Xtraordinary Leaders - The Podcast

Paul Bradshaw is the Managing Director of the fast-growing outdoor goods retailer BCF. An accomplished business leader, who learned from legends in the world of retailing - Sam Walton, Walmart founder and Sir Archie Norman, the turnaround king - Paul is now leading the spectacular rise of the BCF business in Australia.  In this episode Paul shares with Gerard what he has learned about the critical importance of role modelling the culture you want to create, listening, being curious, supporting experimentation, and looking after yourself.

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Mark LeBusque is on a mission to challenge leaders and organisation to be more human.  His people centric approach to leadership and organisation development is both provocative and timely as companies grapple with the competing tensions between people and profit.   In this episode Ged talks with his good friend Mark about the mission, why it matters and how leaders can adopt more human-centric practices that can unleash the real potential of their teams and organisations.   

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The Australian transition to renewable energy has not been an easy one.  Our dependency on fossil fuels, and until recently a conflicted national energy policy, has made it hard to make progress toward climate-friendly renewable energy resources like offshore wind.  Despite these challenges, a dedicated team of professionals have been making ground on Australia's first offshore wind farm.  When built it will power over 1.5 million homes and produce 25% of Victorias' energy.  Gerard talks with Erin Coldham, the acting CEO and Chief Development Officer of Star of the South about the challenges and opportunities they have encountered as they have sought to lead the way towards a green future

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Take Care, Lead Well. 

Resilience continues as a big leadership topic but this time it's all about the team. Paul Taylor, neuroscientist, exercise physiologist and former airborne naval officer, joins Gerard for a conversation about the role leaders play in promoting more resilient teams. 

Paul shares his 7 keys leaders can use to cultivate resilient teams, brought to life by Gerard and Paul sharing their insights gained working with some truly remarkable leaders and teams. 

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With so many employees and leaders reporting fatigue and tiredness, the big question is, "How can we help them find new and sustainable reserves of energy?". In next week's episode, Gerard explores the science of motivation and shares leadership techniques for energising others more powerfully and sustainably.  

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What is 'the empathy crisis' and how can we make progress toward solving it?

These are some of the questions Gerard addresses with San Francisco-based CEO, author and Empathy Activist, Rob Volpe.  Rob shines a light on the crisis, explains what being an empathy activist involves and shares some practical advice on how leaders can apply empathy in their everyday lives to cultivate better engagement, connection and results.

About Rob Volpe
Rob is an astute observer of life and a master storyteller who brings empathy and compassion to the human experience. As CEO of Ignite 360, he leads a team of insights, strategy, and creative professionals serving the world’s leading brands across a range of industries. He is also the author of Tell Me More About That: Solving the Empathy Crisis One Conversation at a Time. 

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Conflict is an area that many leaders struggle with. Yet it's a key ingredient to be successful with your leadership.  In this episode, Gerard reveals how extraordinary leaders use the heat that comes with conflict to transform relationships and results. 

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Take Care, Lead Well. 

The Australian Army have an enviable reputation, yet their world is changing rapidly and their leaders have to learn how to respond.  Gerard interviews Lt Col Jamie Martin - Director at Centre for Australian Army Leadership who has responsibility for delivering leadership education to all levels of command.  Jamie shares some of his own unique leadership experiences commanding helicopter squadrons, co-ordinating combat operations and leading peacetime disaster relief - experiences that have also helped inform the new and novel ways that Army are now developing their leaders. 

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Take Care, Lead Well. 

After two years of disruption, what does 2022 hold in store for leaders? In this week's episode, I will share the three most critical abilities leaders will need to meet the moment.

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Leaders should have all the answers right? Wrong! Not knowing can actually be a good thing, especially in the current environment in which uncertainty and novel challenges abound. Gerard interviews award-winning author, lawyer, leadership teacher and refugee advocate Diana Renner about the art of not knowing, and how to turn not having all the answers into a gift.  

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