Episode 125 – Johanna Pagonis – Leadership Is A Skill and How To Use Lighthouses & Anchors…

Personal Development and How to Find Your Leadership Path with Dr. Johanna Pagonis Personal development is a continuous, lifelong process of learning, adapting, changing, growing, etc. It is a general term for the entirety of a person’s life. It is about understanding one’s self through many different lenses such as self-knowledge, self-awareness, empathy, reflection, etc. Join another Sterling’s Business Success & Coffee Podcast conversation with your favorite host, Simon Meadows, as I am joined by Dr. Johanna Pagonis. Johanna is a podcaster, international speaker, an educator to leaders of today & tomorrow, and the author of Choose to Be A Leader That Others Will Follow. She is also the founder and CEO of Sinogap Solutions Leadership Consulting, a consulting company whose mission is to help organizations invest in workplace strategies that go beyond normative training practices so that their companies can evolve to become true learning organizations. In this episode, we will explore the importance of personal development from two perspectives – from the perspective of the individual who wants to improve themselves to be more successful in life; and from the perspective of an organization that wants to improve its portfolio while changing people’s lives. Tune in! In This Episode, You Will Learn About: [00:25] What’s in for you in today’s episode [00:54] Who’s Johanna Pagonis; find out more! [04:05] Why it’s important to treat people with dignity and love [06:18] The drink Johanne is having during this episode [08:51] Why Bourbon, Scotch, and Cognac are Johannes’s best drinks [11:13] About Sinogap Solutions Leadership Consulting [15:21] Importance of self-leadership [17:06] Tips for self-development and leadership [24:41] Consequences and benefits of starting the consultancy business- Johanne [32:06] How to connect with Dr. Johanna [39:10] Episode takeaway lessons from Johanna [42:20] Johanna’s next tea dream location [44:31] Episode Summary Notable Quotes; * “Treat people like a child.”* “You have to develop yourself first, before helping others develop.” * “Focusing on the vision of the business is the strongest weapon to its success.”* “The way you manage your emotions determines your outcomes in everything.” LIMITED OFFER – Until 30th November 2021 Johanna has a special listener offer for her WomanUp Program. The early bird offer is a 20% discount before Nov. 30. The code is Womanup20. Just use the code at the checkout. https://learn.sinogapsolutions.com/courses/womanup Book Recommendations * Choose to be a Leader by Johanna Pagonis: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B085ZWHLMF/ Links: Website: https://learn.sinogapsolutions.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpagonis/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohannaPagonis Instagram: https://www.instagram.