E167 | Finding Your Super North Star with Floyd Woodrow

If you’re looking for some inspiration to help you find your Super North Star, let Floyd Woodrow DCM MBE be your guide. Floyd is Managing Director and founder of Chrysalis Worldwide, a world-leading values-based organisation and owner of Quantum group. But as you may have guessed from his post-nominal letters he hasn’t always been a businessman. 

Floyd spent his formative years first in the Parachute Regiment before joining the Special Air Service at the age of 22, where he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for his work in Iraq and an MBE for his work in Afghanistan. 

While he was serving, Floyd realised the importance of continual learning and wanted to continue down this path of pursuing excellence when he left the military. And that’s precisely what he’s done. 

He’s also written several books including Learning to Learn, and more recently, The Warrior, The Strategist and You in which he outlines the “Compass for Life model for leadership and life”.

In today’s episode Floyd discusses the idea of having a Super North Star and how a compass provides the framework you need to achieve balance and point toward your Super North Star. He also talks about the importance of mindset, and he succinctly sums up, in 30 seconds, what it takes to be an amazing salesperson. 

This is a fantastic conversation with Floyd, we hope you enjoy it as much as we did.  

On today’s podcast:

• Finding Your Super North Star
• The four cardinals
• Summing up selling in 30 seconds
• Learning through hostage negotiation

Links:

• Podcast - Floyd's leadership journey
• Book - The Warrior, The Strategist And You: How To Find Your Purpose And Realise Your Potential
• Book - Elite!: The Secret To Exceptional Leadership And Performance
• Twitter – @floydwoodrow
• LinkedIn – Floyd Woodrow
• Website – Floyd Woodrow