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#54 - John Amaechi - What’s core to Sustainable High Performance?
Today I’m talking to Professor John Amaechi CBE, an organisational psychologist and founder of APS Intelligence, where he is the Leadership Transformation expert.
His book, The Promises of Giants, was a New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller, in which he draws on his early life in Stockport, his rise to becoming the one of the first Britons to play professional basketball in the NBA and his career since – working with organisations to build authentic and ethical cultures.
John is Professor of Leadership at the University of Exeter Business School, a non-exec director of a FTSE 250 company, and in 2023, received the Sport Industry’s Integrity & Impact Award. Oh, and he’s also passionate about Star Wars.
He was hugely influenced by his mother, and he lives his life inspired by her words, that “the most unlikely of people, in the most improbable of circumstances, can become extraordinary.”
In our conversation, John shares…
- What he means by sustainable high-performance…
- Why he is deliberately hard to get hold of and what, as a former elite sportsman,
- And he hates about going to the gym.
Outline 📍
00:00 Intro
03:26 What does Pressure mean to you?
04:40 How do you balance pressure as a growth tool versus when it becomes overwhelming?
09:24 How do you manage intrinsic and extrinsic pressures while minimizing external distractions?
11:54 How did you learn to manage your time and energy, avoiding unnecessary distractions?
19:37 Insight 1: Lessons learned
23:14 How did you build a support network that protects your time and energy for key decisions?
34:06 Reminding leaders: their journey is personal & challenges can affect anyone, regardless of seniority.
36:04 What best practices do you see leaders using to balance their whole life, not just their role?
39:53 What's the energetic difference between playing to win and playing not to lose?
Insight 2: Lessons learned
46:02 What costs do you see when organisations push for faster performance & increased efficiency?
52:08 What 2 things would you pay forward to others wanting to be better under pressure?
54:57 Uplifting and shifting others' energy is a crucial, yet undervalued, skill that can be developed.
58:31 Outro
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By Sara Milne RoweToday I’m talking to Professor John Amaechi CBE, an organisational psychologist and founder of APS Intelligence, where he is the Leadership Transformation expert.
His book, The Promises of Giants, was a New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller, in which he draws on his early life in Stockport, his rise to becoming the one of the first Britons to play professional basketball in the NBA and his career since – working with organisations to build authentic and ethical cultures.
John is Professor of Leadership at the University of Exeter Business School, a non-exec director of a FTSE 250 company, and in 2023, received the Sport Industry’s Integrity & Impact Award. Oh, and he’s also passionate about Star Wars.
He was hugely influenced by his mother, and he lives his life inspired by her words, that “the most unlikely of people, in the most improbable of circumstances, can become extraordinary.”
In our conversation, John shares…
- What he means by sustainable high-performance…
- Why he is deliberately hard to get hold of and what, as a former elite sportsman,
- And he hates about going to the gym.
Outline 📍
00:00 Intro
03:26 What does Pressure mean to you?
04:40 How do you balance pressure as a growth tool versus when it becomes overwhelming?
09:24 How do you manage intrinsic and extrinsic pressures while minimizing external distractions?
11:54 How did you learn to manage your time and energy, avoiding unnecessary distractions?
19:37 Insight 1: Lessons learned
23:14 How did you build a support network that protects your time and energy for key decisions?
34:06 Reminding leaders: their journey is personal & challenges can affect anyone, regardless of seniority.
36:04 What best practices do you see leaders using to balance their whole life, not just their role?
39:53 What's the energetic difference between playing to win and playing not to lose?
Insight 2: Lessons learned
46:02 What costs do you see when organisations push for faster performance & increased efficiency?
52:08 What 2 things would you pay forward to others wanting to be better under pressure?
54:57 Uplifting and shifting others' energy is a crucial, yet undervalued, skill that can be developed.
58:31 Outro