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Xtraordinary Leaders - The Podcast

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Episode publication activity over the past year

Episodes

Extraordinary Leaders - A special series on becoming remarkable - Episode 3

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Extraordinary Leaders - A special series on becoming remarkable This is a 3 episode podcast special.In each episode I share the answers to three big ...

Extraordinary Leaders - A special series on becoming remarkable - Episode 2

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is a 3 episode podcast special.In each episode I share the answers to three big questions I have had about leadership over the last 35 years:What...

Extraordinary Leaders - A special series on becoming remarkable - Episode 1

30 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This is a 3 episode podcast special.In each episode, I share the answers to three big questions I have had about leadership over the last 35 years:Wha...

Provocation as Leadership. A conversation with Michael Johnstone and Maxime Ferm

18 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Provocation is a critical component of a leader’s toolkit.  To disrupt the system, and challenge the status quo is essential if we are to adapt to ...

Coaching Leadership Teams Part 2

14 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The quality of teamwork achieved by an executive team has an enormous impact on business success. So it makes sense to invest in coaching the team to ...

Coaching Leadership Teams - Part 1

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The quality of teamwork achieved by an executive team has an enormous impact on business success. So it makes sense to invest in coaching the team to ...

Why We Need Trust

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The underlying foundation for any leader-follower relationship is trust.Yet we rarely examine what we mean by that word. Trust.  Nor do we talk about...

Leadership and Loss with special guest Robbie MacPherson

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The amount of disruption and change we are experiencing in our lives seems to be increasing.  Yet the challenge of change has always confronted us, d...

Natural Leadership Styles

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Gerard shares the four natural leadership styles that can form the backbone of your success as a leader.  With each leadership style ...

Why Investing in Leadership Pays Off with Chris Rolls

11 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Rolls, Managing Director of PieLAB Private Equity believes that the best investment that we and our organisations can make is in leadership. In ...

Learning by Leading with Paul Bradshaw

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Bradshaw is the Managing Director of the fast-growing outdoor goods retailer BCF. An accomplished business leader, who learned from legends in th...

Humanising Leadership with Mark LeBusque

17 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mark LeBusque is on a mission to challenge leaders and organisation to be more human.  His people centric approach to leadership and organisation dev...

Leading the Energy Transition with Erin Coldham

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Australian transition to renewable energy has not been an easy one.  Our dependency on fossil fuels, and until recently a conflicted national ene...

Leading Resilient Teams with guest, Paul Taylor

22 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Resilience continues as a big leadership topic but this time it's all about the team. Paul Taylor, neuroscientist, exercise physiologist and form...

The Employee Energy Solution

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

With so many employees and leaders reporting fatigue and tiredness, the big question is, "How can we help them find new and sustainable reserves ...

The Empathy Crisis

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What is 'the empathy crisis' and how can we make progress toward solving it? These are some of the questions Gerard addresses with San Franc...

Regulating Heat: Harnessing Conflict to Transform Relationships and Results

20 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 r...

Future Ready Army Leaders

30 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Australian Army have an enviable reputation, yet their world is changing rapidly and their leaders have to learn how to respond.  Gerard intervie...

Three Essential Leadership Abilities in 2022

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

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 l...

The Art of Not Knowing - Leading Without All the Answers with Diana Renner

19 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Leaders should have all the answers right? Wrong! Not knowing can actually be a good thing, especially in the current environment in which uncertainty...

Companies With Heart - The Great Attraction

05 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Leadership Lessons from a POW camp - with Lt. Colonel Lee Ellis

21 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Imagine ejecting from your exploding jet plane and falling straight into the arms of the enemy.  Lee Ellis shares with Gerard  lessons about leaders...

The Power of Purpose - How great leaders connect others to their "why".

07 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 thi...

Are You Burnt Out? - with Wellbeing Expert Audrey McGibbon

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 passi...

Thriving whilst leading - Meeting the demands of leadership

10 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sustaining your energy as a high performing leader is not an easy task.  Especially in these challenging times. In this episode Gerard draws on exten...

The Power of Confidence - Realising your full potential with Michelle Sales

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Gerard talks with author, leadership expert and experienced senior executive Michelle Sales about the role  that confidence plays in ...

Growth in a Crisis - Using Disruption to Change Yourself

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Gerard explores the often untapped yet enormous potential for leadership growth and personal transformation in the midst of a sustaine...

It's harder than it looks - transforming businesses with Adam Warden

29 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Mindful Leadership - A pathway to greater presence and connection

15 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mindfulness is a skill that all leaders need, especially when experiencing pressure and stress in their lives.  In this episode Gerard shares his 20 ...

When the Going Gets Tough - with Resilience Expert Paul Taylor

01 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Taylor knows about stress and resilience.  He's coordinated naval fleet responses to submarine attacks, rescued injured mountain climbers a...

We need less ordinary leadership - a prologue

05 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this first episode Gerard shares the compelling reasons why we need more extraordinary leaders, and how this podcast series meets the moment.Contac...