Craig Johns talks about 8 Ways To OWN Your OWN Influence, the third phase of Breaking The CEO Code. OWN 8 teaches you eight ways you can own your own influence to enhance your performance and impact on the world.
8 Ways To OWN Your OWN Influence
The world is constantly challenging us through disruption, competing priorities and competition for our attention; therefore we must take control of our own story and influence.
Your have to own your own life and realize that life is not a dress rehearsal. How much of your life do you really own and take full responsibility for?
You are the sum total of your decisions. You own the choices that you make. To enable the shift you need it starts with creating your own world inspired through a process of performance by design.
8 Ways To OWN Your OWN Influence
Own Your OWN FREEDOM
Live Your OWN STORY
Own Your OWN GRATITUDE
Build Your OWN TRIBE
Own Your OWN VULNERABILITY
Be Your OWN CEO
Own Your OWN SPACE
Create Your OWN MBA
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.
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On this
episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Chris Tabish
about leadership effectiveness with Comediology, breaking out of the secure zone,
bringing joy to the boardroom, and being a voice for executive management.
We also
discuss the differences in leadership style between Deloitte and Accenture; connecting the worlds of consulting and
comedy; the principles of Comediology; and why humour is about authenticity and
humility.
Chris Tabish – Leadership
Effectiveness With Comediology
Chris is a serious
consultant known to have a comedy problem, who is transforming Fortune 500
companies and bringing fun and laughter to the corporate world. He is a
comedian who tries not to fall over, may have painted the Golden Gate Bridge
with a toothbrush, and is adamant that he wont leave us short-changed on the
show today.
Our guest has a serious side
as well, completing a BS in Accounting and MBA in Business Administration from
The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business. His illustrious
career includes consulting and director roles at Accenture, Deloitte, JDSU,
Symantec, Jupiter Networks, Bodhtree and Verity Consulting. He co-foundered
Stratus Partner before founding his latest entrepreneurial visions, Venture
West Consulting and Comediology.
Chris talks about:
Always having a muscle to explore creativity.
Why he didn’t initially pursue being a comedian
because it was too risky.
Shifting from a robot leadership style to someone
who values employees.
Realising the value of humanity and creativity in
leading people.
The WHY behind comediology.
Why he wasn’t being present and connecting with
people.
Its not the content that connects with people it is
the emotion.
In comedy you have to have a point of view or an
opinion.
Start with something funny, that is humbling and
lights up the room.
Why Robin Williams was so funny, but in a humble and
sincere way.
Why he wouldn’t advocate to try and be specifically
funny.
Leadership effectiveness with Comediology
Core essence is “finding your voice” and investing
in your Creative 401k.
Comedy connects people, and people connect with
people they like.
Let everything go and be completely in the moment.
How I can understand why I am here?
Active
CEO Performance Tip
Chief Energy Officer – Do you
know that we are all CEO’s. The Chief Energy Officer of our lives. And think
how that energy affects other people and the way you behave. You all have
control over your own energy. It is important that you manage your own energy
first before influencing the energy of a room, a team, your family and any
other person you interact with. As an influencer you can either create an
environment of positive or negative energy. If you want to achieve success in a
meeting, conversation, pitch, gathering or an event, then it is important that
you create the energy state you desire, for both internal and external
influence. Remember where focus goes energy flows. So make sure your intention
is set for your desired outcome.
Tweets
“Now that the filter is gone they start to bring out
some really creative work.” Chris Tabish explains the benefits of comedy in the
Boardroom, on the active CEO Podcast.
“Living to that differentiation and internal voice
you have.” Chris Tabish explains why all comedy is different, on the active CEO
Podcast.
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To close out another decade, we are providing ten active CEO lessons that you all can learn from. Take some time to read, digest and reflect on how you can use each lesson to support your growth as a person and leader in 2020. It’s time to countdown the top 10 active CEO Lessons 2019.
#10 You are the product of your environment
Your ability to perform is determined by the people you interact with, place you play in and pressure you apply. Are the things in your environment helping or hindering your progress?
#9 Tune out your critic & trust your instinct
Our inner voice can be our greatest influence. Believe in yourself and back it 100%. There will always be voices, trust the one deepest inside of you. How will you tune out the critic in 2020?
#8 The more you give the more you get
Spend time helping, sharing, teaching and giving to people, and you will be rewarded. As Zig Ziglar said, “You will get all you want in life if you help other people get what they want.” If someone does something for you, you will naturally want to do something for them. What value or wisdom will you share in 2020?
#7 Spend quality time with family
It can be easy to become consumed in your work, passions and lifestyle, while taking family for granted. They are your greatest supporters and will always be there during the challenging times. You have a responsibility to guide, nurture and be a role model for the next generations. What are you doing for your family today?
#6 Character before charisma
The truth of your character is expressed by the choice of your actions. Make sure your influence doesn’t grow wider than your character goes deep. How will you develop your character in 2020?
#5 Successful people are curious
The greatest problems provide the greatest business opportunities. The most common trait from the CEO’s and Leaders who are guests on the active CEO Podcast is their curiosity. As Tony Robbins said “successful people ask better questions and as a result get better answers”. Why not be more curious in 2020?
#4 Everyone needs a coach
Your truth, ideas and behaviors are only as good as the lens you are looking through. Having someone you can trust who can ask you the tough questions that enable clarity, focus, confidence and provide accountability is crucial and valuable if you want to achieve the success you desire. A great coach can help shape ideas, provide perspective and challenge you to think differently. “If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you.” Who is going to be in your corner and be the coach you need in 2020?
#3 Courage & vulnerability are inclusive
In the past vulnerability maybe seen as a weakness, when in fact it is actually a strength. We grow through adversity, changing our environment and challenging the status quo. Without vulnerability we cannot be courageous and without courage we cannot find the strength to speak up and be vulnerable. It is ok to say you don’t have an answer, that you were wrong, are feeling a lack in confidence and that other peoples answers are better. Having vulnerable discussions helps to build psychological safety within your team or between stakeholders. Vulnerability cultivates trust and respect from others, while creating the space for others to speak up about problems, issues or feelings they have. It fosters discussion about key problems and allows people with different perspectives to provide solutions that may not have surfaced before. How will you let your guard down, put your ego to the side and create a space for vulnerability and courage to flourish in your work environment?
#2 Unlock your limiting beliefs
We all have beliefs that hold us back from realizing our true potential. They are subconscious and usually have developed from negative moments, environments, fears, excuses or messages as a child. It could be that you don’t have enough money, are too old; don’t have enough experience, you can’t take a risk because you will fail, someone else is better suited or you just don’t have the talent. The strongest limiting belief I uncovered this year was – a fear of finishing second best. Now i have never been consciously aware of it, but now that I am aware I can easily identify the root causes and the actions that occurred as a result. The reason I found it was through speaking. I have no problem speaking in front of thousands of people and people I have never met, but I found that when I was public speaking in front of people who I respected or felt where better in the field I was speaking in I would go blank and sometimes not even be able to say anything. Through identifying the root cause and putting new belief statements and actions in place I now can deliver with confidence and certainty in front of any audience. Thanks to my coaches who used NLP strategies to unlock my limiting belief. Who will you unlock your limiting beliefs in 2020?
#1 Proximity is power
The people you spend the most time with will have the greatest influence on who you will become. If you want to step it up in 2020 and achieve your dreams and goals faster, then you need to surround yourself with people who play a bigger game than you are currently in. The proximity you keep is very powerful. They must challenge you, keep you accountable and provide the shortest path to your desired destination. Their knowledge, experience and network can have a profound effect on your growth. In 2019 Speakers Institute provided me with the proximity I needed to turn my purpose into reality. The diversity of insights, failures, successes and life experiences is phenomenal. I know that this proximity will take active CEO and Breaking The CEO Code to a whole nuther level in 2020 and beyond. I also have other people in my proximity who shape and accelerate me in other areas I want and need to develop to have the impact on the world that I am FOCUSed on. What proximity will you create in 2020?
What lessons have you learnt from 2019 that will help you create your 2020 VISION?
If you need someone on your side to help you provide
clarity and certainty, then contact Craig Johns at craig@nrg2perform.com
or click on the contact page of the www.nrg2perform.com website.
On this episode of the active CEO
Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Liz Volpe about Dare to Dream, inspirational
stories through Ambisie, Imposter Syndrome and #give1hour. We also delve into
the League of Extraordinary Women, being present and switching off, and how a
pitch off competition reminded her of getting out of her comfort zone.
Liz Volpe – Dare to Dream
Liz Volpe is an incredible
entrepreneur who dares to dream, connects & inspires women to bring out
their extraordinary, and loves to inspire the next generation through a
collection of stories worth sharing. She is a purpose driven leader, global
change agent, proud mother of two, Latin dancer and is on a mission to educate a million disadvantaged
youth by the year 2020.
Her education includes a BA
Honours in Media Communication and Media Studies form the University of Leads.
In her spare time she is a fundraising volunteer at The Australian Cambodia
Foundation, Sunrise Cambodia. As an entrepreneur our special guest is a
Director of Zest Possibilities, Co-Founder of The League of Extraordinary
Women, Founder of Project Gen Z and most recently the Co-Founder of Ambisie.
Liz talks about:
Dare to Dream
Growing up in Rochdale, a small town in Northern England.
Having 30 jobs by the age of 21.
Being inspired by Australian TV show, Neighbours.
Learning who she was while studying Media and Communications.
Thriving on change and a challenge.
How a dream board propelled Zest Possibilities.
Imposter Syndrome still popping up into her head, once per week.
Co-Founding The League of Extraordinary Women, in 2012.
How a visit to Sunrise Cambodia led to Project Gen Z & Dare to Dream.
Vision to educate a million disadvantaged youth by the year 2020.
The catalyst to, her latest venture, Ambisie
#give1hour to help kids explore careers and tap into their passion.
Being a little bit crazy with huge ideas and somehow manage to pull them off.
“Tough times don’t last, but tough people do.”
Having strict rules and structure for health and wellness.
Go into meditation through dance and having a break just for me.
Entering a pitch off competition for investment.
Solving the problem of stress and mental health with young people.
Active
CEO Performance Tip
Mental Toughness Is A Skill – We
often hear the term Mental Toughness. What does it really mean? Mental toughness
is a personality trait that determines how well we can consistently perform
under stress and pressure. It is our ability to respond to challenge, stress
and pressure, irrespective of the circumstances. A good way to describe mental
toughness is our ability to keep going when the going gets tough.
Tweets
“What can I do next, what can I develop and what can
I try that will bring fear back to me, as fear is healthy.” Liz Volpe talks about getting out of her comfort zone, on the active CEO Podcast.
“A little bit crazy with huge ideas and somehow manage to pull off.” Discussing
Liz Volpe’s leadership style, on the
active CEO Podcast.
On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Bill Coletti about reputational resilience and transformation, crisis preparation, opportunities that arise from adversity, and the 7 Levers of Reputation from the book Critical Moments. We also delve into being involved in political campaigns and elections, Bills time in Bulgaria as CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce and advising the Prime Minister, Kith approach to crisis management, and the speed of response during a crisis.
Bill Coletti – Reputational Resilience And Transformation
Bill Coletti is a reputation
and crisis guru, who has more than 25 years of global experience managing
high-stakes crises, issues management, and media relations challenges for both
Fortune 500 companies and winning global political campaigns. Bill is the CEO
of Kith, a best-selling author of Critical Moments, has a passion for
safe-guarding reputations, is a Wall Street Journal Risk & Compliance
panellist, and enjoys sailing, riding his bike and unwinding through yoga.
He studied a BA Political
Science and Government, Communications at Florida State University and an AA
General Studies at St Petersburg College. His career has included co-leading
the Global Risk Management and Crisis Communications Practice for Hill+Knowlton
Strategies; Executive Director of Bill McCollum for US Senate; served in the
Republic of Bulgaria as a senior advisor to the prime minister, Council of
Ministers, and the Labor minister; and was the first ever executive director of
the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria. Through his various roles, our
special guest has worked with major corporations such as AT&T, Target
Corporation, American Airlines, The Home Depot and Xerox, as well major
universities and global NGOs.
Bill talks about:
Reputational resilience and transformation.
Leadership by stereo with comments from both the
left and the right.
Becoming the first ever American Chamber of Commerce
Bulgaria in 1995.
Honing negotiation & communication skills while
Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister.
Building the structural requirements & a
communications strategy to join the EU.
The key personality characteristics as a crisis and
reputational management expert.
Reputational damage hurts more personally when it is
an individual.
The mindset and behaviors that separate the leaders
that perform best during a crisis.
The key differentiator between good and great in
crisis management, is speed of response.
Impact on a crisis is very often finite.
Build a reservoir of goodwill as the market place will
be more willing to accept.
Crisis management is more than just getting back to
normal.
Needing quiet quality time to think and process what
is going on.
Love to solve the question of how to cure cancer.
Why aren’t more people happy?
Active
CEO Performance Tip
Conditions Will Not Be Perfect – Our
environment changes from year to year, month to month, day to day and minute to
minute. As leaders we need to be prepared for the conditions not to be perfect.
We need to be agile and ready to adapt at a moments notice. It is our
responsibility to utilize our wide range of experience, skills and expertise to
deliver our best performance no matter what is in front of us.
Tweets
“The nature of your character was more important
than the size of your car.” Bill Coletti describes life
in Bulgaria in the 1990’s, on the
active CEO Podcast.
“The crucible of crisis doesn’t develop your leadership it reveals it.” Bill
Coletti discusses leadership during crisis, on the active CEO Podcast.
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.
On this
episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Cassandra Heilbronn about
her journey into law; specializing in sport, sponsorship and social media law
at Minter Ellison; founding The
Prominenti Society;
and drafting legislation in Sports, Entertainment &
Events in Saudi Arabia. We also go in
depth talking about sport integrity, empowering women, mental health and
breaking down barriers.
Cassandra Heilbronn
Cassandra Heilbronn is an
exceptional young woman, proud servant to the community, passionate advocate,
and has been known as the skateboarding solicitor. She is a sought after
keynote speaker, commentator on women in sport and is the Founder of The
Prominenti Society; a speaker platform featuring only female speakers
worldwide.
Her education included a
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Bachelor of Arts – Politics & Public Policy at
Griffith University and a Master of Laws at The University of Queensland. As a
passionate lawyer she has remained connect to education as a guest lecturer
Sports & Negligence as well as Social Media and Ethics at the University of
Queensland, University of the Sunshine Coast and Griffith University.
Cassandra’s career as a
lawyer commenced at Butler McDermott Lawyers, TressCoax Lawyers and Clayton Utz
before becoming a Senior Associate in Sports and Corporate Risk at Minter
Ellison. Since June 2019, she has lived in Saudi Arabia as the Regulation Legal
Manager for Sports, Entertainment & Events at The Royal Commission of
Al-Ula for the Al-Riyadh Governorate. Our guest’s passion for sport has led to
governance roles at Sunshine Coast Girls Boardriders Club, Squash Australia,
Brisbane Heat, Surf-rider Foundation Australia and Football Victoria. She is
the Immediate Past President of Women Lawyers Association of Qld.
Cassandra talks about:
Growing up in Bundaberg, a low socio-economic area in Australia, with two sisters.
Leadership lessons from playing sport from the age of four.
Wanting to become a mechanic if she didn’t become a lawyer.
History does not define your circumstances.
Appreciating the small things in life.
Her motivation to become a lawyer.
Dealing with sport law contracts around the world.
Governance issues need to be addressed by sports.
The importance of having an employee social media policy.
Overcoming her own barriers as a young lawyer.
Enlisted a business coach at a young age to help with mannerisms and response in situations.
Empowering women to step out of the family comfort zone.
Helping younger girls with confidence and public speaking.
Cultural and societal change in Saudi Arabia.
How The Prominenti Society came to fruition.
Key lessons in negotiating.
Finding “Cass Time” where she can switch off.
A higher level of support for mental health.
Living as an expat for the very first time.
Active
CEO Wellness Tip
Skill Stacking – To ensure that you deliver high
performance every single day, you need to recover with purpose and have
productive downtime. It could be doing exercise, creative pursuits, quality
time with family, meditation, listening to music or watching a movie.
Tweets
“Teamwork, strategic
analysis, learning how to use the rules, play the field to your advantage,
meeting people and learning how to adapt to their personalities to reach the
end goal.” Leadership lessons learnt on the sports field with Cassandra
Heilbronn, on the active CEO Podcast.
“We are entitled to a private life, however with all
social media there is no private life.” Cassandra
Heilbronn talks about employees and social media, on the active CEO Podcast.
On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Andrew Klein, his struggle with being a lawyer; how debating and theater sports led to a career in speaking; why authenticity is number one for speakers; the art of influence, persuasion and presence; the importance of recovery as a performer; and leading an active and healthy lifestyle. He also energetically talks about aspiring to be Michael Jordan; idolising the comedy science of Jerry Seinfeld; dressing up as the ‘Swedish Chef’ from the Muppets; introducing Sir Bob Geldof; and delivering pub quizzes.
Andrew Klein
Andrew Klein is a professional, articulate, entertaining and crowd-favourite professional MC. He thrived in Drama, Basketball and Theatre at Sydney Boys High School, and studied a Bachelor of Arts and Law at the University of NSW. His career highlights include being director of Impact EnterTrainers, Director of Legal Policy at NSW Department of Multicultural & Ethnic Affairs and Solicitor at Clayton Utz.
Known for personalising experiences, injecting energy, being right on the mark and keeping it fresh as the founder of Spike Presentations, Andrew has hosted successful events at companies such as Westpac, Ernst & Young, Telstra, IBM, Coca-Cola and Commonwealth Bank. A creative man, he invented “Life’s a Pitch” and “How to Awe Them, Not Bore Them”.
Andrew talks about:
• Bringing energy and a dash of zest to the room. • Growing up in Sydney. • The passion behind becoming a lawyer. • The decision in 1995 to finish his law career and step onto stage. • Idolizing comedians and following comedy. • Why Jerry Seinfeld is his hero. • Why it is important to set the mood at the beginning of an event. • His pre-event routine leading up to the event opening. • What makes a great speaker leave a permanent mark on the audience. • The “Spike Presentations” elevator pitch and how it works? • Bringing charisma and injecting a dose of humor in a performance. • Balancing being a conference emcee with teaching presentation skills. • The emotional intelligence of reading the room. • You are there to serve the audience, it’s not about you. • How he stays fit & healthy when travelling & working a busy schedule. • The routines, habits and triggers allow him reset his body and mind. • “how do we change the way we educate children at school?” • The impact the famous Australia poet, Brook Emery had on his life.
Active CEO Wellness Tip
Focus in the moment – What we can control is right now! We can’t change history, however we can take what we have learnt; good or bad, right or wrong; and harness the opportunities to do something better or leapfrog off what we was successful. Use your strengths to be better now, improve the way you live and make the world a better place. It starts with making a choice, a decision that only you can own in the moment, right now.
Tweets
“When you are on the stage, you are a performer whether you like it or not.” Andrew Klein discusses stage performance, on the active CEO Podcast.
“You have been in the audience time and time again, listening to people who are knowledgeable on a topic but unable to engage with you. Are you one of those people?” Andrew Klein discusses the Spike Presentations elevator pitch, on the active CEO Podcast.
On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns and Ben
Gathercole speak with Garry Mills about lessons from the police force; being a
Bodyguard for former Australian Prime Minister John Howard; and being a mental
health advocate with Beyond Blue and Blokepedia. We also talk about learning to
live and cope with depression; living a playboy lifestyle; staying in the
moment; setting social media parameters; the importance of situation and self-awareness;
and helping people improve their lives.
Garry Mills is a resilient, determined and trusted freelance entrepreneur, facilitator, Keynote Speaker and Trainer. He is a former bodyguard for the Australian Prime Minister and other dignitaries, an executive level Australian Public Servant and former police officer. Making a difference in other people’s lives is his passion and has recently joined Blokepedia as a Director and continues to be an ambassador for Beyond Blue.
As a devoted father he loves the challenge of being an Ironman triathlete. He is an entrepreneur with Garry Mills Peak Performance, as well as a very talented TV actor and corporate video/podcast presenter and has spent time on the radio. In 2017, he became famous for finishing second with Team Australia in the Photonis Ultimate Forces Challenge, an international outdoor sports and survival competition & reality TV show.
Garry talks about:
Dreaming of being a fighter pilot and police officer
as a child.
Working in the wool industry as a Jackaroo, before
joining the Victorian Police in 1996.
Fears around presentations and speaking with lots of
eyeballs looking at you.
“I am” rather
than “I want to be”
Enjoying the moment when on the start line of a
triathlon.
Being reactive as a policeman, versus being proactive
in the background as a bodyguard.
Your communication goes to a whole new level as a bodyguard
for the Prime Minister
Leaders need to be adaptable and flexible, because
of the rate of change.
Living someone else’s life as a bodyguard.
Learning to know when you can relax and when you can
be on.
During the 2,000’s his mental health started to
deteriorate and work becoming his only focus.
Hitting rock bottom in 2012 and the decision to seek
help for his depression.
Being present in the moment. Not worrying about what
happened yesterday and what is going to happen tomorrow.
Working with Josh Cornby, who started Blokepedia in
2017.
“Conversations that matter”
Breaking down barriers and providing a safe and open
place for men to be honest about how they are feeling and supporting their
mates.
There is so much serious stuff in the world and
laughter is the best medicine.
Being part of the Photonis Ultimate Forces Challenge with his wife in
Bali.
Eating a bowl of silkworms in the food markets.
His wife Nicole having the greatest influence on his life.
Active
CEO Wellness Tip
Energy Management – Most CEO’s and Leaders spend time focusing on
managing their time rather than managing their energy. If you focus on managing
time you will tend to create overload and over time you will run out of energy.
You have to manage your energy and productive down time as it will allow you to
maintain a higher threshold of performance over a longer period of time.
Tweets
“Having a close network of friends, who all look
after each other. We will all reach out. You don’t have to have gone through it
to help somebody.” Being there for friends who have depression with Garry Mills,
on the active CEO Podcast.
“Why cant we just make happy films?” Garry Mills has one question he would
like to solve, on the active CEO Podcast.
On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Holly
Ransom about being forensically curious; the richness of a conversation;
importance of pre-game routine; the power of reverse mentoring; learning to
harness fear; and intergenerational leadership in the 21st Century.
We explore conversations with Sir Richard Branson and former US President Barak Obama; high performance leadership; what makes New Zealand Primeminister, Jacinda Ardern a great leader; signing up 100 days before her first Ironman triathlon; and Learning from a Lifetime of Experience on the Coffee Pods Podcast.
Background
Holly Ransom is a highly articulate, pragmatic, futuristic, energetic and curious young leader. She is a thought-leader who thrives on challenging the way people think, facing market disruptions head on, unlocking opportunities and helping leaders build their capacity to effect change.
A high
achiever and born leader, she held numerous sport captain and leadership roles,
while at Methodist Ladies College. She holds a law degree and a BA Economics
from the University of Western Australia, however she will quite openly state
that she didn’t quite fit in at University.
As a
teenager she thrived as an events manager at Challenge Stadium in Perth, before
becoming a paralegal at Francis Burt Legal Chambers. Her talent was recognised
early by Rio Tinto CEO, Sam Walsh, which paved the way for former Australian
Primeminister Tony Abbott to appoint her as the 2014 G20 Youth Summit Chair.
She was Chief of Staff to the NAB Wealth Chief Executive, before taking on her
current role as CEO and Founder of Emergent in 2015.
As a Director,
Chair and Advisory member she currently sits on the Boards of Hudson, Hub
Australia, Cox Architecture, United Nations Global Coalition of Young Women
Entrepreneurs, Victoria Police, the Prince’s Charities Australia, Port Adelaide
Football Club, Black Sheep Capital and was the youngest President of a Rotary
Club.
In her spare time she loves to stay fit, compete in Ironman distance triathlons, speak all around the world and moderate conversations with world leaders such as Barak Obama, Sir Richard Branson and the Dalai Lama. O
Holly talks about:
Being described as forensically curious by her
mentors
Her Grandma’s life lesson, “If you walk past it, you
tell the world it is ok.”
How easy it is to jump into action without seeking
to understand context or appreciate nuance.
Running Virgin Disrupters in London with Richard
Branson.
How leaders of the business world failed to consider
themselves as leaders as equivalents as high performing athletes.
Her people-orientated, interactive and engaged
leadership style.
Leading the Youth Summit for the G20 in 2014.
Encouraging people to reflect on the diversity of
the 5 people they spend their time around.
Facing a new fear every single day for a year.
Like an elite athlete, you need have someone who is continually
giving you that performance feedback.
The biggest change in her life was shifting from
managing her time to managing her energy.
The most important habit to build is ironically to
continually reflect on your habits.
A lot of CEO’s have trouble making time for on the
business and they get too lost in the business.
Learning from a lifetime of experience, the catalyst
behind the Coffee Pods Podcast.
Jacinda Ardern being an extraordinary example of a
next generation leader.
Making a habit of doing something new every day, one
thing you are afraid of everyday.
How do we prepare the next generation?
Layne Beachley AO and Jan Owen having the greatest
impact on her career.
Active
CEO Wellness Tip
Habit
Reflection – As CEO’s we need to be aware of our Habits and know that
the best Habit is to reflect on your habits. Allocate some time 2-4x per year
where you find the space to reflect on your habits and determine what habits
you could tweak slightly, commit to stop doing, rethink, start doing more of.
Tweets
“Great leaders are hungry for new knowledge,
different perspectives, to be challenged on their view on the world or to seek
insight into something they may not of thought about yet, and find great
benefit in surrounding themselves with a real diversity of people.” Holly
Ransom, on the active CEO Podcast.
“With a role in a large organisation, you appreciate
that as one person you can never turn the titanic” Holly Ransom talking about
the complexities of leadership, on the active CEO Podcast.
“The compassion, empathy and the way she has put her
arms around the community.” Holly Ransom describing Jacinda Ardern, on the
active CEO Podcast.
