If someone handed you a blank notebook and asked you the 5 traits you need to be crystal clear about as a successful leader, what would you say?

In this episode, Christian opens the "magic book" to share the five leadership principles he believes separate good managers and leaders from the average, and it can change your trajectory.

We discuss perception, understanding your vulnerabilities, knowing your values, developing commercial awareness and deliberately building relationships over the course of your career. None of these happen by accident, and all of them are within your control.

We then discuss the very tricky world of how we make difficult decisions together, particularly in a marriage.

• Should you take the promotion?
• Move cities?
• Prioritise career progression?
• Spend more time with your children?

How do you weigh money family, ambition, presence, or opportunity?

When you know who you are and what matters most to you, what you actually VALUE, many of life's hardest decisions become much clearer.

In Short:

• The five traits of respected leaders
• Why perception matters
• Identifying and managing your vulnerabilities
• Building values that people can trust
• Commercial awareness and business thinking
• Relationships that shape your career
• The "magic book" framework
• How to make difficult life decisions
• Career versus family
• Money versus integrity
• Parenting and long-term priorities
• Building a decision-making filter
• Why values come before choices

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