How to rebalance your efforts between doing, managing and leading  The 3-part strategy:  Ditch, Delegate and Do   Simple ways to free up time so you can lead with purpose  If you’ve ever felt like you’re constantly firefighting, always busy, but…

People in this episode

Host: Ben Morton

Topics covered

• leadership
• management
• time management
• intentional leadership
• work-life balance

Keywords

• leadership
• management
• time management
• intentional leadership
• Ditch Delegate Do
• Leadership Equaliser
• firefighting
• proactive leadership

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