Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #197 Vanessa Vershaw Unreasonable Ambition

Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #197 Vanessa Vershaw Unreasonable Ambition

Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #197 Vanessa Vershaw Unreasonable Ambition

Unreasonable Ambition

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Vanessa Vershaw about Unreasonable Ambition, having a strong self-concept and empathy vs. compassion as a leader.

We also dive deeper into building an empathetic skillset and a compassionate organisation, creating a deeper sense and connection within teams, and nurturing rising talent.

Vanessa Vershaw  – Unreasonable Ambition

Vanessa Vershaw is the CEO and Founder of Reinvention Consulting Group and the author of the book Unreasonable Ambition, winner of the 2022 Momentum Trail-blazer Award, and an award-winning Australian Organisational Psychologist for ASX 20 & Fortune 100 companies globally.

She is a graduate of the University of Western Australia, Murdoc University and Curtin University where she took Modern Languages & Theater, Law, and Psychology. A former journalist with ABC, Vanessa’s expertise has gained recognition through publications in The Australian Financial Review, The Diplomat magazine, and other esteemed platforms. 

Vanessa talks about:

  • Wanting to serve people at an early age and becoming an organisational psychologist
  • Being strong with her views and being a natural leader
  • Unreasonable Ambition
  • Embracing your true self
  • Going into journalism and leaving and going into Psychology
  • Empathy vs. Compassion as a leader
  • Building empathic skills as a leader
  • A compassionate organisation achieves collective resilience
  • Building a shared purpose and meaning in an organisation
  • A deeper sense of connection and belonging in an organisation
  • The great resignation
  • The mirroring technique in executive coaching
  • Nurturing rising talents and giving real time feedback
  • Real transformation happens when we’re not in charge
  • Choosing the road less travelled

Tweets

“It’s not about having an ego. It’s about having a very strong self-concept. And that’s difference. The strong self-concept is I know who I am, warts and all. I’ve got great self-awareness. I know what I can do and I know what I can do right from a skills perspective. And it gives perspective.” Having a strong self-concept with Vanessa Vershaw on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“How could you afford not to be anybody other than yourself? And that’s really the lessons that I roll through, through my own experiences.” Vanessa Vershaw on embracing her true self on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“We’re actually creating an organisation where it’s not a team of people, but it’s almost a tribe of people where we are connected deeply through purpose and belonging and why compassion is really important. It’s because a compassionate organisation is the one that’s able to achieve collective resilience.” Having compassion as a leader with Vanessa Vershaw on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast. 

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Vanessa Vershaw www.reinventionconsulting.com.au
Vanessa Vershaw LinkedIn
Vanessa Vershaw Instagram
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Craig Johns Facebook
Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com

Book

Unreasonable Ambition: Renegade thinking for leaders to create impossible change

Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #194 Kobi Simmat Build A Business

Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #194 Kobi Simmat Build A Business

Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #194 Kobi Simmat Build A Business

Build A Business

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Kobi Simmat about How to Build a Business That Others Want to Buy, the five M’s that make or break a business and expanding your business by investing in your people.

We also dive deeper into the importance of getting mentorship and coaching in growing professionally, setting up a service focussed business, and creating a safe space for the people in your business.

Kobi Simmat – Build A Business

Kobi Simmat is the brilliant mind behind Best Practice Biz, host of the Infinite Business Summit, and the author of the renowned book titled “How to Build a Business That Others Want to Buy.” 

His educational background includes a Bachelor of Applied Science earned from Western Sydney University and he holds certifications in various fields such as business, strategy, consulting, and marketing, demonstrating his breadth of knowledge and expertise. He is the founder of Simmat Consulting, Bestpractice.biz, Nextpractice, Kobisimmat.com, and The Talking Business Podcast. Additionally, he serves as the Editor in Chief for Infinite Magazine, further solidifying his influential presence in the business world.

Kobi also served as the former President of the Australian Open Skiff Association, showcasing his leadership skills both on and off the water. As a specialist in business certification, he has dedicated his efforts to ensuring excellence in the field. Moreover, he takes great pride in being a loving father, and his life has been greatly influenced by the legendary entrepreneur, Dick Smith.

Kobi talks about:

  • Struggling in school and wanting to be self-sufficient and working at an early age
  • Views and insights on the education system and how he developed an entrepreneurial mindset
  • Getting mentored and inspired by Karen Pinney and Dick Smith
  • Building a recurring revenue business
  • Getting better at finding the right people and growing a team and business
  • Having a mindset shift, maturity in understanding processes, and hiring coaches and high-performance professionals to help him grow professionally
  • How can people set up a more of a service focussed business
  • Scaling a business by empowering and upskilling your employees
  • Allowing your people to make mistakes and creating a safe space for them to grow
  • How to Build a Business That Others Want to Buy
  • The beauty of entrepreneurship
  • The five M’s that make or break a business

Tweets

“I think it was definitely a mindset shift and a maturity of understanding processes. But there’s one other thing. I’ve always had mentors. I’ve always paid a coach and high-performance professionals to help me, whether it’s a legal team or an accountant.” Kobi Simmat on what helped him run and grow his business and leadership on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“You’re focusing on the customer and then what incredible benefits can we as a team give to the customer? If you keep saying to yourself, what incredible benefit do I give to the customer, I look after the customer. It’s a mindset shift first and foremost. Then it’s about saying, can that customer get that incredible benefit in my absence?” Better customer service and scaling a business with Kobi Simmat on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast. 

“Your job as the leader is to be setting up a really safe environment for people to get experience and knowing the mistakes that you make and by making the mistakes, you learn to avoid them. The safer you can make that mistake-making exercise for your people and the faster you can do that, the faster they’re going to grow.” Creating a safe environment for your people to grow with Kobi Simmat on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast. 

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Kobi Simmat www.kobisimmat.com
Kobi Simmat LinkedIn
Kobi Simmat Facebook
Kobi Simmat Instagram
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Craig Johns Facebook
Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com

Book How to Build a Business That Others Want to Buy

active CEO Podcast Craig Johns NRG2Perform High Performance Leadership 10 Elements Of Leading High Performing Teams

active CEO Podcast #123 10 Elements Of Leading High Performing Teams

active CEO Podcast Craig Johns NRG2Perform High Performance Leadership 10 Elements Of Leading High Performing Teams

Phase 5 TEAM – 10 Elements of Leading High Performing Teams

Learn the 10 Elements of Leading High Performing Teams. The first four phases of Breaking The CEO Code focus on first leading yourself (phases 1-3) and secondly being a high performing leader (phase 4). To be able to lead high performing teams, the first four phases are critical as a team, organisation or community culture are only as good as the behaviours the key influencer is modeling.

The 10 Elements of Leading High Performing Teams

Breaking The CEO Code Craig Johns Phase 5 TEAM - 10 Elements of Leading High Performing Teams

Leading high performing teams requires:

  1. Create DIRECTION & meaning through shared mission, vision, values & beliefs;
  2. Develop clear ROLES & responsibilities to build team culture;
  3. Establish diverse professional RELATIONSHIPS that are supportive, enjoyable & dependable;
  4. Provide a collaborative LEADERSHIP style through consistent influence & direction;
  5. Foster GROWTH through creative risk-taking, problem-solving & information sharing;
  6. Promote REWARD, recognition & reflection strategies to ensure accountability;
  7. Clarify PROCESS & structure to enable commitment & method of cooperation;
  8. Build TRUST & resilience through healthy confrontation in a safe psychological space;
  9. Enable IMPACT through clear outcomes & team performance goals; &
  10. Create a safe psychological space for vulnerability & open honest COMMUNICATION.
Breaking The CEO Code Framework All

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 Whitepaper Download

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

#123 – TEAMS 10 Elements Of Leading High Performing Teams Link
#122 – Matt Sweetwood (LUXnow) Reimaging Business Link
#121 – PIONEER Life Is An Experiment Link
#120 – Ron Coury (Tenacity) Tenacious Las Vegas Entrepreneur Link
#119 – PASSION Influence From The Heart Link
#118 – Annie Gibbins (Lipstick Consulting) Biography Of A Curious Woman Link
#117 – PERSONALITY Unlock Your Limiting Beliefs Link
#116 – David Lindsay Knocked Down Snap Into Action Link
#115 – PERFORMANCE Productivity Starts With Happiness Link
#114 – Paul Dunn (B1G1) Moments That Change Lives Link

[gkit id=1]
Craig Johns Friday Fast Five Newsletter Speaker Coach Consultant

Subscribe To Friday Fast Five

* indicates required
Email Format
active CEO Podcast Craig Johns NRG2Perform High Performance Leadership PIONEER Life Is An Experiment

active CEO Podcast #121 PIONEER Life Is An Experiment

active CEO Podcast Craig Johns NRG2Perform High Performance Leadership PIONEER Life Is An Experiment

PIONEER Life Is An Experiment

PIONEER Life Is An Experiment. Foster innovation and creativity through creating a learning environment where mistakes and failures are considered experiments and opportunities to grow and evolve.

Pioneer, is a person who is among the first to explore, settle a new country or area, or discover something new.

When you watch a child learning to crawl, taste something new, pull something over, or fall over when trying to stand up, they are experimenting. They quickly learn if something is not working, it is part of their social and emotional development.

It is no different for adults as our brain has neuroplasticity, which allows it to continue to grow and evolve when it is stimulated with new experiences. So why do we stop playing, innovating and creating? Is it because we are too afraid of what people will think if we make a mistake, be wrong or fail?

When we experiment we learn and it leads to better knowledge. Every person has to conduct their own experiments, so step out of your comfort zone and experiment a little.

Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make, the better. What if they are a little coarse, and you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice. Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble.” RALPH WALDO EMERSON

Thomas Edison is thought to have experimented over 10,000 times before he invented the light bulb.  The more experiments he made, the close he came to a solution. 

Many of us spend our days as if we are going to live forever. We dream about things we never do. We think about things we never say. We sit and hope and expect things to fall into our lap but guess what? They never do.

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist.” OSCAR WILDE

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 Whitepaper Download

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

#121 – PIONEER Life Is An Experiment Link
#120 – Ron Coury (Tenacity) Tenacious Las Vegas Entrepreneur Link
#119 – PASSION Influence From The Heart Link
#118 – Annie Gibbins (Lipstick Consulting) Biography Of A Curious Woman Link
#117 – PERSONALITY Unlock Your Limiting Beliefs Link
#116 – David Lindsay Knocked Down Snap Into Action Link
#115 – PERFORMANCE Productivity Starts With Happiness Link
#114 – Paul Dunn (B1G1) Moments That Change Lives Link
#113 – PEOPLE Serve People Who Matter Link
#112 – Karthik Madugula (Happiness Consultant) Ultimate Experiment On Human Behaviour Link

[gkit id=1]
Craig Johns Friday Fast Five Newsletter Speaker Coach Consultant

Subscribe To Friday Fast Five

* indicates required
Email Format
active CEO Podcast 118 Annie Gibbins Biography Of A Curious Woman

Active CEO Podcast #118 Annie Gibbins Biography Of A Curious Woman

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Annie Gibbins about Becoming Annie The Biography Of A Curious Woman, the beauty and pressure of having two sets of twins, creating magic transformations, and saving sight every day with Glaucoma Australia.

We also delve into leading through COVID-19, cog in the wheel mindset, engaging the Governor General and How do we get success for what it means for us?

Annie Gibbins – Briography Of A Curious Woman

Annie Gibbins is a CEO Super Mum, a high achiever who is committed to serving others through her leadership as CEO of Glaucoma Australia, coaching corporates and creating magic transformations in her Lipstick Consulting business. She is a volunteer in the McGrath Foundation, an inspirational and dynamic leader and entrepreneur who helps people produce results that matter.

Annie is an author in Unsung Business Heroes, Double Trouble Double Treat What having twins is really like, Breaking Lifelong Barriers, Self Care Mastery, and releasing in July 2020 Becoming Annie, The Biography Of A Curious Woman. She has a Diploma of Applied Health Science Nursing from the University of Technology Sydney, Bachelor Health Science at Southern Cross University, Graduate Diploma of Adult Vocational Education from Griffith University and Master of Education Vocational Education and Training from the University of technology Sydney. Her career has included CEO roles at Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine, Australian Institute of Ultrasound and Glaucoma Australia.

Annie talks about:

  • The dream of being a businesswoman and a CEO
  • Understanding terrible things happen to really beautiful people
  • The beauty and pressure of being a mum of two sets of twins
  • Get the very best out of people, by encouraging them from behind
  • Responsibility of a CEO and the classic imposter syndrome
  • If you are in the wrong place, is not good for you
  • People are the top priority and need time to prepare their mindset
  • Engaging the Governor General as patron and Kurt Pengelly from INXS as an ambassador
  • The story behind Lipstick consulting
  • Trekking to Everest base camp and 3 high passes
  • Magic Transformation online mentoring and coaching program.
  • Because you think you are a little charity then its not possible
  • Becoming Annie – The Biography of a Curious Woman
  • There are many challenges and we are all on a journey
  • How can we support females in the workforce more effectively

Tweets

“Partner up with the right people who are on song with our message.” Annie Gibbins discusses the importance of collaboration, on the active CEO Podcast.

“What’s the one little thing that represents in that moment that makes you feel better.“ Self care as a leader with Annie Gibbins, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Glaucoma Australia www.glaucoma.com.au
Annie Gibbins www.anniegibbins.com
Annie Gibbins linkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/anniegibbins/
Annie Gibbins Facebook https://www.facebook.com/anniegibbinsofficial/
Annie Gibbins Instagram https://www.instagram.com/annie.gibbins
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Recent active CEO Podcast Episodes

#118 – Annie Gibbins (Lipstick Consulting) Biography Of A Curious Woman Link
#117 – PERSONALITY Unlock Your Limiting Beliefs Link
#116 – David Lindsay Knocked Down Snap Into Action Link
#115 – PERFORMANCE Productivity Starts With Happiness Link
#114 – Paul Dunn (B1G1) Moments That Change Lives Link
#113 – PEOPLE Serve People Who Matter Link
#112 – Karthik Madugula – Ultimate Experiment On Human Behaviour Link
#111 – PURPOSE Create A Ripple Effect Link
#110 – Dr Paul White (Workplace Appreciation) 5 Languages Of Workplace Appreciation Link
#109 – 6 Principles To Be A World Class Leader Link
#108 – Fiona Robertson (Entrepreneur) Culture Is The Rules Of Belonging Link

[gkit id=1]
Craig Johns Friday Fast Five Newsletter Speaker Coach Consultant

Subscribe To Friday Fast Five

* indicates required
Email Format
active CEO Podcast Craig Johns NRG2Perform High Performance Leadership PERSONALITY Unlock Your Limiting Beliefs

active CEO Podcast #117 PERSONALITY Unlock Your Limiting Beliefs

active CEO Podcast Craig Johns NRG2Perform High Performance Leadership PERSONALITY Unlock Your Limiting Beliefs

PERSONALITY Unlock Your Limiting Beliefs

Our brains produce as many as 50,000 thoughts per day According to the National Science Foundation. 95% of those thoughts are repeated daily!

You have full control over how you think and what is a yes or a no, can or can’t and will or won’t.

What are limiting beliefs? They are there beliefs we create in our mind that prevent us from achieving our dreams and goals.

Limiting Beliefs are usually formed when we are young. Quite often between the ages of 5 and 12. They develop as a result of an event in our lives. It might be something we did, something someone else did or said to us. It might be the behaviours we witnessed every day in our lives

As we grow limiting beliefs become embedded in our mindset, unless we create interventions.

How do we recognise a limiting belief?

  • Awareness – does our belief move us forward or limit our potential?
  • Honest – is the story in our head actually true?
  • Facts – is there any evidence behind what you believe?
  • Pause – it is ok to acknowledge that you don’t have enough experience or resources at present, but it’s not ok to say therefore I can’t or won’t

We all have limiting beliefs. The key is to be able to recognize and then reframe.

It starts with a growth mindset – the belief that intelligence can be developed –through hard work, asking questions, experimenting and applying effective strategies.

I’s time to implement a high performance mindset:

High Performance Mindset

  1. Awareness – create an awareness of your thoughts and beliefs?
  2. Attention – where is your focus and what is your intention of focus?
  3. Movement – Sam cawthorn “motion evokes emotion”
  4. Delegation – outsource what doesn’t require your attention
  5. Winner – mentality of winning
  6. Achievement – celebrate small wins
  7. Solution – not the problem
  8. Why – self discovery of what is your purpose, dream and passion
  9. Positive – mindset
  10. Plan – Without a road map and a destination, how will you know you are going in the right direction?

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 Whitepaper Download

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

#117 – PERSONALITY Unlock Your Limiting Beliefs Link
#116 – David Lindsay Knocked Down Snap Into Action Link
#115 – PERFORMANCE Productivity Starts With Happiness Link
#114 – Paul Dunn (B1G1) Moments That Change Lives Link
#113 – PEOPLE Serve People Who Matter Link
#112 – Karthik Madugula (Happiness Consultant) Ultimate Experiment On Human Behaviour Link
#111 – PURPOSE Create A Ripple Effect Link
#110 – Dr Paul White (Workplace Appreciation) 5 Languages Of Workplace Appreciation Link
#109 – 6 Principles To Be A World Class Leader Link
#108 – Fiona Robertson (Entrepreneur) Culture Is The Rules Of Belonging Link

[gkit id=1]
Craig Johns Friday Fast Five Newsletter Speaker Coach Consultant

Subscribe To Friday Fast Five

* indicates required
Email Format
active CEO Podcast #116 David Lindsay Knocked Down Snap Into Action

active CEO Podcast #116 David Lindsay Knocked Down Snap Into Action

active CEO Podcast #116 David Lindsay Knocked Down Snap Into Action

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with David Lindsay about Getting Knocked Down Snap Into Action, 5 Steps Towards Improved Vitality in the Workplace, transforming people’s lives through Speakers Institute, overcoming adversity and a passion for coaching.

We also delve into creating a mindset shift, resilience of being a professional athlete, leaders step up in crisis and “when I do it I don’t buy drinks”!

David Lindsay – Knocked Down Snap Into Action

David Lindsay is a former cage fighter, creates mindset shifts from ‘boss’ to ‘coach’, and is a keynote speaker on improving workplace vitality. He is a family man from Sydney who taking things to extremes by pushing his body to its limits, is a proud supporter of Fighters Against Child Abuse Australia, and once broke his arm in a professional arm wrestling competition in the USA

David has a Diploma in Fitness, Health & Physical Education/Fitness from Fitness Institute Australia and has been trained by the Speakers Institute. His 5 steps towards improved vitality SNAP, NAP, TAP, CLAP and RECAP have been developed over years and years of trials and tribulations working in sport, fitness and business.

David talks about:

  • Preparing for his first professional boxing fight.
  • Transforming lives with Speakers Institute.
  • Mindset approach on COVID-19
  • When tough situations come out that’s when the cream rises to the top.
  • Playing Rugby League for South Sydney Rabbitohs rather than Cronulla.
  • Overcoming the setback of snapping his arm while Arm Wrestling.
  • In the real world, no one is going to let you win
  • There is nowhere to hide in the world.  Be ready!
  • When COVID-19 first hit, I didn’t know what to do, short term it was uncomfortable.
  • Snap Into Action
  • When the rock starts to sink the true leaders step up.
  • How a wrestling coach inspired him to become a coach
  • Leadership approach of being tough but fair
  • Creating rituals to snap into action
  • Nap, knowing how and when to step away from work
  • Tap and evolve
  • Clap and celebrate with those around you.
  • Recap through continuous never ending improvement in everything you do.
  • I don’t want to live with regrets, so just do it

Active CEO Performance Tip

“With great power comes great responsibility” – As Spiderman once said, while sharing his wisdom. As a leader you not only have a responsibility for yourself, your family and your people, but also for the industry you work in and humankind. We are not leaders if we shy away from inappropriate behaviour and negative decisions. We have a responsibility to ensure that the industry we work in grows in a positive manner as the actions of the negative few can have a harmful effect on everyone. Ask yourself the question, is these actions and behaviour moving the industry forward or taking it backwards? What is the consequence to human beings as a result of these actions and behaviours? How responsible are you as a leader?

Tweets

“Good captains, they don’t go down with the ship, they manage to fix it and sail it into port.” People want to be led with David Lindsay, on the active CEO Podcast.

“You can’t change what you are but you can change what you become.“ David Lindsay talking about making choices, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Need that element of fear if that I don’t perform my position will be taken from me.” Taking yourself out of your comfort zone with David Lindsay, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

David Lindsay www.davidlindsay.com.au
David Lindsay LinkedIn
David Lindsay Facebook
David Lindsay Instagram
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Recent active CEO Podcast Episodes

#116 – David Lindsay Knocked Down Snap Into Action Link
#115 – PERFORMANCE Productivity Starts With Happiness Link
#114 – Paul Dunn (B1G1) Moments That Change Lives Link
#113 – PEOPLE Serve People Who Matter Link
#112 – Karthik Madugula – Ultimate Experiment On Human Behaviour Link
#111 – PURPOSE Create A Ripple Effect Link
#110 – Dr Paul White (Workplace Appreciation) 5 Languages Of Workplace Appreciation Link
#109 – 6 Principles To Be A World Class Leader Link
#108 – Fiona Robertson (Entrepreneur) Culture Is The Rules Of Belonging Link
#107 – Create Your OWN MBA Link
#106 – Kathy Robinson (Athena Wellness) The Athena Principles Link

[gkit id=1]
Craig Johns Friday Fast Five Newsletter Speaker Coach Consultant

Subscribe To Friday Fast Five

* indicates required
Email Format
active CEO Podcast #114 Paul Dunn Moments That Change Lives

active CEO Podcast #114 Paul Dunn Moments That Change Lives

active CEO Podcast #114 Paul Dunn Moments That Change Lives

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Paul Dunn about moments that change lives, how the simple idea B1G1 has led to 209 million giving impacts, Hewlett Packard’s influence had on his life, and why you need to understand value.

We also talk about people wanting to be led during COVID-19, increasing the level of belonging, what he learnt from Simon Sinek, and why Satya Nadella’s letter to Microsoft employees the day he was appointed as CEO has left an impression on Paul.

Paul Dunn – Moments That Change Lives

Paul Dunn is a very unique entrepreneur and evangelist who is truly contagious with his electric energy, passion for helping others and unique perspective on the world. He is a 4x TEDx Speaker, has a Global Lifetime Achievement Award for Service to the Accounting Profession and amazes audiences all around the world with his Unleashing the Huge Power of Small.

A commitment to serving is evident in the incredible impact B1G1 has provided so many people around the world, with over 209 Million giving impacts. His career has included being the Marketing Director of Hartley, before founding The Results Corporation, Results Accountants Systems, Renew, ResultsNet Australia and most recently B1G1. Paul’s programs, insights and strategies have been used by more that 226,000 companies worldwide.

Paul talks about:

  • The power of small.
  • Not being afraid of failing as its all part of the journey.
  • Simon Sinek talking about “Differentiation comes from clarity of why”.
  • We are the product of the moments in our life.
  • Leadership is about how many leaders you create.
  • Moments that change lives.
  • How much value are you offering?
  • People exiting corporate and asking “Is that all there is?”
  • Why you should fall in love with the results you are bringing other people.
  • Best things you can say no to is the customers you don’t want.
  • Clarity – Cut through – Curious – Connection – Belonging
  • The power of any idea is only in its implementation.
  • The human need to belong.
  • Mentoring Masami Sato to B1G1.
  • Why his tombstone will read “He made a real difference whilst he was here”

Active CEO Performance Tip

People Want To Be Led – There has been an increase in focus on collaborative leadership in recent times. When COVID-19 took hold of the world, the most successful and effective leaders went into an authoritative leadership style. Why is this? The majority of people in the world seek to be led rather than lead when overwhelm and uncertainty consumed us. Human beings natural default is comfort and went on high alert for someone to assure them. The successful leaders during COVID-19 responded quickly, made a decision (rightly or wrongly) and provided a clear direction, which gave people hope, a level of certainty and they knew someone cared. The reason the leaders could thrive in an Authoritative Leadership mode was because they had already build up a certain level of trust and loyalty with their people, which is likely to have included aspects of collaborative leadership. 

Tweets

“Purpose driven leaders are consistently at their best no matter what gets thrown at them.” Paul Dunn on leadership, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Having a giving spirit, you shift the experience of the organisation.” Why leaders went into giving mode during COVID-19 with Paul Dunn, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

B1G1 www.b1g1.com
Paul Dunn www.pauldunnonline.com
Wonderment with Paul Dunn Link
Satya Nadella Letter To Microsoft Link
Paul Dunn LinkedIn
Paul Dunn Twitter
Paul Dunn Facebook
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Recommended Reading:

Better Business, Better Life, Better World Link
Legacy Link

Recent active CEO Podcast Episodes

#114 – Paul Dunn (B1G1) Moments That Change Lives Link
#113 – PEOPLE Serve People Who Matter Link
#112 – Karthik Madugula – Ultimate Experiment On Human Behaviour Link
#111 – PURPOSE Create A Ripple Effect Link
#110 – Dr Paul White (Workplace Appreciation) 5 Languages Of Workplace Appreciation Link
#109 – 6 Principles To Be A World Class Leader Link
#108 – Fiona Robertson (Entrepreneur) Culture Is The Rules Of Belonging Link
#107 – Create Your OWN MBA Link
#106 – Kathy Robinson (Athena Wellness) The Athena Principles Link
#105 – Own Your OWN SPACE Link
#104 – Mark Weatherall (Te Araroa) Leading The Great Outdoors Link

[gkit id=1]
Craig Johns Friday Fast Five Newsletter Speaker Coach Consultant

Subscribe To Friday Fast Five

* indicates required
Email Format
active CEO Podcast Craig Johns NRG2Perform High Performance Leadership PEOPLE Serve People Who Matter

active CEO Podcast #113 PEOPLE Serve People Who Matter

active CEO Podcast Craig Johns NRG2Perform High Performance Leadership PEOPLE Serve People Who Matter

PEOPLE Serve People Who Matter

Employees are the heartbeat of a company. What happens if the heart stops beating? It is important to note that people can be your greatest assets, but they can also be your greatest liabilities!

People don’t leave companies, they leave managers! Employees who have been pushed to the point that they no longer care, will not go the extra mile.

People are our greatest assets so it is important that you serve those who matter, through a coaching leadership approach where you create a growth and learning environment.

Are you being a servant leader who has a coaching leadership approach?

  1. Recruitment and Selection
  2. Targeted Training
  3. Knowledge Sharing

Leadership Talent Cycle

  1. Talent Identification – through effective recruitment practices
  2. Talent Development – through a coach leadership approach
  3. Talent Performance – through removing barriers and getting out of the way

Leadership Growth Triad

  1. 3x Talent Cycle
  2. Recruit Employees who have talent
  3. Recruit Mentors who train employees
  4. Recruit Coaches who inspire mentors

“Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don’t want to.” RICHARD BRANSON

There is nothing more beautiful than teaching, coaching and mentoring people. The immense pride and enjoyment you get out of seeing someone grow is supported by the benefits you receive by teaching and coaching. You learn more about yourself, you tend to reflect on your own habits and routines, and you provide an opportunity to learn new ways of doing things.

“People learn the most when teaching others.” PETER DRUCKER

As a CEO or leader you have a huge responsibility to not only prepare your people for their work, but also prepare them for life. More than just teaching skills, you have an obligation to teach them to find and understand their purpose.

Once people understand their purpose, you then have to work with them to connect it with the purpose of the company and the work they are completing. People are the only sustainable thing in an organization or a team.

There is nothing more rewarding than teaching people to become better than ourselves. Many CEO’s and leaders are afraid of the people they work with becoming better skilled, better leaders and better people than they are. It’s all about ego, and they need to realize that way of thinking is hindering the progress of both the company and themselves. As a CEO and leader, you need to learn how to create a mindset where you are proud of people growing above you, rather than being afraid of it.

“Give a man a fish; feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish; feed him for a lifetime.” LAO TZU

How are you leading your people?

Your people are your greatest asset. Take the time to communicate with your people, listen to them, and ask questions that improve their understanding, and bring them closer to the purpose of the company and what they want to achieve in life. Find ways to reflect on how you interact with your people and seek new ways to communicate more effectively. You have a great responsibility!

“If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; If in terms of ten years, plant trees; If in terms of 100 years, teach the people.” CONFUSCIOUS

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 Whitepaper Download

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

#113 – PEOPLE Serve People Who Matter Link
#112 – Karthik Madugula (Happiness Consultant) Ultimate Experiment On Human Behaviour Link
#111 – PURPOSE Create A Ripple Effect Link
#110 – Dr Paul White (Workplace Appreciation) 5 Languages Of Workplace Appreciation Link
#109 – 6 Principles To Be A World Class Leader Link
#108 – Fiona Robertson (Entrepreneur) Culture Is The Rules Of Belonging Link
#107 – Create Your Own MBA Link
#106 – Kathy Robinson (Athena Wellness) The Athena Principles Link
#105 – Own Your OWN SPACE Link
#104 – Mark Weatherall (Te Araroa Trust) Leading The Great Outdoors Link

[gkit id=1]
Craig Johns Friday Fast Five Newsletter Speaker Coach Consultant

Subscribe To Friday Fast Five

* indicates required
Email Format
active CEO Podcast Craig Johns NRG2Perform High Performance Leadership PURPOSE Create A Ripple Effect

active CEO Podcast #111 PURPOSE Create A Ripple Effect

active CEO Podcast Craig Johns NRG2Perform High Performance Leadership PURPOSE Create A Ripple Effect

PURPOSE Create A Ripple Effect

Craig Johns talks about PURPOSE, create a ripple effect and the importance of knowing your WHY, VISION, MISSION and VALUES.

Have you ever wondered what the most successful people in the world have in common? They have absolute clarity on their vision!

It is very difficult to find your destination, when you don’t know what it is. To be able to gain clarity on your vision, you first need to understand your purpose in life.

Why do you get up each day with a  spring in your stride, what fuels your fire, what brings a smile to your face?

Today we are going to explore why you need to understand your purpose so you can be a world class leader who is creating a ripple effect.

Why – Vision – Mission – Values

Let’s start with your Why, your Purpose in life

What is your reason for existence as a human being? What is your intention and objective that you want to achieve in life? Why have you been put on this planet?

How can you create a ripple effect through your employees, team members and people of influence?

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? The WHY is the purpose, cause or belief that drives every one of us.

Vision

What is your destination? What does the future look like? What does success look like in 5, 10, 20, 30 or 100 years time?

Does your vision inspire you, challenge you and make you feel a little bit or a whole lot uncomfortable? (for the right reasons?)

My vision:

“DEVELOP HIGH PERFORMING LEADERS WHO POSITIVELY IMPACT PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD”

Mission

What is the reason and path you will take to get to your vision? What is your intention and how you will do it?

The mission must be simple and easy for people to understand the path that you will take and why you will take it to achieve the vision.

My mission:

“TRANSFORMING INFLUENCERS INTO BEING HIGH PERFORMING LEADERS”

Values

What is your DNA? What are the core values that you will base decisions and beliefs on?

What will you be consistent with so your are congruent with your message and who your are?

My values:

Craig Johns values NRG2Perform DNA

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 Whitepaper Download

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

#111 – PURPOSE Create A Ripple Effect Link
#110 – Dr Paul White (Workplace Appreciation) 5 Languages Of Workplace Appreciation Link
#109 – 6 Principles To Be A World Class Leader Link
#108 – Fiona Robertson (Entrepreneur) Culture Is The Rules Of Belonging Link
#107 – Create Your Own MBA Link
#106 – Kathy Robinson (Athena Wellness) The Athena Principles Link
#105 – Own Your OWN SPACE Link
#104 – Mark Weatherall (Te Araroa Trust) Leading The Great Outdoors Link
#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

[gkit id=1]
Craig Johns Friday Fast Five Newsletter Speaker Coach Consultant

Subscribe To Friday Fast Five

* indicates required
Email Format