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Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast 252 Shivani Gupta Getting Your People To Step Up

Posted on May 5, 2025May 5, 2025 by Craig Johns in Leadership

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Getting Your People To Step Up

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Shivani Gupta about Getting Your People To Step Up, slowing the hiring process down and retaining talented people.

We also dive deep into creating high performing teams, normalising honest conversations and the constant art of working on the culture.

Shivani Gupta – Getting Your People To Step Up

Shivani is an entrepreneur, speaker, coach and author of Getting Your People To Step Up. She is an inspirational leader who is focused on passion, people and performance, is a Barefoot College Ambassador, and is the only Electrical Engineer turned Entrepreneur turned Educator.

Her career included an Electrical Engineering role at BHP before embarking on a 23 career as an award winning entrepreneur and educator. Shivani has scaled many of her own businesses over $1M and exited a business that she grew from $0 to $5M. She has a MBA from The International Graduate School of Management and a Bachelors of Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of South Australia,

Shivani Gupta talks about:

Growing up in India
Power of being a parent & the transferable skills with a leader
Diversity thinking
Career breaks
Becoming being a better human through parenting teenagers
Children holding up the mirror for us
Tough love with care in the workforce
Getting Your People To Step Up
Nurturing a culture where people can say what they feel
Positive reinforcement & constructive feedback
Hire on character first then develop the skill second
Giving yourself permission to live according to your passions.
We should be testing people for their passion when it comes to recruitment
Permission and psychological safety
How do we create a culture thats right?
Clear boundaries of what is yes or no
Avoiding overloading our high performers & under loading low performers
How do we get people doing more work in the time allocated for them
Boundaries & contamination in a hybrid working environment
Strategies to enhance productivity & performance in remote working
Managing health & relationships to improve your productivity
Communicating your vision with passion.
Passion for educating girls in 3rd world countries
Attracting & recruiting talent.

Tweets

“If you start to live according to your passions then you have got to disappoint some people. People are often living other peoples passions. Whether its their partners, their kids, their parents, their cultures.” Leading with purpose with Shivani Gupti on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“Passion without discipline is a waste of time … Without hard work and dedication passion is just an energy that dissipates very quickly.” Shivani Gupta discussing Getting People To Step Up on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“Constant art of working on the culture to say how do we make people feel like they belong, how do we make people feel safe, how do we make people feel like they belong?” Shivani Gupta goes deep into culture in the workplace on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Links

Shivani Gupta Website
Shivani Gupta LinkedIn
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

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Inspiring Great Leader Podcast #249 Joe Pane Courage To Be You

Posted on October 26, 2024October 26, 2024 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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Courage To Be You

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Joe Pane about the Courage To Be You, emotional fitness and the quality of our relationship with uncertainty.

We also dive deep into how our identity and ego defines you, managing difficult conversations, and human behaviour.

Joe Pane – Courage To Be You

Joe is a human behaviour expert, creator of the Emotional Fitness Formula and the author of the Amazon best seller, Courage To BE YOU. He is dedicated to emotional intelligence, mindset strategies and behaviourial profiling.

He has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology from the Deakin University, and is one of only 10 Master Trainer’s of Accredited Consultant and Trainer of Extended DISC. In the last 17 years, he has trained more than 7000 mindset coaches, and has delivered his emotional fitness workshops to tens of thousands of people from all walks of life and industries.

Joe Pane talks about:

Why do people do what they do?
Emotional Fitness Formula
When we are starved of significance we will go to extremes
Listening to your own unique whisper
Unconscious silent addiction to certainty. It’s the things that hold you back.
You can’t get competent in swimming by reading a book
Emotional Fitness
Quality of our relationship with uncertainty
If you don’t squeeze life, life will squeeze you
Finding clarity in the uncertainty
Someone to believe in, who believes in them
Finding clarity as we move through the unknown
Ego is a survival mechanism to keep us safe, keep us going and keep us alive
Identity is what we allow ourselves to be defined by
Courage to be you
Difference between emotional fitness and emotional intelligence
Emotional compass and emotions respond to the interpretation of the facts
You cant be YOU with strangers too quickly

Tweets

“It takes just as much courage to quit the right thing as it does to start the right thing, because of the fear of judgement of those around us.” Fear of Judgement with Joe Pane on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“The most attractive quality of any human being is certainty.” Joe Pane discussing our relationship with uncertainty on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“If we take someone’s significance away, you take their heart and soul away”. Joe Pane on the role identity plays on peoples lives on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Joe Pane www.joepane.com.au
Joe Pane LinkedIn
Joe Pane Facebook
Joe Pane Instagram
Insights With Joe Pane Podcast
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

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Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #238 Paige Williams The Leaders Ecosystem

Posted on May 31, 2024May 31, 2024 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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The Leaders Ecosystem

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Dr. Paige Williams about The Leaders Ecosystem, antifragility and psychological safety.

We also dive deeper into how we should manage our team’s strengths and weaknesses, address difficult situations, and navigating leadership transitions.

Paige Williams – The Leaders Ecosystem

Dr. Paige Williams is a world leader in positive psychology, an organizational psychologist, Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne and the author of the newly released book The Leaders Ecosystem.

Her career includes roles at University of Melbourne, Melbourne Business School, The Michelle McQuaid Group, Centre For Workplace Excellence and Geelong Grammar School.She has studied a BA (Hons) in Business Studies from the University of Bournemouth, Graduate Certificate in Change Management from the University of New South Wales Business School and a PHD in Organizational Behaviour and Development from the University of Melbourne.

Paige Williams talks about:

The Leaders Ecosystem
Being a natural leader
Characteristics that make you a leader
Her mom as her key role model, mentor, guardian, and inspiration
Building resilience
Antifragility is a superpower
What is psychological safety and how is it built?
Creating a constellation of strengths
Becoming a role model
Addressing difficult situations
Where does care start and stop when it comes to being a leader?
Staying true to yourself amidst transitions

Tweets

“We’ve got to stop pretending that everything’s okay and be prepared to listen to what people are saying. We might not find that comfortable. It might not be what we want to hear, and yet this is the way that we start the journey with psychological safety.” Dr. Paige Williams talks about psychological safety on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“Compassion is understanding the perfectly imperfect nature of each of us and holding space for people to bump around against the edges of their humanness and be okay with that. And then help them move through a better place and better performance.” Dr. Paige Williams talks about compassion on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“As a leader, it’s about setting an example and then inviting accountability around others, following that example in their roles.” Becoming a role model by Dr. Paige Williams on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Dr. Paige Williams www.drpaige.au/
Dr. Paige Williams LinkedIn
Dr. Paige Williams Youtube
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

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Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #230 Dr. Jane Foster Emotional Resilience

Posted on April 5, 2024April 5, 2024 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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Emotional Resilience

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Dr. Jane Foster about emotional resilience, vulnerability in leadership and how to handle negative emotions.

We also dive deeper into learning to regulate and control emotions, reshaping perspectives, and changing the language used around emotions, stress and problems.

Dr. Jane Foster – Emotional Resilience

Dr. Jane Foster is the founder of Emotional Resilience, a dedicated researcher, and the author behind the recent publication, “It’s In Your Hands”. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and Teaching, a Masters Degree in Education & Learning Management from Central Queensland University, and a Ph.D. in Health Promotion and Education from the University of the Sunshine Coast.

Drawing from over four decades of global teaching experience, she intertwines her expertise in Chinese Medicine, Shiatsu, and yoga to empower individuals in taking charge of their emotional journey, helping them navigate through life’s challenges with grace. Her mission is to revolutionise our societal mindset, steering away from blame, criticism, and judgment towards fostering psychological well-being, life satisfaction, and resilience.

Dr. Jane Foster talks about:

Her big dream starting from outdoor education and experience with a bully
Desire for everyone to be able to take control of their own steering wheel from within.
Emotional Resilience
Emotions are not “good” or “bad”, they are either “rough” or “smooth”
Learning to regain control of negative emotions
The importance of developing emotional resilience
Language and framing is powerful
Focusing on taking responsibility for how you respond rather than blaming others
Leaders need to listen, be selectively vulnerable, and empower those around them
The factors that influence our behaviour
Taking responsibility for the way we respond
Asking good questions that make people reflect
Coping mechanisms for learning to control emotions
Dopamine addiction from social media
Selective vulnerability for leaders
Changing the language used around emotions, stress, and problems
Reshaping perspective and how people approach challenges

Tweets

“If you keep looking back at what you did, then you’re going to crash. That’s what so many people do when they’re coaching someone. It doesn’t mean ignoring the rearview mirror. It’s there to glance at and learn from, but not to focus on.” Dr. Jane Foster talks about moving forward on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“At the moment, negative emotions are seen as bad and everyone’s picking people off those emotional roads and putting them on the smooth roads, thinking that they’re doing the right thing. But if you look at a pulse, it goes up and down, doesn’t it? To show you’re alive, what happens when it flatlines, you’re dead. Yet so many of us are trying to create a life that’s smooth and it’s actually unattainable. I wanted to create language that would change that. Instead of bad emotions, they’re rough, and rough has a purpose.” Emotional resilience and the role of negative emotions with Dr. Jane Foster on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“That’s why it’s called selective vulnerability. It’s actually a thing that is a balance between oversharing and undersharing. It becomes in the middle, as you said, you share when it’s appropriate because as a leader, you had certain expectations from your team.” Dr. Jane Foster talks about vulnerability in leadership on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Dr. Jane Foster www.itsinyourhandsdrjanefoster.com
Dr. Jane Foster LinkedIn
Dr. Jane Foster LinkedIn
Dr. Jane Foster 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

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It’s in Your Hands – Your Steering Wheel Your Choice

Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #226 Pam Marcheski Intentional Leadership

Posted on March 7, 2024March 7, 2024 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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Intentional Leadership

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Pam Marcheski about intentional leadership, building mental resilience to deal with constant change and moving from intentions to actions.

We also delve into leaders having humility and having a sense of purpose, moving from reactive to a proactive state, and the need to invest in developing your team members.

Pam Marcheski – Intentional Leadership

Pam Marcheski is an esteemed Executive and Organisational Leadership Coach and member of the Harvard Medical School-affiliated Institute of Coaching, SHRM, and Women’s Leadership Institute. With a background in Political Science from North Idaho College and certifications in coaching from Marshall Goldsmith and Mindfulness Performance & Awareness from UC San Diego, Pam brings a wealth of expertise to her role.

Having held pivotal roles at Sears, Kohls, JCPenney, and Liverpool Los Angeles, Pam is a seasoned professional with a proven track record. As an Executive Coach, she has successfully collaborated with leaders from NASA, Raleys, and various Fortune 500 companies. Beyond her professional achievements, Pam serves as a Board Member of Lamp of Learning and is the visionary founder of Intentions to Actions Leadership. With a passion for nature, she draws inspiration from activities like paddle boarding, hiking, and beach strolls.

Pam Marcheski talks about:

Learning to be resilient and adaptable at a young age
Starting her career in retail and worked her way up into leadership roles
Facing challenges as a single mother but still persevering
Intentional leadership
Transitioned into coaching after realizing she wanted to help people find inner peace and show up better for others
Mindfulness training
Focusing on the conditions that people work in and investing in those doing the actual work
Leaders need more internal skills like trust, confidence, and being less reactive
Teaching people to be more open, curious and own their thoughts and emotions
Building mental resilience to deal with constant change
Investing in developing your teams
Inspiring leaders have a sense of humility and purpose beyond themselves
Focusing on helping and caring for others, not just what works but what truly helps people
Technology and data can help leaders, but leaders must also focus on the internal side of leadership and mindfulness

Tweets

“We really kind of focus on how to help people be curious, how to tap into their own self, to recognise that everything that happens is it’s a feeling and an emotion and that we have it. It doesn’t mean we have to be it. So we teach a lot about not attaching to our thoughts and emotions” Pam Marcheski talks about practicing mindfulness on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“You need to develop those people that are the ones that are having the biggest impact on doing the actual work.” Pam Marcheski talks about learning and development for your team on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“That’s why I focus on mindfulness and why I believe in it so much is because you have to internally work with that and you have to really have some inner trust, some inner confidence, all of those places.” The importance of intentional mindfulness leadership with Pam Marcheski on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Pam Marcheski www.intentact.com
Pam Marcheski LinkedIn
Pam Marcheski Instagram
Pam Marcheski Youtube
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

Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #223 Jack Skeels Unmanaged

Posted on February 15, 2024February 15, 2024 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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Unmanaged

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Jack Skeels about Unmanaged, collective intelligence, and fostering positive and collaborative workplace cultures.

We also dive deeper into leadership vs. management, traditional views of management and how to avoid over-managing your teams.

Jack Skeels – Unmanaged

Jack Skeels is a former senior analyst at RAND who has successfully transitioned into the role of CEO at AgencyAgile, achieving double Inc-500 awards, and author of the book, Unmanaged. He holds a Bachelor’s in Industrial Engineering/Computer Science from Northern Illinois University and an MBA with honors in Entrepreneurship and Finance from the USC Marshall School of Business. His dynamic presence extends beyond the boardroom, making him a sought-after speaker, writer, and educator, gracing stages at prestigious industry events such as Ad Age, Digiday, and Advertising Week.

With an extensive career spanning managerial and leadership positions in renowned companies like Rand, Sapient, Global Gaming League, and Modulant, Jack has firsthand experience in the intricacies of project success and the pivotal role of the team behind them. Jack Skeels is not just a successful startup entrepreneur and agile transformation consultant but also a think tank management scientist, dedicated to fostering positive and collaborative workplace cultures.

Jack Skeels talks about:

Growing up in a small university town in Illinois under parents who were both college professors
Working at RAND
Unmanaged
Asking questions gets people thinking and harnessing collective intelligence
Managers should lead with questions to empower their teams
Traditional views of management from the industrial era see workers as commodities to be managed
People are smart and capable, and managers should avoid over managing
Managers should focus on getting people to think, not doing the thinking for them
Promoting high performers into management roles often decreases their productivity and the overall performance of their teams
Management is a separate skill set
Diversity and acceptance in the workplace
Labels and the need to belong
Intrinsic bias in behavior in the workplace
Companies need innovation and technology to remain relevant
Fostering positive and collaborative workplace cultures

Tweets

“I believe it’s a big internal journey to become a great leader as well. To become what the authentic leader is really about. And you, if you’re in the leadership business, I think it’s probably more about understanding yourself and the leader that you can be, than trying to be like a Jack Welch or a Steve Jobs or something like that.” Becoming a great leader with Jack Skeels on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“We don’t want to be labeled, but we like to be labeled as this. People still feel like they need to belong. I’m wondering how we can shift this space to help people feel like they belong without having to be part of a group or feel like they need to be labeled as something to just be more comfortable being who they are.” Jack Skeels talks about labels and belonging on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“I think diversity is great. I think we need to applaud, everything, whatever, neurodiversity and every every form of diversity. I think the idea is a good thing for those who accept it and unfortunately now not all accept it. But the real way to break down those barriers and the like is through action. And in the workplace, the challenge of sort of intrinsic bias in behavior is quite large.” Diversity and acceptance in the workplace with Jack Skeels on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Jack Skeels www.agencyagile.com
Jack Skeels LinkedIn
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

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Unmanaged

Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #214 Richard Lui Enough About Me

Posted on December 1, 2023December 1, 2023 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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Enough About Me

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Richard Lui about Enough About Me, the power of selflessness, championing civil rights and dealing with the negativities in the world as a journalist.

We also dive deeper into the world of journalism, the importance of putting in hard work and advocating for mental health through filmmaking.

Richard Lui – Enough About Me

Richard Lui is the first Asian American male to anchor a daily national news broadcast in the United States. His illustrious 25-year career spans major networks such as MSNBC, NBC News, and CNN Worldwide, solidifying his position as a respected figure in the media landscape. Throughout this remarkable journey, he has been a tireless champion for civil rights and a dedicated advocate for the Asian American community.

Over the course of his career, Richard has covered pivotal moments in history, ranging from the Rodney King incident to the tragic events surrounding George Floyd. On the flip side, he has also anchored Emmy and Peabody award-winning live coverage on CNN, showcasing his versatility as a journalist. Among his numerous accolades, Lui has received the Champion in Media Award at the Multicultural Media Correspondents Dinner, the National Education Association’s Human and Civil Rights Award, and the Asian Americans Advancing Justice Courage Award. In addition to his impactful media work, Lui is a sought-after diversity, equity, and inclusion speaker, the author of the Amazon Bestseller “Enough About Me,” and a filmmaker behind projects like “Unconditional”, “SKY Blossom”, and “Hidden Wounds.”

Richard talks about:

Almost flunking school twice & getting kicked out of his first high school
Going against the flow
Brushing with death as a young person because of a heart condition
Dealing with multiple rejections
Going into journalism
Facts versus own opinions in the newsroom
Enough about me
Breaking news on issues he had no prior knowledge about and learning the ropes
Learning to ask the right questions and to listen
Switching careers and going from business to journalism
Being the first Asian American male to anchor a daily national news broadcast in the United States
Dealing with reporting on difficult and negative cases
Making a movie about mental health issues and caregiving and writing a book on the power of selflessness

Tweets

“Nothing comes easy without and learning that the good things do come with a little bit of elbow grease and a little bit of fight and a little bit of pushing back.” Richard Lui talks about the importance of doing hard work on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“So long as it is factual, regardless of my own opinion, it’s the facts. This is my job. My job is to get out the facts, give context and so I don’t need to agree with the statement if it’s factual.” Facts versus personal opinion in the newsroom with Richard Lui on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“Patience is so important. As we go through mental health challenges in the field, knowing that we that we can do the good part of the story, despite these knuckleheads, as I call them, that are doing these horrible things. The good the good stuff will have its day, but you have to sometimes wait.” Reporting on and dealing with negativity as a journalist with Richard Lui on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Richard Lui www.richardlui.com
Richard Lui LinkedIn:
Richard Lui X (Twitter)
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

Enough About Me: The Unexpected Power of Selflessness

Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #210 Peter Baines OAM Leadership Matters

Posted on November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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Leadership Matters

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Peter Baines OAM about how leadership matters, critical decision making in high stakes environments like the Thailand Tsunami and the psychology of managing extremely difficult situations as a leader.

We also dive deeper into how we could cope from the mental effects of difficult and traumatic situations, leadership in the current world and why decision making skills are important during these times.

Peter Baines OAM – Leadership Matters

Peter Baines OAM is the founder of Hands Across the Water, a global keynote speaker, board director and author of the book Leadership Matters. With a background that weaves through the corridors of Canberra Institute of Technology, where he studied forensic science, to the prestigious halls of the University of Sydney, where he delved into law, his insights into leadership are a fascinating fusion of disciplines.

From unraveling criminal mysteries to advising the likes of Interpol and the United Nations, his two-decade career as a forensic investigator has taken him to the epicenters of crisis in Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia. But it was the call of compassion that shifted his trajectory. In the aftermath of Thailand’s hardships, he founded Hands Across the Water, a beacon of hope for children without homes or families.

Karen talks about:

How leadership matters in handling difficult situations
Characteristic leaders must have in the current world
His experiences growing up as a public servant
How he was able to prevent the adverse effects of working in the crime industry from affecting his own mental health and well-being
His experience working in the disaster unit during the Thailand tsunami.
The differences between handling disasters in Japan vs Thailand
The challenges of informing family members regarding sad and difficult circumstances
How to handle pressure in difficult situations
Developing critical decision-making skills
Transitioning from handling big situations to smaller ones
The fulfillment of speaking on stage
Things that leaders should talk about when writing their books

Tweets

“I couldn’t change what had happened, but I could feel like it was within my capacity to do something around what happened next.” Peter Baines OAM talks about helping kids recover from the tsunami in Thailand on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“True leaders are identified by what they do and the decisions that they make.” Peter Baines OAM talks about the characteristics of a leader on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“That’s the beauty of it and how interesting it is to know more about yourself, what you’re capable of, what you’re what you’re thinking, where you’re thinking comes from, how you shape ideas and thoughts, or how you’re limited in your understanding and knowledge on particular issues.” Learning about oneself by Peter Baines OAM on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Peter Baines OAM www.peterbaines.com.au
Peter Baines OAM LinkedIn
Peter Baines OAM Facebook
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

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Leadership Matters (Stories And Insights For Leaders, Achievers And Visionaries)

Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #207 Vanitha Choudhari Leadership Emotional Intelligence

Posted on October 11, 2023October 12, 2023 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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Leadership Emotional Intelligence

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Vanitha Choudhari about the importance of Leadership Emotional Intelligence, lessons learnt working at HSBC and connection in the workplace.

We also dive deeper into the changes we experienced in the way we work throughout the years, the art of letting go, triple A awareness and how self-awareness helps us in becoming great leaders.

Vanitha Choudhari – Leadership Emotional Intelligence

Vanitha Choudhari is a leadership and behaviour change expert, the founder of Radical Edge Learning Consultants, and a Speakers Institute Corporate facilitator. With over 28 years of corporate and entrepreneurial experience, her influence spans continents, with her work celebrated not only in her home country, India but across many Asian nations and the UK.

She is the visionary behind GEMinU and a certified expert in personality assessments like Hogan and Genos Emotional Intelligence making her one of India’s first Genos-certified Emotional Intelligence Practitioners.. She is also a Business Mentor at Cherie Blair Foundation for Women (UK) and has been awarded the “Best Trainer” in APAC while working for HSBC.

Vanitha talks about:

Her parents’ influence on the way she works
Being restless
Leadership Emotional Intelligence
How emotional intelligence affects the work you do
How technology contributed to leadership changing and evolving
COVID’s effect on the way we work now
The important skills people can utilize in order to stay connected to people
The boundaries between connecting to people to becoming too personal
The triple-A framework
Trust and acknowledgement
Can self-awareness prevent us from being totally present?
Responding vs. reacting
How to be grounded quickly and not be overwhelmed by any situation
The art of letting go

Tweets

“One of the biggest jobs of a leader is to inspire others. And if that’s not happening, then I don’t even think they should be qualifying as leaders because then you’re just a manager doing your transactional job and getting things done.” Vanitha Choudhari talks about being an inspiring leader on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“Being aware of your emotion is not being emotional.” Emotional intelligence with Vanitha Choudhari on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“When you are highly self-aware, you learn the technique of not reacting, but responding very, very, very well, especially being a leader.” Vanitha Choudhari speaks about self-awareness on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Vanitha Choudhari www.radicaledge.org
Vanitha Choudhari LinkedIn
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

Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #205 Cassandra Goodman Being True at Work

Posted on September 28, 2023October 2, 2023 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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Being True At Work

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Cassandra Goodman about being true at work, having clear goals and aspirations, and finding purpose in life.

We also dive deeper into facing certain challenges in order to improve personally, grow as leaders in the workplace and how we could build a relationship with our employees.

Cassandra Goodman – Being True At Work

Cassandra Goodman is the founder of The Centre For Self Fidelity and the author of the groundbreaking book, “Self-Fidelity – How Being True To Yourself Uplifts Your Working Life,” released in 2020, and “Being True” published just last year.

With three decades of international business experience across multiple industries, she’s worn many hats. From being the first Global Director of Employee Experience at a major healthcare corporation to her role as a part-time Chief Talent Activator, a Thrive Global program facilitator and executive coach, and an Associate at Monash Business School. Her influence extends to some of the world’s most renowned organizations, including NBN, ANZ, Cisco, Ralph Lauren, Adobe, Mastercard and many more.

Cassandra talks about:

Having a clear aspiration
Being true at work
Having your own vision and purpose
Getting lost to find ourselves
The definition of ordinary
Surveys in the workplace
Two kinds of improvement loops
Building a culture for non-negotiables in the workplace
Authenticity in leadership
How belongingness affects the workplace
No one size fits all

Tweets

“It’s not enough to love what you do unless you love who you’re being while you do it.” Cassandra Goodman talks about finding ourselves on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“We can get lost by finding ourselves in a job that we suddenly realise is becoming soul destroying. You know, we can get lost in a relationship that doesn’t respect and honor who we are. We can get lost in so many different ways. It’s the waking up to that reality that we have lost.” Getting lost in finding ourselves by Cassandra Goodman on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“In order to be enough, I needed to be a high achieving, low maintenance machine.” Cassandra Goodman talks about her family’s expectations on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Cassandra Goodman www.cassandragoodman.com
Cassandra Goodman LinkedIn
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

Being True: How To Be Yourself at Work