Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #233 Anna Glynn Strong

Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #233 Anna Glynn Strong

Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #233 Anna Glynn Strong

Strong

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Anna Glynn about Strong, relationship selling, and building trust and permission in the workplace. 

We also dive deeper into understanding the challenges faced by our leaders right now and how resilience and optimism play an important role along the way. 

Anna Glynn –  Strong

Anna Glynn is a Positive Psychology and sales leadership expert, and the author of the newly released book Strong. Her education includes a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts from Monash University, a Professional Certificate in Positive Psychology (First Class Honours) and a Masters of Applied Positive Psychology (First Class Honours) from the University of Melbourne.

She has worked in financial services and national sales roles with National Australia Bank (NAB), MLC, before transitioning into Facilitator and training roles at University of Melbourne, Maxme and The Michelle McQuaid Group. 

Anna Glynn talks about:

  • Curiosity as a driving force to success
  • Her strengths as a teenager and its changes overtime
  • First job with the NAB under the sales department and how it started her career
  • Her strengths from a sales perspective and and what was it about sales that caught her attention
  • The biggest challenges she encountered in her sales career
  • Building trust and permission 
  • Strong
  • How the changes brought about by Covid affected relationship building in the workplace
  • Key decision makers
  • Understanding sales leaders right now
  • Making sure leaders perform in a challenging environment
  • Building resilience and optimism
  • Working on our weaknesses too, not just our strengths
  • The important aspects of positive psychology for a sales leader

Tweets

“We’re getting to know humans. We do this in our daily lives. But a lot of people actually find relationships selling quite challenging because you might not get the quick win. You’ve got to be in it for the long game. You’ve got to be prepared to be patient, and you really seek to get to know someone versus just being able to jump in and offer a solution for your problem.”  Relationship selling with Anna Glynn on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“If there is an opportunity for me to share insights, you know, talk with people, give audio calls, give references, whatever it is, I’m happy to hand that over. And the hope, I guess, is that by forming that relationship and building that trust is that when the need arises, when they do need to engage with me, I’m the first person that hopefully they think of.” Anna Glynn talks about creating a more thriving world on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“As a human species, we would not have survived if we were out there on our own. Right? We need others to survive. But what’s more than that? We need others to actually thrive in our lives as well. “ Understanding resilience with Anna Glynn on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Anna Glynn www.annaglynn.com.au
Anna Glynn LinkedIn
Anna Glynn Instagram
Anna Glynn 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

Book
Strong

Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #184 Christina Gerakiteys, Nick Harding & Sam Cawthorn AI & The Future of Learning

Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #184 Christina Gerakiteys, Nick Harding & Sam Cawthorn AI & The Future of Learning

Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast #184 Christina Gerakiteys, Nick Harding & Sam Cawthorn AI & The Future of Learning

 AI & The Future of Learning

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Christina Gerakiteys, Nick Harding, and Sam Cawthorn about the world of artificial intelligence and the future of learning.

We also dive deeper into technology and the evolution of spaces & education, adapting to the changes brought about by technology, and how to utilise AI for good.

Nick Harding, Christina Gerakiteys, & Sam Cawthorn –  AI & The Future of Learning

Christina Gerakiteys is the former Co-CEO of SingularityU Australia, an Advisor with Wavia, and the CEO of UtopiaX. She is a sought-after speaker, facilitator, and program designer. Christina has disrupted current mindsets with her Moonshot thinking, creating highly customized programs for clients like Deloitte, IAG, and Entrepreneurs Organisation.

Nick Harding is a Strategic Communications Expert, Speech Writer, and Presenter, who is passionate about helping people discover and craft their story. Nick has designed strategic communications for companies like ANZ Private and Navia and has written TED, SXSW, and Vivid talks for individuals. He has taught presentation and pitching skills to companies like IAG, the NSW Department of Treasury, and IBM India, and trained iconic Australian companies such as NAB and Westpac on leadership and influence.

Sam Cawthorn is the CEO and Founder of Speakers Institute and Speakers Tribe. Sam is a multi-talented entrepreneur, author of 11 books, including 5 International Best Sellers, and a keynote speaker who has inspired audiences worldwide. He has been recognized as both the Young Australian Of The Year and the Edupreneur of the Year for his outstanding contribution to education and leadership. 

Christina, Nick and Sam talk about:

  • World of artificial intelligence
  •  AI & The Future of Learning
  • Technology and the evolution of spaces
  • Meaning of metaverse
  • The inevitability of change
  • AI & the evolution of education
  • Plagiarism and cheating
  • Bloom’s Taxonomy
  • Use of AI in schools and workplaces
  • Productivity with AI
  • Utilising AI for good
  • Digital minds, analogue hearts

Tweets

“As the technology is rising exponentially, as change is happening faster and faster, there’s also an exponential rise in mindfulness meditation, breathing, being aware, slowing down. So all these things are happening so that we can in fact live in each moment so that we can deal with the exponential change and the rate of adaptability that we’re being asked to have at the moment.” Christina Gerakiteys talks about change and adaptability on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast. 

“That ability to have critical thinking that that’s the type of stuff that we need to be teaching, we need to be teaching critical thinking.” Nick Harding on what educators need to teach students on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast. 

“We still have this analogue heart set without a doubt. We still want that human touch, have human connection and the like.” Sam Cawthorn on whether AI can totally replace the human workforce on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast. 

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Sam Cawthorn www.samcawthorn.com
Sam Cawthorn Linkedin
Speakers Institute Corporate www.speakersinstitutecorporate.com
Christina Gerakiteys www.christinagerakiteys.global
Christina Gerakiteys Linkedin
Christina Gerakiteys Instagram
UtopiaX www.utopiax.global/about
Nick Harding www.nickharding.com.au
Nick Harding 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

Recommended Reading:

People Follow People: The Twelve Characteristics of an Influential Leader Book

active CEO Podcast 125 Craig Johns Create Direction & Meaning

active CEO Podcast #125 Creat Direction And Meaning

active CEO Podcast 125 Craig Johns Create Direction & Meaning

Create Direction & Meaning

Why is it important to create DIRECTION & meaning through SHARED mission, vision, values & beliefs? Not setting direction can easily lead to conflict, apathy and poor productivity within your team or organisation.

To set a great direction, you must be able to set a course toward a destination that others will recognize as representing real progress for everyone involved.

Setting direction helps:

  1. Hold people accountable as the team has no doubt what they need to achieve.
  2. Clarify Priorities & reduces busy work, so people can start to focus their attention and effort towards achieving the direction.
  3. Motivate your team by giving them purpose and a “reason for being”.

Essential components that Create Direction includes:

  1. Being developed collaboratively.
  2. Brings them along the journey providing a clearly understood why and significance.
  3. Is specific, limits interpretation and everyone knows when you have arrived at the destination
  4. Is time-bound as deadlines equal pressure, which enable set priorities, managing workload and negotiate competing priorities
  5. Acknowledges uncertainty and remove the idea of perfection

MEANING – what is the significance of what we are collectively doing

SHARED MISSION – reason for pursuing the focus

SHARE VISION – your future focus of “our vision” or “the team’s vision.”

SHARED VALUES & BELIEFS – What you believe in and how you behave

Breaking The CEO Code Framework All

Want To Learn More?

Check out the newly Breaking The CEO Code whitepaper. It provides an overview of Breaking The CEO Code and showcases the 6 key phases. We also go a little deeper into the 2nd phase PERFORMANCE, where we discuss the 3 P’s of the Leadership Performance Formula.

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Resources Mentioned in this show:

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