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007: Wartime Vs Peacetime CEO

What does it take to be a peacetime leader? A wartime leader? And when is each role effective for your business?

Every company right now is in the wartime season. A lot of fear is caused by the uncertainty out there. But a wartime leader doesn’t necessarily have to hustle until they burnout along with their teams.

In this episode, we learn the difference between wartime and peacetime leaders, how to respond during this wartime, and understand what to respond to in order to avoid burnout.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL FIND OUT…

  • The difference between wartime CEO and peacetime CEO (2:55)
  • When should we rally the troops (4:30)
  • Collective fear (6:40)
  • How have you been showing up? (6:52)
  • Hustle and being at ease depends on where you are in your business journey (10:30)
  • Decision-making during wartime vs peacetime (12:40)
  • Decision fatigue (14:22)
  • Energy management (14:50)
  • Wartime CEO does not equal 80-hour workweek (18:37)
  • Balancing the urgent important and the urgent non-important (19:50)
  • How to balance Wartime vs Peacetime as leaders (20:40)
  • Being the custodian of strategy (24:51)
  • Hustle FOMO (31:11)
  • Time and energy management of wartime CEO vs peacetime CEO (33:44)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
ABCDE Method for Setting Priorities by Brian Tracy

WHERE YOU CAN FIND US

CARL TAYLOR
Automation Agency
CarlTaylor.com.au
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PETER MORIARTY
iTGenius
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006: The 6-month CEO Holiday

The CEO is an integral member of any business. Top management decisions and overall operations fall on the shoulders of this person and we may think that the business may not be able to operate well without them.

But what if the CEO needs to step out of the business for a while? Could the business still run smoothly without them? 

For this week’s episode, Carl and Peter talk about the role of a CEO and how the business can thrive, even if the CEO needs to step away for a while. 

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL FIND OUT…

  • What tasks should a CEO do? (7:20)
  • The value of the CEO (9:55)
  • Strategic direction by the CEO (12:29)
  • Key differences between a leader and an investor (13:08)
  • Empowering and backing up your team in decision-making (19:00)
  • The reality of the CEO’s finances (19:50)
  • Handling customer feedback while away from the business (25:05)
  • Should you be always available to your customers? (29:16)
  • Responding vs the architecture of good customer service (30:30)
  • Keys to having more time and freedom as a CEO (32:01)

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
The Great Game Of Business by Jack Stack 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND US

CARL TAYLOR
Automation Agency
CarlTaylor.com.au
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PETER MORIARTY
iTGenius
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