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FUTUREOFLEADERSHIPPERFORMANCE

WhitepaperByCraigJohnsBeing a CEOor leader requires a lot of passion, dedication, hardwork and focus on other people.Burnout, stress, overwhelm and mistakes occur when you don't effectively plan your energy andrecovery;manage theworkloadof your team; and focus your full attention on other peoplewhileneglectingyourownperformance.Toensure thatyouperformoptimallyanddeliver thebestpossibleexperience for yourcustomers,clients, suppliers, stakeholders, Board members and your team of people, it is crucial that youdeveloptheroutinesandhabitsrequiredtobeahighperformingleader.BreakingTheCEOCode–FutureofLeadershipPerformance–wasdevelopedtoprovideasimpleandpracticalwaytoimproveyourskillsandhabits,soyoucanperformbetterwhileunderthepressureofdeliveringthebestpossibleservices,products,partnershipsandenvironment.Thereare6keyphases toBreakingTheCEOCode,whicharekeybuildingblocks layered toensurethatyouprogressivelyimproveasahighperformingleader.Breaking The CEO Code is not just for the CEO’s, leaders and entrepreneurs of the world. It isapplicabletoanyone,asyouaretheCEOofyourownperformanceandinfluenceonothers,andplayanimportantroleinmakingtheworldyoulivein,abetterplace.

BREAKING THE CEO CODE

BREAKING THE CEO CODE


6KEYPHASESPhase1–FOUNDATION–4FoundationsofPerformanceTherearefourbasicfundamentalsthathighachieversleadinghighperformingteamsareconsistentlyengaged in and practicing on improving. These four components are the fundamental, non-negotiable, building blocks to determine howhigh your performance ceiling is. Talentwill only setyourminimumheight;exercise,nutrition,mindandrecoverywilldeterminehowhighyoucanraiseyourabilitytoperformatyourabsolutebest:

1. EXERCISEdailyØ Expendenergythroughregularexercisetoincreaseenergyinyourlife.Ø Exercising for a minimum of 30minutes a day increases energy levels, decreases

stress,providesgreatermentalclarityandelevatesyourmood.

2. FUELyourbodywiththerightfoodØ EatasthoughyouarefuelingaFormula1carorahighperformanceathlete.Ø Eating a healthy diet full of non-processed food such as fresh grains, fruits and

vegetables,allowsyoutosustainyourenergylevels,enhanceyourmood, improveyourmemory,sleepeasierandpreventunwantedhealthproblems.

3. FREEyourmind

Ø Freeyourmind,de-clutterandrewireitwithclarityandpositivity.Ø Creatinghabitsandroutinessuchasmeditation,breathingexercises,unwindingby

listeningtomusic,goingforawalk,andotherwaystofreethemindallowsyoutoreduce stress, control anxiety, enhance self-awareness, lengthen attention span,improveyoursleepandenhanceyouremotionalhealth.

4. RECOVERwithpurpose

Ø Proactivelyplanyourestandrecoverywithpurpose.Ø The most important component that gives us the really important performance

edgeisRecovery.Getting8ormorehourssleepanight,takingplannedandregularholidays to switch offwork and allowing themind to recharge can help decreasefatigue, improve our memory, reduce inflammation, spur creativity, increase ourstamina,boostourcognitivefunctionandlowerstresslevels.

Phase2–PERFORMANCE–3P’sofLeadershipPerformanceThe 3 P’s of Leadership Performance focuses on a CEOor leaders schedulingof recovery and rest,abilityto“bringtheenergy”anddirecttheirfullattentiononeverypersonalinteraction,anddevelophighperformancehabits.

1. CEOPERIODIZATION–Planandscheduleyourrecoverytoensureyouhavesustainableleadershipenergyandperformance.

2. CEOPRESENCE –Evolveyourcommunication, influenceandperformance topositivelyimpacteveryhuman.

3. CEOPERFORMANCE–Developthestrategies,routinesandhabitstoenableyourpeakperformancestate.

SeesectionbelowforanexpansiononCEOPERIODIZATION,CEOPRESENCEandCEOPERFORMANCE.


Phase3–INFLUENCE–8WaystoOwnYourOWNInfluence

Theworld is constantlychallengingus throughdisruption, competingprioritiesandcompetition forourattention;thereforewemusttakecontrolofourownstoryandinfluence.Yourhavetoownyourown lifeandrealize that life isnotadress rehearsal.Howmuchofyour lifedoyoureallyownandtakefullresponsibilityfor?

Youarethesumtotalofyourdecisions.Youownthechoicesthatyoumake.Toenabletheshiftyouneed it startswith creating your ownworld inspired through a process of performance by design.OWN8teachesyoueightwaysyoucanownyourowninfluencetoenhanceyourperformance.

TherearetwopillarsFoundationandPerformance.Eachpillarismadeupoftwoquadrantsandfourareasofinfluence.

Pillar1-FOUNDATION

Ø YourWHY?1. OwnYourOWNFREEDOM–findthepassion,happiness&directioninyourlife2. CreateYourOWNSTORY–whatisyourrealityinthepast,now&inthefuture

Ø YourWORLD

3. OwnYourOWNTRIBE–whoarethementors,coaches&peopleinyourproximity4. OwnYourOWNGRATITUDE–havehumility&humblenessbothinternal&external

Pillar2-PERFORMANCE

Ø YourENABLERS5. OwnYourOWNVULNERABILITY–havethecouragetobeuncomfortableforgrowth6. BeYourOWNCEO–createhighperformancehabits,boundaries&influence

Ø YourIMPACT

7. OwnYourOWNSPACE–theimpactyouhaveontheworldthroughskillstacking8. CreateYourOWNMBA–buildyourownlearning,collaboration&movement

Phase4–LEADERSHIP–6PrinciplestobeaWorldClassLeaderOnceyouareabletoeffectivelyleadyourself,thenyouareinapositiontoleadotherpeople.Tobeaworld-classleaderyouneedtodevelop6leadershipprinciples;

1. PURPOSE–Createarippleeffect2. PEOPLE–Servepeoplewhomatter3. PERFORMANCE–Productivitystartswithhappiness4. PERSONALITY–Unlockyourlimitingbeliefs5. PASSION–Influencefromtheheart6. PIONEER–Lifeisanexperiment

Phase5–TEAM–10ElementsofLeadingHighPerformingTeamsThefirstfourphasesfocusonfirstleadingyourself(phases1-3)andsecondlybeingahighperformingleader(phase4).Tobeabletoleadhighperformingteams,thefirstfourphasesarecriticalasateamorcommunitycultureisonlyasgoodasthebehavioursthekeyinfluencerismodeling.Leadinghighperformingteamsrequires:

1. CreateDIRECTION&meaningthroughsharedmission,vision,values&beliefs;


2. DevelopclearROLES&responsibilitiestobuildteamculture;3. EstablishdiverseprofessionalRELATIONSHIPSthataresupportive,enjoyable&dependable;4. ProvideacollaborativeLEADERSHIPstylethroughconsistentinfluence&direction;5. FosterGROWTHthroughcreativerisk-taking,problem-solving&informationsharing;6. PromoteREWARD,recognition&reflectionstrategiestoensureaccountability;7. ClarifyPROCESS&structuretoenablecommitment&methodofcooperation;8. BuildTRUST&resiliencethroughhealthyconfrontationinasafepsychologicalspace;9. EnableIMPACTthroughclearoutcomes&teamperformancegoals;&10. Createasafepsychologicalspaceforvulnerability&openhonestCOMMUNICATION.

Phase6–LEGACY–1PowerfulWaytoLeaveYourMarkontheWorldHavingapurposeinlifeandaligningittotheworkthatyoudoisimportantifyouwishtoenjoywhatyoudo,beproductiveandperformatahighlevel.Somepeoplehaveadesiretogobeyondtheworldtheyworkinandleavealegacyforfuturegenerationstobenefitfrom.CEOLegacyisallaboutfindingagreaterpurposethroughaprojectormovementthatcreatesarippleeffectacrossanarea,industryor theworld.Agreatexampleof this isBill andMelindaGatesFoundation,which is guidedby thebelief thatevery lifehasequalvalue.Theywish tohelpallpeople leadhealthy,productive lives. Indeveloping countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to liftthemselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that allpeople—especially thosewiththefewestresources—haveaccesstotheopportunitiestheyneedtosucceedinschoolandlife.Whatmarkdoyouwanttoleaveontheworld?


3P’sofLeadershipPerformanceAkeyphase,inBreakingTheCEOCode,thatwillmakeanimmediateimpactonyouasaleaderandperson,isPhase2–PERFORMANCE.Let’sexpandthe3P’sofBreakingTheCEOCode.

Periodization originally comes from the process or study of categorizing the past into discrete,quantifiednamedblocksoftime.Insportitisprocessofdividinganathletesannualtrainingplanintoa series of manageable phases or cycles of stress and overload with a period of recovery. CEOPeriodizationisaboutplanningyourfutureenergyandperformancestate.Theexcitingthing isthatmany of the fundamentals of athlete periodization can easily apply to you as a CEOor leader andanythingyoudoinlife.Itisimpossibletoholdhighlevelsofenergyandperformancecontinuouslyoveralongperiodoftime.Energyandperformancewillriseandfalldependingonthelevelsofstressandrestappliedtoyourlife.We call this, PerformanceOscillation.Whenpeople thinkof highperformance, the first imagethatcomestomindisusuallyatopathlete.Atopathletewillgenerallyapplyastressloadwithrestata rate of three to one. Their performance plan is based on rest and recovery, with training loadsapplied to stimulate a stress response that leads to an overall increase in performance over time.Whentheydoitwell,theyareabletoincreasetheiroverallperformanceoverayear,evenwiththeirperformanceoscillating.Ingeneral,weseea lotofCEO’sandpeople in important leadershiproles (GENERAL),continuouslyapply stress over a long period of time, without planning appropriate levels of rest and recovery.Athletes have a strong trigger when they get recovery wrong as they aren’t able to achieved thetimes,numbersorfeelingduringtrainingoratanevent.Itisdifferentintheworkingworld,formanypeople, as unless there is a catastrophic event the decline in your energy and performance is sogradual, that thebodynaturallyadjustsandyoudon't recognize it.Overayear thepersonsenergyand performance continue to drop as they continue towork hard,miss sleep, work an extra day,exerciselessandtakeonmoreworkandwaituntiltheirannualthreetofourweekholidaytoworryaboutrest.Theywonderwhytheyalwaysgetsickwhentheyhaveaholiday!

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CEOPeriodizationisallaboutplanningandschedulingrestandrecoveryonadaily,weekly,monthlyyearlyandevenawholecareerbasis.TherearefivelevelsofCEOPeriodization,whicharerelevanttotheperiodoftimeyouareplanningyourworkloadandrecovery:

1. GIGANTO (Career) – How are you going tomanage your energy and performance over acareer?Youcan’tgofullthrottlefor11-12monthseveryyearwithoutexpectingtogetsick,fatigued and “crash and burn”, so to speak. The best example I have seen of effectivelyperiodizinga career, is formerTriathlonAustraliaCEO,AnneGripper,who takesa role forfiveyearsandthenhasafullyearoff.InheroffyearsshehasstudiedaMasters,createdacharitablefoundationandcycledtheworld.

2. MACRO(Year)–TheMACROlevelcanbelookedatintwocomplimentaryways.First,ratherthanworking11-12monthsstraightduringtheyearandhavingfourweeksoff,howcanyouscheduleinaweekorafewdaysoffeverythreetofourmonths?Secondly,howcanyouplanyour year so that you have a period of weeks where you have increasedmeetings, workhard,maytravel lotsandfocusonakeyprojectorprojects;andthenfollowitwithonetothreeweeksofreducedworkloadandstress.

3. MICRO(Month)–ThenyoucanbreakitdownfurthertoaMICRO(month)perspective,and

breakthethreemonthblocksintofourweekblockswhereyouhavethreeweekswhichcanbemoreintense,mayhavehigherlevelsofstress,youmaybetravelingregularly,havemajorprojectsandthenoneweek,whereyouschedulenoprojects,lessmeetings,havenotravel,reducethehoursyouworkandspendtimewiththosewhoaremostimportanttoyou.

4. MESO(Week)–Howdoyouplanyourweeksothatyoucanhavehighlevelsofenergyand

performance throughout the entire week? Especially during peak project times, it isimportanttomakesurethatyouhavemanagedyourenergyduringtheweeksothatyouareinapeakperformancestatecomeeventday.

5. NANO(Day)–Manypeopleworkcontinuouslythroughoutthedayforlongperiodsoftime

withoutabreak.Theyusestimulantssuchascoffee,RedBullandsugartospiketheirenergylevels. There is evidence that we can only effectively concentrate and hold high levels ofproductivityfrom45-90minutesatonetime.Ifyoutakeabreak,evenforjust1-5minutestostretch,takeawalkorevenmeditatecanresetyourmentalenergyandfocussothatyoucanmaintainproductivityandperformance throughoutanentireday.The foodyoueatduringtheday,theamountofsleepyouhaveandschedulinginexercisecaneitherhaveapositiveornegativeeffectonyouroverallperformance.


Howwe turn up and showup to the office,meetings, presentations and events can either have apositiveornegativeeffectonproductivity,confirmingacontractoreventhewaycurrentorpotentialconsumers view your business. You just can’t rely on exercising regularly, eatingwell, freeing yourmindandrecoverywithpurpose,youalsoneedtotreateveryinteractionasaperformance.According to AlbertMehrabian, in his book SilentMessages, 93% of communication is non-verbal.Albert assigned7% toourwords, 55% toour body language, and38% to the tone&music of ourvoice.Ifyournon-verbal’s;suchasface,eyes,voice,bodyandbreathingaren’tcongruentwithwhatyouaresayingthenyourmessagecouldeasilybemisunderstoodormisinterpreted.Withthisinmind,howmuchtimedoyouspendpreparingforaninteractionwithapersonorgroupofpeople,inregardstothecontent,desiredoutcome,moodyouwanttosetandthewayyouneedto present to achieve the result you are aiming for? In general, peoplemake acquisitions becausetheylikeandtrustthepersonorpeopletheyarespeakingorplanningtoworkingwith.Thereforethecontentandperformancepreparation,forameeting,isanabsolutemust.Youarealsoincontroloftheenergyandmoodinaroomorforanevent.Researchshowstheaveragehuman attention span is only eight seconds, which is claimed to be less than that of an averagegoldfish.Whatroutinetodoyouneedtocompletetoensurethatyougointotherequiredstatetoachieve the desired collective energy andmoodwhether it be in ameeting, arriving at the office,speakingtotheparticipantsonstageorsteppingontoaneventsite?CEO Presence provides you with the skills to stay focused on what is important when there aredistractions,peoplechallengingyou,skepticsraisingdoubtinyourmindandtheconstantnoisetryingtodisturbyou.YoucandevelopandutilizeCEOPresenceskillsthatallowyoutoholdyourattention,freeyourmindandwhenappropriatetaskswitch.

Humansaredesignedforboundaries in their life.Withoutclearboundaries it iseasytoheaddownbroken path or fall into a trap. Sometimes boundaries need to loose to ensure creativity andinnovationcanoccur,andothertimestheyneedtobetightsoyoulimitthedistractions.CEO Performance is about developing high performance habits, effective routines and importantcues,whileremovingunwantedcontaminationandnegativeinfluenceinyourlife.

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Highperformancehabits involveunleashingyourcourage, improvingproductivity, raisingnecessity,remaining focused and creating clarity. Routines include daily activities that support your highperformancehabits.Thesemayincludecreatingadigitalsunriseandsunset,establishingtimeswhenyouareandaren’tavailableforwork;andwhenyouscheduleyourexerciseandrecoveryeachday.Importantcuesarethelightswitchinyourmindthatenableyourroutinesandhabitstokickineachday. Itmight be the sound of the lift door opening, the close of the car door, the hug from yourchildrenorevenassimpleasthesunrising.Contaminationismajorcauseinrelationshipsbreakingdown.Takingyourworkbagandplacingitonthediningtableorleavingalertsonyourphoneandplacingyourphonebythebed,areexamplesofworkcontaminatingthehomespace.Itisimportantthatyoucreatespacebetweenworkandhomeandviceversa.Whathabitsandroutinesdoyouneedtobreakorcreatetoensurethatyoucanbemoreproductiveandperformbetter?

NextStepsYoudon'twanttobepartofthemasses,theordinarycrowdwhodelivermediocritywonderingwhyyou,yourpeopleandcompanyaren’tgrowing,performinganddeliveringtheresultsyoudesire.Youdeservetobedeliveringthemagiceveryday.Thefutureof leadershipperformanceisBreakingTheCEOCode.WhereTheOrdinaryDon'tBelong!It’syourtimetoimplementthe3P’sofLeadershipPerformance:

1. CEOPeriodization–HowwillyouPLANyourrecoveryin2020andinthefuture?2. CEOPresence–HowwillyoubePRESENTandfocused,soyouturnupandshowup?3. CEOPerformance–HowwillyoubecomeaHIGHPerformingLeader?

Ifyouwould like toknowmore informationorneedsomeonetoguideyournext steps inBreakingThe CEO Code, then please do not hesitate to contactme either by phone or email at the detailsbelow.Wheretheordinarydon’tbelong!Thankyou

CRAIGJOHNSLeadershipPerformanceExpert,InternationalSpeaker&activeCEOPodcastHostCanberra,[email protected]

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