Peak Performance Leadership

2022 is about to be in our rearview mirror and here is 2023 about to stare at us in our faces... Are you ready? Goal setting is so crucial for success in life and as a leader. Here in this episode I am discussing the framework that we use for goal setting which is a values-based methodology.

This pyramid is the basis for how we go about selecting, planning, and achieving our goals.

Topics

In this episode I discuss the following goal setting topics:

• Why it's important to set goals
• How values play a crucial part
• Why planning is more important than executing
• How you can have a goal crushing mindset

For the complete show notes be sure to check out our website:

https://leaddontboss.com/244

Many of you have said that all the world-renown coaches, authors, and speakers are great but sometimes it is hard to relate to them. Their ideas and methods are sound but do they work? You've longed to hear about a real leader, one who is there with you day-in, and day-out. A leader who is not an "expert" but rather a peer to help you understand truly what is achievable. Well today that is exactly who we have.

Jonathan Audet spend over 20 years in the Canadian Army as a full-time officer and now serves in the Primary Reserve Force (part time) as a Commanding Officer while working a full-time job with the Canadian Coast Guard. He's a leader through and through and I am lucky enough to call him a friend.

Topics

During this interview Jonathan and I discuss the following topics:

• His background as a leader
• What drove him to become a leader in the military
• What works in motivating others in achieving the organization’s aim
• How he coaches others
• Lessons learned from failures as a leader
• How he’s applying his military experience to his civilian life
• The biggest leadership challenge he’s currently facing

Guest Resources

Jon has no resources or anything of the kind. But as a member of the Leader Growth Mastermind, even he finds the value in said group.

Patrick Thean is a thought leader in strategic business execution and a successful serial entrepreneur who has started and exited multiple companies. As Founder and CEO of Metasys, Inc., he grew Metasys to a ranking of 151 on the Inc. 500 list. He is best known for helping companies accelerate their growth by focusing on great execution. He is exceptional at getting executive teams and their departments focused, aligned, accountable, and executing as a team to achieve their company objectives. His clients experience breakthroughs using this approach and tools that result in drama-free, accelerated growth. These tools are also part of the curriculum for the Entrepreneur Organization’s world-renowned Entrepreneurs Master’s Program held at MIT, where Patrick served as Program Cochair for seven years. He also chairs a similar program in Malaysia: “Taipan: The Making of Asian Giants.” Currently a Cofounder and CEO of Rhythm Systems (formerly Gazelles Systems), Patrick is the creator of Rhythm Software. Patrick received his Masters of Engineering and Bachelors of Science in electrical engineering from Cornell University. He was named an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year for North Carolina in 1996. 

Topics

During this interview Patrick and I discuss the following topics:

• How strong Mondays set the week for success
• How to setup your team achieve peak performance
• How to prepare yourself for the upcoming week
• How to establish a culture of the “gift of red”
• How to establish a “stop doing list”

For the complete show notes be sure to check out our website:

https://leaddontboss.com/242

Recently I was on a work trip and came across a former subordinate of mine. We have an interesting past which includes, a trial, a challenge, and a reward. However, at this meeting he said something which absolutely rocked me and inspired this recording.

Ultimately as leaders what we do matters to those we lead. Sometimes it is hard for us to see it or even feel it but it does matter. So when you make your decisions and think about ways forward. Remember as always. What you do as a leader matters. 

Jennifer Allen started her career in the private sector in Human Resources and developed an expertise in organizational design.  She joined the public service in 2007 and worked at various government departments including Transport Canada, Employment and Social Development Canada and Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, before joining the CRA

in 2017. Throughout her career Jennifer has developed skills in inclusive design, process improvement, and change management. She is now the Assistant Director responsible for Character Leadership Development for the Agency. Jennifer holds a Honours Bachelor’s Degree in

Commerce with a specialization in Human Resources. Jennifer is passionate about food, her family, and dancing!

Steve Virgin joined the Canada Revenue Agency in July 2018 as the new Director for Character

Leadership. He is a former senior naval officer in the Canadian Armed Forces and he joined the Public Service in 2015. During his military career he was fortunate to have a variety of leadership experiences including submarine captain, frigate command, and a variety of strategic leadership appointments in National Headquarters in plans, policy and strategic resource management. His final appointment in the Forces was as the Deputy Commander of Canada’s Special Forces Command. As an Executive employee in the Department of Defence, he was the Director of Business Management and Director of Analytics for the Defence CIO. Steve holds a Bachelor of Military Arts and Science from the Royal Military College of Canada, he is a graduate of the Canadian Forces Command College, he is a fellow of the National Defence University of the PLA Beijing, and he recently completed a Certificate in Regulatory Leadership at the University of Ottawa. Mr. Virgin is a volunteer citizenship presiding official with IRCC where he very much enjoys the opportunity to welcome new Canadians. He was invested into the Order of Military Merit in 2015 and he was awarded two meritorious service medals during his career.

Topics

During this interview Jennifer, Stephen, and I discuss the following topics:

• How they got into character leadership
• What Character Leadership is what it is not
• Comprises of Virtues, values, and traits
• The character leadership model aspects
• The cruciality of self-awareness in character leadership
• How to explore temperance and transcendence 
• How to train in the areas where you are struggling

For the complete show notes be sure to check out our website:

https://leaddontboss.com/240

Dane Espegard is a culture consultant who teaches, assists and executes the implementation of a Culture centered around Dream Achieving. The system is bottom-up and puts the emphasis on the development and personal lives of the team members. Dane works with companies in a very simple manner to get the culture started and leaves them with some very easy to implement steps. Dane has been public speaking and training individuals for 15+ years while implementing his system for Vector Marketing where he is a Division Manager and operating one of the top performing teams in the nation. 

Topics

During this interview Dane and I discuss the following topics:

• Where the idea of tapping into people’s dreams came about
• His ideology of growth mindset
• What the dreams mindset is
• How dreams is about a journey is not a destination
• How to enable our team members to make dreams
• How to reward our team members with their dreams
• How to “Dreamstorm”

For the complete show notes, be sure to check out our website:

https://leaddontboss.com/239

It has happened already and it'll likely happen again... You will fail as a leader. In this episode, I get real and raw about how I failed as a leader recently. But most importantly I talk about what I am going to do to overcome that failure to make sure it doesn't happen again. For that, it's not always about what we have done in the past but rather what we will do in the future. 

For the complete show notes check out our website:

https://leaddontboss.com/238

Leaders know that high performing teams achieve better results faster and effective teams outperform effective leaders, so how do you get teams to operate as more than the sum of their parts more often? How can they achieve better outcomes working more interdependently?

Bernard Desmidt is a renowned leadership coach, facilitator, and trainer. As a team coach his expertise is in in helping teams transition to become more collaborative, high performing teams so they access more of their collective capacity and capability to achieve the greatest things possible.

Topics

During this interview Bernard and I discuss the following topics:

• What the 5 different disciplines are
• Discover our mandate
• Declare our purpose
• Design our culture
• Deliver our results
• Develop our learning
• How trust, competency are utilized in these 5 disciplines.
• How psychological safety is required for High-Performing teams
• How to understand when one discipline is complete and when to move to another
• How the hiring process can be utilized to ensure the integrity of the high-performing team

For the complete show notes be sure to check out our website:

https://leaddontboss.com/237

Whether you are in a formal leadership role or are a rising leader, entrepreneur, or changemaker driven by a desire to use your voice to create change. The essence of leadership is creating a vision of an aspirational new future and then influencing people to change their behavior to make that vision a reality. Your inspiration to create aspirational change may come from your dissatisfaction with the status quo, joyful anticipation of an aspirational new future, or a new insight. To create such a vision and bring it into reality requires an emotional shift from hopelessness to optimism and inspiration, which then can mobilize any group - from dozens to millions.

Reiner is the founder of BoomerangCoach, an executive coaching firm specializing in leadership and career development, innovation, and transformational change. Reiner’s mission is to mobilize and develop leaders to create a more sustainable and positive future for all. As an executive coach, he works with leaders and changemakers in a wide range of organizations, from start-ups and multinational companies to non-profits and local communities - all who aspire to create transformational change. Whether he’s working with corporate executives, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, or indigenous tribal leaders, Reiner’s clients appreciate his international business and cross-cultural leadership experience.

Before becoming an executive coach, Reiner had a 30-plus year career in technology, started and developed software businesses, and led leadership development. At Hewlett-Packard, his home for 20-plus years, he launched new software product businesses and helped grow HP Software into a multi-billion dollar organization. While at HP, Reiner discovered his passion and talent in leadership development where he trained leaders in how to scale from leading one’s self, to leading others, to leading an entire organization.

Topics

In this episode Reiner and I discuss the following topics:

• How he came up with his list of 7 leadership behaviour and emotional states
• Empathy
• Compassion
• Interest
• Optimism
• Inspiration
• Trust
• Positivity
• How empathy is important and how to use
• How to understand when we use too much empathy
• How to be a compassionate leader
• How to be an "interesting" leader
• The different ways we can inspire others
• How to breed positivity in your organization

For the complete show notes be sure to check out our website:

https://leaddontboss.com/236

Chris is a Wellness Professional with 20 years of experience designing, implementing, and coordinating wellness programs and behavior change projects. His experience includes Personal Training, Strength and Conditioning, Cardiac Rehabilitation, Exercise Physiology, Teaching and Public Speaking. Chris holds a MA in Exercise Physiology from ETSU and a MBA from UAB. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and Personal Trainer with the NSCA, a Sports Performance Coach with USA Weightlifting and is a Certified Wellness Program Manager through the Chapman Institute. In his personal time he enjoys playing with his 3 children and spending time with his wife.

Topics

During this interview Chris and I discuss the following topics:

• How to find the time to prioritize your health and fitness
• How to start creating habits which will enable your success in health and fitness
• Why sleep is so crucial for peak performance
• How water impacts our daily lives
• The importance of protein in your health and fitness
• Some tips and tricks to start living a healthier life
• How to beat the “all or nothing mentality” 
• How to involve your team in better health and fitness lifestyle

For the complete show notes be sure to check out our website:

https://leaddontboss.com/235