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 l...

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 i...

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 ...

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...

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,...

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 i...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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...

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 ...

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 b...

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 res...

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 ...

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 leadershi...

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, ...

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 relationshi...

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 respons...

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.

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 ...

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...

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...

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 th...

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 w...

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 extr...