Episode 64

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7th Oct 2026

The Six Types of Leadership Development, and Which One Your Team Actually Needs

The manager everyone thinks is incompetent probably isn't. She just never got trained.

82% of UK managers are what's called accidental managers, promoted without ever getting the skills or training to actually do the job…so what do you do about it?

You’ll learn everything you need to know about leadership training & development for your team including;

- Why what looks like incompetence in a struggling manager is almost always a training gap instead, and how that one reframe changes the entire conversation you need to have with them

- The six main ways to invest in leadership development, what problem each one actually solves, and how to know which one your team needs right now

- Why the old week-away training model barely works, and what the research actually says you need instead to get people to change their behavior and keep it

- How to build the business case that gets your leadership training budget approved, by tying it directly to a business objective the person signing off on it already cares about

- The one leadership myth from your MBA that's wrong, and why what looks like the Peter Principle is actually just leaders never getting the training they needed to succeed at the next level

YOUR CHALLENGE:

This week, figure out what leadership development you, your team, or your organization actually needs, check whether it is already in next year's plan, and if it is not, start building the case for how it gets there.

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About the Podcast

Leadership Mindset 2.0
Transform From Tactical Doer to Strategic Leader: The Psychology of Scaling for Executives & Entrepreneurs
Leadership Mindset 2.0 is the definitive playbook for executives and entrepreneurs ready to break free from the "Doer Trap" and scale their business using psychology and strategy.

Host R. Michael Anderson has scaled multiple software companies to the Inc. 5000 list and was named Social Entrepreneur of the Year. Now, as a 2x Executive Coach of the Year, he uses that experience to help high-performers transform from Tactical Operators into Strategic Leaders.

In this podcast, Michael blends cutting-edge neuroscience, emotional intelligence (EQ), and battle-tested business strategy to help you overcome burnout, imposter syndrome, and the "Leadership Incompetence Trap" so you can lead with clarity and confidence.

Two New Episodes Every Week which include a mix of:
• Strategy: Neuroscience frameworks & leadership tactics to start your week.
• Mentorship: Live Q&A and specific answers to your leadership challenges.
• Coaching: A fly-on-the-wall look at real, unscripted executive coaching sessions as Michael helps leaders break through their blind spots live.
• Masterclasses: Listen in as Michael and guests teach valuable leadership and management skills to a real-life audience.

Topics include: The Psychology of Scaling, Burnout Prevention, Strategic Planning, Executive Coaching, and Emotional Intelligence.

About your host

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R. Michael Anderson

R. Michael Anderson, MBA, MA has a striking combination that creates truly impactful transformation in leaders – he has the real-life business success of founding, scaling and exiting three software companies, plus the educational background of a Masters Degree in Psychology.



This combination gives him the unique ability to connect to other leaders as a peer, then teaches evidence-based leadership skills that genuinely drive behaviour and performance.