Xtraordinary Leaders - The Podcast

People want and need more than just a pay cheque.  Being part of an organisation that knows what it stands for, and lives it every day is enormously attractive.  In this episode Gerard explores what it takes to be an organisation with heart, how it  contributes to sustainable performance, and why employees are leaving hollow organisations in this post pandemic environment.

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Imagine ejecting from your exploding jet plane and falling straight into the arms of the enemy.  Lee Ellis shares with Gerard  lessons about leadership from his five years inside the notorious Hanoi Hilton POW camp, and other valuable learnings from a lifetime  teaching leadership in the military, business and community. 

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Leaders must connect team members to a purpose that energises and engages. Otherwise, who'd want to stay in a workplace that doesn't? In this episode Ged explains how connecting to purpose may very well be the skill leaders need to deal with the Big Resignation problem that everyone seems to be talking about. 

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In a world full of volatility and uncertainty many leaders are being pushed to the brink - and some beyond.  In this episode the insightful and passionate psychologist and wellbeing expert Audrey McGibbon lifts the lid on what's going on with burnout - how it affects leaders, how to spot it and what you can do to address it.   

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Sustaining your energy as a high performing leader is not an easy task.  Especially in these challenging times. In this episode Gerard draws on extensive experience coaching senior executives to share advice and insights into how more extraordinary leaders deliberately set out to achieve balance in their lives.

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In this episode Gerard talks with author, leadership expert and experienced senior executive Michelle Sales about the role  that confidence plays in becoming your best self, and ways that you can increase your confidence to reach your full potential.   

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In this episode Gerard explores the often untapped yet enormous potential for leadership growth and personal transformation in the midst of a sustained crisis or life challenge.   

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More than 70% of the attempts made to transform, reinvent or turn organisations around will fail however having the right leadership can make all the difference.  In this episode Gerard speaks with the brilliant and straight up Adam Warden who is one of the most experienced players globally in the field of business transformations, about what it really takes to successfully lead a response to major business disruption.  

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Mindfulness is a skill that all leaders need, especially when experiencing pressure and stress in their lives.  In this episode Gerard shares his 20 year journey learning, practicing and teaching mindfulness to leaders in Australia and overseas.  By demystifying mindfulness, and showing how it can help all of us be better leaders, Gerard makes it accessible to anyone and everyone.  

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Take Care, Lead Well. 

Paul Taylor knows about stress and resilience.  He's coordinated naval fleet responses to submarine attacks, rescued injured mountain climbers and survived intensive resistance to interrogation training.  Today he's a neuroscientist and physiologist studying how we can increase our resilience and performance under pressure. Together with Xtraordinary Leaders CEO and Founder Gerard Penna he explores the challenges of leading in these extraordinary times,  and examines opportunities leaders have to condition their leadership to be more resilient, sustainable and effective.

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Take Care, Lead Well.