Battling with Business
Episodes
Episode 52 - Influencers #7 - Charles de Gaulle - Part 1
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first Influencers episode of the year, Chris and Gareth discuss Charles De Gaul and his amazing journey from private soldier and war hero to be...
Episode 51 - New Years Special - A year of Battling with Business
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this New Years special Chris and Gareth review the first year of the podcast discussing their favourite episodes, notable guests and the most inter...
Episode 50 - The Christmas Special - Chris and Gareth’s personal journeys that led them to the Podcast
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gareth and Chris thought that the end of the year might be a good time to reevaluate why they do the podcast and explore a little bit more about each ...
Episode 49 - OODA with Mark McGrath
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Chris and Gareth are delighted to be joined by Mark McGrath the Chief Operating Officer of AGLX and co-host of the 'No Way Out' Podca...
Episode 48 - Influencers #6 - David Sterling & Paddy Mayne - The founders the SAS
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Special Air Service (SAS) is on of the most infamous and yet mysterious Special Forces Units in the world. It all started as a ruse to convince ...
Episode 47- The Gardener of Lashkar Gar - with Defence Editor of The Times, Larisa Brown
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we have the privilege to be joined by the award winning journalist and Defence Editor of 'The Times', Larisa Brown. We discuss her n...
Episode 46 - The Starfish & The Spider and the power of decentralised networks
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we look at the concepts from the Book The Starfish and the Spider by Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom. We discuss the benefits and disa...
Episode 45 - Lessons in stress management from Bomber Command with Mary Brazier
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mary is both a historian and senior manager. She is currently researching the lengths the RAF went to to protect Bomber Crews from the stresses of a...
Episode 44 - Influencers #5 - Dolly Parton
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Perhaps a surprising choice for this Podcast, what could a country & western singer possibly teach us about business, leadership, or decision-maki...
Episode 43 - Why people do bad things: Exploring the systemic and institutional failures that led to the Holocaust with Dr. Waitman Beorn
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are privileged to be joined by Dr. Waitman Wade Beorn. He is an author and historian and one of the preeminent academic experts...
Episode 42 - How to get people dancing; first followers and loyal dissent
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
After a party at Chris's house, he pushed the emergency podcast button to ask why he couldn't get anyone dancing? We explore the concept of the firs...
Episode 41 - The Loneliness of Command
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When leaders feel that the decisions they need to make isolate them from their teams or even their superiors, they can feel the stress and pressure of...
Episode 40 - The Influencers #4 - Erwin Rommel, ’The Desert Fox’ - Part 2
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Johannes Erwin Rommel, 'The Desert Fox' was a German Field Marshal during the Second World War. Perhaps no other military leader came out of the war w...
Episode 39 - The Influencers #4 - Erwin Rommel, ’The Desert Fox’ - Part 1
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Johannes Erwin Rommel, 'The Desert Fox' was a German Field Marshal during the Second World War. Perhaps no other military leader came out of the war w...
Episode 38 - Battling with VUCA. Making sense of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
VUCA, a term that originates from US Army thinking around the dynamic and dangerous conditions of contemporary warfare, that bleeds across into the co...
Episode 37 - Do you want to play a game?
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Gareth introduce games that they have each run with corporate participants. Both games are quite different and as a result, engender diffe...
Episode 36 - Leading teams through transformation and the power of external perspectives with Pia Wendell
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gareth and Chris are delighted to be joined by Pia Wendelbo an experienced mentor and business coach from 'Scandinavian Change Agents'. Between the...
Episode 35 - The Influencers #3 - John Boyd, the greatest strategist since Sun Tzu
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Once again we deep dive into the life of an individual who has changed the way we think about the world. Col John Boyd is the creator of the infamou...
Episode 34 - Lie, damned lies, and Deception!
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and Gareth explore the difficult subject of Mis, Dis, and Mal information. trying to work out when, if ever, it's appropriate for a leader to mi...
Episode 33 - Decision making lessons from J Robert Oppenheimer and the Manhattan Project
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Having just come back from a screening of the Christopher Nolan film, Oppenheimer, Chris and Gareth discuss what we might learn from such a profound a...
Episode 32 - The Leadership role of Chaplains with Ian Pegg
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are joined by Ian Pegg, a senior manager in his own right, but also a historian who has focused on the role of the Chaplain during ...
Bonus Episode 2 - Human Machine Teaming and the future of military collaboration
19 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the second of our bonus episodes Gareth has recorded an essay he wrote for Karve International on the lesson we can learn from the current confli...
Episode 31 - Influencers #2 - Leonard Cheshire
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There are few people who achieve greatness and leave a lasting impression on the world after they die. To do it twice in two completely unrelated fi...
Episode 30 - Why teams don’t work - Hubris and humility with Douglas Waterfall
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the second of our chats with Douglas, we discuss the difference between the visionary leaders that change the world and the mavericks that break th...
Episode 29 - Why teams work - cross functional communications with Douglas Waterfall
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we chat with Douglas Waterfall about the concept of technical debt and why software engineers may have a different perspective from p...
Episode 28 - Resilience, stress and adaptive organisations
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss the symbiosis between individual and collective resilience. Gareth and Chris both open up about their own personal struggles and use these ...
Episode 27 - Influencers #1 - Steve Jobs
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of our Influencers series, we explore the man, the legend, that was Steve Jobs. Co-Founder of Apple, Chairman of Pixar, Inventor, inves...
Episode 26 - The influencers, hero’s and the Sandhurst Capbadge
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
----more----In this episode, Chris and Gareth introduce a new approach, once a month we will take a close look at a particular individual who is or ha...
Episode 25 - Are the robots coming? Artificial Intelligence with Rich Seale and creatively challenged
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the second of our two-part series with designer Rich Seale from Creatively Challenged, we tackle the complex issue of Artificial Intelligence. Ar...
Episode 24 - Being creatively challenged with Rich Seale
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gareth and Chris recorded this, the first of a two-part series with Rich Seale, a renowned designer, and fellow podcaster, around the role design play...
Episode 23 - The power and value of diversity with Theo Bigby
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Chris and Gareth are joined by Theo Bigby, a fellow member of the Future Strategy Club, to discuss Diversity. Whilst a seemi...
Episode 22 - What’s the point in meetings? - How to make a meeting not suck!
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What is the point in meetings? Are they a vital productive exchange of ideas? Or are they simply a distraction that takes you away from doing your a...
Episode 21 - 10 reasons your project may not be on track
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Chris talks from experience about the tell-tail signs that a project may be heading off course. Gareth explores the resonance of commerci...
Episode 20 - Why being creative is important to your business? With Natalia Talkowska
03 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We interview Natalia Talkowska from Natalka Design to discuss the importance of design, creativity, and innovation. We explore the value of soft sci...
Episode 19 - Operational Art Part 2
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode exploring the concept of Operational Art, Chris and Gareth discuss role of campaign asessement and how to measure success rather...
Episode 18 - Operational Art Part 1
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first of another two-part discussion, this time on the military philosophy of Operational Art. Gareth explains how the military plans an...
Episode 17 - Exploring the future with Paul Armstrong
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we chat with Paul Armstrong the renowned technology journalist and author about the future. Looking at the value of predictive fore...
Episode 16 - Decision Making part 2
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of the discussion around the factors that effect the way we make decisions, Gareth and Chris chat about some of the influences that...
Episode 15 - Decision Making part 1
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of a two part discussion, Gareth explains the factors that effect the way we make decisions. Starting with the role of data, information ...
Episode 14 - BHAGs and 3HAGs creating a route map for your business
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Chris explains the concept of the Big Hairy Audacious Goal or BHAG and then the 3HAG. Gareth and Chris explore the value of aiming b...