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active CEO Podcast #56 Diana Rau Board Of Mentors

Posted on September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Diana Rau about Board Of Mentors, the remarkable backstory of Veterati, her better every day framework and striving for high performance. We also talk about lessons learnt at Georgetown University, her grand entry into the American Chamber of Commerce and how her time as VP of Growth and Innovation at Double Dutch was a game-changer for her husband Daniel Rau.

Diana Rau – Board of Mentors

Diana Rau is a young, creative and powerful leader who was named in the Forbes 30 under 30 Social Impact Entrepreneur and Top 25 Military Influencers in 2018. She is a game changer for Defence veterans, an innovation leader who is dedicated to solving social challenges and a connector who loves building tribes.

Living in New York, her education has included a BA International Political Economy and International Business Diplomacy at Georgetown University. Diana began her career as a journalist for the American Chamber of Commerce before taking on roles as CEO of BUNDSHOP, Director of Creative Social Strategy for BluBlocker China, and was a founding partner of League X, an independent storytelling and narrative design agency.

In 2015, she cofounded Veterati, which is the #1 mentoring platform for the military, and is now the CEO. Our guest was the VP of Growth and Innovation at Double Dutch, which powers business and social movements through its award-winning live events platform, before it was acquired in June 2019.

Diana talks about:

Being a high-energy child who loved reading books and being involved with music.
Studying politics at Georgetown University
How Professor Mark Bush challenged her in international business diplomacy.
The power of YES.
Why every 10 minutes of her life at school was planned.
The reasons why Georgetown alumni’s James Wiseman and Carl Wegner are still her mentors.
Why are Veterans not getting their dream job when they come back from service?
One in Three Americans has never had a conversation with a Veteran.
Veterans dynamically evolving so fast so need different mentors as they transition and grow.
On average the Veterans have 3.7 mentors.
Why the Board Of Mentors matters and removing barriers in the mentoring process.
What environment makes you thrive and makes you really joyful.
Bravery is really valuable in founders to be able to hold to their value system.
One thing better every day.
Better Every Day Framework.
Best memories are transformational activities.
Love the movements of extreme complex and difficulty in the start-up world.
Most interesting conversations are when you are co-creating with someone.

Active CEO Performance Tip

Childs Play – Sit back and enjoy the feeling of just playing rather than just being so focused and diligent on specific tasks. Try things, play things, do things a little bit out of the norm. Test it and be a little bit creative. Be like a child, play, have fun and allow your creative juices to flow.

Tweets

“80% of jobs come through personal networks according to the Department of Labour.” Talking about Veterans re-engaging with the workforce, on the active CEO Podcast.

“An on-Demand digital mentoring platform for veterans and military spouses to be able to secure their dream jobs.” Diana Rau talks about Veterati, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Veterati www.veterati.com
Diana Rau LinkedIn
Diana Rau Twitter
Forbes Profile Diana Rau
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Deep Listening Performance Oscar Trimboli

active CEO Podcast #55 Oscar Trimboli Deep Listening Performance

Posted on September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Oscar Trimboli about how Deep Listening benefits performance, being a student of people, going beyond the first context, leadership identity, and managing people at Microsoft and Vodafone. We also discuss the five levels of listening, the art and science of listening, the barriers to listening, and teaching a hundred million people how to listen.

Oscar Trimboli – Deep Listening Performance

Oscar is a leader who loves experiential learning, connecting people to their passions and creating impact beyond words. We go deep into the world of listening as “every human wants to be listened to, yet what they crave is to be heard”.

He has an MBA Marketing from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, a Graduate Diploma International Company Directors from the Australian Institute of Company Director, an Organisational Coaching Cert 3 – Institute of Executive Coaching & Leadership, and is a Gallup Strengths Coach.

His career has involved sales, business development and marketing roles at Peoplesoft, Professional Advantage, Vodafone, Microsoft and Polycon. At present he is a speaker, author and mentor with Oscar Trimboli Pty Limited and head of coaching faculty for The Marketing Academy Australia.

Oscar talks about:

How going to school with 23 nationalities taught him to be open to different ideas.
Using “Tell me more” to explore what you are hearing a little bit deeper.
Managing Dyscalculia’s and always being a student of people.
Developing Microsoft protégé for graduates at Microsoft.
Teaching a hundred million people how to listen.
How do leaders take a long-term perspective while delivering on short-term results.
How do leaders have the presence of mind not to react always?
What’s the legacy you really want to leave when you are no longer on this planet?
On a quest to create one hundred million deep listeners in the world.
”If you can’t achieve your goal in your life time then it is ambitious enough to chase.”
Getting listening into school teacher curriculum.
All the great disasters are beautiful examples of the lack of listening.
The biggest myth about listening is to be focused on the speaker.
I speak at a 125 words at a minute, you listen at 400 times a minute.
We listen in black and white and listening in colour is what deep listening is all about.
We cant listen to anybody else unless we a clear and available.
Silver is putting away all the distractions, gold is to learn to listen what is not said at the Listening Olympics.
Crucial element of communication, we never ask for a second opinion.
Why is listening implied in education rather than being taught?

Active CEO Performance Tip

Own Your Own Space – If you have one skill and you are really strong at it, it can be easily copied allowing a competitor to get a step ahead in your space. If you stack your skills you can own your own space, get a step ahead of your competitors, be the authority and be the expert in your field.

Tweets

“When people leave a company, they say we didn’t leave the company we left our manager.” Listening in the workplace with Oscar Trimboli, on the active CEO Podcast.

“The difference between hearing and listening is taking action.” Oscar Trimboli talks about deep listening, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Use metaphors, analogies and stories because it connects with the most innate emotions in humans. Yet most leaders will talk about KPIs, performance benchmarks, dashboards and everybody will fall asleep.” The power of stories as a leader with Oscar Trimboli, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Oscar Trimboli www.oscartrimboli.com
Listening Myths www.listeningmyths.com
Oscar Trimboli Blog
Oscar Trimboli LinkedIn
Oscar Trimboli Twitter
Oscar Trimboli Podcast
Oscar Trimboli Facebook
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Recommended Reading:

Deep Listening Oscar Trimboli
Breakthroughs Oscar Trimboli
125-400 Rule: The Art & Science of Listening Oscar Trimboli

active CEO Podcast #54 Yamini Naidu Business Story Mastery

Posted on September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Yamini Naidu about business story mastery, why you need both data and stories, the importance of message clarity, and her new book Story Mastery. We also delve into her how to be an effective speaker, starting a successful business, Aristotle’s model of influence and having your off-stage stuff together.

Yamini Naidu – Business Story Mastery

Yamini Naidu is a charismatic, energetic and a superstar in the storytelling business. From being on some of the worlds largest stages to intimate settings with the leaders of Fortune 500 companies, she has the charm, charisma, clarity and conviction to keep the attention of even the hardest old-school leaders.

She has a BA in Economics and Sociology from the St Xavier’s College, MA Economics from the University of Mumbai and a Masters Science in IR and Personnel Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Her early years were focused as an Economist before and epiphany changed her course and she found her true passion and pathway as Director of One Thousand and One, and Director of and Chief Storyteller at Yamini Naidu Consulting.

She goes above and beyond as a volunteer guide at the National Gallery of Victoria, and has provided Pro Bono for Pollinate Energy and High Reserves Global Citizenship and Leadership Program.

I am pleased to introduce to you a leading expert in business storytelling, the world’s only economist turned storyteller and consistently voted among the top business storytellers worldwide, put your hands together and bring a huge round of applause for Yamini Naidu

Yamini talks about:

Imagining riding a tiger to school.
Becoming the worlds first Economist turned storyteller.
Being frustrated about why data doesn’t persuade people.
People are the single biggest determinant of any success.
How “A leaders Guide to Business Storytelling” by Stephen Denning, changed her life.
Co-founding Australia’s first storytelling company in 2005
Being prepared to educate the market before you get your first customer.
Putting it out there, test it and get better every time.
Being clear on the single message you want to communicate.
Personal story where you can tie it to a business message is very powerful
Stories are like Velcro for the brain and for the heart.
We are sitting in the midst of a storytelling revolution.
Stories today are as critical as data, because everybody has got data, but data doesn’t differentiate.
Logic informs people, but doesn’t shift behaviour.
A story doesn’t have to be epic to be effective.
Story Mastery can really quantum leap your audience.
To be a successful speaker, you have actually have to get your off stage stuff together.
How we can have more equity in the world?

Active CEO Performance Tip

Chief Role Model – As a leader your real title should be Chief Role Model. The culture of a team or organization begins from the person at the top. You have a lot of power as a leader and with power comes great responsibility. As they say, the fish always starts to rot from the head. Your actions, behaviours, approach and leadership style determines the foundation of the culture. Be the role model for the desired values, behaviours and identity of the team or organization you lead.

Tweets

“Business storytelling is like life after Google, you wonder how you lived without it.” Yamini Naidu explains story mastery, on the active CEO Podcast.

“People are the single biggest determinant of any success.” Yamini Naidu connecting success, on the active CEO Podcast.

“A business story should be under two minutes and that’s when you are going to have the biggest impact. After two minutes you start to have diminishing returns.” How long should a business story be with Yamini Naidu, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Yamini Naidu www.yamininaidu.com.au
Yamini Naidu LinkedIn
Yamini Naidu Twitter
Yamini Naidu YouTube
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Recommended Reading:

Story Mastery Yamini Naidu
Triple Your Presentation Success Yamini Naidu
Hooked Yamini Naidu
Power Play Book Yamini Naidu

active CEO Podcast #53 Leigh Russell Diving Into Human Potential

Posted on September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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On this episode of the Sportspeople Recruitment active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Leigh Russell about her fascination with human performance, being an authentic leader, the power of mentors and diving into human potential. We also delve into how career counselling at a school led to a role at AFL Players Association, thriving as a young CEO at Netball Victoria, working with Bianca Chatfield on the Ignition Project, the integrity and duty of care challenges as CEO of Swimming Australia, and how sleep is such a critical enabler of effective leadership.

Leigh Russell

Leigh Russell is an accomplished sports leader, who thrives in challenging high performance environments, and is considered a collaborative, values driven and results focused leader. She is an authentic, ambitious and humble leader who has published ‘Game On’ and ‘Every Girl Needs a Plan’.

Her education includes a BA in Psychology & Sociology at Monash University, Postgraduate Diploma of Business from Swinburne University of Technology, Australian Institute of Company Directors, and has Graduate Diplomas in Education, Counselling and Career Counselling for Elite Performers.

Leigh has held National and General Manager roles at AFL Players Association, Gold Coast Football, Essendon Football Club and CEO of Netball Victoria; Director roles at The Ignition Project and Inspired Heads; and Chair positions on committees at Cricket Australia and Tennis Australia.

She was the first woman to hold a senior executive position within an AFL Club, the youngest ever CEO appointed in Netball Victoria’s history, and is currently the CEO of Swimming Australia, Australia’s most successful Olympic Sport.

Leigh talks about:

Creating a career that was about people.
Passion of the role that sport can play in people’s lives.
Diving into human potential and human performance.
Sociology in the nature and nurture of people.
Being a lifelong learner in leadership.
Telling it like it is and having those honest conversations.
How Change Our Game and Male Champions of Change are vital in accelerating diversity.
Sport being incredibly disrupted by E-sports and other entertainment.
Really traditional sporting base and the Australian federated model is under quite a lot of stress.
Getting people smarter than you, to sit at the table.
Think about careers as a patchwork quilt rather than a liner path.
How entrepreneurship allowed her to see things from a different angle.
Removing unconscious bias in a high performance environment.
The need to increase focus on the wellbeing of coaches and staff.
Using the DISC tool as a language system around behaviour.
What can we learn from the current integrity space and what is our duty of care.
It’s harder to work on active and healthy lifestyle as you take on larger roles.

Active CEO Performance Tip

Travel Agility – When you are travelling you have to be agile in your approach to ensuring you are getting in your daily exercise. It’s important to be flexible and be creative with what you have available. It might be using the hotel gym and throwing in some run shoes and running along the riverside paths.

Tweets

“I absolutely perform and function so much better when I am in the zone of good sleep. ” Leigh Russell on taking care of herself, on the Sportspeople Recruitment active CEO Podcast.

“Having somebody in your corner, inner sanctum that is prepared to challenge and support you. Challenging to find the feedback you need to really start to think how you learn and think over time.” Leigh Russell speaks about the power of mentors, on the Sportspeople Recruitment active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Leigh Russell Twitter
Leigh Russell LinkedIn
Leigh Russell Instagram
Swimming Australia www.swimming.org.au
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Recommended Reading:

Game On – Bianca Chatfield and Leigh Russell
Every Girl Needs a Plan – Bianca Chatfield and Leigh Russell

active CEO Podcast #52 Francesca Boase Building Trust In Crisis Management

Posted on August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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*Francesca Boase – General Manager Edelman Australia*

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Francesca Boase about building trust in crisis management, storytelling as an art of communication, leading change, the Edelman Trust Barometer and being a great mentor. We also discuss personal development, being a custodian of peoples careers, the pain of accepting feedback, workplace wellness, and managing her energy and performance.

Francesca Boase – Building Trust In Crisis Management

Francesca Boase is an experienced global corporate communications specialist who is committed to the community, health, fitness and wellbeing. She is known for building strong relationships, impressive personal development programs and competing at the world triathlon championships.

A genuine people person, she is passionate about mentoring, facilitating and leading teams. Her focus in corporate and financial communication, media relations, reputation management and strategic counsel, has given her the necessary skills to thrive in her current role as Managing Director of Edelman Australia, the world’s largest independent communications agency.

Educated globally, she went to Island School, Hong Kong; studied Journalism, Film and Broadcasting and completed a Post Graduate Diploma Public Relations at the University of Wales, Cardiff; and attended the Australian Graduate School of Management. Her previous senior executive appointments have included roles at Sharman Networks, PPR PR Agency and Sefiani Communications Group.

Fran talks about:

Growing up in Hong Kong in the 1980’s surrounded by many nationalities.
Acting and then communicating with absolute integrity.
Honesty and transparency are absolute fundamentals to building that trust.
The most important elements when it comes to being proactive in crisis management.
We are in constant state of change.
What’s its going to take for you to say yes.
Fear accompanies change or uncertainty.
What makes a really great mentor.
Strategies to use when determining your teams internal motivations.
Managing stress and the importance of wellbeing in a fast-paced environment.
Having high standards and integrity as a leader.
Noticing and recognising the cultural differences of the generations coming through.
Businesses increasingly have a role to play in building the trust of Australians.
Talking about workplace wellness and not actually doing enough about it.
Recognising people as human beings in a holistic sense.
Really have to take care of yourself first and then come in and tackle the day.
Managing competitiveness in a healthy way and figuratively in a healthy way.
How to help young people really appreciate and value themselves.

Active CEO Wellness Tip

Motion Call – Stand up and go for a walk when you receive a phone call rather than stay seated at your computer. It reduces distractions and ensures you get the value of motion leads to emotion when you are walking. You will be surprised how much exercise you can do and how productive your calls become.

Tweets

“Being able to effectively communicate means you can build trust, address issues, you can form an organisational and business point of view, and build a narrative and a story which is a very important part of engaging whether it is your target audiences, your staff or your customers.” Effective communication with Francesca Boase, on the active CEO Podcast.

“The bottom line is that people don’t come to work to achieve a business result. People come to work to be with other people. My experience is that being a leader and being able to communicate on a very human level is critical. Its critical to managing staff, it is critical for great client relationships. It is very important when you are dealing with very difficult situations.” Francesca Boase on communicating at a human level, on the active CEO Podcast.

“You genuinely need to have that recovery time. In terms of performance in a role that is very demanding, having a break and taking some time out is as important a lesson to learn to learn as is learning how to respond to a client or developing a communications strategy.” Francesca Boase talks about the importance of recovery with purpose, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Francesca Boase LinkedIn
Francesca Boase fran@boase.com.au
Edelman www.edelman.com.au
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

active CEO Podcast #51 Chris Robb Money Can’t Buy Experiences

Posted on August 20, 2019August 20, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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Chris Robb Mass Participation World Money Cant Buy Experiences — *Chris Robb – Founder Mass Participation World*

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Chris Robb about mass participation sport events, growing the Standard Chartered Marathon to over 60,00 participants, being the course manager for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games marathon, and changing people’s lives through money can’t buy experiences. We also delve into the immense power of pause, coping with it being lonely at the top as a CEO, collaborative leadership, inspiring others to make a powerful impact on the world and serving a tennis ball into the back of Sir Richard Branson’s head.

Chris Robb – Money Can’t Buy Experiences.

Chris is an international authority on iconic large-scale mass participation events; a humble, loyal and curious leader; and a passionate family man now living in Bali, Indonesia. He is an enabler of people to have an active and healthy lifestyle, author of Mass Participation Sports Events and Better business Better Life Better World, is a high impact consultant and a champion of Buy 1 Give 1.

Growing up in Zimbabwe, he studied a Bachelor Commerce and Bachelor of Agricultural Management at the University of KwaZulu-Nattal. Getting his first taste of event management while at high school, our guest has over 30 years experience organising and leading events. During his career he has been at the helm of events for more than one million participants in the likes of Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Zimbabwe, South Africa and India.

He established Spectrum Worldwide in Australia in 1992, where he worked on the 2000 Sydney Olympics, before establishing himself in Singapore at the commencement of the Asian health and fitness boom in the 2000’s. In 2015 he established Mass Participation Asia, an annual conference for event stakeholders, before selling Spectrum Worldwide to IRONMAN, in 2016.

Chris talks about:

Life growing up on a farm in Zimbabwe, during the independence war.
Having a rich upbringing from life experiences, even though they were financially poor.
The importance of embracing circumstances you find yourself in.
Being an 800m and 1500m runner training on farm tracks and dirt roads.
Planning to go back and run the family business on the farm.
Being involved in organising the Comrades Marathon while studying at University.
Changing people’s lives through money can’t buy experiences.
Getting parents out and getting active with their kids.
Getting more governments globally to recognise the value of sport especially the social and health impact.
Organising the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon with over 60,000 participants.
Expanding the JP Morgan corporate challenge running events into Asia.
Partnering with Dave Hansen from Supersprint Events and Robbie McEwan.
Going from zero to sixty thousand customers within 6 months.
Ramping up from a team of 30 to more than 5,000 people over a 3 month period.
A mindset expecting that there is going to be a curveball will be thrown at you.
Collaborative leadership where you are always looking for a solution.
Surround yourself with a great group of mentors much like an athlete has.
Having ritual’s and keeping yourself mentally and physically in shape.
Helping make it easier for our future leaders to grow in the industry.

Active CEO Wellness Tip

Life Is Not A Dress Rehearsal – It is important that you turn up, show up and be present right now. It’s not about what you did yesterday or what you plan in the future. It is all about this one second, one minute, one hour or even one day and you are ready to go.

Tweets

“Connecting with a community and a tribe and doing training and things together and taking you into the outdoors. It’s crucial for the health and wellbeing of the world.” Chris Robb talking about the power of sport and events on bringing people together, on the active CEO Podcast.

“I love putting that jigsaw together and making sure that everyone knows what they are doing, but also empowering them to make decisions.” Chris Robb on leading people, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Chris Robb LinkedIn
Chris Robb Facebook
Chris Robb Website www.chrisrobb.asia
Chris Robb Email chris@chrisrobb.asia
Mass Participation World www.massparticipationworld.com
Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon www.singaporemarathon.com
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Recommended Reading:

Mass Participation Sports Events Chris Robb
Better Business Better Life Better World Chris Robb

active CEO Podcast Major General Cheryl Pearce (United Nations) Leading From The Front Lines

active CEO Podcast #50 Major General Cheryl Pearce Leading From The Front Lines

Posted on August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Major General Cheryl Pearce about leading from the front lines, being an authentic leader, serving your country, managing workplace wellness, empowering a sense of purpose, and creating high performance teams. We also delve into her leadership roles at the Australian Defence Force and with the United Nations; creating a safe and inclusive environment to work in; completing the New York Marathon; and getting out of her comfort zone.

Major General Cheryl Pearce

Cheryl Pearce is an authentic leader, dedicated servant for global peace, change agent in cultural and gender diversity, and game-changer in the world of Defence. She is a next generational leader who is New York Marathon finisher, proud mum of two daughters, and Member of Order of Australia for Exceptional Leadership.

Her education includes a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies from the University of New England, a Master’s in Policing, Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism from the Macquarie University in Sydney, and a Master’s of Arts in Defence Studies from the Deakin University in Melbourne.

Over the past 35 years she has risen through the ranks of the Australian Defence Force, starting off as an Officer Cadet when there were only a few females. Cheryl’s career has included: Australian Army’s Provost-Marshal and a military observer with the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor in 2002; Commandant of the Defence Police Training Centre and Commanding Officer of the 1st Military Police Battalion; Director of Special Operations Support; Australian Army Headquarters Chief of Staff; and the Commander Commandant Australian Defence Force Academy.

In 2016, Cheryl was the Commander of the Australian Joint Task Force Group in Afghanistan providing training, advice and assistance to the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces as part of the Resolute Support Mission of The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Her most recent role sees her as only the second ever female appointed by the United Nations to lead a peacekeeping mission, as the Forces Commander – United Nations Peacekeeping Force based in Cyprus.

Cheryl talks about:

The shock of capture when joining the Australian Army.
Working day-by-day and focusing on chunk size bites at a time.
The internal motivation of serving your country and be much more than your individual self.
Managing competing priorities as a leader and having a young family.
Having an army behind the scenes.
Gaining the confidence to be that authentic self and have an intuitive leadership style.
Being sensitive to perfectionism and judgement.
Leading from the front lines
Why exercise is my stress release and my safe space.
The importance of listening to what other people have to say and not transmit our own ideas.
The Cultural shift in inclusion and behaviour within the Australian Defence Force.
Her role as the Forces Commander – United Nations Peacekeeping Force based in Cyprus.
Speaking in front of the UN Security Council.
How health has taken on a broader aspect from mind and body.
Completing the New York Marathon after her partner, Paul, went through lifesaving cancer surgery.

Active CEO Wellness Tip

Recover With Purpose – To ensure that you deliver high performance every single day, you need to recover with purpose and have productive downtime. It could be doing exercise, creative pursuits, quality time with family, meditation, listening to music or watching a movie.

Tweets

“Internal narrative that keeps churning, it is ok to be imperfect. To be perfect, the authenticity is not there. It’s ok not to be perfect.” Major General Cheryl Pearce speaks about the challenges of perfectionism, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Doing what I do, my heart rate races when I de-escalate and have difficult conversations with my opposing forces when I try to get messages a across or deal with stressful moments. I find that is sufficient adrenaline to test me all the time.” Doing something for the first time with Major General Cheryl Pearce, on the active CEO Podcast.

“I know it when I can be in the moment, I am performing really well at work, I am visionary, I can really focus on where we are going and know what my big rocks are and where they are going, while dealing with the small and actionary issues and listening.” In the moment with Major General Cheryl Pearce, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Cheryl Pearce LinkedIn
Cheryl Pearce Twitter
ADFA www.defence.gov.au/adfa
Australian Army www.defence.gov.au
UNFICYP website
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

active CEO Podcast #49 Alex Baumann High Performance Leadership

Posted on August 5, 2019August 6, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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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.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Alex Baumann LinkedIn
Alex Baumann Wikipedia
Swimming Australia www.swimming.org.au
International Swimming Hall of Fame Bio
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Recommended Reading:

Swimming With Alex Baumann: A Program for Competitive and Recreational Swimmers link