Lead on Purpose with James Laughlin

The Truth About PurposeFormer World Champion, James Laughlin, shares his high-performance habits, methodologies, and tips for leaders and high performers. Send me a personal text messageJoin me at the 2026 Goal-setting Workshop here - jjlaughlin.com/2026goalsSupport the show

Why diversity matters with Karen Pflug Have you ever wondered how you could take on a role that you knew not-too-much about and absolutely succeed? Karen Pflug is an incredible person who shared her experience with doing just this.Karen Pflug is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Ingka Group. Ingka Group is the largest IKEA retailer and represents about 90% of IKEA retail sales. It is a strategic partner to develop and innovate the IKEA business and help define common IKEA strategies. Ingka Group owns and operates IKEA sales channels under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V. It has three business areas: IKEA Retail, Ingka Investments and Ingka Centres.Karen Pflug was open and honest about not being prepared for, or even feeling ready to step into the roles she has stepped into throughout her career. She stepped into these roles anyway and has made an incredible success of them.  Karen is an inspiration for a lot of people who want to take on certain roles, but might not feel ready yet. Notice that fear and then do it anyway. This is a conversation that I thoroughly enjoyed and I know it is the first of many. Learn more about the Ingka Group here - https://www.ingka.comLearn more about their sustainability initiatives here - https://www.ingka.com/sustainability/sustainability-initiatives/----Click here to Become a VIP supporter of Lead On Purpose: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1583287/supportIf you would like to help James continue to bring on world-class guests, please consider making a small recurring donation to cover the back end, admin and editing costs. For many years, James has dedicated countless hours to the show and would LOVE to continue bringing you global thought leaders.Thank you for your support. It is greatly appreciated.With much gratitude.Full Transcript, Quote Cards, and a Show Summary are available here:https://www.jjlaughlin.com/blog-----Website: https://www.jjlaughlin.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6GETJbxpgulYcYc6QAKLHA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesLaughlinOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameslaughlinofficial/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/life-on-purpose-with-james-laughlin/id1547874035 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3WBElxcvhCHtJWBac3nOlF?si=hotcGzHVRACeAx4GvybVOQ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameslaughlincoaching/James Laughlin is a High Performance Leadership Coach, Former 7-Time World Champion, Host of the Lead On Purpose Podcast and an Executive Coach to high performers and leaders. James is based in Christchurch, New Zealand.Send me a personal text messageJoin me at the 2026 Goal-setting Workshop here - jjlaughlin.com/2026goalsSupport the show

Why diversity matters with Karen Pflug Have you ever wondered how you could take on a role that you knew not-too-much about and absolutely succeed? Karen Pflug is an incredible person who shared her experience with doing just this.Karen Pflug is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Ingka Group. Ingka Group is the largest IKEA retailer and represents about 90% of IKEA retail sales. It is a strategic partner to develop and innovate the IKEA business and help define common IKEA strategies. Ingka Group owns and operates IKEA sales channels under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA Systems B.V. It has three business areas: IKEA Retail, Ingka Investments and Ingka Centres.Karen Pflug was open and honest about not being prepared for, or even feeling ready to step into the roles she has stepped into throughout her career. She stepped into these roles anyway and has made an incredible success of them.  Karen is an inspiration for a lot of people who want to take on certain roles, but might not feel ready yet. Notice that fear and then do it anyway. This is a conversation that I thoroughly enjoyed and I know it is the first of many. Learn more about the Ingka Group here - https://www.ingka.comLearn more about their sustainability initiatives here - https://www.ingka.com/sustainability/sustainability-initiatives/----Click here to Become a VIP supporter of Lead On Purpose: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1583287/supportIf you would like to help James continue to bring on world-class guests, please consider making a small recurring donation to cover the back end, admin and editing costs. For many years, James has dedicated countless hours to the show and would LOVE to continue bringing you global thought leaders.Thank you for your support. It is greatly appreciated.With much gratitude.Full Transcript, Quote Cards, and a Show Summary are available here:https://www.jjlaughlin.com/blog-----Website: https://www.jjlaughlin.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6GETJbxpgulYcYc6QAKLHA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesLaughlinOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameslaughlinofficial/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/life-on-purpose-with-james-laughlin/id1547874035 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3WBElxcvhCHtJWBac3nOlF?si=hotcGzHVRACeAx4GvybVOQ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameslaughlincoaching/James Laughlin is a High Performance Leadership Coach, Former 7-Time World Champion, Host of the Lead On Purpose Podcast and an Executive Coach to high performers and leaders. James is based in Christchurch, New Zealand.Send me a personal text messageJoin me at the 2026 Goal-setting Workshop here - jjlaughlin.com/2026goals - If you're interested in booking me for a keynote or workshop, contact Caroline at caroline@jjlaughlin.comSupport the show

The Hidden Secrets of High-Performing TeamsFormer World Champion, James Laughlin, shares his high-performance habits, methodologies, and tips for leaders and high performers. Send me a personal text messageJoin me at the 2026 Goal-setting Workshop here - jjlaughlin.com/2026goalsSupport the show

How to Embrace the Suck with Former Navy Seal Brent GleesonBrent Gleeson is a former US Navy Seal. He is also a best-selling author of 2 incredible books, and an award winning entrepreneur. Brent is an incredible human. In our conversation he opened up about the pain and suffering he experienced in the Navy, and how he learned to welcome that pain and really celebrate it. That life lesson inspired him to write his best-selling book “Embrace the Suck.”  He has learned so many lessons throughout his years as a Navy Seal, and he is now applying them to teams within the business and corporate sphere. Brent speaks of forming world-class routines. There are a lot of leaders who say they are going to achieve the incredible goal, and give their staff all of the amazing resources and training that they deserve, but then they never follow through and put those routines in place. This is where Brent comes in. Brent is incredibly passionate about leadership and high-performance. This is a podcast that everyone can learn from. Please share this with three of your friends.Purchase your copy of “Embrace the Suck” here: http://www.brentgleesonspeaker.com/#BestSellingBooksConnect with Brent here: http://www.brentgleesonspeaker.com----Click here to Become a VIP supporter of Lead On Purpose: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1583287/supportIf you would like to help James continue to bring on world-class guests, please consider making a small recurring donation to cover the back end, admin and editing costs. For many years, James has dedicated countless hours to the show and would LOVE to continue bringing you global thought leaders.Thank you for your support. It is greatly appreciated.With much gratitude.Full Transcript, Quote Cards, and a Show Summary are available here: https://www.jjlaughlin.com/blog-----Website: https://www.jjlaughlin.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6GETJbxpgulYcYc6QAKLHA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesLaughlinOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameslaughlinofficial/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/life-on-purpose-with-james-laughlin/id1547874035 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3WBElxcvhCHtJWBac3nOlF?si=hotcGzHVRACeAx4GvybVOQ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameslaughlincoaching/James Laughlin is a High Performance Leadership Coach, Former 7-Time World Champion, Host of the Lead On Purpose Podcast and an Executive Coach to high performers and leaders. James is based in Christchurch, New Zealand.Send me a personal text messageJoin me at the 2026 Goal-setting Workshop here - jjlaughlin.com/2026goalsSupport the show

How to Embrace the Suck with Former Navy Seal Brent GleesonBrent Gleeson is a former US Navy Seal. He is also a best-selling author of 2 incredible books, and an award winning entrepreneur. Brent is an incredible human. In our conversation he opened up about the pain and suffering he experienced in the Navy, and how he learned to welcome that pain and really celebrate it. That life lesson inspired him to write his best-selling book “Embrace the Suck.”  He has learned so many lessons throughout his years as a Navy Seal, and he is now applying them to teams within the business and corporate sphere. Brent speaks of forming world-class routines. There are a lot of leaders who say they are going to achieve the incredible goal, and give their staff all of the amazing resources and training that they deserve, but then they never follow through and put those routines in place. This is where Brent comes in. Brent is incredibly passionate about leadership and high-performance. This is a podcast that everyone can learn from. Please share this with three of your friends.Purchase your copy of “Embrace the Suck” here: http://www.brentgleesonspeaker.com/#BestSellingBooksConnect with Brent here: http://www.brentgleesonspeaker.com----Click here to Become a VIP supporter of Lead On Purpose: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1583287/supportIf you would like to help James continue to bring on world-class guests, please consider making a small recurring donation to cover the back end, admin and editing costs. For many years, James has dedicated countless hours to the show and would LOVE to continue bringing you global thought leaders.Thank you for your support. It is greatly appreciated.With much gratitude.Full Transcript, Quote Cards, and a Show Summary are available here: https://www.jjlaughlin.com/blog-----Website: https://www.jjlaughlin.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6GETJbxpgulYcYc6QAKLHA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesLaughlinOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameslaughlinofficial/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/life-on-purpose-with-james-laughlin/id1547874035 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3WBElxcvhCHtJWBac3nOlF?si=hotcGzHVRACeAx4GvybVOQ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameslaughlincoaching/James Laughlin is a High Performance Leadership Coach, Former 7-Time World Champion, Host of the Lead On Purpose Podcast and an Executive Coach to high performers and leaders. James is based in Christchurch, New Zealand.Send me a personal text messageJoin me at the 2026 Goal-setting Workshop here - jjlaughlin.com/2026goals - If you're interested in booking me for a keynote or workshop, contact Caroline at caroline@jjlaughlin.comSupport the show

The Hidden Secrets of High-Performing PeopleFormer World Champion, James Laughlin, shares his high-performance habits, methodologies, and tips for leaders and high performers. Send me a personal text messageJoin me at the 2026 Goal-setting Workshop here - jjlaughlin.com/2026goalsSupport the show

Two Rules every leader should know with Peter Anderton Peter Anderton is the founder of Internal Alignment, a  company that helps businesses create levels of alignment that they’ve never experienced before. Peter is also well-known for his TED Talk “Great Leadership comes down to only 2 rules’” which has been viewed over 1.4 million times.Peter shared some great insights in this episode about how to lead a high-performing team and what the steps are to achieving this. He also spoke a lot on how leadership needs to be viewed. He believes that there is no perfect leader.If you are part of a team, this is a powerful episode for you to listen to.Watch Peters Ted talk here :https://youtu.be/oDsMlmfLjd4 Check out The Inspirometer here :https://theinspirometer.comConnect with Peter here - https://peteranderton.com----Click here to Become a VIP supporter of Lead On Purpose: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1583287/supportIf you would like to help James continue to bring on world-class guests, please consider making a small recurring donation to cover the back end, admin and editing costs. For many years, James has dedicated countless hours to the show and would LOVE to continue bringing you global thought leaders.Thank you for your support. It is greatly appreciated.With much gratitude.Full Transcript, Quote Cards, and a Show Summary are available here: https://www.jjlaughlin.com/blog-----Website: https://www.jjlaughlin.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6GETJbxpgulYcYc6QAKLHA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesLaughlinOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameslaughlinofficial/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/life-on-purpose-with-james-laughlin/id1547874035 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3WBElxcvhCHtJWBac3nOlF?si=hotcGzHVRACeAx4GvybVOQ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameslaughlincoaching/James Laughlin is a High Performance Leadership Coach, Former 7-Time World Champion, Host of the Lead On Purpose Podcast and an Executive Coach to high performers and leaders. James is based in Christchurch, New Zealand.Send me a personal text messageJoin me at the 2026 Goal-setting Workshop here - jjlaughlin.com/2026goalsSupport the show

Two Rules every leader should know with Peter Anderton Peter Anderton is the founder of Internal Alignment, a  company that helps businesses create levels of alignment that they’ve never experienced before. Peter is also well-known for his TED Talk “Great Leadership comes down to only 2 rules’” which has been viewed over 1.4 million times.Peter shared some great insights in this episode about how to lead a high-performing team and what the steps are to achieving this. He also spoke a lot on how leadership needs to be viewed. He believes that there is no perfect leader.If you are part of a team, this is a powerful episode for you to listen to.Watch Peters Ted talk here :https://youtu.be/oDsMlmfLjd4 Check out The Inspirometer here :https://theinspirometer.comConnect with Peter here - https://peteranderton.com----Click here to Become a VIP supporter of Lead On Purpose: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1583287/supportIf you would like to help James continue to bring on world-class guests, please consider making a small recurring donation to cover the back end, admin and editing costs. For many years, James has dedicated countless hours to the show and would LOVE to continue bringing you global thought leaders.Thank you for your support. It is greatly appreciated.With much gratitude.Full Transcript, Quote Cards, and a Show Summary are available here: https://www.jjlaughlin.com/blog-----Website: https://www.jjlaughlin.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6GETJbxpgulYcYc6QAKLHA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamesLaughlinOfficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameslaughlinofficial/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/life-on-purpose-with-james-laughlin/id1547874035 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3WBElxcvhCHtJWBac3nOlF?si=hotcGzHVRACeAx4GvybVOQ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameslaughlincoaching/James Laughlin is a High Performance Leadership Coach, Former 7-Time World Champion, Host of the Lead On Purpose Podcast and an Executive Coach to high performers and leaders. James is based in Christchurch, New Zealand.Send me a personal text messageJoin me at the 2026 Goal-setting Workshop here - jjlaughlin.com/2026goals - If you're interested in booking me for a keynote or workshop, contact Caroline at caroline@jjlaughlin.comSupport the show

Team Culture: Good is the enemy of GreatFormer World Champion, James Laughlin, shares his high-performance habits, methodologies, and tips for leaders and high performers. Send me a personal text messageJoin me at the 2026 Goal-setting Workshop here - jjlaughlin.com/2026goalsSupport the show