Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Brian Sands about solving problems for other people, how to manage a business through crisis, healthy people create successful businesses and you can’t wait for the crisis to finish. We also delve into sliding doors moments, sandwich pressure of being in senior management, managing people from a different culture, stop the bleeding...

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Petia Kolibova about it all starts with you, being unapologetically abundant, and being 100% unshakeable you. Your energy is louder than words, overcoming your limiting beliefs, how can people live in love and your enlightenment will light up other people’s souls. Petia Kolibova – It All Starts With You Petia is a confi...

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Arash Arabi about defeat the enemy within, being a scrum master, servant leadership and the wise enterprise. We also delve into  systems thinking, emotional intelligence, leadership, organisational design, and how we can inch together towards the goal line. Arash Arabi – Defeat The Enemy Within     &#1...

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Liz Goddard about the future of fractional teams, helping small businesses scale, inheriting her family business as a teenager and the biggest problems CEO’s have. We also delve in fitting small businesses with flexible teams, how to increase the success of new hires, building expert remote teams and living with intention. Liz Godd...

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Jaemin Frazer unhindered leadership, the impact of overcoming insecurities on performance and the 7 essential practices of overcoming insecurities. We also dive into removing empathy as a coach, trust the process, what we can learn from Jacinda Ardern as a secure leader and the impact Tim Ferriss has had on his approach to life. Ja...

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Wendy Born about raising leaders, understanding mini cultures within cultures, what is great leadership and why do we make leadership so complex? We also speak about the synergies in parenting and leading, things that prevent leaders from performing and how to get rid of egos in the workplace. Wendy Born – Raising Leaders Wendy is...

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Nathan Baird about Innovators Playbook For Leaders, Unilevers consumer connection, how Velcro was created, finding a relaxed space for ideas and why the consumer comes first. We also delve into rediscovering your creativity, leadership is responsibility, staying fresh, and why we should fall in love with the problem and not the sol...

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Ciara Lancaster about reimagine change, adaptive leadership, business transformation and change management is everyone’s responsibility. We also delve into neuroscience, human behaviour, recoding your mindset, and successful people are very good at reframing things. Ciara Lancaster – Reimagine Change Ciara is a Change Fatigue &...

LEGACY Your Mark On The World Legacy, we have all been put on planet earth for a reason. Why not leave it in a better place than you found it? Having a purpose in life and aligning it to the work that you do is important if you wish to enjoy what you do, be productive and perform at a high level. Some people have a desire to go beyond the world they work in and leave a legacy for future generation...

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Bo Brabo about White House Leadership Values, Zero Defect environment, leading communication teams for US President George W Bush and Barak Obama, and Presidential Quality. We also discuss building systems and leading people within, values based leadership, constant and never ending improvement, and his new book Battlefield to the...

Vulnerable Open Honest COMMUNICATION As leaders it is important that we create a safe psychological space for vulnerability & open honest communication. Great leaders create a space for effective communication, whereas poor leaders allow poor communication to occur by itself. Communication should always be a dialogue, not a monologue, and therefore ensure everyone has a voice at the table, is...

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Penny Locaso about hacking happiness, her fascination with human behaviour, the busy epidemic, microbravery and leaders transforming from an expert into an experimenter. We also talk how she overcome imposter syndrome at Shell, human connections, positively impacting the lives of others, being present in a moment and success as a b...

IMPACT Through Clear Outcomes Today we are talking about IMPACT Through Clear Outcomes. How can you enable IMPACT through clear outcomes & team performance goals? You can achieve IMPACT when there is a marked effect or influence on someone or something. To enable impact, it is really important to clearly define your outcomes. Outcomes are the destination that everyone is working towards. To ac...

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Dr Amir Rashidan about The Stressproof  Life, early signs of compounding stress, why living homeless was scarier than living in Iran during the war, and how dyslexia taught him to think in auditory. We also delve into the success dilemma, the four stages of stress, the power of chiropractic in treating young children in distre...

TRUST Through Healthy Confrontation As leaders it is important that we build TRUST & resilience through healthy confrontation in a safe psychological space. Trust and resilience are two important ingredients when it comes to positive and successful team dynamics. Trust is the glue and resilience is the pliability of the collective. Trust  is confidence in the honesty or integrity of a per...

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Kine Corder about finding your money mission, being born with an extra dose of calm and being a guest on the Oprah Winfrey Show. We also speak about why high achievers tend to sacrifice their relationships, the differences between masculine and feminine money motivations, and starting the Presidential Experience Private Club. Kine...

Clarify Process For Commitment Clarify PROCESS & structure to enable commitment & method of cooperation. Importance of putting processes in place so people know the direction of where they are heading together as a team. What can we do to ensure that cooperation is in place so we can solve this together. Team commitment where we collective goals that the everyone has contributed and been p...

Steve Rodgers Overcoming The Indulgent Life On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Steve Rodgers about overcoming the indulgent life, working for Warren Buffet, the power of inviting good in vs edging good out and everything in life is made up of energy. We also delve into spiritual intelligence, energy shifts, quest for learning and what it takes to be a successful CEO...

REWARD, Recognition & Reflection Promote REWARD, recognition & reflection strategies to ensure accountability. Company and team accountability means that all employees and team members are responsible for their actions, behaviours, performance and decisions. When team members consistently demonstrate ownership and accountability, trust is formed. “Instead of telling your team what to do&#1...

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Julie Masters about how gravity shifts influence, the art of influence, gaining permission through contribution and the power of epic storytelling. We also delve into translating the world we live in, inside influence, political influence and what it takes to lead yourself. Julie Masters – How Gravity Shifts Influence Julie Masters...

Growth Through Creative Risk-taking How to foster GROWTH through creative risk-taking, problem-solving & information sharing. Albert Einstein once noted that ‘creativity is intelligence having fun’. He was discussing the connecting between the science and the art in society through experiments, creations, innovative thinking and different perceptions of the world. Creativity involves bringing...

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Ron Carucci about Rising To Power With Influence, organisational honesty, navigating the bonds of transformation with Navalent, and how can leaders say no more than they say yes? We also delve into why Ron considers Satya Nadella (Microsoft), Hubert Joly (Best Buy) and Andy Stanley (Patagonia) exemplary leaders; why many leaders fe...

Influence Collaborative Leadership How to provide a collaborative LEADERSHIP style through consistent influence & direction. What is collaborative leadership? It is all about how people interact across functional and organizational boundaries. It requires cognitive diversity as collaborative leadership will not be successful if you are collaborating with a team of individuals that think the sa...

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Alison Hill about building leadership potential remotely, understanding human behavior, why performance needs to be number one in business cultures and what does high performance look like? We also deep dive into how we can effectively have hard conversations online, why incidental leaders are rising to the top, culture based conne...

Establish diverse professional RELATIONSHIPS that are supportive, enjoyable & dependable . Diversity in leadership and teams is most spoken about as of gender or race. I believe that the some of the most profound diversity we experience in life is related to the diversity of thought. This allows the greatest opportunity for innovation and high performing teams to occur. Establish diverse profe...