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active CEO Podcast #77 Tips To Fuel Your Leadership Performance

Posted on February 2, 2020March 6, 2020 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast we talk about Tips To Fuel Your Leadership Performance, on episode #4 of Breaking The CEO Code. It is a short podcast episode where host Craig Johns decodes a new aspect of being a high performing leader each week.

Craig talks about the impact that focusing on how you fuel your leadership, has on a CEO or leader’s performance, including:

Effects of nutrition on company productivity and bottom line;
Eating food for the brain, rather than focusing on the body;
Nutrition for leadership is a lifestyle change, not a diet change;
Negative effects of a diet high in saturated fats and low in Omega-3’s on brain performance;
Importance of lowering oxidative stress through eating foods high in antioxidants;
How workplace nutrition strategies can decrease medical expenses, sick leave, absenteeism and presenteeism;
The effect food can have on mood and mental health;
Power of hydration on overall body performance and health.;and
Why a variety of fresh, plant-base, lean food and hydration options will help you maintain a healthy body and mind to perform at your optimum every day.

He also takes about there being a lot of noise in the marketplace, when it comes to what we should or shouldn’t eat. When it comes down eating for energy, health, vitality and leadership performance, there are a couple of key fundamentals that will set you in the right direction, so it’s time to fuel your leadership.

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 Leadership Performance.

Breaking The CEO Code Whitepaper Download

Resources Mentioned in this show:

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Corporate Programs
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NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
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Recent active CEO Podcast Episodes

#76 – Paul Veric (BTE Consulting) The Peaceful Warrior CEO Link
#75 – How Exercise Enhances Leadership Performance Link
#74 – Lucy Bennett Baggs (Just Challenge) Just Challenge Global Impact Link
#73 – Four Basic Fundamentals Of Being A High Performing Leader Link
#72 – Azran Osman Rani (Naluri) – Power Of The Human Mind Link
#71 – How To Be A High Performing Leader In 2020 Link
#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

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active CEO Podcast Deepthi Bopaiah India's Next olympic Gold GoSports Foundation

active CEO Podcast #69 Deepthi Bopaiah India’s Next Olympic Gold

Posted on December 31, 2019January 7, 2020 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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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.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Deepthi Bopaiah LinkedIn
Deepthi Bopaiah Twitter
Deepthi Bopaiah Instagram
Go Sports Foundation India www.gosportsfoundation.in
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Recent active CEO Podcast Episodes:

#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

active CEO Podcast #65 Todd Greenberg More Than A Game

Posted on December 7, 2019December 9, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts

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Todd Greenberg CEO NRL active CEO Podcast — *Todd Greenberg – CEO NRL*

On this episode of the Sportspeople Recruitment active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Todd Greenberg about focusing on more than a game, the importance of EQ as a leader, choosing character before talent, CEO loneliness and life under intense public scrutiny as CEO of NRL. We also delve into Rugby League being owned by its fans, looking through the lens of what’s in the best interest of the game, channelling your competitive instinct as a leader, sport enabling social change and tribalism in professional sports.

Todd Greenberg – More Than A Game

Todd Greenberg is a grateful and humble leader, who loves connecting with people in one of the world’s toughest sports, Rugby League. Known as one of Australia’s top sport administrators, Todd is a handy cricket player who would love to be a defence lawyer, and is passionate about building inclusive and engaged communities through sport.

He completed a Sports Science degree at the College of Knowledge and a Masters of Sport Management at University of Technology Sydney. His career has included Events & Promotions Manager at Cricket NSW; Operations & Events Manager and CEO at Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs; General Manager at ANZ Stadium; Head of Football at the NRL; and is currently the CEO of NRL.

Todd talks about:

Growing up in one of the world’s great sporting cities, Sydney.
The life lessons from playing in a team sport environment.
Being from a family where work ethic was principally driven from his parents
Always believe intuitively in your own ability and back yourself consistently.
Bob Radford, CEO of NSW Cricket, was one of the early influences on his professional career.
Surviving in sports administration takes an equal set of IQ as well as EQ.
Being the youngest CEO in the NRL when appointed to the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
As leaders of a sports club you effectively become the custodians for that period of time.
Fans are emotionally connected with the brand and the colours of that club.
Sports teams as a pillar of community bringing multiple cultures and communities together.
Your players inside the club need to understand the broader scope of their responsibilities.
The role of sport enabling social change in society.
Rugby league wants to be a game for all, irrelevant of where you come from.
Recharging the batteries and being disciplined to find time away from sport.
His first 100 days in office as CEO of NRL.
The most immediate challenge was people, culture and relationships.
The NRL tackling shifting the behaviours and mindsets of the players.
Supporting the family and their role in the players performance.
Mentally and emotionally coping with having to regularly fronting integrity-related issues.
The importance of a team of mentors.
Doing something for someone else and not expecting something in return.

Active CEO Performance Tip

active CEO Performance – Cultivate Performance – Performance doesn’t occur on its own. It requires hard work, consistency, recovering with purpose and most importantly discipline. You need to cultivate your performance through being disciplined and ensuring that you have established the small repeatable daily actions that are required to achieve your goals. Discipline is a work in practice, it is something you need to develop, train and then maintain to be successful.

Tweets

“It’s not about being fitter, faster and stronger, it’s actually being a better person, a more rounded individual who can contribute back to their communities.” Todd Greenberg talks about character over player, on the Sportspeople Recruitment active CEO Podcast.

“Playing a team sport particularly, irrelevant of what sport it is, provides you so many life lessons, particularly for your business life.” Todd Greenberg on the life lessons from team sports, on the Sportspeople Recruitment active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Todd Greenberg Twitter
Todd Greenberg Wikipedia
National Rugby League www.nrl.com
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns Speaker
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Gabrielle Dow Green Bay Packers Experience active CEO Podcast Leadership Performance

active CEO Podcast #64 Gabrielle Dow Green Bay Packers Experience

Posted on November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 by Craig Johns in Leadership, Podcasts, Wellness

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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Gabrielle Dow about the Green Bay Packers Experience, her love of sports marketing & fan engagement, and why the Green Bay Packers are the most successful NFL club of all time. We also delve into her experiences with the LA Lakers, Portland Trailblazers and other sports teams; the legacy of Curly Lambeau and Vince Lombardi; and why people love the Green Bay Packers.

Gabrielle Dow – Green Bay Packers Experience

Gabrielle Dow is an energetic, flamboyant, outgoing, generous, creative and extremely humble leader. Known as one of the world’s top sport marketing leaders, Gabrielle has been recognised as a Maryland Top 100 Women and Smart CEO Executive Management Award winner.

She earned her BA in English Literature, MBA in Warsaw Sports Marketing and Doctor of Law degrees from the University of Oregon. Gabrielle has 25 years of diverse experience in professional sports, entertainment and venues. Her career has included being the Marketing Manager at AEG where she marketed the LA Lakers and a number of venues such as the Staples Centre, as well as senior executive marketing roles with the Florida Panthers, Baltimore Ravens and most recently the Green Bay Packers.

In her current role as Vice President of Marketing and Fan Engagement, Gabrielle has ensured that the Green Bay Packers remain at the cutting edge of commercial innovation. The Packers are stronger than ever with initiatives such as Packers Everywhere, Packers Pass, and the Packers Perks Program.

Gabrielle talks about:

Growing up in Marin County, San Francisco, with a dream to be an FBI Lawyer.
Her dad playing NFL for San Jose State, Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams.
Studying Journalism, Law and an MBA at the University of Oregon.
Telling Rick Burton, “some day you are going to tell your class about me.”
First internship with the Portland Trailbllazers.
Working with the LA Lakers, to sell the NBA to non-NBA markets.
Dropping massive blocks of ice all over Florida.
Developing the Purple campaign to engage females.
Why Purple Friday was a powerful catalyst to bring the community together.
Her first day walking into Lambeau Field as a Green Bay Packers employee.
The power of a community owned sports franchise.
Always being on brand and stewardship as key values to the Green Bay Packers.
How a city with the population of only 104,000 people, has won 13 world championships.
Planning for the 100^th anniversary of the Green Bay packers.
The Packers Everywhere initiative enables fans to be a part of something bigger.
Growing the Packers fan base with the Packers Pass and Packers Perks Program.
Her passion for being a Board Director for Special Olympics Wisconsin.
Habits to achieve high levels of daily productivity and mental clarity.

Active CEO Performance Tip

Titles Don’t Reflect Intelligence – Many people consider that having a title means they know more, have better answers and make better decisions. As a leader you need to be bring people to the table that know more than you do and be the conductor of intelligence in the room. Your roles as a leader is to guide, nurture and make sense of the collective intelligence, so that as a united team you can deliver something more special than any one individual. It is collective skill stacking, which allows the team or company to own its own space. This is how you develop true competitive advantage.

Tweets

“How do we continue to steward so that everything we do is it going to make us better if we leave tomorrow.” Gabrielle Dow talks about the value of stewardship at the Green Bay Packers, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Who controls the purse strings, who is going to be interested in coming to the venue and getting attached to this brand. We thought women!” Gabrielle Dow discusses how the Purple campaign was launched, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Gabrielle Dow LinkedIn
Gabrielle Dow Green Bay Profile
Green Bay Packers www.packers.com
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

active CEO Podcast #62 Amanda Jacobs She Leads With Empathy

Posted on November 4, 2019November 4, 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 Amanda Jacobs about She Leads With Empathy, empowering women in sport, working at the London 2012 Olympic Games and the ultimate elevator pitch. We also delve into entrepreneurship and working in corporate life, balancing family life, imposter syndrome and the 3 major ingredients to a successful Olympic Games event.

Amanda Jacobs – She Leads With Empathy

Amanda Jacobs is a champion of great ideas, engaging leadership coach for sport event professionals, and the creator of the ICC Method. She is an empathetic and creative leader, who is passionate about encouraging more women into leadership roles, empowering people through The Event Show Podcast, and spending quality time with her three young children

She has a Bachelor of Creative Arts, Theatre from the University of Wollongong, in Australia, and is a Chisholm Institute certified Trainer and Assessor. Amanda loves being involved in major sporting events with roles as Venue Manager at the 2007 World Swimming Champs in Melbourne, Event Acquisition Manager for the Victorian major Events Company, Head of City Operations Manager at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Strategic Business Management at Limelight Sports.

As a busy entrepreneur, she has founded Like Minds Create, She Leads, The Event School Global, www.amandajacobs.com.au, and in her spare time, she is the General manager of Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron.

Amanda talks about:

She Leads with empathy.
Following a pathway that she loved.
Her first experience with imposter syndrome.
The amazing experience of working at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
Managing multiple stakeholders under pressure.
Taking your own personal objectives out and thinking of the bigger picture.
The ultimate Elevator Pitch that led to the 2012 London Olympics.
Connecting people with the bigger picture.
The Blairgowrie yacht Squadron motto of Family, Friendship & Sailing.
Her key leadership strengths of empathy, creativity and collaboration.
Having a professional coaching appointment once per month.
Empowering women in sport through She Leads.
Females not being able to see a visible pathway to leadership.
“You’ve got this” through Like Minds Create.
Changing habits and restoring some balance in my life.
How do we inject more play and creativity on a daily basis?

Active CEO Performance Tip

Your Main Job Is To Develop Talent – Leadership development is a vital ingredient to company or organization success. As a leader your main job is to develop talent. How are you observing and then developing talent within your environment? Identify, nurture, develop and challenge the talent within your organization and ensure that it is aligned to their internal motivation and purpose.

Tweets

“Its all about collaboration, getting the most the skillset in that room, creating an ensemble that is high performing, understanding how that theatre show is going to connect best with the audience and a really early insight into what emotional intelligence is, and read peoples emotions and understand why they are making certain decisions.” Amanda Jacob shares her leadership lessons from theatre, on the Sportspeople Recruitment active CEO Podcast.

“When I worked out that empathy is what I lead with, that’s when I became the leader I am today, with confidence.” Amanda Jacobs discusses leading with empathy, on the Sportspeople Recruitment active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Amanda Jacobs www.amandajacobs.com.au
Amanda Jacobs LinkedIn
Amanda Jacobs Twitter
Amanda Jacobs Instagram
Amanda Jacobs Facebook
Like Minds Create www.likemindscreate.com.au
Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron www.bys.asn.au
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

CEO Periodization Craig Johns Beyond Business

Learn How To Use CEO Periodization – Beyond Business Interview

Posted on October 24, 2019May 9, 2020 by Craig Johns in Article, Leadership, Media, Wellness

Watch a recent interview NRG2Perform’s CEO & Founder, Craig Johns, talk about CEO Periodization on Beyond Business.

Get ready to turn your business inside out and discover how high performance leadership is really created with Craig Johns from www.nrg2perform.com.

In this episode, Craig flips burnout on it’s backside and shows us strategies to get CEO, leaders and entrepreneurs to lift themselves to the the topside, perform at their peak and maintain performance at high levels for long periods of time.

Bringing his knowledge, skills and experience of high performance in elite sports and coaching, Craig delivers some great insight into what it takes to perform with purpose, recover with purpose and live with purpose.

If you prefer to listen versus watch, then check out the interview on the The Beyond Business Show Podcast Link

Diana Rau Board Of Mentors Veterati active CEO Podcast

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
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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

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

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