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 questions I have had about leadership over the last 35 years:What is leadership, and what is the extraordinary version of it that achieves more and has greater impact?What are the most important skills and techniques that allow these extraordinary leaders to be more effective and successful?How do these remarkable everyday leaders grow from ...

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 is leadership, and what is the extraordinary version of it that achieves more and has greater impact?What are the most important skills and techniques that allow these extraordinary leaders to be more effective and successful?How do these remarkable everyday leaders grow from ordinary to extraordinary? Episode 2: The skills of extraordina...

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 is leadership, and what is the extraordinary version of it that achieves more and has greater impact?What are the most important skills and techniques that allow these extraordinary leaders to be more effective and successful?How do these remarkable everyday leaders grow from ordinary to extraordinary? Episode 1: The secret of extraordin...

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 new and changing realities. In this episode Gerard is joined by Michael Johnstone and Maxime Ferm to discuss their new book Provocation as Leadership: A Roadmap for Adaptation and Change. Contact Xtraordinary Leaders 1. Tweet us @XtraordinaryLe2 2. Follow us on Instagram @xtraordinary_leaders 3. Email us at interact@xtraordinaryleaders.c...

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 be healthy and high performing. In the second instalment of this two-episode special, Gerard shares stories and insights into some of the reasons why executive teams need help, and ways in which leadership teams can conquer dysfunction and achieve higher levels of success.Contact Xtraordinary Leaders 1. Tweet us @XtraordinaryLe2 2. Follow ...

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 be healthy and high performing. In this two-episode special, Gerard shares stories and insights into some of the reasons why executive teams need help, and ways in which leadership teams can conquer dysfunction and achieve higher levels of success.Contact Xtraordinary Leaders 1. Tweet us @XtraordinaryLe2 2. Follow us on Instagram @xtraordi...

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 why it is so central to the workings of leadership, or such a critical ingredient in how our societies work.If you don't understand trust fully, you can't properly value it, build it or protect it. Which means that ultimately you can't exercise leadership fully, nor can we create the conditions where we experience more trustworthy lea...

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, demanding courageous and compassionate leadership to help us make our way through it. In this episode Gerard speaks with colleague and leadership expert Robbie MacPherson about the essential role leaders play in helping people through the struggle of loss and suffering that accompanies major change, and how leaders can use their own liv...

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 reflecting your natural strengths, motivations and life experiences, he shows how greater energy, authenticity and effectiveness can flow from pursuing your natural and instinctive approach to leadership.Contact Xtraordinary Leaders 1. Tweet us @XtraordinaryLe2 2. Follow us on Instagram @xtraordinary_leaders 3. Email us at interact@xtraordin...

Chris Rolls, Managing Director of PieLAB Private Equity believes that the best investment that we and our organisations can make is in leadership. In fact, the capital fund he runs makes its investment decisions, and leverages the value from the many millions invested, by focusing on and growing leadership.It’s paying off too, with their first investment fund performed so well, that they are now raising capital for a second fund using the same philosophy, with 39 out of their original 43 inve...

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, supp...

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. &nb...

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.&nbs...

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. Contact Xtraordinary Leaders 1....

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. Contact Xtraordinary Leaders 1. Tweet us @XtraordinaryLe2 2. Follow us on Instagram @xtraordinary_leaders 3. Email us at interact@xtraordinaryleaders.com.au4. Check out our websit...

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 VolpeRob is an astute observer of life and a master story...

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. Contact Xtraordinary Leaders 1. Tweet us @XtraordinaryLe2 2. Follow us on Instagram @xtraordinary_leaders 3. Email us at interact@xtraordinaryleaders.com.au4. Check out our website for more info Home | Xtraordinary Leaders Take Care...

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 t...

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.Contact Xtraordinary Leaders 1. Tweet us @XtraordinaryLe2 2. Follow us on Instagram @xtraordinary_leaders 3. Email us at interact@xtraordinaryleaders.com.au4. Check out our website for more info Home | Xtraordinary Leaders Take Care, Lead Well.

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. Contact Xtraordinary Leaders 1. Tweet us @XtraordinaryLe2 2. Follow us on Instagram @xtraordinary_leaders 3. Email us a...