#159 - John Bull
Description
John has researched the leadership behind some of the best performance environments in the world - in business, in sport, the social sector, and science for over two decades. He has applied these insights into his consultancy work, helping spark performance cultures and leadership development processes, such as developing the mindset and skills to get the best out of talent. At Management Futures, John leads in 3 key areas: Leadership skills development, Team Performance and Culture.
Today we speak about talent-rich environments, talent, and the environment, and the definition using these words around performance - in essence, What do the best have in common?. We discuss how the business world differs from high performance sport, what one world can learn from the other - and approach psychological safety, teaming, and belonging.
We discuss the different types of performance environments to understand what kind of environment is actually manifesting, such as achievement-led...and how to enable leaders to blossom. John unpacks the importance of feedback and performance reviews to liberate talent, get better, set higher standards, and further engage people. He explains why he is excited about further researching effort into building relationships, simplifying ideas - and his favourite part of New Zealand, his country of birth.
In this episode we discuss π£
π₯ The key ingredients for a high performing environment
π£ How the pandemic has exposed great leadership
π€ Importance of building lasting relationships
π« Innovation and creativity for staying on top
π Formula 1, Pixar, and great organisations
π€ Psychological Safety, Teaming and belonging
π Mentions of work by Owen Eastwood, Anders Ericsson, Management Futures
π John's favourite part of his home New Zealand and its people
π¨πΎβπ€βπ¨πΌ How feedback and a particular type are essential for performance
πBusiness and sport what one can learn from the other
Key Timestamps
-01-25 - What are the keys to creating an environment where leaders and HP tick.
02. 35 - Key ingredients to an excellent organisation.
05. 35 - How the pandemic has exposed truly great leadership.
06. 00 - Psychological Safety and belonging.
07. 38 - Put energy into building lasting relationships.
08. 38 - Sports has taken psychology more seriously
09. 22 - Pixar and how they rode creativity >
11. 29 - How leaders can create the best eminent
14. 53 - Unconscious dividing the world into them and us
16. 10 - Silos in psychological safety and status
17. 10- Two conversations one in our head, what we share
20. 35 - Learn mate, feedback - Formula 1 and America's Cup
22. 17 - How leaders can have courageous conversations
26. 19 - Johns career journey
30. 40 - Anders Ericsson and chasing mastery
33. 20 - Bletchley Park and creating learning environments
34. 28 - High performance and collaboration
35. 05 - Creating simile ideas from complex ideals
37. 22 - What does high performance mean to you?