CEO Corner by Sarah McGrath

• Performance Psychologist, Behavioural Scientist & Lecturer Dr. Dylan Colbert on "“To improve team performance, you must clearly show what performance looks like.”"

  In this episode, Sarah speaks with Dr Dylan Colbert is an intelligence researcher and performance and behavioural psychologist. “To improve team performance, you must clearly show what performance looks like.” An educational interview is not to be missed! We discuss the power of harnessing emotion when in the workplace. Dylan gives his insights on the recipe for success and how to avoid the pitfall of accepting mediocrity within your teams or for yourself. We unpack the thought that when the “mind retires, the body follows” and how you can spend your whole life leveraging your intelligence even after retirement. Dylan breaks down the science behind what constitutes an excellent leader and explains why those with charisma have an advantage. Dylan’s research, which demonstrates that intellectual performance can be improved via intervention, has challenged the century-old notion that intelligence cannot be trained. Given his academic success, Dylan began applying his precise, meticulous, pragmatic approach to peak performance. Dylan's extensive research has allowed him to identify the psychological, emotional, and behavioural skills essential for elite achievement for any performer and activity.   01:07 What interested Dylan in the area of Psychology, personality, high performers, intelligence and how he ended up in the area of performance psychology 04:11 Dylan discusses a recipe to success and what it is. Understating objective and subjective success 06:11  Dylan explains how the different forms of motivation, mindset, action, emotion and their role in success 07:52  How discipline and commitment play a role in achieving success 09:40 Can we apply sports psychology principles to leaders in business – the miss conception of always being motivated 11:12  The ingredients of being great at what you do 12:52 Creating an environment to cater to those with little or much ambition 14:36 Optimise individual efforts for the company target 16:50 The benefit of empowering employees 18:21 Working into your 50s and 60s and how we perform cognitively at this age versus the youth entering into the market 22:28 Staying cognitively active in your later years, understanding brain health 24:15 How are we programmed to make decisions fast decision makers and slower decision makers? How are our decisions framed 30:20 Emotion is a tool. Learn how to harness it. How do we apply emotional regulations strategy during stress 35:33 – Inspiring action in teams, how great leaders inspire action. Understanding charisma.  40:17 – Three fun questions to finish the interview   Dylan's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdylancolbert/ Sarah's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-mcgrath/   Listen on: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Td60vAXI34DSc0pCo9VSD Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/ceo-corner-by-sarah-mcgrath/id169900355   Thank you for being a loyal listener, and we hope you find our interview with Dylan useful. If you enjoy the episode, please consider sharing it with your network and leaving a review. Your support means the world to us.

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• IBEC CEO Danny McCoy “Seeing role models struck me in my career. If you can’t see it, you can’t be it.”

  Danny McCoy, CEO of IBEC, named among Ireland’s 50 most influential people, has built a public and respected career with sheer determination. In this interview, we have the unique opportunity to listen to Danny’s advice on how to build a prolific career and his view on characteristics that form the best leaders in Ireland. Danny shares insights and offers advice on how to lead a business through organisational and financial transformation, from his first-hand experience. IBEC is Ireland’s largest Lobbying organisation, with a turnover of 45 million and 39 brands in 9 locations, including Europe. Time Stamps: 01:15 Danny’s start in life, he discusses being from Galway and his upbringing 02: 37 Challenges for Danny joining the corporate ladder, what he experienced, and role models that influenced him 03:45 Danny turning down a role to be an adviser to a Taoiseach 05:02 Danny named Irish Times 50 influential people, what challenges he faces daily 07:45 How Danny led IBEC through organisational and financial transformation 10:08 Danny discusses thought leadership and how he handles the pressures from the government, the businesses he represents, and the economy. 13:05 Danny discusses leadership skills that really work from working with Irelands top CEOs 14:15 How does a person train resilience to be a strong leader and the problem with working from home, we can not learn from each other 16:09 The change in working society an how AI will play a role for the better, and human-to-human interaction will never be redundant 17:50 How Danny handles situations where he can not always be so analytical and prepared 19:34 Danny dealt with controversy from his role in FAS and during Covid, how the negative spotlight affected his career. 21:25 Danny sharing his outlook for Ireland over the next couple of years form a positive perspective   Danny's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-mccoy-0508239/ Sarah's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-mcgrath/  

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• Enda McNulty, ex-footballer, author, and CEO. “The best leaders have an ego, but they have it tamed.” Enda discusses the personality formula for the best CEO’s

  In this episode, we interview Enda McNulty, global Performance Coach, ex Footballer, and Author of Commit2Lead. We bring you a leadership masterclass covering the topics in Enda’s book, such as Self-awareness, Resilience, Well-being, Optimism, Ego, and Empathy, and how each trait plays a role in the day-to-day leadership of your company, teams, and most importantly, yourself. We get an insight into the formula for the greatest CEO type. Enda shares his experience of living with regret during his football years, career, and personal life and how facing this spurred him to strive for more. Enda shares tools and tactics from his years of coaching CEOs to be the best high-performing version of themselves. We hope you take as much away from Enda’s interview as we did. Thank you for being a loyal listener, and we hope you find our interview with Enda useful. If you enjoy the episode, please consider sharing it with your network and leaving a review. Your support means the world to us. Enda’s Book List: Commit – Make your mind and body stronger Commit 2 Lead – Unlock your true leadership potential https://mcnultyperformance.com/resources/books/   Time stamps 0:46:55 Enda’s start in life, early years growing up in the troubles and influences in his life. 0:41:21 What it means to call yourself an Entrepreneur. Attributes and characteristics 09:15 Enda discusses humbling experiences in his childhood and, most recently 10:30 Dealing with regret in Enda’s business career, sporting career and personal life 13:55 Enda’s Book Commit to Lead masterclass on Leading Self. Self-awareness, Resilience, Well-being, Optimism, Ego, and Empathy 14:45 Enda discusses Self-awareness and how it plays a role in achieving more 18:35 How can a CEO know their real strengths 21:45 Discussing optimism as a superpower and how grounded optimism is crucial 23:00 Changing the view of the career ladder 27:07 Understanding resilience and perception of why resilience is important as a leader 27:20 The intel resilience training project 30:01 Understanding well-being and what is the fundamental message in Enda’s book about well-being in your career 36:57 Understanding Ego and how understanding your ego will drive your leadership skills 40:24 What is empathy in leadership, and how to harness emotional intelligence in your career 44:05 Three fun questions to wrap up the interview   Enda's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/enda-mcnulty-18302524/ Sarah's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-mcgrath/   Listen on: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Td60vAXI34DSc0pCo9VSD Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/ceo-corner-by-sarah-mcgrath/id169900355

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• James Caan CBE & Dragon on making 7 figures and overcoming personal barriers.

  “The barrier of success is you; it’s the lack of belief and lack of conviction” James Caan CBE, Dragon and Entrepreneur.   In episode two, we travelled to London to interview James Caan. In this episode, we discuss limiting beliefs, embracing failure, and how to overcome the complications of earning seven figures. James, a multi-millionaire several times over, advises us on how to break down barriers to success and tap into the capability within us.   James, a former Dragon and serial entrepreneur, sold his first business in 2013 for £260 million and has dominated the recruitment industry for over 30 years. His second recruitment venture, Humana International, grew to 140 offices across 30 countries. With 3 million followers, James was named LinkedIn’s second most influential voice of 2017. James shares with us some of the recipes for success he has learned over the years.   We hope you take as much away from James’ experience and clarity as we did.   #jamescaan #womenleadership #ceocorner #leadership #ceointerviews #career #careerbuilding #careertips #360search #podcast   01:00 How have the last few years been for your businesses, and what successes have you seen? 01:57 Was there a time in your career that was a defining moment 03:00 What James has learned as an entrepreneur 04:00 James discusses AI in leadership 04:49 Influential people in James’ life – early years 05:44 What would James say to his younger self – taking on adversity, mistakes, what drives success 07:10 Behaviours around money – what does James do with his money 07:43 How to go from 5k a month to 100k to earning seven figures 08:21 Barriers to success 09:24 The goals in the early years and first business 11:20 Risk assessment involved in setting up a company 12:48 Fear and fear of failure 14:50 Three non-negotiables in business 16:10 How important is understanding a person in business to drive success 17:10 Compassionate leadership 18:10 What part of James’ identity is he proud of 19:15 What is holding CEOs back from reaching their potential 20:40 Practical advice to increase your earnings 22:13 Fun questions to wrap up the interview

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• FNZ CEO on beating cancer, being CEO after treatment and advice in life and career

  “If you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re probably right.” Joanie Hughes, CEO of FNZ. In this episode, Joanie shares the story of her younger years coming from a large ambitious farming family and her journey to becoming CEO of FNZ.  Joanie discusses the challenges of moving from colleague to CEO and what it takes to continuously strive for more. In early 2022, Joanie received some life-changing news regarding her health. She had cancer. Joanie discusses the impact this new reality had on her mental health, family, and career. Joanie inspires us about the impact of a positive and strong mindset in the face of adversity, not even cancer was going to stop Joanie from reaching her goals. It was only 6 months ago that Joanie received her cancer-free diagnosis. Having gone through such a life-changing experience, Joanie will share with us, some valuable and learned perspectives on life and career.   01:16 Joanie’s upbringing and family life in her younger years – what created her ambition 04:21 Changes that happened when Joanie from a colleague to the CEO of her company 07:10 How does Joanie keep developing and upskilling 09:40 Challenges in the CEO role 12:14 Life-changing health news – cancer diagnosis and how she handled it 15:58 Joanie’s range of emotions on the journey and her family 17:24 Joanie’s confidence growing during her chemo 18:39 How did Joanie change during this – how Janie discovered the power of mindset 20:22 Interviewing for the CEO role 3 weeks after chemo how her confidence grew during chemo 22:29 Perspectives gained going through her treatment 26:28 Joanie discusses success in the face of adversity and shares advice on how to strive for more 28:17 Joanie shares her advice to those going through their own struggles, physical and mental 30:30 Fun questions to wrap up the interview   Joanie's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanie-hughes-b999b622/ Sarah's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-mcgrath/ Listen on: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6Td60vAXI34DSc0pCo9VSD Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/ceo-corner-by-sarah-mcgrath/id1699003552

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