More Than A Meeting

Why Strategy Fails Before Execution Begins

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0100

Strategy often fails long before execution starts.

In this episode, Les argues that a strategy deck is not clarity, a town hall is not ownership and agreement is not readiness. Real strategy begins when the SLT can answer where the business is going, why it matters, what must change and what will stop. Without trade-offs at the top, the organisation carries the contradictions later.

For leadership teams who want strategy to become action, not just communication.

#StrategicExecution #SLTAlignment #BusinessStrategy #LeadershipSystems #CEOLeadership

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The Accountability Gap at the Top

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0100

Your SLT may hold everyone else to account, but who holds the SLT to account?

Les explores why accountability often weakens at the most senior level. Polite avoidance, blurred ownership and CEO dependency can stop a leadership team from becoming truly accountable to each other. The episode offers practical steps including clear commitments, visible promises, peer challenge and team measurement.

A must-listen for CEOs who want accountability to become cultural, not just managerial.

#Accountability #SLTPerformance #PromiseCulture #CEOLeadership #LeadershipTeam

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How to Build a Senior Leadership Team That Scales

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0100

A senior leadership team does not scale by accident. It has to be designed.

In this episode, Les sets out the building blocks of a scalable SLT: purpose, roles, decision rights, rhythm, behaviour and measurement. A strong SLT is not just a group of capable people with senior titles, it is the operating system of the business.

For CEOs and MDs who want less dependency, better decisions and a leadership team that makes growth feel lighter.

#SeniorLeadershipTeam #ScaleUpBusiness #LeadershipDesign #SLTPerformance #BusinessSystems

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The Hidden Cost of SLT Drift

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0100

SLT drift rarely looks dramatic, but it quietly leaks value.

Les explains how small misalignments at the top create commercial drag across the business. Decisions get reopened, priorities get interpreted differently and the CEO has to repeat the same message again and again. Over time, this affects pace, margin, confidence and valuation.

This episode helps CEOs spot where their leadership team is drifting and how to treat it as a measurable performance leak.

#SLTDrift #LeadershipAlignment #CEOLeadership #BusinessValuation #LeadershipPerformance

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From Founder to Scale-Up CEO

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:15:00 +0100

The habits that built the business can become the habits that hold it back.

This episode explores the difficult shift from founder-led momentum to scale-up leadership. Les explains why letting go is not stepping back, it is stepping up into a different role. The founder moves from engine to architect, building decision rights, leadership rhythm and a senior team that can carry the business forward.

For founders ready to grow beyond personal effort and build a business that can scale.

#FounderToCEO #ScaleUpLeadership #BusinessGrowth #LeadershipSystems #SeniorLeadershipTeam

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Why Your SLT Is Busy but Not Actually Leading

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:15:00 +0100

Busyness can look impressive, but it can also hide the absence of leadership.

Les unpacks the difference between activity and enterprise leadership. A senior leadership team may be working hard, attending meetings and managing functions well, yet still leave the CEO joining all the dots. This episode challenges SLTs to move beyond updates and ask what the business really needs from them now.

Essential listening for scale-up CEOs who want pace, ownership and better decisions at the top.

#SLTPerformance #EnterpriseLeadership #ScaleUpCEO #LeadershipTeam #BusinessScaling

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The Leadership Meeting Illusion

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:15:00 +0100

Your SLT meeting may look productive, but is it actually leading the business?

In this episode, Les explores why many senior leadership team meetings become polished reporting sessions rather than true leadership forums. The real test is simple: what changed because you met? If decisions are not made, ownership is not clarified and the CEO still carries the business alone, the meeting needs a stronger purpose.

A practical episode for CEOs and MDs who want their SLT meetings to create clarity, accountability and enterprise leadership.

#SeniorLeadershipTeam #SLTMeetings #CEOLeadership #LeadershipSystems #BusinessGrowth

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TRAILER

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:15:00 +0100

Most growing businesses don’t have a people problem. They have a leadership system problem.

Welcome to More Than A Meeting, the podcast for CEOs, MDs, founders and senior leaders who know the real work starts at the top. Hosted by Les Murray, this show explores how senior leadership teams make decisions, hold each other to account, translate strategy into action and scale without everything depending on one person.

Expect practical insight on SLT performance, leadership systems, accountability, decision-making, founder transition, strategy execution and building enterprise leadership teams that genuinely work.

For leaders of growing businesses who want clarity, pace and collective ownership.

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