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Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #232 Andy Brown The Emotional Overdraft

Posted on April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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The Emotional Overdraft

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Andy Brown about the Emotional Overdraft, empathy’s role in leadership and building resilience as a leader.

We also dive deeper into the qualities of becoming a great leader, how to actively listen, the challenges that may arise hindering success, and why curiosity is a driving force to success.

Andy Brown – The Emotional Overdraft

Andy Brown is a Non Executive Director, Leadership Coach, host of the Exploring Emotional Overdraft Podcast and the author of The Emotional Overdraft.

He has a BA Hons in Business Studies from the University of Brighton. Before focusing on business advisory services, leadership coaching, and mentoring, he held Board and Leadership roles in multiple successful marketing, digital, and communication agencies and companies.

Andy Brown talks about:

Curiosity as a driving force to success
Starting off as a business-minded person
Organising people is about facilitating people
The good qualities of leadership
The Emotional Overdraft
Being a good listener
Building resilience
The importance of asking questions
Emotional overdraft leads to a lack of resilience
Managing different generations
The biggest challenge of dealing with several kinds of coaches
How becoming overwhelmed affects your output and behavior
Leadership’s biggest responsibility
Business owners can suffer from overwhelm due to the pace of change and complexity of the business environment
Empathy’s role in leadership
The key drivers that lead to emotional drive
Trust is a big driver for founders and entrepreneurs
Accountability, authority, and autonomy
Understanding what our emotional overdraft is and working on it
Kindness and tolerance towards others could help solve some of the world’s biggest problems.

Tweets

“You can teach skills, you can’t teach attitude.” How to find the right employees with Andy Brown on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“The impact of leadership is consequential.” Andy Brown explains that financial success is a consequence of great behavior on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“You don’t have to learn new things to reduce your emotional overdraft. You have to do things differently. Overwhelm stops you from doing something differently because you just can’t cope with it.” What happens when you become overwhelmed with Andy Brown on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Andy Brown www.etc.co.uk
Andy Brown LinkedIn
Andy Brown Instagram
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Craig Johns Facebook
Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast
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Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #221 Andy Anderson & Matt Lavars Relentless Education for Coaches

Posted on January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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Relentless Education For Coaches

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Andy Anderson & Matt Lavars about Relentless Education For Coaches, entrepreneurs with online businesses and the importance of having great mentors and coaches.

We also dive deeper into hard work and sacrifice, having the right mindset for entrepreneurial pursuits and the secrets to enabling long-term business success.

Andy Anderson & Matt Lavars – Relentless Education For Coaches

Andy Anderson is a distinguished TV and Podcast host, WBFF Pro Athlete, and globally recognized author. He stands as a formidable business coach and entrepreneur. Originating from Melbourne, he meticulously built the Ultimate You Change Centre, which has now expanded to 28 centers across Australia. Notably, Andy also serves as the CEO and Founder of Change Labz in his spare time.

Matt Lavars is a seasoned coach and mentor specializing in the development and expansion of online businesses. With a fervor for assisting coaches and online service-based entrepreneurs, Matt has devoted his career to guiding individuals on how to construct the business of their dreams. Together,

Andy and Matt have orchestrated the success story of Relentless Education, a platform where they empower coaches, consultants, and service-based entrepreneurs to reach impressive six-figure monthly revenue milestones.

Andy Anderson & Matt Lavars talk about:

Growing up and shaping dreams in Ballarat and Geelong respectively
Sacrifice and hard work are crucial for entrepreneurial success
Entrepreneurs need to be willing to put in long hours and juggle many roles in the early stages to build momentum
Having the right mindset of viewing challenges as opportunities
Relentless Education For Coaches
Learning to take responsibility to push through difficulties
Surrounding yourself with the proper mentors
Learning from successful people for personal and entrepreneurial growth
Focusing on serving others and customers
The secrets to enabling long-term business success
Creating a vision for the future but also setting achievable milestones along the way
Having a partner or co-founder who shares the same values and vision
Leveraging each other’s strengths and providing support
Understanding limiting beliefs and stories people tell themselves
Constantly improving systems, processes and offerings

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“We just believe so strongly in anyone being able to change their situation through learning some new skills that they don’t have access to.” Relentless education for growth with Andy Anderson and Matt Lavars on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“You’ve got to be super curious and passionate, but you’ve got to have a little bit of grit and a little bit of anger always. I definitely had a little bit of anger that that drove me. If anyone doubted me, I used it as fuel. And still to this day, it’s one of my greatest, greatest fuels. ” Andy Anderson talks about overcoming adversities on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“It really became a curiosity of personal development, which then probably became like a healthy addiction to just surround myself with messages of growth. I started loving the feeling of empowerment because I thought, Wow, education is the answer to all of my problems. If I can learn stuff, then I can change things.” Matt Lavars talks about the importance of surrounding yourself with the right mentors and the right people for growth on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Andy Anderson and Matt Lavars Weblink: www.relentlesseducation.com.au
Andy Anderson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andyianderson
Matt Lavars Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MattLavarsOfficial
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Craig Johns Facebook
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Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #197 Vanessa Vershaw Unreasonable Ambition

Posted on August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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Unreasonable Ambition

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

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

Vanessa Vershaw – Unreasonable Ambition

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

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

Vanessa talks about:

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

Tweets

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

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

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

Resources Mentioned in this show:

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

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Unreasonable Ambition: Renegade thinking for leaders to create impossible change

Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #168 Rebecca Maklad Leadership & the DNA of Purpose

Posted on January 5, 2023January 6, 2023 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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Leadership & the DNA of Purpose

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Rebecca Maklad on Leadership & the DNA of Purpose, Chakra Intelligence, and being a Thought Leader and Speaker on the DNA of Purpose.

We also dive into epigenetics, Future Crunch and the world of keynote speaking and influence.

Rebecca Maklad – Leadership & the DNA of Purpose

Rebecca Maklad is residing in Sydney, Australia, our guest has an acute eye for talent, a natural ability to empower people to rise up and stand tall, and share their voice, lives and breathes changing the story of the human race in the 21^st Century, and is curious about the DNA of Purpose.

She has Diploma of Media & Communications from the Sydney Institute of Business & Technology, a certificate 3 in Counselling and is a Board Member of Project Gen X and Hark Angel Foundation.

Her career has included Event and Sales roles in Sports TV, Partnerships & Marketing management at ODE Management, CEO & Director of Future Crunch and a former 2SM radio announcer, Founder of Chakra Intelligence, Thought Leader and Speaker on the DNA of Purpose.

Rebecca talks about:

What is the most purpose driven leadership in the last month?
Living and embodying your purpose
We are not taught to listen
The Greatest influence in her life is Nature
Characteristic of her dad that shaped her
Leadership & the DNA of Purpose
Believed that an organization can’t have a purpose
You are born with your purpose
Purpose is an Energy in motion
Our Purpose is like our DNA
Epigenetic Factors
View Purpose as way of being and embodiment
Purpose will ask us to disrupt the status quo
The Chakra System and Chakra Dance
Having a good Methodology to expand as a Leader

Tweets

“The question is not how I find my purpose, the question is how do I start embodying who I am.” Rebecca Maklad talking about Purpose on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“Purpose is an energy in motion.” Taking a different perspective on Purpose with Rebecca Maklad on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“So the Idea is that our purpose is like DNA, it is a unique blueprint, it is innate to who we are, it is not something that we wait for and it is not something that we leave.” The Purpose of DNA with Rebecca Maklad on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Rebecca Maklad www.rebeccamaklad.com
Rebecca Maklad LinkedIn
Rebecca Maklad Facebook
Rebecca Maklad Instagram
Future Crunch: www.futurecrun.ch
Speakers Institute Corporate www.speakersinstitutecorporate.com
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-johns-active-ceo-nz
Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com

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Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #164 Unmish Parthasarathi Power of Storytelling in Sport

Posted on January 14, 2022January 15, 2022 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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Power of Storytelling in Sport

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Unmish Parthasarathi about the Power of Storytelling in Sport, bridging the communication gap, the crossroads of decision making in life, and how cricket can impact, influence and inform a corporate dynamic.

We also delve into fan inclusion as the future of fan engagement, imposter syndrome, the world of media, the changing tide of innovation and turning a lemon into a best-seller.

Unmish Parthasarathi – Power Of Storytelling In Sport

Unmish Parthasarathi is a storyteller, change agent, digital media expert and start-up innovator in emerging markets. Unmish brings a rare mix of competencies that includes multi-media content creation, video-based product development, strategy & sales coupled with a deep understanding of partnership development and cross-cultural collaboration in Asia & Europe. A passionate cricket fan, travel enthusiast, cross-cultural enabler, and loves harnessing the power of listening in storytelling,

He has lived in Delhi, Johannesburg, New York, London and Singapore, helping enable diverse organisations grow their relevance, reach or revenue by helping tell a better story. Unmish has a Bachelors Degree in History from St Stephens College; a Masters International Relations from the University of Cambridge; an MBA Strategy and Entrepreneurship from the London Business School and an MBA Entertainment, Media & Technology on Exchange at NYU Stern School of Business.

His career has included roles as a TV Reporter for Star News in India where he interviewed cricket superstars Anil Kumble and Sachin Tendulkar; digital media roles at IMG Media, Press Association, World Sailing League, BBC, ESPN STAR Sports and NewsCorp; Global Head of Digital Sales at ICC; and is currently the Founder of Picture Board Partners, Mentor Sport Tech Tokyo and Steering Committee Member for GoSports Foundation.

Unmish talks about:

Playing competitive cricket in Delhi, India.
Gratitude, humility and reflection being the greatest story of 2021.
Fragility of life has been very humbling.
The sandbox you play in.
Finding his space in the world of media.
The crossroads of decision making in life.
Why his cricket coach was a big father-figure and mentor.
Humans are hard-wired for story.
Power of Storytelling in Sport
The relationship between story and trust.
There is a lot of noise and imposter syndrome in the world.
Gender equality, race and mental health have become an important part of athletes.
Athletes letting fans into their backyards.
Innovation is culturally situated and doesn’t need to be a big bang.
Imran Khan and Martin Crowe being inspiring great leaders beyond sport.
Start-up nation of Israel, Singapore and New Zealand.

Tweets

“It’s an instinct, it’s an emotion and it’s a muscle which is inculcated by someone you trust, which is a parent, a grandparent or somebody else. You almost associate the verbal gymnastics, the painting of pictures with a very positive, trusted and assured experience. And I don’t think it ever leaves us.” Talking about the power of story on trust with Unmish Parthasarathi on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/unmish
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/unmish
Twitter https://twitter.com/unmish1
Picture Board http://www.pictureboard.asia/
Speakers Institute Corporate www.speakersinstitutecorporate.com
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-johns-active-ceo-nz

Dane Jensen The Power Of Pressure Inspiring Great Leaders

Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #163 Dane Jensen The Power Of Pressure

Posted on January 6, 2022January 6, 2022 by Craig Johns in Podcasts

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THE POWER OF PRESSURE

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Dane Jensen about The Power of Pressure, why pressure isn’t the problem it’s the solution, high stakes pressure moments and being pressure ambidextrous.

We also delve into leading ourselves before others, how to navigate pressure for the long-haul, what happens when pressure builds, the discipline of active awareness of pressure and the unconscious competency of being in a flow state.

Dane Jensen – The Power Of Pressure

Dane Jensen is the CEO of Third Factor, where they study the science of performance from the sports field to the Board room and help leaders be more effective, creative and resilient under pressure. Dane loves disarming your biggest pressures, is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review, and a former Monitor Deloitte employee who lives in Toronto Canada with his wife and three children

He is an instructor at the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University and is affiliate faculty with the UNC Executive Development at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In his work at Third Factor he has had exposure to thousands of high performers—from Olympic gold medallists to Navy SEALs, politicians, executives and busy parents, which has led to his newly released book, The Power of Pressure.

Dane talks about:

The high-pressure parent moment that made his heart stop.
Why pressure isn’t the problem it’s the solution.
The pressure equation and how to use them for a positive outcome.
Is pressure just an internal thing?
Pressure is in the response to a situation.
What happens to our body under pressure?
The Power Of Pressure.
Differences in short term peak pressure vs long-term pressure.
Flow and unconscious competence.
The differences in pressure between business leaders, NAVY Seals and Olympic athletes in how they utilise pressure to increase their performance.
Pressure follows patterns and develops in predictable ways.
How we can power through “peak pressure moments”?
Nailing the peak pressure moments that can make or break a big sale, a crucial meeting, or define a career.
The importance of collaboration and communication in successful leadership.
The ability to be less like a thermometer and more like a thermostat.

Tweets

“We don’t get performance without pressure.” Talking about The Power Of Pressure with Dane Jensen on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“The amount of uncertainty we can tolerate is related to the importance we place on something.” Dane Jensen talks about the Power of Pressure, on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Dane Jensen https://danejensen.com/
Dane Jensen LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/danejensen/
Dane Jensen Twitter https://twitter.com/danejensen
Third Factor https://www.thirdfactor.com/
Inspiring Gr”eat Leaders Podcast
Speakers Institute Corporate www.speakersinstitutecorporate.com
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

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