E11 - Becoming the Leader in You - Matt Brown - Leadership and Failure to Help Others Succeed

In this slightly extended episode of the Becoming the Leader in You podcast, I’m joined by Matt Brown from www.DevelopYourPeople.co.uk for a very honest conversation about leadership, management, workplace behaviour, and the reality many employees experience under poor leadership.This was one of those conversations that could easily have gone on for hours.We explored the behaviours that quietly destroy trust within teams. The managers who stop people progressing because they feel threatened. Leaders who avoid developing others because they worry someone might eventually outperform them. And the long-term damage poor leadership creates across businesses, culture, morale, confidence, retention, and performance.How many people leave companies because of poor leadership rather than the actual job?We also discussed the strange reality that many managers are promoted into leadership roles with little or no actual leadership training. People are expected to manage performance, difficult conversations, conflict, wellbeing, motivation, accountability and culture… often without ever being shown how.Matt shared practical insights from his experience designing and delivering leadership programmes, helping organisations move away from reactive management and towards stronger, healthier leadership cultures.We discussed:• The behaviours of poor leadership and toxic management• Why some leaders stop others from succeeding• Fear, insecurity and ego within management roles• The long-term impact of poor leadership on teams• Why technical ability does not automatically create good leaders• The lack of leadership training in many organisations• Building confidence in first line and middle managers• Leadership accountability and self-awareness• The importance of developing people properly• Why leadership is a responsibility, not a titleIf you are a manager, aspiring leader, business owner or someone who has experienced poor leadership first hand, this conversation will probably resonate with you.If you would like to contact Matt for support and help with your organisation, his details are:[email protected] you would like to contact us for any training, facilitation or consultative support, contact us at:[email protected]#Leadership #Management #LeadershipDevelopment #PeopleManagement #LearningAndDevelopment #WorkplaceCulture #LeadershipTraining #ManagementSkills #BusinessLeadership #Coaching #EmployeeEngagement #LeadershipPodcast