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

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.

So you have the desire to write a book? Or perhaps you have written before and want to do an even better job next time around? But how do you best write a book? How do you then get your hard work published? And how do you elevate your business by reaching the audience who might want to buy it? Welcome to the complex and mysterious world of books. As someone who has been on this journey and is still learning, I thought it was time we explored this important way to elevate your work on the show. I am delighted to welcome someone who can help. Since she was a small child, Sue Richardson has been mad about books. For some years she worked as an editor, mostly freelance for other publishers, before deciding to take the plunge and become a publisher herself. Today many happy clients have experienced great success with her support and direction. Join us to learn how to reduce the pain and increase the pleasure of your book publishing journey.

I recently had the privilege of sitting in a large packed room of delegates at one of Gavin Preston’s ‘Strategies for Growth’ seminars in Whitehall in the very heart of London. Two things struck me. Firstly, how appropriate a location - Gavin was able to get to the very heart of the challenges that most businesses face and provide insightful wisdom that like nearby ‘Big Ben’ was striking a big chord with the audience. Secondly, what a great initiative by the HSBC bank to invest in bringing a leading business strategist in to help their customers at no cost. My faith that the banking sector does actually care about bringing value to its customer was being rekindled! During this show Gavin will share some of his impact strategies to really help you to grow your business. Don’t miss what without doubt will be a very engaging and if you apply the wisdom a potentially very profitable interview.

How do you become a really engaging leader or manager? Today, most leaders appreciate the importance of 'Employee Engagement' to productivity. Yet often don’t consider how engaging they are personally. When 35% of people would forgo a major pay rise to see their boss fired, then perhaps they should! Chris Cooper will share wisdom and memorable stories about increasing your personal engagement drawn from extensive experience and research with highly engaging international business experts, high achievers and organizations. As this show marks 175 unique shows and 'engagement' is a key speaking and masterclass topic for Chris, he has decided to do a first and both host and deliver the content for this show! As Dr. Matthew Higgins of the University of Leicester School of Management wrote ‘Few presenters can connect the fate of kidnapped penguins to enhanced business performance strategies so seamlessly’!' Intrigued? Then do listen in!

During this show, we will be discussing a no-nonsense methodology for negotiating deals, managing your time and handling crisis, all at the highest level. My guest is Jeff B Cohen one of the entertainment industry’s most beloved success stories, prominent transac-tional attorney and former child actor (he played Chunk in the Richard Donner/Steven Spielberg movie 'The Goonies'). During the interview we will be discussing the lessons from his book ‘The Dealmaker’s Ten Commandments: Ten Essential Tools for Business Forged in the Trenches of Hollywood’. Developed in Hollywood, the real world tactics, strategies and guiding principles are vital for any business environment. Join this show to learn wisdom from a fascinating personality who has achieved great success in both the world of business and entertainment.

There is one thing in life that is just inevitable – we are all going to die.However, the thought of your death and the legacy you wish to leave behind can be a hugely motivating driver for business and life success. Making the most of everyday as though it were your last can help you to achieve exceptional results. Just google my former guest and friend Stephen Sutton MBE and what he achieved! I first came across Neil Dorward when I saw him deliver a very thought provoking speech to an engaged audience on legacy. As Scotland’s first ever Civil Funeral Celebrant he had been involved with leading over 2500 funeral services. He therefore has huge experience and integrity around the subject. So what do we want that service to say about our lives and how would we like to live on in the memories of others when it is our turn? Join us and listen to some very important and inspirational messages that may help you to lead a better and more fulfilled and elevated life today.

How do you transform your dreams into reality, irrespective of where you come from? My guest Patty Aubery will tell you that permission is granted! During this show we will discuss some key principles of building a very successful life and career from someone who has done just that. Patty went from PA to being President of The Canfield Training Group. She has overseen day-to-day operations alongside Jack Canfield for over 24 years. During that time she published over 200 titles, became a New York Times bestselling author and, with her colleagues, built a multi-million dollar enterprise. Patty has led the dream life of many – a published author, media professional, executive Mom, world traveler, avid mediator and lifestyle connoisseur. She is now dedicated to facilitating Women’s Summits speaking to women entrepreneurs, sales professionals, and corporate employees on success and strategic planning. Join us and give yourself the permission to succeed!

Ever wondered what life must be like establishing and leading your own charity? My guest Will Travers OBE is an internationally renowned wildlife expert who has dedicated his life to wildlife issues, since he lived in Kenya while his parents, Virginia McKenna and Bill Travers, made the film Born Free (1966). In 1984, he co-founded the wildlife charity now known as The Born Free Foundation, which works to stop individual wild animal suffering and protect threatened species worldwide. Will is President of Born Free and President of the Species Survival Network (SSN), an international coalition of over 100 organizations committed to the promotion, enhancement and enforcement of the Convention on International Trade in Endan-gered Species. Join us to learn from lessons acquired while leading a high profile charity and the conservation issues that we should all be caring about today.