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Since departing Deloitte to go it alone and run my own company, there are a myriad of things that I have to focus on to build the business. These are certainly not unique to my company and, consequently, I hope that many of the things I say in this episode will be useful tips for anyone else stepping out from a private or public sector company and starting to build their own business.

It has certainly not all been easy or straightforward but I love the freedom that being my own boss gives me and I certainly wouldn't want to change it now. That said, I don't shy away from the challenges, and my intention with this episode is to share some of those as I have done all along with the personal stories I have shared on the show.

I really hope you enjoy the episode. This is one where I would definitely be interested in your own thoughts and experiences, especially if you have any alternative thoughts to my own.

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It was a real delight to interview Maria Franzoni for the show. Charismatic and lively, Maria is full of great ideas and thoughts that made this a really interesting episode. She has been in the speaking industry for much of her working life but she has prior experience as well and she draws on that extensively during our discussion.

Within the speaking world, Maria has worked with many household names, initially as a booking agent / agency owner, and now as a mentor and coach, helping speakers to improve their businesses. She has written an outstanding book, "The Bookability Formula" that is a must read for anyone who is interested in professional speaking in any capacity.

Maria certainly doesn't hold back in this episode; she is very open about a wide range of issues, including some deeply personal ones and I found it a fascinating conversation. I hope you enjoy it too - please do let me know once you have had a watch!

Footnote: During the recording, Maria mentions Ravi Rajani but not by his full name so we wanted to credit him here for completeness.

You can find Maria here:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariafranzoni/

Website: https://www.mariafranzoni.me/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheMariaFranzoni or https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpeakingBusiness

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It might be a personal view, but I believe that integrity and trust and two of the most important leadership traits and both are sine qua non for any good leader to have.

Sadly, however, we all too often see leaders in pivotal positions who seem to have forgotten the importance of demonstrating integrity, building trust with those that work with them, and trusting those same people to do their very best for the team as a whole.

I use political leadership as an example of where I believe this is going wrong, but I do not cite any particular individuals as I don't believe that would be helpful. The problem is certainly not unique to politicians though; there are plenty of leaders across all walks of life who fail to demonstrate adequate integrity or trust.

In this episode, I take a deeper dive into integrity and trust. I look at a couple of really valuable models that help leaders to think about trust in particular: "5 Dysfunctions of a Team" by Patrick Lencioni, and the Trust Equation by Trusted Advisor Associates.

Hopefully I will also stimulate you to think about your own "score" in these areas - passing the "look in the mirror" test is something every leaders should be able to do on a routine basis - when did you last do yours?

I really hope you enjoy the episode and, as ever, I would really appreciate your feedback. This is an area that is too important for us to ignore!

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