031: Vernon Sankey - Who Are You Really?

Vernon Sankey was born in France and educated in the UK. He graduated in Modern Languages at Oriel College, Oxford. He went straight from university into industry and spent the next 28 years in various countries, including France, Denmark and the USA, culminating as Chief Executive of a major international corporation in the UK.He then became a non-executive director and chairman of several large and small international companies, and is still active in this field today. During this time he has also lectured on leadership and motivation at universities, schools and conferences.In 1999 he co-founded a coaching and mentoring company where he further developed his knowledge of cognitive psychology to help mentor business executives as well as people in all walks of life.On This Episode:Vernon explains how we can get out of disastrous cultural situations.Learn the importance of being willing to change your perspective.Hear how to be content in any situation.Denis and Vernon discuss how our beliefs impact our world.Find out how I.T. has changed.Key Takeaways:Recognize the impermanence of life.Knowing we don’t know the answers allows us to explore and see things differently.The quality of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.4 Types of Awareness that Modern Leaders Must Have:Self Awareness and EQWorld AwarenessBusiness AwarenessPeople AwarenessTweetable Quotes:“Security is detrimental to your ability to react.”“Leadership shows up in the inspired actions of others.”“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”“Listen with the innocence of a child, not the conviction of an adult.”Vernon Sankey:https://www.linkedin.com/in/vernonsankey/Denis Gianoutsos:[email protected]