Craig Johns – CEO NRG2Perform, active CEO Podcast Host
On this episode of the active CEO Podcast we bring you the first episode of Breaking The CEO Code, where host Craig Johns decodes an aspect of being a high performing leader.
Not only will we bring you some of the world’s most creative, innovative, successful and high performance leaders to you through thought-provoking, engaging and enjoyable conversations on the active CEO Podcast, we are now going to provide you with information, evidence and tips so you can be a high performing leader.
The Breaking The CEO Code episodes will range between 5-10 minutes and will be released once per week.
Craig talks about:
Reflecting on 2019
The negative consequences of being a leader if you don’t manage your wellbeing and performance
6 key phases to Breaking The CEO Code (FOUNDATION, PERFORMANCE, INFLUENCE, LEADERSHIP, TEAM, LEGACY)
Who Breaking The CEO Code is for
This week we released the Breaking The CEO Code whitepaper. It provides an overview of Breaking The CEO Code and showcases the 6 key phases. We also go a little deeper into the 2nd phase PERFORMANCE, where we discuss the 3 P’s of Leadership Performance
#70 – Miles Stewart (Triathlon Australia) A Lifetime Chasing Results Link#69 – Deepthi Bopaiah (GoSports Foundation) – India’s Next Olympic Gold Link #68 – Abraham Kamarck (True Made Foods) – Leadership Lessons From The Sky Link #67 – Liz Volpe (Ambisie) – Dare to Dream Link #66 – Bill Coletti (Kith) – Reputational Resilience & Transformation Link #65 – Todd Greenberg (NRL) More Than A Game Link #64 – Gabrielle Dow (Green Bay Packers) Green Bay Packers Experience Link #63 – Charles Fairlie Unsung Business Heroes Link #62 – Amanda Jacobs (Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron) She Leads With Empathy Link #61 – Mark Turner (Triathlon Scotland) Coaching Saved My Life Link
Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable New Years Day. Our thoughts go out to everyone in Australia affected by the challenging conditions presented by catastrophic fires. It’s a reminder that we cannot take anything for granted and we need to appreciate the small things in life.
In the NRGizer by NRG2Perform January 2020 newsletter we share the top 10 active CEO lessons from 2019, NRG2Perform’s 2020 VISION of FOCUS, being a chief role model, keeping high energy times open, and your health is more important than the job.
We bring you incredible conversations, on the active CEO Podcast, with Todd Greenberg (NRL – National Rugby League), Bill Coletti (KITH), Liz Volpe (Ambisie), Abraham Kamarck (True Made Foods) and Deepthi Bopaiah (GoSports Foundation India).
To close out another decade, we are providing ten active CEO lessons that you all can learn from. Take some time to read, digest and reflect on how you can use each lesson to support your growth as a person and leader in 2020. It’s time to countdown the top 10 active CEO Lessons 2019.
#10 You are the product of your environment
Your ability to perform is determined by the people you interact with, place you play in and pressure you apply. Are the things in your environment helping or hindering your progress?
#9 Tune out your critic & trust your instinct
Our inner voice can be our greatest influence. Believe in yourself and back it 100%. There will always be voices, trust the one deepest inside of you. How will you tune out the critic in 2020?
#8 The more you give the more you get
Spend time helping, sharing, teaching and giving to people, and you will be rewarded. As Zig Ziglar said, “You will get all you want in life if you help other people get what they want.” If someone does something for you, you will naturally want to do something for them. What value or wisdom will you share in 2020?
#7 Spend quality time with family
It can be easy to become consumed in your work, passions and lifestyle, while taking family for granted. They are your greatest supporters and will always be there during the challenging times. You have a responsibility to guide, nurture and be a role model for the next generations. What are you doing for your family today?
#6 Character before charisma
The truth of your character is expressed by the choice of your actions. Make sure your influence doesn’t grow wider than your character goes deep. How will you develop your character in 2020?
#5 Successful people are curious
The greatest problems provide the greatest business opportunities. The most common trait from the CEO’s and Leaders who are guests on the active CEO Podcast is their curiosity. As Tony Robbins said “successful people ask better questions and as a result get better answers”. Why not be more curious in 2020?
#4 Everyone needs a coach
Your truth, ideas and behaviors are only as good as the lens you are looking through. Having someone you can trust who can ask you the tough questions that enable clarity, focus, confidence and provide accountability is crucial and valuable if you want to achieve the success you desire. A great coach can help shape ideas, provide perspective and challenge you to think differently. “If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.” Who is going to be in your corner and be the coach you need in 2020?
#3 Courage & vulnerability are inclusive
In the past vulnerability maybe seen as a weakness, when in fact it is actually a strength. We grow through adversity, changing our environment and challenging the status quo. Without vulnerability we cannot be courageous and without courage we cannot find the strength to speak up and be vulnerable. It is ok to say you don’t have an answer, that you were wrong, are feeling a lack in confidence and that other peoples answers are better. Having vulnerable discussions helps to build psychological safety within your team or between stakeholders. Vulnerability cultivates trust and respect from others, while creating the space for others to speak up about problems, issues or feelings they have. It fosters discussion about key problems and allows people with different perspectives to provide solutions that may not have surfaced before. How will you let your guard down, put your ego to the side and create a space for vulnerability and courage to flourish in your work environment?
#2 Unlock your limiting beliefs
We all have beliefs that hold us back from realizing our true potential. They are subconscious and usually have developed from negative moments, environments, fears, excuses or messages as a child. It could be that you don’t have enough money, are too old; don’t have enough experience, you can’t take a risk because you will fail, someone else is better suited or you just don’t have the talent. The strongest limiting belief I uncovered this year was – a fear of finishing second best. Now i have never been consciously aware of it, but now that I am aware I can easily identify the root causes and the actions that occurred as a result. The reason I found it was through speaking. I have no problem speaking in front of thousands of people and people I have never met, but I found that when I was public speaking in front of people who I respected or felt where better in the field I was speaking in I would go blank and sometimes not even be able to say anything. Through identifying the root cause and putting new belief statements and actions in place I now can deliver with confidence and certainty in front of any audience. Thanks to my coaches who used NLP strategies to unlock my limiting belief. Who will you unlock your limiting beliefs in 2020?
#1 Proximity is power
The people you spend the most time with will have the greatest influence on who you will become. If you want to step it up in 2020 and achieve your dreams and goals faster, then you need to surround yourself with people who play a bigger game than you are currently in. The proximity you keep is very powerful. They must challenge you, keep you accountable and provide the shortest path to your desired destination. Their knowledge, experience and network can have a profound effect on your growth. In 2019 Speakers Institute provided me with the proximity I needed to turn my purpose into reality. The diversity of insights, failures, successes and life experiences is phenomenal. I know that this proximity will take active CEO and Breaking The CEO Code to a whole nuther level in 2020 and beyond. I also have other people in my proximity who shape and accelerate me in other areas I want and need to develop to have the impact on the world that I am FOCUSed on. What proximity will you create in 2020?
What lessons have you learnt from 2019 that will help you create your 2020 VISION?
If you need someone on your side to help you provide
clarity and certainty, then contact Craig Johns at craig@nrg2perform.com
or click on the contact page of the www.nrg2perform.com website.
On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Deepthi Bopaiah about finding India’s next Olympic Gold Medal, having impact and creating influential change, and transitioning from HSBC to GoSport Foundation. We also dive into the power of India mandating Corporate Social Responsibility, be the change you wish to see, and how to put India consistently on the world sporting map.
This active CEO podcast
episode was recorded live at the 2019 Mass Participation World Conference, at
the Hilton Hotel, in Singapore.
Deepthi Bopaiah – India’s Next Olympic Gold
Deepthi Bopaiah is a highly
determined and visionary young leader from India, who is making waves on the
sub-continent with GoSports Foundation, creating an enriched sporting
ecosystem, sport for all, and is determined to put India on the sporting map
and win Olympic Gold Medals. She is an actor, travel junkie and dog lover, who
managed to sweet-talk her way into the Rio Paralympic Games village, and was a
fine athlete in her own right, representing Karnataka State in Basketball and
Tennis.
She has a Bachelor of
Commerce from Mont Carmel College and a MBA Finance & Marketing Symbiosis
Institute of Management Studies. Her career has included Assistant Manager,
Assistant Vice President Training & Development and Vice President of HSBC
in Bangalore. Since 2012, She started out working at GoSports Foundation as a
Communications Director and Marketing Director, and since 2016, is the
Executive Director.
Deepthi talks about:
Growing up in Bangalore and living in a country of 1.3 Billion people.
Having a dream that has impact, where you could influence change.
Why Steffi Graf was her role model as a child.
The rise of the female athlete in India and sport teaching you life lessons.
Taking the initiative to approach Walt Disney India for an internship
The biggest lesson learnt while working at HSBC.
You can only get people to invest if they see that you are doing it.
The catalyst and focus for GoSport Foundation
Rahul Dravid mentoring program to help athletes transitioning to elite level.
Pullela Gopichand focuses on coaching eco-system model.
India’s Next Olympic Gold
Breaking the logic of India and women in sport in India.
India’s challenges to finding the next Indian Olympic and Paralympic Gold Medalist.
Corporate India embracing Sport in their CSR programs.
The participation catalyst of four medals at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games.
Fit India movement and people talking about being more healthy.
The value of collaborative leadership.
How tennis, pilates and chanting help her bring her A-Game.
If you want to get fit do a 10k, if you want to change your life do a marathon.
Active
CEO Performance Tip
CEO Companionship
– CEO loneliness is a real problem affecting our
society. Have you ever felt lonely, isolated and there is no one you can speak
to, as a leader? Well, you are not alone! Harvard Business Review reported that
61% of CEO’s feel that loneliness hinders their job performance. The higher you
move up the ladder the greater the responsibility, pressure to deliver results,
expectation to remain calm and the level of confidentiality, increases. Here
are 4 Ways To Overcome CEO Loneliness: Build a Team of Mentors, Create
Work-Life Integration, Join a Support Group and Embrace the Inclusivity of
Courage and Vulnerability. Take the time to reflect and then recognize how the
4 Ways To Overcome CEO Loneliness can you help you rise up and become a better
leader in 2020.
Tweets
“You
can only get people to invest if they see that you are doing it.” Talking about change and leadership with Deepthi
Bopaiah, on the active CEO Podcast.
“When you support a young athlete you support one of them, where f you support a coach you can support a hundred athletes through that one sport.” Deepthi Bopaiah talks about Pullela Gopichand, India National Badminton Coach, approach to coach ecosystems, on the active CEO Podcast.
#68 – Abraham Kamarck (True Made Foods) – Leadership Lessons From The Sky Link #67 – Liz Volpe (Ambisie) – Dare to Dream Link #66 – Bill Coletti (Kith) – Reputational Resilience & Transformation Link #65 – Todd Greenberg (NRL) More Than A Game Link #64 – Gabrielle Dow (Green Bay Packers) Green Bay Packers Experience Link #63 – Charles Fairlie Unsung Business Heroes Link #62 – Amanda Jacobs (Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron) She Leads With Empathy Link #61 – Mark Turner (Triathlon Scotland) Coaching Saved My Life Link #60 – Jennifer Dunham (Happiness Matters) – Pivotal Moments Create Decisions Link #59 – Tim Oberg (parkrun) – Moving A Nation Link
On this episode of the Sportspeople Recruitment active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Alex Baumann about overcoming tragedy to win two Olympic Gold swimming medals, transforming coaches of high performance into high-performing coaches, high performance leadership, and his new role as Chief Strategist High Performance at Swimming Australia. We also dive into being a swimming parent, balancing wellness and performance, the importance of empathy and building trust, and the principles of high performance leadership.
Alex Baumann
Alex Baumann sets very high
standards, doesn’t settle for mediocrity, and has a proven record in leading
successful teams and sport organisations. He is one of the worlds’ leading
sports administrators, International Swimming Hall of Fame inductee, husband to
Australian swimmer Tracey Taggart and humble sporting parent of two
International swimmers.
He was born in Prague
Czechoslovakia, however grew up in Canada winning two swimming gold medals and
setting two world records at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Alex holds an Honours degree in Political Science from Laurentian University, a
Graduate Diploma of Education from the University of Queensland, and holds an
Honorary Doctorate from Laurentian University.
His career has included
working as a sports administrator in Canada, Australia and New Zealand with
roles as CEO and Executive Director roles at of Queensland Swimming, Queensland
Academy of Sport, Canada’s Road to Excellence Program, Canadian Olympic
Committee’s Own the Podium, High Performance Sport New Zealand and is currently
the Swimming Australia’s Chief Strategist, High Performance.
Alex talks about:
When you have some success early on you want more.
Swimming with the Dr. Jeno Tihanyi and the legendary coach James ‘Doc’ Counsilman.
Winning the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games 200m IM and 400m IM swimming gold medals in World Record times.
Coping with the tragedies of losing both his father and brother.
A majority of Gold Medallists have had to deal with some sort of trauma.
The pressure of being the current world record holder going into an Olympic Games.
Balancing athlete wellbeing and high performance.
Transforming coaches of high performance into high-performing coaches.
You get the best out of athletes when you can empower them.
Winning when it matters to inspire a nation.
Embracing pressure, rather than seeing it as a negative.
How Wilma Shakespeare guided his introduction to sports administration.
The ability to challenge in a way that doesn’t offend people.
The differences in High Performance leadership in Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
How a CEO or leader balances resources versus being resourceful.
Sometimes we get too complex to get that additional 1%.
There was not one word of winning in the Swimming Australia High Performance strategy.
One of my challenges is ensuring I have enough balance between work and family life.
The importance of urgency and the need to react quickly.
You have to keep doing new things and reinventing yourself through new things.
What drives each individual?
Once you think you know it all, you are dead in the water.
Active
CEO Wellness Tip
Commitment To Excellence – Own where you want to go,
constantly work at it, have the discipline to strive for excellence around how
you are going to do it and why you are going to do it and make sure you put
that plan into action. You need to commit to excellence if you want to be
excellent.
Tweets
“Pressure is a positive thing as ultimately it gets
the best out of us. Obviously if there is too much you get stiff, you just cant
perform, The negative thoughts come into your mind and the pressure gets to
you. Embrace it versus letting it consume you.” Embracing pressure with Alex Baumann, on the active CEO Podcast.
“When I got to the Olympics
I had been through it all. You could throw anything at me and I would still be
able to perform.” Alex Baumann on overcoming adversity, on the active CEO
Podcast.
“I can’t worry about external things. I have to just concentrate on what I
have to do. I have done the physical preparation, I am psychologically ready,
I’ve competed against all these guys and I have beaten them.” Alex Baumann
understanding the pressure of being an Olympian, on the active CEO Podcast.
On this episode of the Sportspeople Recruitment active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Jennie Wyllie about growing up watching the New Zealand Silver Ferns netball team, coping with intense public scrutiny, challenge employees privately and support publicly, and leading a high performing team as Chief Executive of Netball New Zealand. We also discuss standing out from other graduates at PricewaterhouseCoopers, the impact of the Tanya Dalton Foundation, an internal review following the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and resetting the body and mind by taking family vacations to her kiwi batch at the beach.
Jennie Wyllie
Jennie Wyllie is a wonderful leader who has navigated some major transformations in a short period of time. In her current role of Chief Executive of Netball New Zealand, she has led the implementation of the ‘Whole of Netball Plan’ strategy, has managed the move back to a domestic elite competition and is using all her experience to implement the recommendations following a recent independent review into the National team.
She went to Pakuranga College in New Zealand, before completing a Bachelor of Commerce specialising in Accounting and Tax, from the University of Auckland. Today’s guest has also completed an Institute of Directors Companies Director Course, is a certified New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountant and has a Postgraduate Certificate in Management Studies at the University of Waikato.
Her career began in accounting and finance with roles, in New Zealand and the UK, at Price Waterhouse Coopers, Discovery Networks, GlaxoSmithKline, Orange and Telecom New Zealand. While at Telecom New Zealand she spent time as a Next Generation Marketing Offers Lead before returning to finance as Head of Finance, Strategy and Services at Netball New Zealand.
Jennie talks about:
What is your differentiator – ‘just be me”
Being able to relate to everyone from the CEO and Board down to the receptionist.
Being an authentic leader – I am, what I am.
To be high performing you need to wrap yourself with experts in the field.
Balancing working in the business versus working on the business is a major challenge.
Coping with the intense public scrutiny, especially when the team may not be playing well.
The independent review of the unsuccessful 2018 Commonwealth Games Silver Ferns.
If you are not living the values of the team, who is going to hold you to account.
Balancing a focus on participation versus the elite side of the sport.
Recognising all the hard work that volunteers do in the netball community.
Ensuring that the health and wellness of our coaches and employees are being looked after.
Coaches challenges are not so much different to the athletes.
“How do we support our female coaches?” because they are different from the men coaches.
We encourage staff to stay active including a wellness day, where it is all tools down.
Requiring a growth mindset in sport as it reinvigorates you to go for that next challenge.
Active CEO Wellness Tip
It’s Not About You! – You are here to SERVE, You are here to CONTRIBUTE and you are here to make a DIFFERENCE. As a leader you have to let go of the ego and make sure that everything that happens is about the team, is there for them and they can shine every single day.
Tweets
“Weird natural high, a buzz, for me that’s when I know that things are clicking, you come up with ideas, you interact with people and bounce ideas off without fears of reprisal. That’s when I know!” Jennie Wyllie explaining her peak state of mind on the Sportspeople Recruitment active CEO Podcast.
“With an intense public scrutiny comes a level of engagement and ownership they have with the team… You have to back yourself to make good decisions, and be able to stand behind your choices and the decisions you make. ” Jennie Wyllie talks about coping with public scrutiny on the Sportspeople Recruitment active CEO Podcast.
“In high performance the environment for athletes is inherently unsafe. You can be selected or not selected at any one time. But for a high performing team you need to feel safe, vulnerable to share your strengths and weaknesses.” The high performance environment conundrum, with Jennie Wyllie, on the Sportspeople Recruitment active CEO Podcast.
On this episode of the Sportspeople Recruitment active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Craig Phillips the CEO of Commonwealth Games Australia about the success of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games; leading in the sports industry; the importance of volunteers; and why females bring a different game to sports leadership, coaching and high performance. We take a deep dive into bringing world-class athletes and teams together in an Olympic team environment; the pioneering days of professional sport management; leading an active and healthy lifestyle; and the legacy of international sporting events.
Craig Phillips
Craig
Phillips is the most capped Australian Olympic
Committee Team official in Australian sporting history. With more than 35 years
experience in the sports industry, he has been involved in the successful
planning, management & leadership of 12 Australian Olympic (Summer &
Winter) Teams between 1992 and 2014.
His
education involved earning a Diploma of Teaching in Physical Education from the
Australian College of Physical Education, and a MBA in Sports Management from
the Southern Cross University. He is internationally recognised expert in
strategic, team and event planning, and has a wealth of experience in sport
program design, policy development, governance and integrity.
After eight
years working in the New South Wales Department of Sport and Recreation, Craig
has had an illustrious 24 years as the Technical Director, Director of Sport
and Secretary General of the Australian Olympic Committee. Most recently he led
the highly successful 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia.
Craig is the
current CEO of Commonwealth Games Australia and the recipient of the 2018
Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Sports Performance Award For Leadership.
Craig talks about:
Going to South Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby League team games with his dad.
Playing rugby league, swimming, water polo and modern pentathlon as a
child.
Starting his career with the NSW Office of Sport & Recreation.
Parked his sporting ambitions to volunteer with Modern Pentathlon
Seismic changes in sport with the creation of the Australian Institute
of Sport, considerable funding in sport in the 1980’s and then the Sydney 2000
Olympic Games.
His greatest sporting moments in being involved in 12 Olympic Games
campaigns, while working at the Australian Olympic Committee,
Helping Steven Bradbury fix his boot before winning a gold medal at the
Winter Olympic Games.
Driving Grant Hackett to training in a golf cart at the Athens 2004
Olympic Games.
What’s involved in planning an Olympic Games campaign for Team
Australia.
Seeing coaching as actually a legitimate career path without being a
great athlete.
Why the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games was so successful.
A greater sense of community on the Gold Coast and the flow on effect of
the Games.
There needs to be a greater focus on the mental health of coaches and
sport managers.
Athlete engagement and wellbeing post their career.
How he looks after his health and wellness.
Creating international sports structures that are done in such a way
that don’t lend itself to abuse in the system.
Why Ian Chesterman AM
and Craig
McLatchey AO had the greatest influence on his career.
Active
CEO Wellness Tip
Learning – The
first stage of learning is absolute silence. The second stage is listening to
what people are saying. Absorbing what they say and how they are saying it, so
you have a better understanding of what they are expressing.
Tweets
“You have got to be really careful with knowledge and experience that
you don’t let arrogance grow. You shouldn’t ever believe that you have got all
the answers. You have got to be a good listener and bring in other people with
expertise who give you the answers.” Craig Phillips provides important advice
for sport leaders, on the Sportspeople Recruitment active CEO Podcast.
“The volunteer is still a very much an important part of sport industry. If we started to pull back on the contribution of volunteers, sport will start to die. ” Craig Phillips talks about the importance of volunteers in sport, on the Sportspeople Recruitment active CEO Podcast.
“When you do get everyone hitting in the same direction and singing off the same sheet it is very rewarding.” Preparing an Olympic Games environment that produces gold medals, on the Sportspeople Recruitment active CEO Podcast.
This week the World Health Organization (WHO) made positive steps in improving workplace wellness by formally recognizing ‘Burn-out’ as an official occupational phenomenon. The WHO classified burn-out as ‘a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed’, under the International Classification of Diseases, and it will be globally-recognized as of 2020.
Feel like work is zapping all your energy and taking the fun out of life?
Do you feel burnt out, run down, emotionally paralyzed or lack the energy to do what you want to in life?
We live in a world that has a workplace culture that tends itself towards high levels of stress, working over-time, depression, detachment and feeling ineffective.
Will Workplace Wellness be the Next Royal Commission?
Will this mean that Workplace Wellness could be the next Royal Commission or Presidential Commission? It can’t be too far away as the effects, quite often catastrophic, that are associated with unsuccessfully managed workplace stress have a major ramifications for sick leave expenses, physical and mental health, personal and professional relationships, loss of productivity, workplace culture and employee retention.
It’s Affecting Those Close to Us!
I don’t know about you, but I am feed up with seeing family, friends and many people all around the world suffering from workplace related depression, mental health and even suicide due to the workplace cultures that cause unnecessary stress and burn-out.
CEO’s, leaders, owners and board
directors are going to have to start taking workplace wellness seriously. It
wouldn’t surprise me if we start seeing class actions in the near future.
There are a number of companies and organizations that do have positive and effective workplace wellness cultures in place and we must applaud them for being proactive in a space that has a major effect on society and our local communities. They should be used as examples of best practice and rewarded accordingly.
What is Burn-out?
We know that those who are most vulnerable to burn-out regularly navigate complex, contradictory and sometimes hostile environments. The main risk factors of burn-out in the workplace consist of:
doing work that is unrewarding,
limited control on the work that you do,
an overwhelming workload due to time and/or pressure exerted,
work that conflicts with our personal values,
unfair work practices, and
lack of community.
Workplace related symptoms include:
feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion;
increased mental distance from one’s job;
feelings of negativity or cynicism related to one’s job; and
reduced professional efficacy.
We Are Here to Help You
It is now time for
you as a CEO or leader to make a positive change place workplace wellness at
the heart of your company or organisation.
The team at NRG2Perform are here to support and guide you in implementing a positive workplace culture.
We have developed the Breaking The CEO Code and Breaking The CORPORATE Code. We provide CEO’s and leaders, as well as corporate teams or companies the curriculum and tools to minimise workplace stress, improve mental health and maximise your performance potential.
Programs include the
four key fundamentals of Peak Human Performance:
ENERGY (fitness) – healthy body, healthy mind
FUEL (nutrition) – a Formula 1 car won’t perform on diesel fuel
EMOTION (mindset) – you are infectious both positive & negative
RECOVERY (recharge) – if you don’t switch the light off it will blow
And, the 3P’s of
building sustainable energy for high performing leaders:
CEO/CORPORATE Periodization – scheduling your energy & recovery over time
CEO/CORPORATE Presence – communicating with purpose, precision & energy
CEO/CORPORATE Performance – bringing the energy, showing up & turning up
On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Adriana Cecere from Consulting Australia about being a teenage entrepreneur, creating scalable businesses, transitioning to being a sort after business consultant and coach, and delivering high performance as a CEO. We also learn about the backstory behind being called ‘The BackPocket CEO’, writing a #1 Amazon Best Seller with ‘Simple Strategies to Success’, Steve Brossman’s influence on her as a mentor and co-author of ‘Game Changers’, being The Buttery Private ambassador, and her new project with Michaela Gee.
Adriana Cecere
Adriana
Cecere is an incredible serial entrepreneur, #1 Amazon Best Selling author, and
a sort after business consultant and coach. Known as The BackPocket CEO, she
opened her first business at the age of 17 and has gone on to own and sell more
than ten businesses.
Adriana
co-authored the book, Game Changers in 2017, and recently wrote the book Simple
Strategies to Success. In December 2017, she was recognised by New Yorks
Consulting Magazine, with an accolade as a Global Leader, for Excellence in
Innovation in Consulting.
Over the
last few years Adriana has grown her business, Consulting Australia, to one of
the leading management consulting firms in Sydney, Australia. She is an
ambassador for The Buttery Foundation who provide successful mental health and substance
misuse treatment programs.
Adriana talks about:
Being 13, sitting under a bay leaf tree, & setting the goal of owning a business by 18 years of age.
Starting her first business, Voo Doo Hair Ink at the age of seventeen.
Co-writing her first book, Game Changers, with mentor Steve Brossman.
Getting good people around her that knew what they were so she could grow the business.
Having no formal education or training when she first started her entrepreneurial journey.
Designed a place, buying land, project managing and building a shop in Italy, at the age of 22.
Freedom of owning a business, working with great people, & seeing something grow.
Transitioning from owning your own business to coaching people to run their businesses.
Learning from many people who have turned adversity into successful ventures.
Her approach to determining business needs and requirements.
Partnering with Michaela Gee to support young females to grow their leadership skills.
Writing #1 Amazon Best Seller, ‘Simple Strategies to Success’.
The secret to success in establishing a business from day one that can be easily scaled.
Incorporating online programs into her business strategy.
Having a healthy mindset, training in the morning, walking in fresh air and eating healthy.
The challenge for senior leaders to balance pressure versus releasing the pressure.
Active
CEO Wellness Tip
Own Your Own Influence – Being your own greatest influencer is important so
that you have the habits and routines in place to ensure that you can keep
delivering what you need to, so everyone else can perform really well. You have
to be able to influence yourself, be confident, and ensure that you are in
control of what you do every single day.
Tweets
“Where is the business at, what does the clients need, what’s the
environment doing and what do I want to do with the business.” Adriana Cecere discussing how she chooses a business opportunity, on the active CEO Podcast.
“We are
supposed to be getting smarter, but there are so many people with mental health
programs” Talking
about the scale of mental health problems with Adriana Cecere, on the active CEO Podcast.
Ellen Derrick – National Executive Deloitte Australia
On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Ellen Derrick about the importance of being grateful and serving others; her high performance mindset; working with leaders to deliver excellence at Deloitte Australia; and the value of scheduling energy rather than time.
We also delve into coping with her adopted mother passing away from Breast Cancer at the age of eleven; how her children fuel her to deliver better leadership; being open to mistakes and having no regrets; and why speaking on stage with her daughter Kate, who has Cystic Fibrosis, was one of the best days of her life.
Ellen Derrick
Ellen is an impressive Senior Executive who is a leader with a service
mentality, who has a bios for action and accountability.
Growing up in the USA she played a lot of sport, including tennis at
University before switching to squash, which she played at an international
level.
She studied at Nardin Academy, has a BA Government Business at Colby
University and has completed an MBA Management from the Australian Graduate
School of Management, since moving to Australia.
Her impressive resume includes managerial roles for Accenture, IISM
Group, the Australian Federal Government Department of Innovation, Industry,
Science and Research, and is currently the National Leader Public Sector and
Public Policy and a member of the National Executive for Deloitte Australia.
Now living in Australia she is an affiliate member of Chartered
Accountants Australia and New Zealand, plays an active role in national
charitable foundations including Cystic Fybrosis Australia, and is a mentor for
the center of economic development of Australia and Institute of Public
Administration of Australia.
Ellen talks about:
Growing up in an Irish part of Buffalo, New York, USA.
The influence of her mother, who passed away from Breast Cancer, when she was eleven.
Her mum teaching her to be grateful, serve others, keep perspective and be optimistic.
Always being in a hurry, feeling time limited and always looking for the next thing.
Loving playing soccer and basketball for many years, before switching to tennis & squash.
Her love of history, English, writing and the systems of government.
Leading national public practice and public policy at Deloitte.
Working with the leaders to deliver excellence and having a lasting impact.
How we better our life expectancy.
Keeping her mind relaxed and calm, while leading a very diverse portfolio.
Are leaders born or made? Helping to find the confidence and courage to take big leaps.
How her team would describe her leadership style.
Coping with her early days at Deloitte, where she felt the effects of imposter syndrome.
Coming back from maternity leave, knowing she was a different human being.
Adjusting her life when she learnt her daughter has Cystic Fibrosis.
Her professional purpose and personal purpose converging every day.
The importance of scheduling her own time to free the mind and re-energise.
The impact of speaking on stage with her daughter Kate, for the first time in front of influential senior business leaders
What we truly need to do collectively in ensuring our sustainability and our prosperity?
Feeling energetic, positive and focused when she is in a peak state of mind.
Active
CEO Wellness Tip
Better
Place – It is our
role as leaders to be a steward and leave what we are looking after in a better
place for our future leaders. We need to ensure our stewardship continues to
build it up step-by-step so we leave a positive legacy for the next generation.
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“How do you really seize opportunity from challenge and how do you keep
your perspective when things are truly hard.” Ellen Derrick speaking with her daughter Kate on
stage in front of influential business leaders, on the active CEO Podcast.
“We don’t always get it right, but we are perfectionists, we are the big four, it is our job to get it right, and it really hurts us when we don’t.” The challenge of leadership expectations with Ellen Derrick, on the active CEO Podcast.
