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

Authentic Leadership

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Irene Riad about Authentic Leadership, culture and high performing teams.

We also dive deep into values, belonging, diversity and not taking peoples wellbeing for granted.

Irene Riad – Authentic Leadership

Irene is an expert in Authentic Leadership & Culture, Founder & CEO of SightCET, and an Executive & Team Coach. She is a dedicated professional who is focused on combining storytelling and a science-based approach to help her audiences gain control over their lives and design the changes they want to manifest.

She has a BA in Mass Communication/Media Studies and a Masters of Management in Human Resources Management. Irene has worked in Learning, Development & Performance Manager roles at Movenpick Hotels & Resorts, British Council Middle East, Alfahim Group, ENGIE- Energy International & Nomac.

Irene Riad talks about:

• Being born in Saudi Arabia & living in a multicultural world
• Understanding what she believed in & her values in life
• Seeing the world through different lenses
• How do traditions & cultures serve us as a leader
• Common traits amongst successful leaders across different countries
• The rise of collectiveness in leadership around the world
• Building a high performing team doesn’t start with a vision.
• Peoples wellbeing will affect their happiness & performance in the workplace
• The magic of wellbeing is in the small moments rather than the big wellbeing initiatives
• What is the one conversation you need to have?
• Bringing people to connect with the human
• Do you know the values & beliefs of your team members?
• How do each other’s values affect each other in the workplace?
• Creating culture is constant
• Everyone has a diversity of culture in them
• How do we help people belong
• Authentic Leadership
• Redefining who I am all the time.
• Avoid forcing a change in who we are
• Managing our internal fears
• Being constrained by self perceived labels
• Understanding vertical growth
• Why you need a coach
• Who do you want to be when you are leading?

Tweets

“Understanding your own, understanding your members that you are dealing with and understanding the culture of that relationship and what it looks like.” Discussing culture with Irene Riad on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“When we focus the conversation not on accepting diversity, but how do we create a relationship, as space, where everyone belongs.” Irene Riad goes deep on Diversity and belonging in the workplace on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“Our identity is much bigger than our image.” Irene Riad discussing authentic leadership on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:
Irene Riad Website
Irene Riad LinkedIn
Irene Riad Facebook
Irene Riad Instagram
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

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Joe Pane about the Courage To Be You, emotional fitness and the quality of our relationship with uncertainty.

We also dive deep into how our identity and ego defines you, managing difficult conversations, and human behaviour.

Joe Pane – Courage To Be You

Joe is a human behaviour expert, creator of the Emotional Fitness Formula and the author of the Amazon best seller, Courage To BE YOU. He is dedicated to emotional intelligence, mindset strategies and behaviourial profiling.

He has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Sociology from the Deakin University, and is one of only 10 Master Trainer’s of Accredited Consultant and Trainer of Extended DISC. In the last 17 years, he has trained more than 7000 mindset coaches, and has delivered his emotional fitness workshops to tens of thousands of people from all walks of life and industries.

Joe Pane talks about:

• Why do people do what they do?
• Emotional Fitness Formula
• When we are starved of significance we will go to extremes
• Listening to your own unique whisper
• Unconscious silent addiction to certainty. It’s the things that hold you back.
• You can’t get competent in swimming by reading a book
• Emotional Fitness
• Quality of our relationship with uncertainty
• If you don’t squeeze life, life will squeeze you
• Finding clarity in the uncertainty
• Someone to believe in, who believes in them
• Finding clarity as we move through the unknown
• Ego is a survival mechanism to keep us safe, keep us going and keep us alive
• Identity is what we allow ourselves to be defined by
• Courage to be you
• Difference between emotional fitness and emotional intelligence
• Emotional compass and emotions respond to the interpretation of the facts
• You cant be YOU with strangers too quickly

Tweets

“It takes just as much courage to quit the right thing as it does to start the right thing, because of the fear of judgement of those around us.” Fear of Judgement with Joe Pane on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“The most attractive quality of any human being is certainty.” Joe Pane discussing our relationship with uncertainty on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“If we take someone’s significance away, you take their heart and soul away”. Joe Pane on the role identity plays on peoples lives on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Joe Pane www.joepane.com.au
Joe Pane LinkedIn
Joe Pane Facebook
Joe Pane Instagram
Insights With Joe Pane 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 Courage To BE YOU

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Lisa Sharapata about the State of Culture, having the right mindset, normalising feedbacks and a culture of having honest conversations.

We also dive deeper into what psychological safety is and how we create it, the differences between inward and outward mindset, and understanding diversity and inclusion.

Lisa Sharapata – State of Culture

Lisa Sharapata is an award winning Chief Marketing Officer at The Arbinger Institute, Board member of Peak Community and Hushly, and a change agent. She has served as the CMO of BoostUp.ai, was the VP of Global Marketing at MindTickle, and heldsenior positions at 6sense and Aprimo.

She studied Business & Economics at Macquarie University and has a BFA in Graphic Design & Communications from The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Lisa Sharapata talks about:

• State of Culture
• The dream of becoming an astronaut
• Being a natural leader
• A dreamer, a driver, or a doer
• What is psychological safety and how do you create it?
• How far can we go with regards to transparency?
• Impact check
• The pillars of strength when it comes to culture
• The difference between an inward and an outward mindset
• Changing people’s mindset
• Things to consider as the person who’s leading the change
• The culture of having diversity and inclusion with regards to transforming culture
• Creating the culture of having honest conversations
• Employee Engagement
• Normalizing feedbacks and honest conversations

State of Culture Tweets

“There are no dumb ideas. You have to continue to show that it is okay to speak up.” Psychological safety by Lisa Sharapata on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“You have to really, walk the walk, talk the talk, and then celebrate the outcomes from those moments.” Lisa Sharapata talks about transparency on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“You have to be willing to be vulnerable and have difficult conversations.” Lisa Sharapata talks about culture on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Lisa Sharapata www.arbinger.com
Lisa Sharapata LinkedIn
Lisa Sharapata 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

State of Culture

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Scott Mautz about The Mentally Strong Leader, working with Procter & Gamble, and how we can lead effectively.

We also dive deeper into what made him focus on mental health for leaders, the six core mental muscles, and relating emotional intelligence with mental strength.

Scott Mautz – The Mentally Strong Leader

Scott Mautz is a Leadership & Organisational Performance Expert, former Vice President of Procter & Gamble and the author of Amazon best seller The Mentally Strong Leader.

He has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Binghamton University, and MBA’s in Marketing & Organizational Leadership from Indiana University His career includes 22 years at Procter & Gamble, columnist at Inc. Magazine, Faculty at Indiana University Kelley School of Business for Executive Education, and Leadership instructor on LinkedIn Learning.

Scott Mautz talks about:

• The love of discovery and wanting to be an archaeologist
• Always being drawn to leadership & what made him a good leader
• The consistencies in the leadership of Procter & Gamble
• Dealing with uncertainties
• Evolving with technological advances
• The importance of how you look in front of the camera
• Tips for better online communication
• What makes great leaders great
• What drew him to focusing on mental health for leaders
• The six core mental muscles
• How does emotional intelligence line up with mental strength?
• Resilience
• What is confidence and why is it important
• The messaging muscle
• The Mentally Strong Leader

Tweets

“If you want to succeed at work and in life, you have to be able to productively regulate your emotions, your thoughts and your behaviors.” Scott Mautz talks about mental strength on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“I think people want to feel seen. They want to feel heard. And maybe most importantly, they want to know that they’re not alone, and that’s becoming more and more of the leader’s job there to help with that.” Scott Mautz talks about empathy on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“Your job as a leader is to create more leaders” Leadership by Scott Mautz on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Scott Mautz www.scottmautz.com
Scott Mautz Facebook
Scott Mautz LinkedIn
Scott Mautz Youtube
Scott Mautz Twitter
Scott Mautz Instagram
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

The Mentally Strong Leader

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Danielle Colley about The Chocolate Bar Life, understanding what burnout is and how work culture affects our mental health.

We also dive deeper into what a Mars Bar is, why we should prioritize work, rest, play, and becoming a mother.

Danielle Colley – The Chocolate Bar Life

Danielle Colley is an integrative life coach, founder of Your Good Life and the author of The Chocolate Bar Life.

Her career involved being a freelance journalist and producer for a number of top publications including the Women’s Weekly, Sunday Life, Body + Soul and news.com.au. She has been Company Director for RawBody productions and in 2019 founded Your Good Life. She delivers leadership workshops for well-known brands that include Sony PicturesTelevision, F45, The Leadership Institute and Transport New South Wales.

Danielle talks about:

• Quitting ballet and discovering drama
• Her two drama teachers as her mentors
• Incorporating emotional intelligence to parenting styles
• Coming into the world of journalism
• Becoming a mother
• Her journey towards blogging
• What is a Mars Bar?
• What is a responsible day?
• Understanding burnout
• Implementing work, rest, play
• What is success or holistic success
• Factors that cause burnout
• Checking in on ourselves
• The Chocolate Bar Life

Tweets

“It doesn’t matter how successful, how high achieving, how much money they have, how much status they have, there comes a sort of this element or time where it just feels like it’s eating them. You know, they’ve been consumed by their life or by their job.” Danielle Colley talks about burnout on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“Overwhelm is more palatable for people to talk about. And then burnout is what happens when you stay in that state of overwhelm for too long.” Burnout vs. overwhelm by Danielle Colley on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“When you’re aware of your strengths, then you can lean into them.” Danielle Colley talks about positive intelligence on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:

Danielle Colley LinkedIn
Danielle Colley Instagram
Danielle Colley 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:

The Chocolate Bar Life