Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Luis Gonzales about why you should Develop Your Intercultural Competency, treating your staff like a VIP guest, powerful lessons learnt at the Ritz Carlton and what it takes to own Fierce Conversations. We also delve into the art of establishing rapport as a leader, breaking from the victim mindset, following your passion and being...

Role Clarity For Culture As a leader it is important to develop clear ROLES & responsibilities to build team culture. From the top down, right through the company or team, it is important that not only each person has clarity on their role, but also every other person. Culture is the behaviours, attitudes, values and beliefs shared by a team. It is how people work together towards a common goa...

Double Dose Of Dopamine On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Donna-Leigh Perfect about the double dose of dopamine, PEACE tools, lifting your mindset through physical exercise, and The Resilient Rockstar show. We also speak about winning the Golden Shares Award, having a passion to curb childhood obesity, DREAMGUARDS program and how she overcame seeing her mother bein...

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 everyo...

Leaders Glide To Soar On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Shane Quinnell about Leaders Glide To Soar, trekking through Columbia, rafting for 8 days down the Amazon, falling into a death spiral, and inspiring people and sustainability. We also delve into exploring Africa, not knowing if he could walk again, shifting mindsets, what is success and finding fulfilment. Sh...

Phase 5 TEAM – 10 Elements of Leading High Performing Teams Learn the 10 Elements of Leading High Performing Teams . The first four phases of Breaking The CEO Code focus on first leading yourself (phases 1-3) and secondly being a high performing leader (phase 4). To be able to lead high performing teams, the first four phases are critical as a team, organisation or community culture are only...

Reimagined Business On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Matt Sweetwood about being an ambitious CEO who reimagined business with Unique Photo, successfully raised five children as a single father why he became CEO of LUXnow and authored Leader Of The Pack. We also explore why Kodak’s fear of sabotage led to bankruptcy, what’s your next big thing, why failure was not...

PIONEER Life Is An Experiment PIONEER Life Is An Experiment. Foster innovation and creativity through creating a learning environment where mistakes and failures are considered experiments and opportunities to grow and evolve. Pioneer, is a person who is among the first to explore, settle a new country or area, or discover something new. When you watch a child learning to crawl, taste something ne...

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Ron Coury, a Tenacious Las Vegas Entrepreneur, about navigating the Las Vegas business and political world, being an approachable leader who greets clients by their first name, becoming a niche finder, and rising above corruption, bribery and death threats. We also delve into why John Wayne and his dad were his greatest influences,...

PASSION Influence From The Heart Be the calming influence and emotional epicenter for the people you work with. When it comes from your heart you are genuinely authentic in the way you lead. Influence from the heart means you show the way with a shared vision, encourage involvement and action and reach deep into the hearts and souls of your Team members. You share warmth and interest in their well...

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Annie Gibbins about Becoming Annie The Biography Of A Curious Woman, the beauty and pressure of having two sets of twins, creating magic transformations, and saving sight every day with Glaucoma Australia. We also delve into leading through COVID-19, cog in the wheel mindset, engaging the Governor General and How do we get success...

PERSONALITY Unlock Your Limiting Beliefs Our brains produce as many as 50,000 thoughts per day According to the National Science Foundation. 95% of those thoughts are repeated daily! You have full control over how you think and what is a yes or a no, can or can’t and will or won’t. What are limiting beliefs? They are there beliefs we create in our mind that prevent us from achieving our dreams and...

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with David Lindsay about Getting Knocked Down Snap Into Action, 5 Steps Towards Improved Vitality in the Workplace, transforming people’s lives through Speakers Institute, overcoming adversity and a passion for coaching. We also delve into creating a mindset shift, resilience of being a professional athlete, leaders step up in cri...

PERFORMANCE Productivity Starts With Happiness Productivity is not what you produce. Productivity is what you accomplish! Performance is the state or quality of being productive. It is a state of mind that you consciously choose. The state or quality of being productive is the completion of a task with application of knowledge, skills and abilities. In a workplace it refers to how employees behave...

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Paul Dunn about moments that change lives, how the simple idea B1G1 has led to 209 million giving impacts, Hewlett Packard’s influence had on his life, and why you need to understand value. We also talk about people wanting to be led during COVID-19, increasing the level of belonging, what he learnt from Simon Sinek, and why Satya...

PEOPLE Serve People Who Matter Employees are the heartbeat of a company. What happens if the heart stops beating? It is important to note that people can be your greatest assets, but they can also be your greatest liabilities! People don’t leave companies, they leave managers! Employees who have been pushed to the point that they no longer care, will not go the extra mile. People are our gre...

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Karthik Madugula about the Ultimate Experiment On Human Behaviour, channelling your focus, taking control of your feelings and our impact on the world. We also delve into facing body image issues, when sharing is not caring, the importance of first seeking to understand and how COVID-19 is changing the world we know. Karthik Madugu...

PURPOSE Create A Ripple Effect Craig Johns talks about PURPOSE, create a ripple effect and the importance of knowing your WHY, VISION, MISSION and VALUES. Have you ever wondered what the most successful people in the world have in common? They have absolute clarity on their vision! It is very difficult to find your destination, when you don’t know what it is. To be able to gain clarity on your vis...

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Dr Paul White about the 5 Languages Of Workplace Appreciation, building trust and loyalty in the workplace and why people want to feel appreciated. We also delve into working with Dr Gary Chapman, the author of The 5 Love languages; perceived authenticity; leading with appreciation remotely; and how to best to close the gap between...

6 Principles To Be A World Class Leader Today we are talking about the 6 Principles to be a world class leader. What separates the good leaders from the great? From the great leaders to the world class leaders? This episode will explore my 6 principles that will allow you to be a world class leader. First you need to effectively lead yourself, then you are in a position to lead other people. Refer...

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Fiona Robertson about the rules of belonging, lessons learnt in culture working at Oglivy and IBM, listening with intention, and the Intersection between culture and strategy. We also delve into living outside your comfort zone, you have to notice before you choose, being a warm authoritative leader, a coach is not a friend and hav...

By Craig Johns Create Your OWN MBA by building your own learning, collaboration & movement. Do you find you are learning little about a lot of things, but not a lot about things that make a difference? How often do you find yourself scrolling through social media, glancing over emails, listening to random podcast episodes and skimming through LinkedIn or other articles? Are you actually drilli...

On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Kathy Robinson about the Athena Principles, how a vacation to Alaska began her wellness quest, having an ultramarathon mentality, the layers of Wall Street and becoming an entrepreneur. We also delve into the wellness taboo, transitioning out of a career in financial audit and risk, one size fits one, developing a wellness program...

By Craig Johns Own Your OWN SPACE – What is the impact you have on the world through your own unique set of skills and the way you have put them together? We are all unique and our uniqueness is what allows us to differentiate ourselves and stand out from the crowd. Besides becoming world-class in one skill, talent can come from having a unique stack of skills that no one else has. Your edge...

Mark Weatherall – CEO Te Araroa On this episode of the active CEO Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Mark Weatherall about leading the great outdoors, being a decisive leader, creating a winning environment, managing sports tribunal inquiries and being CEO of Canoe Racing New Zealand. We also delve into the lessons in leadership growing up in surf lifesaving and being in the great outdoors, th...