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active CEO Podcast #103 Be Your OWN CEO

Posted on May 3, 2020May 10, 2020 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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Be Your OWN CEO

By Craig Johns

Be Your Own CEO – create your own high performance habits, boundaries & influence.

Most people would relate CEO to a chief executive officer being the highest-ranking person in a company or other institution, ultimately responsible for taking managerial decisions. How ever we have redefined CEO in terms of you and your energy.

Wouldn’t it be great to experience greater levels of energy more often in your life? … Do you know we are all CEO’s … the chief energy officer of our live’s? … And think how that energy effect’s other people and the way you behave.

Be Your OWN CEO

Human effectiveness is ultimately a function of human energy. How will you mobilize, focus, inspire and sustain your energy? Do you nurture, transform and direct your own human energy?

Life is both a marathon and a sprint. There will be energy highs and lows in life, and the key is how you manage that. You need to develop the ability to harness and mobilise your energy on demand. This is a massive asset that you need to take full ownership of

You Are The CEO

Are you accountable for every action you take and its result? Do you make a conscious and intentional choice before considering your commitments? it is important to know and understand what you can really give 100% attention to.

Successful leaders say NO more than they say YES. Are you living proactively or reactively? Be more proactive and take greater charge of your life. Be proactive by design versus reactive by default. How are you being proactive in clearly mapping out your priorities and desires?

Do you understand the business of your life? Your success depends on your attention to your entire “human” company. Break down yourself into different divisions of your own “human” company and create your OWN CEO Audit & Plan.

It’s now time for you to Be Your OWN CEO!

Want To Learn More?

Check out the newly 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 the Leadership Performance Formula.

Breaking The CEO Code WhitepaperDownload

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Subscribe to active CEO Podcast on Itunes
Craig Johns Keynote Speaker
active CEO Coaching
active CEO Podcast
Corporate Programs
Sport Performance
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Recent active CEO Podcast Episodes

#103 – Be Your OWN CEO Link
#102 – Scott Leggo An Eye For Detail Link
#101 – Own Your OWN VULNERABILITY Link
#100 – Sandhya Shetty (Public Figure) Supermodel To Global Influencer Link
#99 – Build Your OWN TRIBE Link
#98 – Shannan Gove (Rusterfy) Building Motivated Workforces Link
#97 – Own Your OWN GRATITUDE Link
#96 – Christian Boucousis (Afterburner) Leading Out Of The Danger Zone Link
#95 – Live Your OWN STORY Link
#94 – Mike Nishi Chicago Marathon Beyond The Race Link
#93 – OWN Your OWN Freedom Link
#92 – Lisa Tamati (Relentless) Relentless Leadership In Life Link

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active CEO Podcast #102 Scott Leggo An Eye For Detail

Posted on May 1, 2020May 3, 2020 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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active CEO Podcast #102 Scott Leggo An Eye For Detail Craig Johns Breaking The CEO Code — *Scott Leggo – Founder Scott Leggo Gallery*

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Scott Leggo about an eye for detail, lessons from the back seat of an F18 Hornet in the Royal Australian Air Force, dealing with imposter syndrome with some of the world’s top CEO’s and leaders, and stepping back to gain perspective.

We also talk about finding a period of evaluation and internal retrospection, why he became a landscape photographer and opening Scott Leggo Gallery, importance of a personal debrief, and why he is giving back through the Canberra Business Chamber.

Scott Leggo – An Eye For Detail

Scott Leggo is a passionate leader, management consultant and trusted business adviser who has an affinity for the outdoors, has an eye for detail, thrives in leading strategy and teams, and giving back to the business community .He is a former Australian diplomat, who is a meticulous planner, travel extraordinaire and loves optimising performance, Scott Leggo.

His education includes a Graduate Diploma International Relations from Deakin University, Bachelor of Arts, Politics, Information Systems from the University of NSW, and Advanced Diploma Personnel & Operations Management, Diploma Government (Management), Advanced Diploma Administration from the Royal Australian Air Force College.

After spending 9 years as an officer in the Royal Australian Air Force he went onto being Executive Officer of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Senior Manager – Strategy& (Formerly Booz & Company) & PwC, and Principle Head of Strategy of the Helmsman International Group. He now has turned his focus to his multi-award-winning Australian landscape photography business as Managing Director of Scott Leggo Gallery, and has recently become a Director of the Canberra Business Chamber.

Scott talks about:

Having a spirit for adventure and the great outdoors.
Being a cadet in charge of 170 people in the Royal Australian Air Force Academy.
Becoming the subject matter expert in instructor on weapons and tactics.
Get respect, then build trust and you can have impact from there.
Lessons from sitting in the backseat of an F18 hornet.
Pushing the boundaries and put people into uncomfortable positions.
Task saturation and having the extra capacity for brain to deal with it.
Working on Defence and National security related issues in South East Asia.
As leaders we can forget some of the foundations we have.
Everyone has self-doubt and self-critique, have to make sure I deliver value and step up.
Keep it simple and realising what you say no to and having the discipline to palm off distractions.
Some of the highest performing CEO’s are those who have structure and routine.
Wouldn’t it be awesome if you just travelled around Australia taking landscape photography?
Having an eye for detail.
Ultimate point in life where you realise you have something to offer other people.
How do we create the world to be a more sustainable place?

Active CEO Performance Tip

People Support What They Create – How often do you come up with a great idea, share it with your team, they agree, but they quickly lose interest?People will support what they create. If they aren’t involved in the development of a project, strategy or even a hire, then there is very little emotional connection to it and less likely to find the motivation to make it happen. Here are 3 ways to get employee or stakeholder buy in:1. Involve your team early, during the creation of an idea, project or strategy. 2. Position the idea so that it feels like your team came up with it. 3. Invite the team to determine the best way to solve a problem and deliver the outcome.

Tweets

“Encourage everyone no matter where they are in their life. How can they improve their performance and the performance of those around them.” Scott Leggo talks about performance, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Step back from this, take a break, change the setting and come back to it. Sometimes you do have to step away or have outside perspective on it.” Scott Leggo an eye for detail, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Some of the biggest companies in the world are as big as they are and as successful as they are because they have managed to go through that process and distill it down to just a couple of core capabilities that they are truly going to differentiate on and excel at and are not going to get distracted by all these other little popups.” Discussing the importance of simplicity with Scott Leggo, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Scott Leggo www.scottleggo.com
Scott Leggo LinkedIn
Scott Leggo Gallery Facebook
Scott Leggo Gallery Instagram
Scott Leggo Twitter
Scott Leggo Instagram
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns http://www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-johns-active-ceo-nz/

Recommended Reading:

Fuel Your Body For Leadership Performance Read Article
How Exercise Enhances A Leaders Performance Read Article
Four Basic Fundamentals Of Being A High Performing Leader Read Article
How To Be A High Performing Leader In 2020 Read Article
Four Ways To Overcome CEO Loneliness In 2020 Read Article

Recent active CEO Podcast Episodes

#102 – Scott Leggo An Eye For Detail Link
#101 – Own Your OWN VULNERABILITY Link
#100 – Sandhya Shetty Supermodel To Global Influencer Link
#99 – Build Your OWN TRIBE Link
#98 – Shannan Gove (Rosterfy) Building Motivated Workforces Link
#97 – Own Your OWN GRATITUDE Link
#96 – Christian Boucousis Leading Out Of The Danger Zone Link
#95 – Live Your OWN STORY Link
#94 – Mike Nishi (Chicago Event Management) Chicago Marathon Beyond The Race Link
#93 – OWN Your OWN FREEDOM Link
#92 – Lisa Tamati (Author of Relentless) Relentless Leadership In Life Link

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active CEO Podcast #101 Own Your OWN VULNERABILITY

Posted on April 29, 2020May 3, 2020 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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Own Your OWN VULNERABILITY

Own Your OWN Vulnerability – Have the courage to be uncomfortable for growth. A comfort zone is a wonderful place, but nothing ever grows there.

Successful people have the unique ability to perform under high levels of pressure. Pressure comes from internal and external expectations, and as the stakes rise, fear grows. Being able to deal with fear and the uncomfortable feelings that are associated, you have to be better prepared to control your state of mind.

Why do we feel uncomfortable? That uncomfortable feeling comes from going into a place where you have never been before. You are making a change and disrupting the way your mind and body are used to doing something. It might be doing something for the first time or doing something you haven’t done for a while. It could be doing something you are used to, but the conditions or parameters have changed.

“If you want something in life that you have never had, you will have to do something that you have never done.”

To have the courage change, you also must have a sense of vulnerability. On the other side of the coin you must also have courage to be vulnerable. It is important that you have a strong sense of purpose and be prepared for being uncomfortable.

This episode will also look at being prepared to push the boundaries, surround yourself with a supportive team, understand how you manage being uncomfortable, developing and uncomfortable mindset and what rituals and behaviors can you create, so that each day you feel more comfortable with the uncomfortable.

Want To Learn More?

Breaking The CEO Code WhitepaperDownload

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Recent active CEO Podcast Episodes

#101 – Own Your OWN VULNERABILITY Link
#100 – Sandhya Shetty (Public Figure) Supermodel To Global Influencer Link
#99 – Build Your OWN TRIBE Link
#98 – Shannan Gove (Rusterfy) Building Motivated Workforces Link
#97 – Own Your OWN GRATITUDE Link
#96 – Christian Boucousis (Afterburner) Leading Out Of The Danger Zone Link
#95 – Live Your OWN STORY Link
#94 – Mike Nishi Chicago Marathon Beyond The Race Link
#93 – OWN Your OWN Freedom Link
#92 – Lisa Tamati (Relentless) Relentless Leadership In Life Link
#91 – 8 Ways To OWN Your OWN Influence Link
#90 – Jason Treu (Unstoppable Workplaces) Building Trust For Transformation Link

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active CEO Podcast #100 Sandhya Shetty Supermodel To Global Influencer

Posted on April 24, 2020May 1, 2020 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Sandhya Shetty, about a life from Supermodel To Global Influencer, the importance of winning, thinking from the heart, life being one Q and A, and how India is reacting to Coronavirus.

We also talk about being an international karate champion who teaches girls self-defence, only we ourselves can change ourselves, why this was her first podcast interview and making ordinary situations extraordinary.

Sandhya Shetty – Supermodel To Global Influencer

Sandhya Shetty is versatile leader who is known for her beauty, brain and brawn as a top Indian model, actor, TV presenter, speaker and Commonwealth Karate Champion. She is a powerhouse influencer who is creating a ripple effect with her No Fear self-defence and awareness campaign, and change agent for women empowerment.

Her education includes a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from SIES College, graduate of Speakers Institute mastering communication for influence, and a 2^nd degree black belt in Karate. Her list of accolades includes finalist in Femina Miss India, winner of Ford Super Model, starring in a number of Indian films, glossing magazine covers and hosting the “Go India” Travel show on The Discovery Channel and TLC.

Sandhya talks about:

Growing up in Mumbai, the city of dreams.
The importance of winning and teaching kids the spirit of winning
Every person who comes into your life is a learning opportunity.
Keep your eyes open when you dream, act on it & grab it by the hand.
Why being a world-class model has been a bit of a taboo in India.
From Supermodel To Global Influencer
Living a life of spontaneity and thinking from my heart first.
Tweaking the whole image in the glamour industry.
Be the person you want the future generation to be.
Why India and the world need more women leaders.
Use this beautiful machine called a heart in everything we do.
Need to face it, fight it and come together as a nation.
Ability to be happy and see good and beautiful things in crisis.
The more you struggle the more unhappiness you attract
Making ordinary situations extraordinary

Active CEO Performance Tip

Focus On CERTAINTY Not Uncertainty During Major Change – Are you still finding yourself attracted to the uncertainty of 2020? It is important that you take control and focus on controlling the controllable’s. Here are 4 ways to ensure you take control of the certainties in your life: 1.) Write down two lists. One with all the things you can control and the second all those you cant. 2.) Place the list of uncontrollable’s in the bin. 3.) Write down one action you can do for each controllable. 4.) Rank the controllable’s in order of highest impact with the least amount of effort.

Tweets

“We globally need to create women world leaders who need to be strong, not only when they talk, but when they action.” Sandhya Shetty talks about the future of leaders, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Look into their eyes, there is something that changes because you are exchanging energy.” Sandhya Shetty thriving in human connection, on the active CEO Podcast.

“When you are a speaker, you just don’t speak, but you feel what you speak and you feel beautiful. Sandhya Shetty talks about feeling what you say, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Sandhya Shetty http://www.sandhyashetty.com
Sandhya Shetty LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandhya-shetty-india-2518274
Sandhya Shetty Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sandhyashetty1
Sandhya Shetty Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBRnjoa_j2ycO10dO-8K0xA
Sandhya Shetty Facebook https://www.facebook.com/OfficialSandhyaShetty/
Sandhya Shetty Twitter https://twitter.com/sandhyashetty
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns www.craigjohnsspeaker.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-johns-active-ceo-nz/

Recommended Reading:

Recent active CEO Podcast Episodes

#100 – Sandhya Shetty Supermodel To Global Influencer Link
#99 – Build Your OWN TRIBE Link
#98 – Shannan Gove (Rosterfy) Building Motivated Workforces Link
#97 – Own Your OWN GRATITUDE Link
#96 – Christian Boucousis Leading Out Of The Danger Zone Link
#95 – Live Your OWN STORY Link
#94 – Mike Nishi (Chicago Event Management) Chicago Marathon Beyond The Race Link
#93 – OWN Your OWN FREEDOM Link
#92 – Lisa Tamati (Author of Relentless) Relentless Leadership In Life Link
#91 – 8 Ways To OWN Your OWN Influence Link
#90 – Jason Treu (Unstoppable Workplaces) Building Trust For Transformation Link

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active CEO Podcast #99 Build Your OWN TRIBE

Posted on April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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Build Your OWN TRIBE

BUILD YOUR OWN TRIBE

Build Your OWN TRIBE – who are the mentors, coaches & people in your proximity

The recent events have led to a lot of self reflection, you realise you need to upskill and upgrade, but you don’t feel like you have the right people around you to make the change

We usually surround ourselves with two types of people. First the cheerleaders and like minded-people who give us comfort through telling us what we want to hear and two those who distract us with negativity and lack of hope.

It is important to surround ourselves with people who ask the thought provoking questions, keep us accountable and ensure we stay true to our mission.

BUILD YOUR OWN TRIBE

Who are the mentors, coaches & people in your proximity?

Identify and write down a list of every skill you want to upgrade

Write down a list of people and/or types of people you need in your proximity to upgrade those skills

Write down 3 curious questions that you would like to ask each person and make a phone call or send an email and ask for a virtual coffee

Want To Learn More?

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Recent active CEO Podcast Episodes

#99 – Build Your OWN TRIBE Link
#98 – Shannan Gove (Rusterfy) Building Motivated Workforces Link
#97 – Own Your OWN GRATITUDE Link
#96 – Christian Boucousis (Afterburner) Leading Out Of The Danger Zone Link
#95 – Live Your OWN STORY Link
#94 – Mike Nishi Chicago Marathon Beyond The Race Link
#93 – OWN Your OWN Freedom Link
#92 – Lisa Tamati (Relentless) Relentless Leadership In Life Link
#91 – 8 Ways To OWN Your OWN Influence Link
#90 – Jason Treu (Unstoppable Workplaces) Building Trust For Transformation Link
#89 – How Many CEO Performance Habits? Link
#88 – Kate Maree O’Brien (SHE Conference) Tenacious Spirit Of An Entrepreneur Link

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active CEO Podcast #98 Shannan Gove Building Motivated Workforces

Posted on April 18, 2020April 18, 2020 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Shannan Gove about building motivated workforces, engaging thousands of volunteers, developing the Rosterfy software to provide a solution for Event Workforce Group and working with Super Bowl. We also dive into leadership, human resource gratification, scaling a global team and developing an event workforce management whitepaper.

Shannan Gove – Building Motivated Workforces

Shannan Gove is a young entrepreneur who has scaled a global human resource business; grasped the world of volunteering; and works with some of the worlds biggest events such as NFL Superbowl, IRONMAN triathlon, Tough Mudder, Commonwealth Games, ICC Cricket World Cup and Expo 2020 Dubai. He is a true professional and innovative entrepreneur who loves building motivated workforces, and is helping create legacies from major sporting events.

He studied a Commerce Sports Management Degree at Deakin University, before co-founding Event Workforce Group and Rosterfy. During his career he has contracted to organisations such as IMG, IRONMAN, SuperSprint, The Color Run and Houston Superbowl 2017.

Shannan talks about:

Why volunteering and serving people is important to him.
The backstory on your first business, Event Workforce Group.
Creating opportunities for new sport management students.
The importance of training and onboarding of volunteers.
His first clients IMG Melbourne Marathon, PGA Masters, Presidents Cup & Big Day Out.
Scaling the Rosterfy process
Empower the volunteering community around the world through a workforce database
The Rosterfy founders different leadership styles.
Large mobilisation of workforce at Dubai World Expo with 1 million volunteer shifts.
Incentives to engage with volunteers, so they are proud due to the experience.
Legacy through retention.
10 key steps to event volunteer management
How is new born baby shifted his priorities.
How to get everyone on the same page about what you are trying to achieve.
Taking chances and not being afraid to fail
Reality of building a business

Active CEO Performance Tip

Build Your OWN TRIBE To Upgrade Yourself – The recent events have led to a lot of self reflection, you realise you need to upskill and upgrade, but you don’t feel like you have the right people around you to make the change. Who are the mentors, coaches & people in your proximity? 1. Identify and write down a list of every skill you want to upgrade. 2. Write down a list of people and/or types of people you need in your proximity to upgrade those skills. 3. Write down 3 curious questions that you would like to ask each person and make a phone call or send an email and ask for a virtual coffee.

Tweets

“We haven’t been afraid to put ourselves out there. Go out on a limb and try something new.” Shannan Gove talks about Rusterfy’s approach to scaling a business, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Shannan Gove LinkedIn
Shannan Gove Instagram
Shannan Gove Twitter
Shannan Gove Facebook
Rosterfy www.rosterfy.com
Event Workforce Group www.eventworkforcegroup.com
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns www.craigjohnsspeaker.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Recommended Reading:

Recent active CEO Podcast Episodes

#98 – Shannan Gove (Rosterfy) Building Motivated Workforces Link
#97 – Own Your OWN GRATITUDE Link
#96 – Christian Boucousis Leading Out Of The Danger Zone Link
#95 – Live Your OWN STORY Link
#94 – Mike Nishi (Chicago Event Management) Chicago Marathon Beyond The Race Link
#93 – OWN Your OWN FREEDOM Link
#92 – Lisa Tamati (Author of Relentless) Relentless Leadership In Life Link
#91 – 8 Ways To OWN Your OWN Influence Link
#90 – Jason Treu (Unstoppable Workplaces) Building Trust For Transformation Link
#89 – How Many CEO Performance Habits Link
#88 – Kate Maree O’Brien (SHE Conference) Tenacious Spirit Of An Entrepreneur Link

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active CEO Podcast OWN Your OWN Gratitude

active CEO Podcast #97 Own Your OWN GRATITUDE

Posted on April 15, 2020April 18, 2020 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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Own Your OWN GRATITUDE

During times of unease or uncertainty it is easy to go insular and forget about the people around you. It is important to own your own gratitude, both externally and internally.

We need to OWN that GRATITUDE. What is it that we appreciate about ourselves? What is it that we thank ourselves for doing? What are we grateful for every single day?

Because it’s important to be kind to ourselves, and it’s important, and even more important, to be kind to other people.

Own Your OWN GRATITUDE

Here are three ways that you can provide that GRATITUDE to people around you and for yourself.

1. Send a message to at least one person per day to say thank you and show your appreciation.

2. Write down one thing you did well today and why?

3. Note one thing you can do tomorrow that will make someone feel happier?

Want To Learn More?

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Recent active CEO Podcast Episodes

#97 – Own Your OWN GRATITUDE Link
#96 – Christian Boucousis (Afterburner) Leading Out Of The Danger Zone Link
#95 – Live Your OWN STORY Link
#94 – Mike Nishi Chicago Marathon Beyond The Race Link
#93 – OWN Your OWN Freedom Link
#92 – Lisa Tamati (Relentless) Relentless Leadership In Life Link
#91 – 8 Ways To OWN Your OWN Influence Link
#90 – Jason Treu (Unstoppable Workplaces) Building Trust For Transformation Link
#89 – How Many CEO Performance Habits? Link
#88 – Kate Maree O’Brien (SHE Conference) Tenacious Spirit Of An Entrepreneur Link
#87 – Have You Got CEO Presence Link
#86 – Chris Tabish (Comediology) Link

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active CEO Podcast #96 Christian Boucousis Leading Out Of The Danger Zone

Posted on April 11, 2020April 18, 2020 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Christian Boucousis about Leading Out Of The Danger Zone, fighter pilot emotions, the Afterburner FLEX flawless execution method, and how leaders can execute like a fighter pilot.

We also deep dive into high performing teams, why the debrief is more important than the mission, optimising the peak stress curve and why people aren’t the best versions of ourselves.

Christian Boucousis – Leading Out Of The Danger Zone

Christian Boucousis is a high performing leader, who was born to fly fighter jets, thrives on highly complex and demanding environments, and is the co-author of “On Time On Target”. He is a high achiever who focuses on flawless execution, successfully transferred high-level skills of flying at over 1500km/hr to the business world and is a thriving entrepreneur.

His career started as a fighter pilot for the Royal Australian Air Force; before founding the Christian Thomas Group, which provides humanitarian support to developing nations; and directing W E Johns & sons. His current roles include founder and CEO of Mode Developments property company, Publisher of Australian Aviation, and High Performance Coach & Speaker of Afterburner Australia and New Zealand.

Christian talks about:

A lifetime obsession with being a fighter pilot.
Why a fighter pilot execution rate is about 98%
A high performing team is about individual accountability
How to get into a battle “execution” rhythm.
Situational awareness is the clarity that allows you to make better decisions.
Using the Uder loop from the top gun academy.
Maneuvering ourselves into another position to take advantage of it
Utilizing the peak stress curve to optimize performance.
Plan – Brief – Execute – Debrief
Leading out of the danger zone.
Why fighter pilots are the most emotionless robots on the planet.
Preventing burnout and stress as a fighter pilot.
The huge potential of the debrief for teams and organisations
Taking accountability for our own actions while leading teams.
Why humans as highly complex individuals and go off on a tangent.
You are always investigating, you are doing your analysis on the run.
Analysis and decision making is in perpetual motion
Why people spend little time debriefing a goal and the 3 simple questions of a debrief
What’s one thing you can say that can enable hundreds of people to do their job?
The habits and routines he does every day that allow him to execute flawlessly

Active CEO Performance Tip

Create A Ripple Effect With PURPOSE – Have you become too focused on yourself and you don’t feel fulfilled. Focus on something bigger than just yourself. Determine what your companies or your own real purpose is in life. Your why or your companies why? What work can you do to serve that purpose and leave a positive mark or dent on the world? 3 questions to ask yourself – 1. What makes you come alive? 2. What are your innate strengths? 3. Where do you add greatest value? NOW IF YOU ARE STILL STRUGGLING TO IDENTIFY YOUR WHY here are 3 more questions to ask yourself: 1. What do people come to ask for help on and thank you for? 2. What would do you love doing that you would do everyday without a paycheck? 3. If you found out that you only had one year left, what would you imagine yourself doing? Its time for you to do some self reflection and find clarity on your why!

Tweets

“80% of what we did is mapped out, whereas the 20% we had to make decisions, we were able to do that, because the basics were all looked after.” The precision of a fighter pilot with Christian Boucousis, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Everyday we don’t come together as a team, we are diverging away from that goal.” Christian Boucousis talks about team alignment, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Christian Boucousis LinkedIn
Christian Boucousis Facebook
Christian Boucousis Twitter
Afterburner www.afterburner.com.au
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns www.craigjohnsspeaker.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Recommended Reading:

BOOK – On Time On Target Christian Boucousis

Recent active CEO Podcast Episodes

#96 – Christian Boucousis Leading Out Of The Danger Zone Link
#95 – Live Your OWN STORY Link
#94 – Mike Nishi (Chicago Event Management) Chicago Marathon Beyond The Race Link
#93 – OWN Your OWN FREEDOM Link
#92 – Lisa Tamati (Author of Relentless) Relentless Leadership In Life Link
#91 – 8 Ways To OWN Your OWN Influence Link
#90 – Jason Treu (Unstoppable Workplaces) Building Trust For Transformation Link
#89 – How Many CEO Performance Habits Link
#88 – Kate Maree O’Brien (SHE Conference) Tenacious Spirit Of An Entrepreneur Link
#87 – Have You Got CEO Presence Link
#86 – Chris Tabish (Comediology) Leadership Effectiveness With Comediology Link

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active CEO Podcast #95 Live Your OWN STORY

Posted on April 6, 2020April 15, 2020 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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Craig Johns talks about Live Your OWN STORY, the second of the 8 ways to own your OWN Influence.

Live Your OWN STORY

What is your unique reality in the past, now & in the future?

You are in control of your own narrative. You get to write the story!

Many people are living someone else’s life or reality. On social media, everyone seems to have either an incredibly amazing or absolutely terrible life. Most of the time its an inauthentic life.

What is Your uniqueness, your unique self? We all have many amazing stories, things we can learn from, teach other people, and improve the way we react or behave in similar situations in the future.

You own your own stories, no one else has lived them and they are unique to you. Take full grasp and ownership of those unique stories.

What is your unique reality in the past, what story are you living now and what is your future vision?

Live Your OWN STORY

3 questions I would like you to ask yourself today:

Am I living my own life or someone else’s rules?
Are you content with your past or is it holding you back?
How can I own the narrative, the story in my head, and be in control of my future story?

Are you ready to Live Your OWN STORY?

Want To Learn More?

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Recent active CEO Podcast Episodes

#95 – Live Your OWN STORY Link
#94 – Mike Nishi Chicago Marathon Beyond The Race Link
#93 – OWN Your OWN Freedom Link
#92 – Lisa Tamati (Relentless) Relentless Leadership In Life Link
#91 – 8 Ways To OWN Your OWN Influence Link
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active CEO Podcast #94 Mike Nishi Chicago Marathon Beyond The Race

Posted on April 1, 2020April 11, 2020 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Mike Nishi about Chicago Marathon Beyond The Race, risk and crisis management in mass participation events, closed loop environmental sustainability strategies and the power of collaboration.

We also discuss the Nike Breaking2 Project, partnering with Abbotts World Marathons, why he ran the Bank of America Chicago Marathon at the age of 13 years old, and why placing community at the center of event management decisions is so crucial.

Mike Nishi – Chicago Marathon Beyond The Race

Mike Nishi is the General Manager of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, a global leader in environmentally sustainable events, and is described as professional, highly organised and forward thinking leader. A dedicated family man, he is an avid runner and cyclist, completed his first ever Chicago marathon at the tender age of 13 years old, and is a board member for Girls on the Run Chicago

He started out as an intern, while at school, before becoming an employee for the Chicago Event Management company in 1989. Currently, his role is Executive Vice President of Business Development and Operations looking after the organisation of the Chicago Marathon, J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge, Girls on the Run and the Nike Breaking2 project in 2017.

His role oversees the production of all Chicago Event Management events with a particular focus in event operations, emergency response and sustainability logistics. Over a decade a go he founded the Race Management Program, ten years ago, to provide an intimate forum for race organiser’s to share ideas and find solutions to create unforgettable event experiences.

Mike talks about:

Running my first Chicago Marathon in 4hr 25min, as a 13 year old.
3 decades working with Carey Pinkowski at Chicago Event Management.
Growing the Chicago Marathon from 5,000 to 45,963 finishers.
Safety and security being the number one priority following 9/11.
Planning for the unknown and unexpected is very challenging.
Creating a forward command facility to protect the safety of athletes and the community.
Chicago Marathon Beyond The Race.
Creating sustainable partnerships with Abbott World Marathons.
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon environmental initiatives.
Closed loop sustainability program with compostable cups.
Using storytelling to share the journey of recyclable products.
Bamboo cups and Nike t-shirts made out of recycled plastic bottles.
Nike Breaking2 project to break the 2hr marathon mark in 2017.
Sponsorships Nike, Gatorade, American Airlines & Bank of America.
Aligning partner’s values in a collaborative arrangement.
Race Management Program to support the event industry.
Celebrating mistakes not on the outcome, but what you learnt
Incorporating Pilates and mediation in his daily routine.

Active CEO Performance Tip

SINGLE-task Not Multi-task For Productivity – If you try and multi-task, our brains move too fast, we lose focus and take on too much. In fact, the brain can’t actually multi-task and what it actually does is task switching. If you are task switching to often or too quickly, it slows down your response time and prevents you from completing tasks quickly, if at all. Break down your work into single tasks and block your time accordingly to the highest priority tasks. First, write down all your tasks. Second, prioritise your tasks according to low, medium and high priority. Third, schedule time specifically for high priority tasks first, in your calendar. Then delegate all medium and low priorities where possible. Plan your day so that you can single task to get the best productivity and performance as a leader.

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“It is hard to plan for things that might not happen and things that you just don’t like to think about, but have to do, whether you initiate or not.” Mike Nishi talks about crisis management, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Michael Nishi LinkedIn
Michael Nishi Instagram
Michael Nishi Twitter
Michael Nishi Facebook
Chicago Event Management www.cemevent.com
Bank of America Chicago Marathon www.chicagomarathon.com
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns www.craigjohnsspeaker.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

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