The Business Elevation Show With Chris Cooper - Be More. Achieve More

Business is certainly changing at a pace today and one of the big questions I have been asked on several occasions is - how do we navigate it? I am therefore delighted to welcome Peter Comrie to the show. Peter is an entrepreneur, lecturer, scholar and specialist in human dynamics. When I first spoke to Peter, he called me from his home in beautiful British Columbia and we instantly struck up a great rapport and within minutes had entered a fascinating philosophical discussion on the changing world. I also soon realized that Peter was the man to give us a unique perspective on this question. He has been an international public speaker for three decades and a motivational attitudes seminar and work-shop facilitator. He is also very philanthropic in his outlook. A quality I always admire in business leaders. Expect a fascinating interview with lots of ideas to help you navigate the new business paradigm.

Are you aspiring to be or are already a seasoned thought leader in your field? If so how should you be really effectively marketing yourself? My guest David Newman knows how. He is author of the Amazon number 1 best seller ‘Do It! Marketing: 77 Instant-Action Ideas to Boost Sales, Maximize Profits and Crush Your Competition’. He is also someone who left a real impact on me, when I saw him engage an audience at a convention in the United Kingdom. As a consequence, I had to persuade him to become a guest us on this show and share his wisdom with you. David works with executives and entrepreneurs who want to position themselves as thought-leaders and generate MORE leads, BETTER prospects and BIGGER sales. Join us to find out how you can effectively market your thought leadership, adding greater value to your clients and boosting your sales in the process.

Are you achieving exceptional sales numbers? If not, then it may well be that you are not selling with a noble sales purpose. Whether you are an executive, manager or aspirational sales or business leader this show will ex-plain how organizations driven by a Noble Purpose have outperformed the market by over 350% and what you need to do to get it right. My guest Lisa Earle McLeod's bestselling book ‘Selling with Noble Purpose’ has been a game changer at global firms like Flight Centre, Google, Hootsuite, and Roche. Lisa is the Sales Leadership expert for Forbes.com. She has appeared on the NBC Nightly News, the Today Show, Oprah.com and Good Morning America. Join us to find out how you can sell with noble purpose and drive revenue and do work that makes you proud.

Are you really making a difference? During this show I will be talking with Lindsay Levin, the founder of social enterprise – Leaders’ Quest and author of 'Invisible Giants - Changing the world one step at a time'. We will be discussing stories from some of the remarkable people she has met who have overcome lack of education and resources to re-energize their communities, while answering the question “What Really Matters?” Lindsay connects leaders to explore solutions to big global issues. She frequently works with corporate CEOs and their teams on the role and purpose of business, values and culture change. She is passionate about bridging divides between cultures, perspectives and opposing voices. For four years she was even Chair of the International Steering Committee of OneVoice, amplifying the voices of Israelis and Palestinians committed to a real transformational conversation with someone that I personally feel tremendous admiration for. One not to be missed!

Ever wondered how you could increase the value and financial performance of your business by offering additional high value products and services on the back end of services such as speeches, masterclasses, training events etc? If so, today I want to introduce you to someone who I would describe as a best kept secret. Simon Davies has worked with many high performing thought leaders and experts by helping them to deliver additional high income generating products and services with their content and material. As a highly successful and experienced copywriter and marketer he has acquired an international reputation. His clients include: Daniel Priestley, Paul Avins, The Coaching Academy, Bernadette Doyle and now myself, Chris Cooper. Join us to find out how you could add significant additional value to your clients and benefit your business with enhanced financial results.

How is it that some leaders are able to enter a marketplace and completely disrupt it? Take my soccer team Leicester City: last year bottom of the premier league and fighting for survival. 12 months later with great lead-ership, they might do the unthinkable and actually win it! The story of their star striker now attracting the atten-tion of Hollywood movie producers! According to my guest Terence Mauri, it’s time to rip up the rulebook on leadership. The future belongs to a mindset that is wired differently. Author of ‘The Leader’s Mindset: How To Win In The Age of Disruption’, Terence Mauri will discuss with me the hearts and minds of visionaries, risk takers and pioneers who pursue moonshots, the revolutionary ideas that rewrite how business is done. Terence Mauri is in high demand as an Inc. Magazine Top 100 leadership expert, keynote speaker, author & advisor to top organizations worldwide. Join us and hear directly from the man with over 65k followers on Twitter @terencemauri

The rate of change we see in the world today is unprecedented: New innovations, products & services fade to irrelevance more quickly than ever before. The constant bombardment of the vast array of information now available can easily make us, as leaders & entrepreneurs, feel overwhelmed. We know we must change, constantly and quickly, but we lack clarity about how & why. Jared Nichols is a deep futures strategist, executive advisor, speaker & coach. He provides the tools to help leaders & organizations gain competitive advantage, seize new market opportunities, drive in new revenue & in-crease profits. As one of the few people in the world to hold a Masters Degree in Strategic Foresight, Jared is sought out by leaders, organizations & entrepreneurs to help them identify & create their long-term successful future. Join us on this show to discover the art of staying relevant & being able to grow your business in an ever-changing world!

Sustainability is such an important part of the business agenda today. It is no good to just being giving the impression that you are doing good. People today look to trade and work for organizations with integrity. As we care about the environment and business ‘doing good’ on this show I am really keen we explore it further and unravel what it really means. About a year ago, I saw the Sustainability Coach, Anthony Day articulate the is-sues and opportunities really well. Antony speaks about sustainability to business conferences, public organisations and school groups and as a speaker, seminar leader and facilitator works with an impressive business client list. He is also presenter for senior business groups like The Academy for Chief Executives and Vistage and publishes the weekly Sustainable Futures Report on iTunes and at www.susbiz.biz. Join us to gain even more clarity about the sustainability agenda and what your business should do about it.

Want to achieve greater results in your business and personal life? Then you need ‘The Power To Get Things Done (Whether You Feel Like It Or Not).” I am delighted to welcome co-author, friend and leading follow through authority, Dr Steve Levinson. This interview, which builds on Nikki Owen’s 1st Jan 2016 interview of Chris Cooper (available in the archive), will tell the story of how two consult-ants 4,000 miles apart, collaborated over five years to create “The Power To Get Things Done (Whether You Feel Like It Or Not)” and attract the interest of one of the world's most successful publishing houses, Penguin Random House. Steve and I will share strategies and principles that will help you tackle all those important but unappealing tasks and projects in business and life that make you groan. So please join Steve and me as we celebrate the release of our book and show you how you can get success-producing things done whether you feel like it or not.

Whether you run your own business or work for someone else, you’ve probably got a lot on your plate. Along with the portion of your work that you truly feel like doing comes a generous helping of things you’d rather not do. With many small businesses failing in their first few years, failure to do some of these things may even lead to the failure of your business. During this show host Chris Cooper interviewed by International and award winning speaker on charisma Nikki Owen will talk about the lessons behind his new book co-written with Dr Steven Levinson ‘The Power To Get Things Done (Whether You Feel Like It Or Not)’ and published by Perigee Books (Penguin Random House USA). Endorsed by both Jack Canfield, coauthor of The Success Principles TM and the bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul® series and Dr Ivan Misner Founder and Chairman of BNI. Listen to learn how to turn good intentions into action so that you can be as successful as possible in the work you do…

How do you keep your Top Talent? According to Dov Baron, finding and keeping extraordinary talent will determine which organizations thrive and which fade. Don’t believe it? Then consider that the average company spends 1.5 to 2 x the annual salary of an employee in training and development. Meanwhile, the average employee is only looking at a 2.5 year tenure before walking off and leveraging the training into a better position with your competitor. During this show, we will discuss strategies for keeping your top talent and having them become Fiercely Loyal. Dov Baron is an Elite Mind Strategist specializing in the Psychology of High Performance Leadership. He serves as a high demand mentor & adviser to corporate, creative & personal leaders. He is the author of many bestselling books including: “Don’t Read This…Your Ego Won’t Like It!”, “What The Bleep Does It Mean?”,''Don’t Read This…Unless You Want More Money” and Fiercely Loyal”. Join us for a show could make the difference!

The best organizations make decisions and move forward. They are not constrained by negativity, naysayers, change blockers, or “perfectionitis.” According to my guest, Steven Gaffney, they move through their change plans with velocity, achieve goals and reap the benefits. In doing so, they generate a positive news cycle that helps to power their change implementation. Steven Gaffney of the Steven Gaffney Company is the Author of five books. He is a Certified Speaking Professional™ and highly respected member of the Million Dollar Speaking Group of the National Speakers Association. During this show we are going to discuss the 10 Momentum Keys which will empower you and your organization to avoid the lows, beat the odds and make changes that last. Join us and also be inspired by how unable to speak at a young age due to hearing impediments, Steven's own journey of change led to becoming a powerful communicator and a business success story.

What do smart leaders know about diversity that sets them apart? Why is it that diversity and inclusion are such hot topics today? During this show I will be talking to Dr Suzanne Doyle Morris the CEO and founder of the InclusIQ Institute which creates playful yet thought provoking tools for inclusive leadership and reducing unconscious bias. She received her PhD from the University of Cambridge, where she focused on the experiences of women working in male-dominated fields. She is author of “Beyond the Boys’ Club: Strategies for Achieving Career Success as a Woman Working in a Male Dominated Field” and “Female Breadwinners: How They Make Relationships Work and Why They are the Future of the Modern Workplace.” If you are interested in diversity and the innovation and bottom line benefits that embracing diversity can deliver then this will be a very valuable listen.

Employee engagement is one of the hot topics of business performance improvement today. In an international survey country employee engagement levels were between 8% to 29% of the average workforce with the remainder ‘disengaged’ or ‘actively disengaged’. When every indicator suggesting that exceptional performance gains occur with an engaged workforce, why is this so difficult to achieve? My guest John Jennings has over 34 years of operational and executive board-level experience in both the public and private sectors for a number of impressive blue-chip companies, including Prudential, Egg and Experian. He has led global teams and studied employee engagement and retention techniques across different cultures. As John and I currently work together to deliver employee engagement change programmes, I thought it was time we got together to share our joint wisdom on how to build a really engaged workforce that outperforms your competition.

Does your thinking ever get in the way of your progress? Join us for a very inspirational interview with Tony Burgess, who was first introduced to me as ‘The Pink Bucket Thinking Expert and thoroughly nice guy who has helped many people to transform their lives’. When I read several years later that Tony’s selflessness had ex-tended to donating one of his own kidneys to help someone he did not even know, I knew I had to invite him to guest on the show. Tony Burgess is a Director of the Academy of High Achievers Ltd. As an experienced trainer, facilitator, speaker, firewalk instructor, therapist and coach, most of Tony's time is spent designing, co-ordinating and delivering performance-enhancing and life-enriching programmes for people hungry for more success and fulfilment. Please join me to find out more about the key concepts that enable you to overcome un-helpful thoughts and achieve even more of your personal and business potential.

With so many charities and concerns to support today, how do you best determine your strategy for giving? How do you ensure that your giving transforms those issues that really matter to you, leaving you with a wonderful feeling about the legacy you are delivering? Rather than a drip feed of transactions with unclear impact. Kris Putnam-Walkerly is a nationally recognized philanthropy advisor and president of Putnam Consulting Group, Inc. Since 1999 she’s helped over 50 foundations and philanthropists strategically allocate and assess more than $300 million in grants and gifts to increase impact, share success, and advance their mission. Kris’ clients include Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation and David and Lucile Packard Foundation and dozens more. Join us to find out how you can give confidently and enjoy pleasure in the knowledge that your giving is having the impact you desire. How do you ensure that your giving transforms those issues that really matter to you, leaving y

How would you like to develop your thinking so that your performance stands out from the crowd? If you would, then you need to listen to this show. I first met my guest Andy Gilbert 8 years ago and to be honest was in awe at the sharpness of his intellect. I still remember that meeting very clearly. Turns out he had created a Results Focused Thinking System which is now used globally by hundreds of thousands of people. As Founding Director of ThinkOn Global, Andy has been the driving force behind the values driven company he founded in 1996 and known, until recently, as Go MAD Thinking. Andy has written over 20 books, including ‘The Art of Making a Difference‘, and his critically acclaimed ‘Solution Focused Coaching‘, as well as presenting over 200 video and audio programmes relating to leadership, personal development and organisational change. Join us to find out how you can increase your performance by developing the way you think.

The Ritz-Carlton is acknowledged worldwide for its extraordinary customer service. The company’s culture of service excellence also extends to the work environment and, as importantly, beyond the boundaries of the workplace into the community. From 2001, my guest Sue Stephenson was the Senior Vice President of Human Resources and, in 2007, assumed leadership of The Ritz-Carlton social responsibility program, Community Footprints. Reporting to the company’s President and COO, she is expanding the company’s global corporate citizenship efforts through addressing the needs of at-risk children, alleviating poverty and hunger, and protecting the environment. Sue also serves as Vice-Chair of IMPACT 2030, a private sector-led collaboration with the United Nations and other stakeholders aligning companies and their employee volunteer contributions to create real and sustainable change. Join us to find out more about The Ritz Carlton way and the company’s approach to social responsibility.

During this show we will be talking about F.A.S.T, a revolutionary approach to leadership that simplifies what we need to do to be successful. This approach has been used to turnaround failing projects, under-performing departments, money losing companies and help leaders to accelerate growth and profitability. Join me with my guest Gordon Tredgold who is heralded in Inc. Magazine as one of the top 100 Leadership and Management Experts and Speakers, #2 on the Top 15 Must Read Leadership Blogs and #4 on the Top 50 Most Socially Shared Leadership Blogs. Access this show to understand how you can get greater results F.A.S.T!

In a world of hyper competition, unprecedented challenges and constant disruption the need for innovation has never been higher on the strategic agenda. But the majority of CEOs are dissatisfied with their innovation capability and performance. So, how do you turn rhetoric into innovation-led action and behaviour? How do you build a culture of innovation? My guests are Cris Beswick and Jo Geraghty. Cris is Founder & CEO at niche innovation consultancy The Future Shapers and has coached, advised and delivered key-notes to some of the world’s most successful companies on how to become exceptional by building game-changing innovation capability and embedding it into organisational culture. Jo is formerly head of HR for Goldman Sachs France and Switzerland and specializes in working with CEOs and leadership teams of global organizations in large, complex and regulated environments. Join us to find out how to put innovation into action and behaviour in your business.