Make BIG Happen podcast with Mark Moses

After 11 Years With Top CEOs, Here Is What Actually Matters with Steve Sanduski

Make BIG Happen podcast with Mark Moses

Show Notes

Everyone wants the answer.

Very few build the discipline to find it.

In this episode, I sit down with Steve Sanduski, Founder of Belay Advisor and longtime Host of CEO Coaching International podcast. Steve has had 11 years of conversations with some of the most successful CEOs and entrepreneurs in the world.

We unpack what actually drives leadership at the highest level, from the pressure and loneliness of the role to the systems and disciplines that separate those who scale from those who stall. We also explore how the job of a CEO is evolving in real time and what the next decade will demand.

Key Takeaways:

00:00 Introduction 03:30 Leadership is more pressure than most expect 05:45 AI is increasing complexity and decision speed 08:12 Entry-level skill building is being disrupted 12:36 Coachability separates the best leaders 14:48 Great CEOs build teams, not dependence 22:20 Most growth problems are leadership problems 25:00 Culture acts as the operating system 29:38 Resilience defines breakthrough moments 45:37 The next decade will test leadership

Resources Mentioned:

Steve Sanduski https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevesanduski/

Belay Advisor https://www.linkedin.com/company/belay-advisor/

CEO Coaching International | Website https://ceocoachinginternational.com/

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