Ep 77 – Dr. Gary McGrath, CEO at Statarius –From Toxic to Terrific: Turning bad bosses into great leaders

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Brace Yourself! Dr. Gary McGrath, leadership guru, gets rid of bad bosses. In this continuation episode of 97% Effective, Michael and Dr. Gary walk through how he coaches a bad boss and all the stakeholders around them: their reports, peers, and even the boss of the bad boss. If you have a bad leader working for you, next to you, above you – or want to ensure you don't become one, then listen in. A coach consultant, Dr. Gary is the CEO of Statarius, a leadership development firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

•  If humility is such an important leadership trait, why are most leaders anything but?
• Dr. Gary on “the invisibility of leadership”: The public persona of a CEO vs the real human you don’t see behind the scenes
• Are horrible geniuses a model?
• Leadership as a responsibility, not a position
• What Dr Gary means when he says “I get rid of bad bosses”
• Are you happy as a manager or leader?
• Coaching the bad boss who thinks they are great: 360s and other techniques to uncover blind spots
• When the CEO brings in a Coach to work with a troubled employee: Are they avoiding doing their job?
• How waiting to make people decisions can harm the entire organization
• The important 3-way conversation: “The Coach is here to coach you up -- or out”
• Write your mission statement and then ask yourself if you are in the right job
• Should a coach give advice? Be clear on the type of coach you are – or need
• Dr. Gary on being “kind but not gentle” and how he channels Mrs. Doubtfire
• Coaching the peers who have to work with the bad boss
• Relationship Building 101: “I don’t like this man very much.. I need to get to know him better.”
• 3 key relationships and how to use them: Coaches, mentors and sponsors
• Go have lunch and ask, “How can we win together?”
• Coaching the direct report who works for the bad boss
• Know the difference: Are you suffering or struggling?
• How to better assess which people should be developed into leaders
• Counterintuitive insight: Why promoting average people, not superstars, is a better approach
• Reaching Dr Gary and his Statarians

BIO AND LINKS:

Dr. Gary McGrath is the CEO of Statarius, a leadership development firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. After serving as an officer in the U. S. Army, he went on to a 40-year business career in manufacturing, information technology, and marketing with Fortune 500 companies and technology startups. Dr. Gary is the author of the CEO’s Journey: The Seven Steps of Intentional Leadership. He holds degrees in engineering from the University of Connecticut and a doctorate of business administration in marketing and leadership from Nova Southeastern University.

• Dr. Gary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drgarymcgrath/
• Statarius: https://statarius.com (or call them at +1 919-632-3235)
• Reach Dr. Gary vs email: gary [at] statarius.com
• His Book: The 7 Steps of Intentional Leadership: https://statarius.com/resources/
• Dr. Gary interviews Michael, on Leading from the Front: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5cB4BNrYcSRuOiNU9Udtmq?si=28c8741cfb75428d
• Michael’s Book, Get Promoted: https://tinyurl.com/453txk74

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