Leadership Despite Coffee Machine Sabotage
In this episode, Martin le Comte shares insights on leadership, giving and receiving feedback, something he calls "The F Word" and managing difficult people. We talk about our leadership errors, how you can avoid them and how to make people feel special. Key Headlines Never negotiate on behaviour—address issues privately immediately. Know your people—understand their motivations and preferences. Use positive reinforcement and catch people doing things right. Be authentic and consistent in your leadership approach. Create operating principles as team rules to foster culture. Key Words Leadership, Feedback, Team Culture, Difficult People, Management, Leadership Development Martin Le Comte Facilitator, keynote speaker and author of ‘ The ten Golden Rules of Leadership, Martin has over 30 years’ experience of leading and managing teams in both financial services and SME businesses. He is passionate about developing leaders and organisations to effectively motivate, develop, and inspire individuals and teams, valuing practical solutions over theoretical ideals. He has worked with range of global clients in finance, media, FMCG’s, transport and education in USA, Kenya, Australia, Singapore, Armenia and the Netherlands. In the conversation Martin shares his personal experience, both when he got it right, but more importantly when he got it wrong, to help avoid others falling into some of the same traps as he did. Chris Webber I am an author, business performance adviser and former sportsman. My mission is to give everyone the confidence they need to overcome the difficult moments at work. I talk about influence, negotiation, inspiring action and performance culture at work. I deliver 1:1 performance development programmes to executives, leaders and business people who want to raise their own or their team's performance at work. I run training programmes for groups and offer advice for organisations preparing for key moments such as price changes, negotiations and launches. Ways to Stay Informed: ➡️ Follow me on LinkedIn 📚 Buy my book - Get the Elephant Out of the Room. Outsmart Difficult People at Work ✅ For exclusive content behind-the-scenes insight and commentaries, follow my WhatsApp Channel 📧 Receive the Email Newsletter Working with me enables my clients to gain an edge, increase revenue, and drive productivity because the communication skills I teach empower them to build trust, build strong partnerships, and make an impact where competitors fail.
