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November 13, 2024

Creating High-Performance Cultures with John Amaechi

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Professor John Amaechi. John is a respected organizational psychologist, and the Leadership Transformation Expert at APS Intelligence LTD, John and his team of specialists partner with businesses to build bespoke programs focused on executive coaching and behavioral change. These programs help create influential leaders and authentic and ethical cultures. John believes this approach leads to sustainable organizational growth and high performance while ensuring the dignity and well-being of all colleagues.

In this episode, John shares his three points on Creating High-Performance cultures:

  • Work shouldn’t have a body count – it shouldn’t take courage to be at (most) work. 
  • The dangers of leaders who lack self-awareness. 
  • Culture is defined by the worst behaviors tolerated.

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John Amaechi

Professor John Amaechi OBE is a respected organizational psychologist and the Leadership Transformation Expert at APSIntelligence LTD, the consultancy he founded in 2006. At APS Intelligence, John and his team of specialists partner with businesses to build bespoke programs focused on executive coaching and behavioral change that help create influential leaders and authentic and ethical cultures. 

Recognized as an influential thinker in HR, John is a Professor of Leadership at the University of Exeter Business School in the United Kingdom and a Fellow of the Institute of Science and Technology. He's the author of the New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling leadership book The Promises of Giants. To challenge and inspire others, John draws on his early life in Stockport, near Manchester (UK), his career as the first Briton to play professional basketball in the NBA, and deep psychological insights. 

He is a non-executive director of an FTSE 250 company, a 10-year director of the UK’s largest healthcare organization, and a board adviser for several FTSE 100 organizations in the financial, legal, and professional services, technology, publishing, engineering, and retail sectors.

He is a LinkedIn influencer and has been a LinkedIn Top Voice since 2020. In 2023, John was nominated for and awarded the Sport's Industry, Integrity & Impact award.

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