Talking, Listening and Laughing with Martyn Clark

Martyn Clark is the CEO of Gadfly Consulting and author of the new book, “Love Incorporated.” In this fun and exhilarating conversation you can learn about: How Martyn had to reframe his mind and his life following a debilitating illness. Adversity in his early life became foundations for success in his career. Why laughing helps your employees become more addicted to your organization. How incorporating “love” into your business creates more purpose and meaning. Join our Tribe at https://leadership-hacker.com Music: " Upbeat Party " by Scott Holmes courtesy of the Free Music Archive FMA Transcript: Thanks to Jermaine Pinto at JRP Transcribing for being our Partner. Contact Jermaine via LinkedIn or via his site JRP Transcribing Services Find out more about Martyn below: Martyn on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martynclark/ Gadfly Website: http://gadflyconsulting.com Martyn’s site: http://www.martynclark.com Martyn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/martynclark Full Transcript Below ----more---- Steve Rush: Some call me Steve, dad, husband or friend. Others might call me boss, coach or mentor. Today you can call me The Leadership Hacker.   Thanks for listening in. I really appreciate it. My job as the leadership hacker is to hack into the minds, experiences, habits and learning of great leaders, C-Suite executives, authors and development experts so that I can assist you developing your understanding and awareness of leadership. I am Steve Rush and I am your host today. I am the author of Leadership Cake. I am a transformation consultant and leadership coach. I cannot wait to start sharing all things leadership with you   Martyn Clark is a special guest on today's show. He's a CEO of Gadfly Consulting and author of the new book Love Incorporated: The Future of Business, but before we get a chance to speak with Martyn, it's The Leadership Hacker News. The Leadership Hacker News Steve Rush: Throughout the world there are a number of football or soccer tournaments happening. You have Copa America, and of course you have the Euros. Some of the world's biggest and most influential players and managers come together to showcase their skills and capabilities. So, I wanted to explore what can we learn from some of the best football and soccer managers in the world? Jose Mourinho is one of the best and most successful managers of his time. He has a theory of aligning personal ambition to team objectives. He offers each payer a deal. If they commit to his philosophy, which will bring them success as a team, he'll do everything in his power to make sure he brings success to the individual. So, by aligning the individual ambition to the team's objectives, Jose Mourinho creates a clear line of motivation, which enables him to create the ideal environment for team success, which is a combination of high stakes and high belief. Pep Guardiola had conquered every league he's ever led to teams in. At both Barcelona and by Munich, Pep Guardiola didn't in this case buy players into the mission, but into a particular way of playing. Barcelona always had a reputation for their flare and Bayern Munich had a reputation for their domestic success. Yet for both clubs, winning was no longer enough. They had to win a certain style, a certain way, and pep Guardiola focused on why and that why was the enabler articulation so that all the players would get behind and buying into the belief system that was driving passion and energy into football. So, the Y in his belief system established loyalty, trust between the players and the manager. Claudio Ranieri has managed clubs in the U.S. as well as across Europe. But whilst as manager of Leicester City in the UK Premier League, he achieved the seemingly impossible by winning the premier league in a league that's traditionally dominated by money. Leicester City wage bill was a snippet of the other teams around them. And what Claudio Ranieri area achieved was to make each player play with a leve