In this episode, we explore the critical concept of 'headroom' for CEOs.

Discover why maintaining time, energy, and capital reserves is essential for seizing unexpected opportunities, from mergers and acquisitions to market shifts.

Learn how the best leaders design margin into their strategies to stay agile and responsive.

Share your thoughts on creating 20% headroom in your business and why it matters.

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Designing Freedom into Your Success: Strategic Path Planning for CEOs

In this episode, we explore the concept that freedom is not a consequence of success, but something to design into it. Termed as 'strategic path design,' the script discusses the importance of building structural flexibility and creating options long before they are needed.

Real-world examples from Netflix, Adobe, and Apple illustrate the proactive planning that enables flexibility and freedom.

The episode outlines three key steps for CEOs: building structural flexibility, reserving strategic margin, and developing personal range.

The goal is to prepare for future opportunities and changes to maintain both business and personal freedom. Tune in to learn how to intentionally design flexibility into your success.

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The question isn’t whether AI can do the work. It’s whether you can redesign the work around AI.

Did you know?
👉 McKinsey (2024): 60% of AI projects fail to scale beyond pilot stage.
👉 MIT Sloan: Companies that reorganise workflows around AI see 3–5x higher productivity than those that just deploy tools.
👉 Accenture: Only 8% of companies capture ‘transformational’ value from AI. Most stay stuck in incrementalism.
👉 Gartner: 80% of AI initiatives stall because of “absence of strategy and ownership.”

Electricity was invisible but revolutionary. AI will be the same until it’s everywhere, and then you’ll just call it “work.”

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The people who get promoted, trusted, and remembered?

They’re not just talented.

They’ve built habits that make them indispensable.

In this video, I break down the 10 habits I see over and over again in the most successful employees, from entry-level to execs.

The ones who stay, get noticed, and move up.

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You’ve just taken the seat. Now what?

You’re smart.

You’ve earned your way here.

But no one handed you a playbook for this job.

You’re expected to lead with certainty.

But every decision feels like you’re making it in the dark.

And the pressure? Constant. Quiet. Heavy.

Over the years, I’ve worked with dozens of first-time CEOs.

From high-growth startups to multi-billion exits.

And I’ve seen the same mistakes show up again and again.

They don’t happen because you’re not good enough.

They happen because the CEO role is unlike anything you’ve done before.

In this video, I walk through the 5 most common mistakes I see new CEOs make,

and how to avoid them.

These aren’t ideas from a whiteboard.

They’re lessons pulled from real rooms, real CEOs, and real messes,

the kind that don’t make it into case studies.

If you're in the chair.. or heading there, this one’s for you.

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You’re in a meeting.

You ask a straight question.

You get a… fuzzy answer.

It happens all the time, especially in leadership.

Here’s a lens I’ve found incredibly useful when coaching CEOs:

Are humans evolved for truth… or for survival?

As a CEO, you need truth.

You need to know what’s really going on so you can make the right call.

But most people? They’re wired for survival.

That means:

• Saying what they think you want to hear
• Avoiding conflict or responsibility
• Playing safe, not honest

Especially in tough environments or dysfunctional teams.

Once you see it, you can’t unsee it and you’ll lead very differently.

If you’ve ever walked out of a conversation thinking, “I’m not getting the full picture,” this is for you.

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Is “work-life balance” setting you up to fail?

Here’s the thing: trying to “balance” work and life assumes something is always off.

It’s a constant juggle, and it rarely feels sustainable.

What if the goal isn’t balance… but blend?

What’s one agreement you could make this week to create more clarity and less guilt?

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So how did you do it? How did you get to be a coach to CEOs?

That's the question I get asked the most often.

How did I go from research and design to working with CEOs?

In this video, I share my journey from studying neuroscience to teaching young children, working in user experience, and eventually becoming a coach for CEOs.

I also dig into how my background in psychology, teaching, and strategic consulting shaped my approach to guiding leaders, uncovering challenges, and driving meaningful change.

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I'm mr Joe Leech and I coach CEOs so they and their businesses thrive. I bring 20 years in tech and $20bn in additional revenue.

Here’s how you can take things deeper with me:
I only work with 6 CEOs every year, I have one spot available. If you want to work with me, Start Here: https://forms.gle/QKSi5EybQoqULrj68

Mindset and Skillset Shifts, video playlists for:
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