Spinout Ventures

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with André Laplume about Spinout Ventures, company innovation and launching a start up.

We also dive deep into developing a positive environment for creative innovations, non-competes being banned for all workers in the USA except Executives, and when to start a spinout ventures.

André Laplume – Spinout Ventures

André is a Professor in Entrepreneurship and Strategy at the Ted Rogers School of Management, a specialist in helping people transition from an employee to entrepreneur and the co-author of the recently released book Spinout Ventures. He is a dedicated entrepreneurial researcher who has a particular interest in how 3D printing technology affects global value chains, and is fascinated in the competitive and institutional barriers preventing potential entrepreneurs from launching new ventures successfully.

He has studied a Bachelor of Computer Science, a MBA and PhD in Management focusing on Strategic Innovation from the University of Manitoba. His career includes being a business and information technology consultant in corporate Canada, the CEO & Co-Founder of LaunchScore, Associate Professor of Management & Gates Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Michigan Technological University, and Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University.

André Laplume talks about:

• Growing up in Winnipeg
• Dream of running a big tech company
• Entrepreneurial start up mindset
• Computer science
• Organisations generate the innovations that lead to start ups
• Spinout ventures
• Corporate spinoffs
• Launching a start up
• When a team leaves a company they can accelerate a start up & scale up
• Differentiate from the parent company & stand out
• USA Banned non-competes in 2024
• Taking the leap into a start up
• Intellectual Property
• Licensing IP
• Developing a positive environment for creative innovations
• Speed of innovation & change in the world of technology
• banned non-competes for all workers except Executives

Tweets

“A lot of these ideas being created in incumbent organisations would probably be suppressed, crushed or lost in the file draw.” Discussing Spinout Ventures with André Laplume on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“We see more success in the ones who leave as a team as they have the advantage of calling fast.” André Laplume goes deep on what makes a successful Spinout Venture on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“Many of the innovations created in your organisation may not be for your organisation. They will be exploited externally.” André Laplume talks about the ripple effect of Spinout Ventures on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Links

1. Spinout Ventures Website
2. Andre Laplume LinkedIn
3. Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
4. Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
5. Craig Johns LinkedIn
6. Craig Johns Facebook
7. Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast
8. NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com

BOOK – Spinout Ventures

Getting Your People To Step Up

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Shivani Gupta about Getting Your People To Step Up, slowing the hiring process down and retaining talented people.

We also dive deep into creating high performing teams, normalising honest conversations and the constant art of working on the culture.

Shivani Gupta – Getting Your People To Step Up

Shivani is an entrepreneur, speaker, coach and author of Getting Your People To Step Up. She is an inspirational leader who is focused on passion, people and performance, is a Barefoot College Ambassador, and is the only Electrical Engineer turned Entrepreneur turned Educator.

Her career included an Electrical Engineering role at BHP before embarking on a 23 career as an award winning entrepreneur and educator. Shivani has scaled many of her own businesses over $1M and exited a business that she grew from $0 to $5M. She has a MBA from The International Graduate School of Management and a Bachelors of Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of South Australia,

Shivani Gupta talks about:

• Growing up in India
• Power of being a parent & the transferable skills with a leader
• Diversity thinking
• Career breaks
• Becoming being a better human through parenting teenagers
• Children holding up the mirror for us
• Tough love with care in the workforce
• Getting Your People To Step Up
• Nurturing a culture where people can say what they feel
• Positive reinforcement & constructive feedback
• Hire on character first then develop the skill second
• Giving yourself permission to live according to your passions.
• We should be testing people for their passion when it comes to recruitment
• Permission and psychological safety
• How do we create a culture thats right?
• Clear boundaries of what is yes or no
• Avoiding overloading our high performers & under loading low performers
• How do we get people doing more work in the time allocated for them
• Boundaries & contamination in a hybrid working environment
• Strategies to enhance productivity & performance in remote working
• Managing health & relationships to improve your productivity
• Communicating your vision with passion.
• Passion for educating girls in 3rd world countries
• Attracting & recruiting talent.

Tweets

“If you start to live according to your passions then you have got to disappoint some people. People are often living other peoples passions. Whether its their partners, their kids, their parents, their cultures.” Leading with purpose with Shivani Gupti on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“Passion without discipline is a waste of time … Without hard work and dedication passion is just an energy that dissipates very quickly.” Shivani Gupta discussing Getting People To Step Up on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“Constant art of working on the culture to say how do we make people feel like they belong, how do we make people feel safe, how do we make people feel like they belong?” Shivani Gupta goes deep into culture in the workplace on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Links

1. Shivani Gupta Website
2. Shivani Gupta LinkedIn
3. Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
4. Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
5. Craig Johns LinkedIn
6. Craig Johns Facebook
7. Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast
8. NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com

BOOK – Getting Your People To Step Up

Unlock Employee Engagement

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Ishan Galapathy about how to Unlock Employee Engagement, the power of process in productivity and shifting the paradigm of how companies lead change.

We also dive deep into focusing on progress & achievement in the workforce, building momentum, gaining traction and expanding followers.

Ishan Galapathy – Unlock Employee Engagement

Ishan is an Operational Excellence Strategist, Founding Director of Capability Unlimited and the author of Unlock where he focuses on engaging the seemingly disengaged. He is a leading productivity expert within the manufacturing industry who has a Black Belt in Six Sigma and is passionate about helping manufacturing businesses unlock their hidden capacity and true capability

His career included manufacturing manager and lead roles at Campbell Arnott’s and Bradmans Windows & doors before becoming the Continuous Improvement Manager – Asia Pacific at Kellogg’s. He has a Bachelors of Engineering in Mechatronics from University of NSW and a MBA from the Sydney Graduate School of Management.

Ishan Galapathy talks about:

• Growing up in Sri Lanka & dreaming of being a pilot.
• His natural leadership traits of reliability, diligence & humbleness
• Moving to Australia at 19 years old to pursue his studies at University of NSW with only enough money for tuition fees & not enough to live
• Overcoming adversity by going with the flow
• Finding Hidden Growth Opportunities
• Landing his first role as a process engineering at Bradmans Windows
• Discovering his love for productivity
• How to Unlock Employee Engagement
• Process, systems & continuous improvement
• Gallup Employee Engagement research
• How to shift people to actively engaged
• Solving problems as a team
• Rewarding employee problem solving, progress & achievement
• What he learnt at Kelloggs & Campbell Arnott’s
• The big gains come from focusing on the process rather than the outcome
• Productivity & performance
• How to add value & be valued in the workplace
• Overcoming the inertia of the comfort zone
• Start quietly & build momentum
• Jim Collins

Tweets

“Leave the unhappy disruptive employees alone because we can move mountains with those in the middle.” Discussing employee engagement and who to focus on in an organisation with Ishan Galapathy on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“Get them involved. Give them little tasks, give them little actions for them to complete and solve a problem as a team.” Ishan Galapathy goes deep on how to Unlock Employee Engagement on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“Don’t do the big bang or town hall announcements at the beginning. You want to do things under the radar. Start quietly and build momentum.” Ishan Galapathy leading workplace change on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Links

Ishan Galapathy Website
Ishan Galapathy LinkedIn
Excellence Unlocked Podcast
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

Unlock LINK
Advance LINK
Hidden Growth Opportunities LINK