Joanna Makris comes from and lives in Greece. She is known as “The Inspired 360° Success – speaker, trainer, and coach – who is totally obsessed with mindset and leadership”. Her passion is to share and inspire new awareness and mindset breakthroughs for lasting success in personal and professional life leading to inner harmony.
Prior to choosing this career path, Joanna enjoyed a 15+ yr successful banking career serving from a number of leadership positions in large organizations, such as Citicorp, working with people across the globe, while trying to be successful in all other areas of her life too. She then transitioned to her own business, “Success Link,” became a founding partner with the John Maxwell Team, and for the last 15 years, she has been living her purpose by helping others bring Inspired 360ᵒ Success to their life.
Joanna likes to say: If I made it from “a success juggler” to “an inspired achiever,” then you can too!
On this episode:
- Joanna shares her story of working in a bank to transitioning to starting her own business
- Joanna talks about “split personalities.” The ‘you’ you show at work and the ‘you’ at home.
- Joanna talks about the qualities a leader must have
- Leaders creating their own new normal
- What Joanna would change in businesses today
- Joanna shares what it takes to become a successful leader
Key Takeaways:
- Great leaders aren’t about the names. It’s a type of person
- Create a vision that will be your new reality that will become your new normal
- Don’t dwell on the problem. Think of a solution that’ll get you unstuck
- Leaders should model the art of change and embrace the need for work-life harmony
Tweetable Quotes:
“There’s so many great leaders, right? And I’m sure that most people tell you that they struggle to find one name and tell you who that is. Same is for me, but for me is a totally different approach. For me, it’s not about the name. It’s rather a type of person.” – Joanna Makris
“Anyone who brings the inspiration and transformation who serves, unites, values, and models for others. These are my favorite ones. So, these are the ones that create positive change and positive impact in the world.” – Joanna Makris
“A successful leader is based in today’s reality and already lives in tomorrow’s vision.” – Joanna Makris
Follow Joanna:
- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3pbQOZN
- Facebook: https://bit.ly/2LYg7QB
- Greek Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3o7A6t9
Resources:
Email: denis@leadingchangepartners.com
Website: http://www.leadingchangepartners.com/
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