On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Jessica Kiely about building a human connection, having an entrepreneurial mindset, shifting a perspective and a relentless pursuit of excellence.
We also delve into being part of the Speakers Institute Corporate team, a love of teaching and learning, the Natural Perfume Collective, and having close relationships with a highly successful and driven entrepreneur.
Jessica Kiely – Building A Human Connection
She has a brilliant mind for entrepreneurship, is a specialist in non-verbal communication for influence, an engaging speaker and facilitator with over 20 year’s experience with Fortune 500 companies, co-author of Amazon best-seller Business Woman, and the founder of the Natural Perfume Collective.
It’s a privilege to introduce to you an inspirational leader who is known for her vivacious energy, heart-centred approach, solving challenging puzzles, being a super connector and nurturing rising talent, Jessica Kiely.
Jessica talks about:
Having an entrepreneurial mindset.
The Responsibility that sits on your shoulders.
Building a mastery in teaching and facilitating.
Learning a start-up mentality from her dad.
Interested in shifted a perspective and way of thinking.
Being an investigator.
Having lots of plates spinning.
Relentless pursuit of excellence.
Close relationships with a highly successful and driven entrepreneur.
Adapting to being online and how to build the human communication.
On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Mark Weatherall about leading the great outdoors, being a decisive leader, creating a winning environment, managing sports tribunal inquiries and being CEO of Canoe Racing New Zealand.
We also delve into the lessons in leadership growing up in surf lifesaving and being in the great outdoors, the power of values, and why you should walk the Te Araroa trail and see the amazing world of New Zealand.
Mark Weatherall – Leading The Great Outdoors
Mark Weatherall is an enthusiastic and self starting CEO who has overseen the growth of Olympic Programs, serving the community through surf lifesaving and a guardian of the 3,000km Te Araroa trail, which extends the length of New Zealand.
He studied a Bachelor of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management majoring in Sport Management, from Lincoln University. His career has included managerial roles at Surf Lifesaving Otago and Surf Lifesaving New Zealand, and has held CEO roles at Poverty Bay Rugby, Canoe Racing NZ and currently Te Araroa Trust.
In his spare time he is the most successful Team Manager for the Black Fins Surf Lifesaving Team, winning the 2012, 2014 and 2016 World Championship titles. I am excited to bring you high performing leader who is passionate about photography and loves spending time with his children in the great outdoors whether it be fishing, hunting, diving or camping, Mark Weatherall.
Mark talks about:
Being the quiet person who is happy to empower people to step up and get things done.
Sport as an enabler to save lives in surf lifesaving.
Managing the Black Fins Surf Lifesaving New Zealand team to beat Australia
Developing the belief that they could win a World title.
Clarity on values, responsibilities and roles created winners.
Creating better people for being involved in the Black Finz
Leveraging Lisa Carrington’s Olympic Gold medals.
Reconnecting with clubs at Canoe Racing NZ.
Huge challenge to change from an individual to a team focus.
The fastest boat or the four fastest paddlers.
Geoff Barry telling Mark to be more decisive
If I go it wrong, my reputation as a CEO could have been in tatters
People walking the length of the country on the Te Araroa trail.
Parents and the pressure they place on kids and coaches
New Zealand 3,000km walkway, the most diverse walking trail in the world
Managing group of staff to now managing myself
Active CEO Performance Tip
Your Dreams Don’t Stop! Have you felt like the wind has been taken out of your sails and you have taken a step back from your dreams?Your dreams don’t stop because hard work turned up. This is your calling, your time to step up and take ownership of your dreams. Dreams don’t come easy. Embrace the pain, embrace the hardwork and you will be rewarded. Start with 3 steps to reconnect with your dreams. 1. Push reset 2. Reconfirm your dreams 3. Take action
Tweets
“Challenge in balancing your life when working a role like that when you become something to everyone.” Mark Weatherall talks about leading not-for-profit organisation, on the active CEO Podcast.
“Be better tomorrow than what you are today.” Mark Weatherall speaks about creating a winning culture, on the active CEO Podcast.
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Do you find that you are overwhelmed with a whole lot of ideas and items on your to do list, and you don’t know where to start?
I have found the Priority 2×2 Matrix my best friend when it comes to productivity, performance and effective output.
There are two great Priority 2×2 Matrix that will help you find clarity, speed up the decision making process and manage your time more effectively:
IMPORTANCE vs URGENCY
IMPACT vs EFFORT
IMPORTANCE vs URGENCY
When there is a sense of urgency and overwhelm, I first start with IMPORTANCE vs URGENCY. Start by creating a 2×2 grid (adapted from President Dwight Eisenhower) with IMPORTANCE on the y-axis (vertical) and URGENCY x-axis (horizontal). Then place your ideas or to-do item’s in the grid according to their IMPORTANCE and URGENCY.
High importance, high urgency (Top right box)
High importance, low urgency (Top left box)
Low importance, high urgency (Bottom right box)
Low importance, low urgency (Bottom left box)
Choose the top 3 priorities that are positioned in the in the far right and highest point of the top right box (high importance / high urgency), and use these as your three tasks to complete today or first (if they will take longer than one day). After you have completed tasks in box #1, then you will need to determine which tasks in box 2 or 3 are more important. The IMPACT vs EFFORT Priority 2×2 Matrix will assist you in making this decision.
Sometimes it is really challenging to differentiate between the tasks, when they all feel important and urgent. That’s when the IMPACT vs EFFORT Priority 2×2 Matrix, becomes your go to tool to find clarity.
IMPACT vs EFFORT
Create a 2×2 grid (adapted from President Dwight Eisenhower) with IMPACT on the y-axis (vertical) and EFFORT x-axis (horizontal). Then place your ideas or to-do item’s in the grid according to their IMPACT and EFFORT.
High impact, high effort (Top right box)
High impact, low effort (Top left box)
Low impact, high effort (Bottom right box)
Low impact, low effort (Bottom left box)
Choose the top 3 priorities that are positioned in the far left and at the highest point of the top left box (high impact / low urgency), and use these as your three tasks to complete today or first (if they will take longer than one day). After you have completed tasks in box #2, then you will need to focus on tasks in box 1.
It is really important that you only choose a maximum of 3 tasks to complete each day, no matter whether you use the IMPORTANCE vs URGENCY or IMPACT vs EFFORT Priority 2×2 Matrix.
It’s time for you to find clarity, make a decision and own your time!
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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
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On this episode of the active CEO Podcast we talk aboutthe 3 P’s Of The Leadership Performance Formula and how to calculate your Leadership Performance Level, on episode #7 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.
Leadership Performance Formula
Craig talks about the 3 P’s Of The Leadership Performance Formula, including:
CEO PERIODIZATION – How to plan and schedule your recovery to ensure you have sustainable leadership energy and performance.
CEO PRESENCE – How to evolve your communication, influence and performance to positively impact every human.
CEO PERFORMANCE – How to develop the strategies, routines and habits to enable your peak performance state.
CEO PERIODIZATION + CEO PRESENCE + CEO PERFORMANCE =LEADERSHIP PERFORMANCE LEVEL
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Hilary Poole – Deputy Chair High Performance Sport New Zealand
On this
episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Hilary Poole about
leading healthy sustainable systems; working with outstanding leaders Teresa
Gattung CNZM and Jack Welch; the privilege of leading Hockey NZ and Netball NZ;
building a team of trusted relationships, and her four pillars of governance.
We also discuss the differences between governance
and operations, working through the CEO, understanding the key priorities, the
importance of being an active CEO, and why whom you select as your partner is
the most important decision of your life.
Hilary Poole – Leading Healthy Sustainable
Systems
Hilary is an awarded sports
professional who has 25 years of experience in a variety of leadership and
governance roles within the sport, finance, food, education, and not for profit
sectors in New Zealand, Australia and London. She is a leader who thrives on a
changing environment, loves being active with Yoga, skiing, Stand up paddle
boarding and golf, and can be found pottering around the garden.
She has completed a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in
Marketing and Economics, and a Bachelor of Physical Education majoring in
Sociology of Sport and Leisure from Otago University, leadership and executive
studies at the London Business School and is a Chartered Member of the NZ
Institute of Directors.
Her career commenced at the
Bank of New Zealand and including numerous executive roles including head of
Marketing and Distribution. She moved to London as the Strategic Marketing
Manager for GE Capital, before spending a decade advising CEO’s and Boards
through her business Poole + Associates. Between 2009 and 2016 she successfully
led Hockey New Zealand and Netball New Zealand as their Chief Executive. Since
2006 she has giving back in numerous governance and Chair roles at Prolife
Foods, Diocesan School for Girls, Just Life
Group Ltd., Martin Jenkins Ltd, The Clubhouse NZ, Sport New Zealand and is the
Deputy Chair of High Performance Sport New Zealand.
Hilary talks about:
Leading healthy sustainable systems.
Why her mum, a PE teacher, has been her greatest teacher.
Teresa Gattung being an incredible leader, bringing talented people together, at BNZ.
Joining BNZ after the NZ stockmarket crash in 1988.
Differences between BNZ and GE Capital culture.
Working with Fortune magazine’s “Manager of the Century”, Jack Welch at GE Capital.
Her desire to become an advisor and consultant to CEO’s and Boards with Poole + Associates.
Building a career to work with lifestyle and needs of family.
Advising the CEO of the NZ Lotteries Commission, on strategy.
Why the Chief Executive role at Hockey New Zealand was her steepest learning curve.
Creating assets that you can sell for commercial gain.
Incredible privilege of leading NZ’s largest female participation sport, netball.
Being a guardian and filling a stewardship role as CEO of a national sport organisation.
Understanding what your players and participants need to thrive.
Being in Board roles of Sport New Zealand and High Performance Sport New Zealand.
The fundamental shift for sports over the next 30-50 years.
Understanding priorities, practicing yoga and meditating daily.
Active
CEO Performance Tip
Dedicate Time To CEO
Exercise – Why should a CEO dedicate time in
their busy schedule to incorporate exercise into their daily routine? A CEO
with low energy poses a big problem for a company, as they create a stress
environment each day. Creativeness, decision-making and attention suffer as a
consequence. Family relationships and social life will be impaired, as they
will take longer to complete tasks and will have less energy, than a fit CEO,
to use after work has finished for the day. For CEO’s and leaders to maintain
high levels of integrity, think strategically about the future, have clarity
when making decisions, be energetic and have the confidence to lead a high performing
team, they need to be healthy. This means they need to be attentive to regular
exercise, fuelling their body with the right food, freeing their mind and
recovering with purpose.
Tweets
“It sometimes may feel lonely, but you are not
walking alone.” The intense media pressure as CEO of Netball NZ with Hilary
Poole, on the active CEO Podcast.
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On this
episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Paul Veric about
being a Peaceful Warrior CEO, lessons learnt as a transformational CEO,
allowing children to build their own resilience, speaking to students about
suicide and love, and the responsibility of protecting communities.
We also talk about being Head Boy and Headmaster of
New Plymouth Boys High School, why Surf Lifesaving is such an effective platform
for developing future leaders, growing up in Taranaki in New Zealand, and what
it took to be a New Zealand Kayak and Surf Lifesaving champion.
Paul Veric – The Peaceful Warrior CEO
Paul is a transformational
leader, who is intuitive, professional and highly engaging. His talents go
beyond the business world into community organisations such as, surf
lifesaving, education and regional health, as well as being a national champion
surf lifesaver and kayaker. He is a Peaceful Warrior, personable influencer,
proud father of two sons and active CEO who you will regularly find recharging
on a skateboard, surfboard, MTB or in the pool.
Studying at the University
of Waikato, he has a Diploma of Teaching, Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of
Leisure Studies, Health and PE. Paul’s early career began as a teacher and then
managerial roles at Surf Lifesaving New Zealand, Howard Wright Ltd and Gen-I/
Spark Digital. As a natural leader he has assumed CEO roles at Sport Eastland,
Swimming NZ and Taranaki Rugby Football Union, as well as recently being the
Headmaster of New Plymouth Boys High School. As a proud servant to the community,
he has held Director and Board roles at the Taranaki District Health Board,
Kaitake Community Board, Oakura School, NZ Academy of Sport and Surf Lifesaving
Wellington.
Paul talks about:
Overcoming the shock of being announced as Head Boy & a fear of public speaking.
Why Tom Ryder had a profound influence in shaping him as a leader.
The New Plymouth Boys High School Haka, being truly world class.
Managing the huge passion involved in sport.
His leadership style & why it is suited to transformational change.
Being told that you can’t do it, then I will go out & prove them wrong.
Making mistakes in staff management & managing employees.
Creating simplicity as organisations try to be too clever & complex.
Responsibility of protecting the community in an environment that deserves so much respect.
Becoming headmaster of New Plymouth Boys High School.
What skills are you looking for? What skills do you want for the next five years.
Having the best seat in the house to observe everything that is wonderful about young people.
Why society protects our children too much.
Grave concerns for the mental health for young New Zealanders.
Perceived as being quite tough & uncompromising around standards.
Parents having real conversations with their boys about mental health.
Being a Peaceful Warrior CEO
Representing New Zealand, & winning national surf lifesaving & kayak titles.
Physical activity is a big stress release for me, as It is one place that you don’t have a phone.
Active
CEO Performance Tip
CEO Preparedness – People
make acquisitions because they like and trust the person or people they are
speaking or planning to working with. Therefore the content and performance
preparation, for a meeting or interaction, is an absolute must. Have you
thought about how much time do you spend preparing for an interaction with a person
or group of people, in regards to what you need to say to achieve the desired
outcome, mood you want to set, focus needed and the way you need to use both
verbal and non-verbal communication to achieve the result you are aiming for?
Tweets
“How do I get across to these kids that they are
actually cared about, we do take an interest in them and deeper than that,
their life is worth something and worth something to us.” The why behind Paul
Veric speaking to students about suicide and love, on the active CEO Podcast.
“I perhaps didn’t really get the scale of what I signed into until I arrived. Because I was naïve and didn’t really do my research into some of the things I was getting myself into.” Overcoming challenges in new CEO roles with Paul Veric, on the active CEO Podcast.
“I try hard as a parent I try to not rush in and
solve my kid’s daily struggles with life and friends. Taking your hands
actually off the steering wheel and letting them be kids and figure things out
for themselves.” Paul Veric speaks about allowing children to
build their own reslience, on the
active CEO Podcast.
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On this episode of the active CEO
Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Andrew Barnes about Perpetual Guardian’s 4 Day
Week, changing the way people work, improving the wellbeing and productivity of
businesses, and the fourth industrial revolution. We also speak about global
financial crisis, customer service, empowered workforces and the more important
benefits of the 4 Day Week.
Andrew Barnes – 4 Day Week
Andrew Barnes is an
incredible leader who is an innovator, entrepreneur, philanthropist and
absolute human resource disrupter. He is the catalyst behind the 4 day week,
saved the historic 1904 built classic racing yacht Ariki, and proud host of the
3 day weekend.
Andrew completed a MA in Law
and archaeology at the University of Cambridge, attended the Harvard Business
School’s Program for Management Development and is an Associate of the
Chartered Institute of Bankers (UK).
His financial services
career commenced in the UK before holding senior executive roles at Macquarie
Bank, Citi, Tower, County NatWest and was Chairman at Australasian Wealth
Investments.
Our special guest then
became a director of Bestinvest, acquired and purchased Perpetual Trust,
founded Complectus and made the game-changing move of creating Perpetual
Guardian. He is currently the Chairman of Regional; Facilities Auckland,
Paysauce and Perpetual Trust.
Andrew talks about:
Thinking carefully about what our industry is going
to look like in years to come.
A simultaneous arrest of eleven ships spread across
the globe,
Why an arts background allowed him to look at it
from a different shape and pattern.
The cultural adjustment to Australia after the 1987
stock market crash.
Two core lessons in finance that create repeated
financial crisis.
Why the military is still one of the best leadership
schools.
How his time at Citi was the point where his
leadership evolved.
People are only productive two and a half hours a
day.
Productivity and profitability improving after the
eight week trial of the 4 Day Week.
Lots of scepticism not only at the Board level but
also at the leadership level of the company.
The 100-80-100 rule.
How the Perpetual Guardian staff were empowered to
design the 4 Day Week
Ensuring that customer service standards did not
drop.
New Zealand society’s response to the 4 Day Week.
People want to work for an innovative business
that’s trying different things.
The stress and mental health epidemic sweeping the
workforce across the world.
We are setting up a couple of foundations whose
purpose is to fund research.
Creating a network of consultants around the world
to deliver the 4 Day Week.
Why the hell the work practices are the right way,
had asked the question why?
My peak point of creativity is usually after a point
of high stress
Active
CEO Performance Tip
Leaders Develop Leaders – Leaders don’t just lead people,
they develop leaders. Learning how to recognize and most importantly develop
potential and emerging leaders is important for the growth and succession of a
company, organization group or team. Being able to identify behaviors,
attitudes and habits are more important than job-related skills when it comes
to leadership. Facilitating growth, supporting leadership behaviours and
providing challenges to enhance your people’s skills should be your number one
priority and people buy people not products.
Tweets
“I didn’t think the 4 day week was high risk, but if
you are sitting where somebody else is it necessary doesn’t come across the
same way.” Andrew Barnes talks about analysing the risk of the
4 Day Week, on the
active CEO Podcast.
“I didn’t inform the board. I merely announced the 4 day week on national
television.” Andrew Barnes launching the 4 Day Week at
Perpetual Guardian, on
the active CEO Podcast.
“What we got was a more enthusiastic workforce, workforce that was
refreshed, a workforce that was more empowered.” Employee outcomes of the 4 Day
Week with Andrew Barnes on the active CEO Podcast.
On this episode of the Sportspeople Recruitment active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Alex Baumann about overcoming tragedy to win two Olympic Gold swimming medals, transforming coaches of high performance into high-performing coaches, high performance leadership, and his new role as Chief Strategist High Performance at Swimming Australia. We also dive into being a swimming parent, balancing wellness and performance, the importance of empathy and building trust, and the principles of high performance leadership.
Alex Baumann
Alex Baumann sets very high
standards, doesn’t settle for mediocrity, and has a proven record in leading
successful teams and sport organisations. He is one of the worlds’ leading
sports administrators, International Swimming Hall of Fame inductee, husband to
Australian swimmer Tracey Taggart and humble sporting parent of two
International swimmers.
He was born in Prague
Czechoslovakia, however grew up in Canada winning two swimming gold medals and
setting two world records at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Alex holds an Honours degree in Political Science from Laurentian University, a
Graduate Diploma of Education from the University of Queensland, and holds an
Honorary Doctorate from Laurentian University.
His career has included
working as a sports administrator in Canada, Australia and New Zealand with
roles as CEO and Executive Director roles at of Queensland Swimming, Queensland
Academy of Sport, Canada’s Road to Excellence Program, Canadian Olympic
Committee’s Own the Podium, High Performance Sport New Zealand and is currently
the Swimming Australia’s Chief Strategist, High Performance.
Alex talks about:
When you have some success early on you want more.
Swimming with the Dr. Jeno Tihanyi and the legendary coach James ‘Doc’ Counsilman.
Winning the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games 200m IM and 400m IM swimming gold medals in World Record times.
Coping with the tragedies of losing both his father and brother.
A majority of Gold Medallists have had to deal with some sort of trauma.
The pressure of being the current world record holder going into an Olympic Games.
Balancing athlete wellbeing and high performance.
Transforming coaches of high performance into high-performing coaches.
You get the best out of athletes when you can empower them.
Winning when it matters to inspire a nation.
Embracing pressure, rather than seeing it as a negative.
How Wilma Shakespeare guided his introduction to sports administration.
The ability to challenge in a way that doesn’t offend people.
The differences in High Performance leadership in Australia, Canada and New Zealand.
How a CEO or leader balances resources versus being resourceful.
Sometimes we get too complex to get that additional 1%.
There was not one word of winning in the Swimming Australia High Performance strategy.
One of my challenges is ensuring I have enough balance between work and family life.
The importance of urgency and the need to react quickly.
You have to keep doing new things and reinventing yourself through new things.
What drives each individual?
Once you think you know it all, you are dead in the water.
Active
CEO Wellness Tip
Commitment To Excellence – Own where you want to go,
constantly work at it, have the discipline to strive for excellence around how
you are going to do it and why you are going to do it and make sure you put
that plan into action. You need to commit to excellence if you want to be
excellent.
Tweets
“Pressure is a positive thing as ultimately it gets
the best out of us. Obviously if there is too much you get stiff, you just cant
perform, The negative thoughts come into your mind and the pressure gets to
you. Embrace it versus letting it consume you.” Embracing pressure with Alex Baumann, on the active CEO Podcast.
“When I got to the Olympics
I had been through it all. You could throw anything at me and I would still be
able to perform.” Alex Baumann on overcoming adversity, on the active CEO
Podcast.
“I can’t worry about external things. I have to just concentrate on what I
have to do. I have done the physical preparation, I am psychologically ready,
I’ve competed against all these guys and I have beaten them.” Alex Baumann
understanding the pressure of being an Olympian, on the active CEO Podcast.
On this episode of the Sportspeople Recruitment active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Jennie Wyllie about growing up watching the New Zealand Silver Ferns netball team, coping with intense public scrutiny, challenge employees privately and support publicly, and leading a high performing team as Chief Executive of Netball New Zealand. We also discuss standing out from other graduates at PricewaterhouseCoopers, the impact of the Tanya Dalton Foundation, an internal review following the 2018 Commonwealth Games, and resetting the body and mind by taking family vacations to her kiwi batch at the beach.
Jennie Wyllie
Jennie Wyllie is a wonderful leader who has navigated some major transformations in a short period of time. In her current role of Chief Executive of Netball New Zealand, she has led the implementation of the ‘Whole of Netball Plan’ strategy, has managed the move back to a domestic elite competition and is using all her experience to implement the recommendations following a recent independent review into the National team.
She went to Pakuranga College in New Zealand, before completing a Bachelor of Commerce specialising in Accounting and Tax, from the University of Auckland. Today’s guest has also completed an Institute of Directors Companies Director Course, is a certified New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountant and has a Postgraduate Certificate in Management Studies at the University of Waikato.
Her career began in accounting and finance with roles, in New Zealand and the UK, at Price Waterhouse Coopers, Discovery Networks, GlaxoSmithKline, Orange and Telecom New Zealand. While at Telecom New Zealand she spent time as a Next Generation Marketing Offers Lead before returning to finance as Head of Finance, Strategy and Services at Netball New Zealand.
Jennie talks about:
What is your differentiator – ‘just be me”
Being able to relate to everyone from the CEO and Board down to the receptionist.
Being an authentic leader – I am, what I am.
To be high performing you need to wrap yourself with experts in the field.
Balancing working in the business versus working on the business is a major challenge.
Coping with the intense public scrutiny, especially when the team may not be playing well.
The independent review of the unsuccessful 2018 Commonwealth Games Silver Ferns.
If you are not living the values of the team, who is going to hold you to account.
Balancing a focus on participation versus the elite side of the sport.
Recognising all the hard work that volunteers do in the netball community.
Ensuring that the health and wellness of our coaches and employees are being looked after.
Coaches challenges are not so much different to the athletes.
“How do we support our female coaches?” because they are different from the men coaches.
We encourage staff to stay active including a wellness day, where it is all tools down.
Requiring a growth mindset in sport as it reinvigorates you to go for that next challenge.
Active CEO Wellness Tip
It’s Not About You! – You are here to SERVE, You are here to CONTRIBUTE and you are here to make a DIFFERENCE. As a leader you have to let go of the ego and make sure that everything that happens is about the team, is there for them and they can shine every single day.
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“Weird natural high, a buzz, for me that’s when I know that things are clicking, you come up with ideas, you interact with people and bounce ideas off without fears of reprisal. That’s when I know!” Jennie Wyllie explaining her peak state of mind on the Sportspeople Recruitment active CEO Podcast.
“With an intense public scrutiny comes a level of engagement and ownership they have with the team… You have to back yourself to make good decisions, and be able to stand behind your choices and the decisions you make. ” Jennie Wyllie talks about coping with public scrutiny on the Sportspeople Recruitment active CEO Podcast.
“In high performance the environment for athletes is inherently unsafe. You can be selected or not selected at any one time. But for a high performing team you need to feel safe, vulnerable to share your strengths and weaknesses.” The high performance environment conundrum, with Jennie Wyllie, on the Sportspeople Recruitment active CEO Podcast.
