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active CEO Podcast #94 Mike Nishi Chicago Marathon Beyond The Race

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Mike Nishi – General Manager Bank of America Chicago Marathon

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Mike Nishi about Chicago Marathon Beyond The Race, risk and crisis management in mass participation events, closed loop environmental sustainability strategies and the power of collaboration.

We also discuss the Nike Breaking2 Project, partnering with Abbotts World Marathons, why he ran the Bank of America Chicago Marathon at the age of 13 years old, and why placing community at the center of event management decisions is so crucial.

Mike Nishi – Chicago Marathon Beyond The Race

Mike Nishi is the General Manager of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon, a global leader in environmentally sustainable events, and is described as professional, highly organised and forward thinking leader. A dedicated family man, he is an avid runner and cyclist, completed his first ever Chicago marathon at the tender age of 13 years old, and is a board member for Girls on the Run Chicago

He started out as an intern, while at school, before becoming an employee for the Chicago Event Management company in 1989. Currently, his role is Executive Vice President of Business Development and Operations looking after the organisation of the Chicago Marathon, J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge, Girls on the Run and the Nike Breaking2 project in 2017.

His role oversees the production of all Chicago Event Management events with a particular focus in event operations, emergency response and sustainability logistics. Over a decade a go he founded the Race Management Program, ten years ago, to provide an intimate forum for race organiser’s to share ideas and find solutions to create unforgettable event experiences.

Mike talks about:

  • Running my first Chicago Marathon in 4hr 25min, as a 13 year old.
  • 3 decades working with Carey Pinkowski at Chicago Event Management.
  • Growing the Chicago Marathon from 5,000 to 45,963 finishers.
  • Safety and security being the number one priority following 9/11.
  • Planning for the unknown and unexpected is very challenging.
  • Creating a forward command facility to protect the safety of athletes and the community.
  • Chicago Marathon Beyond The Race.
  • Creating sustainable partnerships with Abbott World Marathons.
  • The Bank of America Chicago Marathon environmental initiatives.
  • Closed loop sustainability program with compostable cups.
  • Using storytelling to share the journey of recyclable products.
  • Bamboo cups and Nike t-shirts made out of recycled plastic bottles.
  • Nike Breaking2 project to break the 2hr marathon mark in 2017.
  • Sponsorships Nike, Gatorade, American Airlines & Bank of America.
  • Aligning partner’s values in a collaborative arrangement.
  • Race Management Program to support the event industry.
  • Celebrating mistakes not on the outcome, but what you learnt
  • Incorporating Pilates and mediation in his daily routine.

Active CEO Performance Tip

SINGLE-task Not Multi-task For Productivity – If you try and multi-task, our brains move too fast, we lose focus and take on too much. In fact, the brain can’t actually multi-task and what it actually does is task switching. If you are task switching to often or too quickly, it slows down your response time and prevents you from completing tasks quickly, if at all. Break down your work into single tasks and block your time accordingly to the highest priority tasks. First, write down all your tasks. Second, prioritise your tasks according to low, medium and high priority. Third, schedule time specifically for high priority tasks first, in your calendar. Then delegate all medium and low priorities where possible. Plan your day so that you can single task to get the best productivity and performance as a leader.

Tweets

“It is hard to plan for things that might not happen and things that you just don’t like to think about, but have to do, whether you initiate or not.” Mike Nishi talks about crisis management, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Michael Nishi LinkedIn
Michael Nishi Instagram
Michael Nishi Twitter
Michael Nishi Facebook
Chicago Event Management www.cemevent.com
Bank of America Chicago Marathon www.chicagomarathon.com
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns www.craigjohnsspeaker.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

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active CEO Podcast #86 Chris Tabish Leadership Effectiveness With Comediology

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active CEO Podcast Chris Tabish Leadership Effectiveness With Comediology Craig Johns

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Chris Tabish about leadership effectiveness with Comediology, breaking out of the secure zone, bringing joy to the boardroom, and being a voice for executive management.

We also discuss the differences in leadership style between Deloitte and Accenture; connecting the worlds of consulting and comedy; the principles of Comediology; and why humour is about authenticity and humility.

Chris Tabish – Leadership Effectiveness With Comediology

Chris is a serious consultant known to have a comedy problem, who is transforming Fortune 500 companies and bringing fun and laughter to the corporate world. He is a comedian who tries not to fall over, may have painted the Golden Gate Bridge with a toothbrush, and is adamant that he wont leave us short-changed on the show today.

Our guest has a serious side as well, completing a BS in Accounting and MBA in Business Administration from The University of Utah’s David Eccles School of Business. His illustrious career includes consulting and director roles at Accenture, Deloitte, JDSU, Symantec, Jupiter Networks, Bodhtree and Verity Consulting. He co-foundered Stratus Partner before founding his latest entrepreneurial visions, Venture West Consulting and Comediology.

Chris talks about:

  • Always having a muscle to explore creativity.
  • Why he didn’t initially pursue being a comedian because it was too risky.
  • Shifting from a robot leadership style to someone who values employees.
  • Realising the value of humanity and creativity in leading people.
  • The WHY behind comediology.
  • Why he wasn’t being present and connecting with people.
  • Its not the content that connects with people it is the emotion.
  • In comedy you have to have a point of view or an opinion.
  • Start with something funny, that is humbling and lights up the room.
  • Why Robin Williams was so funny, but in a humble and sincere way.
  • Why he wouldn’t advocate to try and be specifically funny.
  • Leadership effectiveness with Comediology
  • Core essence is “finding your voice” and investing in your Creative 401k.
  • Comedy connects people, and people connect with people they like.
  • Let everything go and be completely in the moment.
  • How I can understand why I am here?

Active CEO Performance Tip

Chief Energy Officer – Do you know that we are all CEO’s. The Chief Energy Officer of our lives. And think how that energy affects other people and the way you behave. You all have control over your own energy. It is important that you manage your own energy first before influencing the energy of a room, a team, your family and any other person you interact with. As an influencer you can either create an environment of positive or negative energy. If you want to achieve success in a meeting, conversation, pitch, gathering or an event, then it is important that you create the energy state you desire, for both internal and external influence. Remember where focus goes energy flows. So make sure your intention is set for your desired outcome.

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“Now that the filter is gone they start to bring out some really creative work.” Chris Tabish explains the benefits of comedy in the Boardroom, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Living to that differentiation and internal voice you have.” Chris Tabish explains why all comedy is different, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Chris Tabish LinkedIn
Chris Tabish Twitter
Comediology www.comediology.com
Venture West Group www.venturewestgroup.com
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

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Comediology Book www.comediologybook.com
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#77 – Tips To Fuel Your Leadership Performance Link
#76 – Paul Veric (BTE Consulting) The Peaceful Warrior CEO Link

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Abraham Kamarck Leadership Lessons From The Sky active CEO Podcast

active CEO Podcast #68 Abraham Kamarck Leadership Lessons From The Sky

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Abraham Kamarck – Founder True Made Foods

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Abraham Kamarck about leadership lessons from the sky, being a Naval Aviator, transitioning from the Navy and how a dislike to ketchup led to creating True Made Foods. We also dive into air speed is life and altitude is life insurance, learning to say no, understanding the cultural environment you work in, and placing family at the core of the story.

Abraham Kamarck – Leadership Lessons From The Sky

Abraham Kamarck is a design thinking professional who makes cool products, starts movements and changes behaviour. He is a former Seahawk Helicopter pilot on counter-narcotics missions, business mentor and judge of the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan Arab Region. With a zest for launching multiple businesses in challenging environments, Abraham has lived and been an entrepreneur in more than ten countries including Bulgaria, Ghana, Jordan, Egypt and currently the USA.

Abraham has studied a BA East Asian Studies from Vanderbilt University and an MBA in Business Administration and General Management at the London Business School. His career commenced as a US Navy Naval Aviator and Division Chief for the US European Command, before moving out of Defence Forces to become an independent consultant, CEO of Viomel Limited, Director of Innovation Coexist Foundation, Principal of Maendeleo Ventures LLC and is currently the CEO and Founder of True Master Foods.

Abraham talks about:

  • Growing up in Washington DC and Brooklyn, with diverse cultures, people and food.
  • “Moderation in all things including moderation”
  • Being a fox and not a hedgehog.
  • Remain calm, composed and focused during very complex and high-pressure situations.
  • How to process a lot of information very quickly and get to the most important things first.
  • Aviate, navigate, communicate.
  • Prioritising information as a senior executive or an entrepreneur
  • You have got to realise what is going to kill you, and focus on it first.
  • The importance of having a “tool program”.
  • Not being prepared for transitioning out of the Navy.
  • The core for doing well in business as a start up is saying no!
  • Starting True Made Foods at 38 years old with four kids.
  • Being an entrepreneur and working with the culture in Qatar.
  • No one is really disrupting ketchup yet.
  • Will it pass the five year old test?
  • Why Amazon and e-commerce are valuable for start-ups.
  • The pro’s and con’s of having co-founders.
  • How to figure out that work life balance and get it right?

Active CEO Performance Tip

CEO Flow – It’s the psychological state that we need to get ourselves into where we have an out of body experience, because everything happens so effortlessly. If you’ve planned, prepared and you put yourself in a state where you feel like you are living what you are about to say, then you are more likely to get into that flow state. When you are in flow, everyone engages and connects with you.

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“The more people working for equity and not salary the better your company is going to do.” The importance of co-founders, with Abraham Kamarck, on the active CEO Podcast.

“A lot of my aviation training works well as an entrepreneur. In both cases you are basically trying not to die the whole time. You basically use the same strategies. How to process a lot of information very quickly and get to the most important things first? When you are falling out of the sky you don’t have time to spend time figuring out what is happening with the aircraft. You have to identify the problems immediately and fix or save yourself. ” Focusing on what will kill you first, with Abraham Kamarck, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Abraham Kamarck LinkedIn
Abraham Kamarck Facebook
Abraham Kamarck Instagram
True Made Foods www.truemadefoods.com
True Made Foods Facebook
True Made Foods Instagram
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

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active CEO Podcast #66 Bill Coletti Reputational Resilience And Transformation

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Bill Coletti – CEO Kith

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Bill Coletti about reputational resilience and transformation, crisis preparation, opportunities that arise from adversity, and the 7 Levers of Reputation from the book Critical Moments. We also delve into being involved in political campaigns and elections, Bills time in Bulgaria as CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce and advising the Prime Minister, Kith approach to crisis management, and the speed of response during a crisis.

Bill Coletti – Reputational Resilience And Transformation

Bill Coletti is a reputation and crisis guru, who has more than 25 years of global experience managing high-stakes crises, issues management, and media relations challenges for both Fortune 500 companies and winning global political campaigns. Bill is the CEO of Kith, a best-selling author of Critical Moments, has a passion for safe-guarding reputations, is a Wall Street Journal Risk & Compliance panellist, and enjoys sailing, riding his bike and unwinding through yoga.

He studied a BA Political Science and Government, Communications at Florida State University and an AA General Studies at St Petersburg College. His career has included co-leading the Global Risk Management and Crisis Communications Practice for Hill+Knowlton Strategies; Executive Director of Bill McCollum for US Senate; served in the Republic of Bulgaria as a senior advisor to the prime minister, Council of Ministers, and the Labor minister; and was the first ever executive director of the American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria. Through his various roles, our special guest has worked with major corporations such as AT&T, Target Corporation, American Airlines, The Home Depot and Xerox, as well major universities and global NGOs.

Bill talks about:

  • Reputational resilience and transformation.
  • Leadership by stereo with comments from both the left and the right.
  • Becoming the first ever American Chamber of Commerce Bulgaria in 1995.
  • Honing negotiation & communication skills while Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister.
  • Building the structural requirements & a communications strategy to join the EU.
  • The key personality characteristics as a crisis and reputational management expert.
  • Reputational damage hurts more personally when it is an individual.
  • The mindset and behaviors that separate the leaders that perform best during a crisis.
  • The key differentiator between good and great in crisis management, is speed of response.
  • Impact on a crisis is very often finite.
  • Build a reservoir of goodwill as the market place will be more willing to accept.
  • Crisis management is more than just getting back to normal.
  • Needing quiet quality time to think and process what is going on.
  • Love to solve the question of how to cure cancer.
  • Why aren’t more people happy?

Active CEO Performance Tip

Conditions Will Not Be Perfect – Our environment changes from year to year, month to month, day to day and minute to minute. As leaders we need to be prepared for the conditions not to be perfect. We need to be agile and ready to adapt at a moments notice. It is our responsibility to utilize our wide range of experience, skills and expertise to deliver our best performance no matter what is in front of us.

Tweets

“The nature of your character was more important than the size of your car.” Bill Coletti describes life in Bulgaria in the 1990’s, on the active CEO Podcast.

“The crucible of crisis doesn’t develop your leadership it reveals it.” Bill Coletti discusses leadership during crisis, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Bill Coletti www.billcoletti.com
Bill Coletti LinkedIn
Bill Coletti Twitter
Kith Consulting www.kith.co
Hill+Knowlton www.hkstrategies.com
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Recommended Reading:

Critical Moments The New Mindset of Reputation Management https://www.criticalmomentsbook.com/

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active CEO Podcast #64 Gabrielle Dow Green Bay Packers Experience

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Gabrielle Dow – Vice President of Marketing & Fan Engagement Green Bay Packers

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Gabrielle Dow about the Green Bay Packers Experience, her love of sports marketing & fan engagement, and why the Green Bay Packers are the most successful NFL club of all time. We also delve into her experiences with the LA Lakers, Portland Trailblazers and other sports teams; the legacy of Curly Lambeau and Vince Lombardi; and why people love the Green Bay Packers.

Gabrielle Dow – Green Bay Packers Experience

Gabrielle Dow is an energetic, flamboyant, outgoing, generous, creative and extremely humble leader. Known as one of the world’s top sport marketing leaders, Gabrielle has been recognised as a Maryland Top 100 Women and Smart CEO Executive Management Award winner.

She earned her BA in English Literature, MBA in Warsaw Sports Marketing and Doctor of Law degrees from the University of Oregon. Gabrielle has 25 years of diverse experience in professional sports, entertainment and venues. Her career has included being the Marketing Manager at AEG where she marketed the LA Lakers and a number of venues such as the Staples Centre, as well as senior executive marketing roles with the Florida Panthers, Baltimore Ravens and most recently the Green Bay Packers.

In her current role as Vice President of Marketing and Fan Engagement, Gabrielle has ensured that the Green Bay Packers remain at the cutting edge of commercial innovation. The Packers are stronger than ever with initiatives such as Packers Everywhere, Packers Pass, and the Packers Perks Program.

Gabrielle talks about:

  • Growing up in Marin County, San Francisco, with a dream to be an FBI Lawyer.
  • Her dad playing NFL for San Jose State, Baltimore Colts and Los Angeles Rams.
  • Studying Journalism, Law and an MBA at the University of Oregon.
  • Telling Rick Burton, “some day you are going to tell your class about me.”
  • First internship with the Portland Trailbllazers.
  • Working with the LA Lakers, to sell the NBA to non-NBA markets.
  • Dropping massive blocks of ice all over Florida.
  • Developing the Purple campaign to engage females.
  • Why Purple Friday was a powerful catalyst to bring the community together.
  • Her first day walking into Lambeau Field as a Green Bay Packers employee.
  • The power of a community owned sports franchise.
  • Always being on brand and stewardship as key values to the Green Bay Packers.
  • How a city with the population of only 104,000 people, has won 13 world championships.
  • Planning for the 100th anniversary of the Green Bay packers.
  • The Packers Everywhere initiative enables fans to be a part of something bigger.
  • Growing the Packers fan base with the Packers Pass and Packers Perks Program.
  • Her passion for being a Board Director for Special Olympics Wisconsin.
  • Habits to achieve high levels of daily productivity and mental clarity.

Active CEO Performance Tip

Titles Don’t Reflect Intelligence – Many people consider that having a title means they know more, have better answers and make better decisions. As a leader you need to be bring people to the table that know more than you do and be the conductor of intelligence in the room. Your roles as a leader is to guide, nurture and make sense of the collective intelligence, so that as a united team you can deliver something more special than any one individual. It is collective skill stacking, which allows the team or company to own its own space. This is how you develop true competitive advantage.

Tweets

“How do we continue to steward so that everything we do is it going to make us better if we leave tomorrow.” Gabrielle Dow talks about the value of stewardship at the Green Bay Packers, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Who controls the purse strings, who is going to be interested in coming to the venue and getting attached to this brand. We thought women!” Gabrielle Dow discusses how the Purple campaign was launched, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Gabrielle Dow LinkedIn
Gabrielle Dow Green Bay Profile
Green Bay Packers www.packers.com
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

active CEO Podcast #60 Jennifer Dunham Pivotal Moments Create Decisions

active CEO Podcast #60 Jennifer Dunham Pivotal Moments Create Decisions

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active CEO Podcast #60 Jennifer Dunham Pivotal Moments Create Decisions

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Jennifer Dunham about pivotal moments create decisions, habit stacking, tiny habits and the Profitable Lifestyle Formula. We also talk about being diagnosed with Melanoma Cancer, Happiness Matters, failure is awesome and the value of brain dumps.

Jennifer Dunham – Pivotal Moments Create Decisions

Jennifer Dunham is a Profitable Lifestyle and Automation expert, who has turned the adversity of melanoma cancer, being hit by a drunk driver and going through divorce into an opportunity to bring more time, money and happiness to her clients. She is a courageous coach who lives on a small chicken farm, tells you like it is and has a passion for photography.

Her education includes a Bachelors Computer Science (minor in Mathematics) at the University of Nevada, Reno and a Masters Computer Science (AI in Analysis of Algorithms & Psychology) at the University of California, Davis.

Jennifer is the President of JLynnConsulting, the owner of The Memory Journalists and the Founder & CEO of Time, Money & Happiness Matters. She focuses on intentional living with “The Profitable Lifestyle Formula, utilising “Tiny Habits” help CEO’s overcome entrepreneurial burnout and unstable lead and revenue generation.

Jennifer talks about:

  • Her bad summer of turning 30.
  • Being diagnosed with Melanoma Cancer.
  • “If you were given one year to live, what would you do?
  • Living life with intention.
    Pivotal moments create decisions.
  • Feeling like I was my own client at some point of my life.
  • Mediocrity occurs, because people don’t know how to make a change.
  • Most people set themselves up to fail because it is a big shift from what they were doing.
  • You can be happier in less than five minutes a day.
  • A habit allows you to automate your thinking.
  • We repeat about 40% of what we do, every single day.
  • Stacking repeatable habits into routines, conserves brain power.
  • Profitable Lifestyle Formula.
  • Most people think happiness is a by-product of a result.
  • Sometimes people need the push and permission in order to make a leap of faith.
  • Her active and healthy lifestyle routines.
  • How can people who truly want to go school, be able to go to school and not have to worry about it?

Active CEO Performance Tip

Performance By Design – Your performance should not occur by accident. The environment you and your team work in should be carefully engineered and positioned so that performance is enabled and not forced. Think carefully about how you design a project, program or event and ensure that you are not forcing performance. Establish key actions or opportunities that allow the team members to discover performance and shine by themselves or together as a collective. This is important for long-term growth and development of not only the individual but most importantly the team.

Tweets

“What is it that they want to work on? What is it they love to work on? And how can they be more profitable with their time?” Jennifer Dunham talks about successful entrepreneurs, on the active CEO Podcast.

“Sometimes people need the push and permission in order to make a leap of faith.” Discussing change, with Jennifer Dunham, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Jennifer Dunham Facebook 
Jennifer Dunham LinkedIn
Jennifer Dunham Twitter
Happiness Matters www.happinessmatters.com
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Diana Rau Board Of Mentors Veterati active CEO Podcast

active CEO Podcast #56 Diana Rau Board Of Mentors

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Diana Rau – Founder Veterati

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Diana Rau about Board Of Mentors, the remarkable backstory of Veterati, her better every day framework and striving for high performance. We also talk about lessons learnt at Georgetown University, her grand entry into the American Chamber of Commerce and how her time as VP of Growth and Innovation at Double Dutch was a game-changer for her husband Daniel Rau.

Diana Rau – Board of Mentors

Diana Rau is a young, creative and powerful leader who was named in the Forbes 30 under 30 Social Impact Entrepreneur and Top 25 Military Influencers in 2018. She is a game changer for Defence veterans, an innovation leader who is dedicated to solving social challenges and a connector who loves building tribes.

Living in New York, her education has included a BA International Political Economy and International Business Diplomacy at Georgetown University. Diana began her career as a journalist for the American Chamber of Commerce before taking on roles as CEO of BUNDSHOP, Director of Creative Social Strategy for BluBlocker China, and was a founding partner of League X, an independent storytelling and narrative design agency.

In 2015, she cofounded Veterati, which is the #1 mentoring platform for the military, and is now the CEO. Our guest was the VP of Growth and Innovation at Double Dutch, which powers business and social movements through its award-winning live events platform, before it was acquired in June 2019.

Diana talks about:

  • Being a high-energy child who loved reading books and being involved with music.
  • Studying politics at Georgetown University
  • How Professor Mark Bush challenged her in international business diplomacy.
  • The power of YES.
  • Why every 10 minutes of her life at school was planned.
  • The reasons why Georgetown alumni’s James Wiseman and Carl Wegner are still her mentors.
  • Why are Veterans not getting their dream job when they come back from service?
  • One in Three Americans has never had a conversation with a Veteran.
  • Veterans dynamically evolving so fast so need different mentors as they transition and grow.
  • On average the Veterans have 3.7 mentors.
  • Why the Board Of Mentors matters and removing barriers in the mentoring process.
  • What environment makes you thrive and makes you really joyful.
  • Bravery is really valuable in founders to be able to hold to their value system.
  • One thing better every day.
  • Better Every Day Framework.
  • Best memories are transformational activities.
  • Love the movements of extreme complex and difficulty in the start-up world.
  • Most interesting conversations are when you are co-creating with someone.

Active CEO Performance Tip

Childs Play – Sit back and enjoy the feeling of just playing rather than just being so focused and diligent on specific tasks. Try things, play things, do things a little bit out of the norm. Test it and be a little bit creative. Be like a child, play, have fun and allow your creative juices to flow.

Tweets

“80% of jobs come through personal networks according to the Department of Labour.” Talking about Veterans re-engaging with the workforce, on the active CEO Podcast.

“An on-Demand digital mentoring platform for veterans and military spouses to be able to secure their dream jobs.” Diana Rau talks about Veterati, on the active CEO Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Veterati www.veterati.com
Diana Rau LinkedIn
Diana Rau Twitter
Forbes Profile Diana Rau
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn

Mike DeNoma (KBZ Bank) Part #1 – Your Strengths are What Energise You

active CEO Podcast #8 Mike DeNoma Your Strengths Are What Energise You

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Mike DeNoma – CEO KBZ Bank

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns and Ben Gathercole speak with Mike DeNoma, getting a fascinating insight into a driven leader, someone with a huge amount of resilience who is inspired to take on the world’s toughest endurance challenges to raise funds for very important charities. We delve into ambition, flying a plane through clouds, the difference between a written and a presentation culture, leading in different cultures, creating a higher purpose, understanding that your strengths are what energise you, and what drives Mike DeNoma to get out of bed every day.

Mike DeNoma

We have the pleasure of bringing you a highly motivated, exceptionally organised and a passionate leader. Mike DeNoma has held senior executive roles across the globe, including managing multinational teams across North America, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Over the past 20 years he has led large teams in the emerging markets banking sector with CEO and Leadership roles in CitiBank Singapore, Taiwan’s Chinatrust Commercial Bank, Standard Chartered Bank Singapore, and his current role at KBZ Bank in Myanmar. Awarded Global Retail Banker of the Year in 2008, he has also held senior roles in well-respected companies such as GLH Hotels, PepsiCo, Proctor and Gamble, and Asia Foods Limited. It is a highly entertaining, thought-provoking and insightful chat. Enjoy listening to the show.

Mike talks about:

  • Writing a letter that led to working in the Amazon jungle with Billionaire Daniel Ludwig
  • Having three careers at Proctor & Gamble
  • Taking a leave of absence from the Wharton Business School
  • Ambition – “the spark that makes you challenge your destiny at any point in your life”
  • Why he thought business world was like altitude when he first started
  • The differences between the working cultures at Proctor & Gamble and Pepsi Co.
  • The pro’s and con’s of a written versus a presentation culture.
  • A brilliant concept during a performance review at Pepsi Co.
  • Most employees are much tougher on their own performance than you are as a CEO
  • Cultures are more similar, than different, across the world
  • The need to work for a company that has a heart, that I believe in and generally has good intentions.
  • Making Grandma dance at Standard Chartered bank
  • The dynamics of transformation when working with wealthy family owned businesses.
  • Once the organisation has transformed, then you need to realise that the family is the CEO.
  • Why Mike likes to mobilise thousands of people
  • Why sponsoring the Singapore Marathon and Ironman events was important
  • Your strengths are what energise you
  • The power of the Gallup Cliftonstrengths finder to mobilise your team, understand what each others strengths are, and how they compliment each other and determine where the gaps are.
  • Powerful way to use it, is to take the team and you do the profile of all the strengths and then figure out where are the gaps
  • What Mike’s strengths are and how he uses them to lead every day
  • Why Mike likes challenges that require 10,000 people to step to the left and create an earthquake

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Resources Mentioned in this show:

Mike DeNoma LinkedIn

www.kbzbank.com

www.gallupstrengthscenter.com

www.pepsico.com

https://us.pg.com

www.sc.com

www.ironman.com

https://singaporemarathon.com

www.wharton.upenn.edu

www.citibank.com

www.ctbcbank.com

www.nrg2perform.com

craig@nrg2perform.com

www.linkedin.com/in/ceo-corporate-wellness-perform

Recommended Reading:

Better Than Winning – Ben’s best selling book

www.nrg2perform.com/portfolio/book

Previous active CEO Podcast Episodes:

#7 – Trina Gordon (Boyden World Corporation) – Recruiting World Leaders link
#6 – Indiran Padayachee (RentCorp) – Winning Only Matters link
#5 – Suzie Hoitink (Clear Complexions) – Enemy of a Great Life is a Good One link
#4 – Rene Zondag (PBI) – People Are Our Greatest Asset link
#3 – Anne Gripper (NSW Office of Sport) – 6 C’s of Leadership link 
#2 – active CEO Intro (NRG2Perform) Part 2 link
#1 – active CEO Intro (NRG2Perform) Part 1 link