Leading 4 Life "Stories"

I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text MessageThis episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube channel here:https://youtu.be/fbdkM56Wn6sSeason 4 of Leading 4 Life "Stories" kicks off in style with an interview with Andrew Dyckhoff, the Founder and CEO of Energising Leaders.  Andrew has a fascinating career and very diverse career history with a range of CEO roles and some momentous achievements behind him.As the Founder and CEO of Energising Leaders he is now working to share the huge stockpile of knowledge and experience he has built up with other leaders at all levels.  Given that we have similar objectives in our current roles, Andrew and I have a great conversation not only covering his career story, but also about leadership in the round.  I really hope you enjoy what I thought was a fascinating discussion.  Please let me know what you think!  Support the showThank you for listening! If you value the content I produce, please consider supporting the show financially by becoming a member at https://www.patreon.com/leading4life/ or clicking the "Support the Show" link above.You will have the choice of becoming a Supporter, a Champion or a Patron of the show and any contribution you feel able to make will be hugely appreciated.You can find more about me here:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judsonbob/X: https://x.com/JudsonBobWebsite: https://leading4life.co.uk/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Leading4Life

I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text MessageThis episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube channel here:https://youtu.be/2FxAZyM0hHQIn this final episode of Season 3, I provide a review of Leading 4 Life "Stories" across the year of 2025.  It is a season that includes 15 personal story episodes, 11 thematic episodes covering a wide range of themes, and 26 amazing guest interviews.  As I reviewed what we have covered this season, I was really struck by the diversity of the content, and especially of all the fantastic guests that have generously given their time to be on the show; I am immensely grateful to all of them for their candour and terrific input.  If you are looking for a quick summary of what has been included over the past year, this episode will help to give you that, and although I obviously hope you enjoy it all, I am sure you will find at least something that is of real interest to you.Looking forward to Season 4 and 2026, there will be plenty more stories, themes and guest interviews for you to enjoy, and I very much hope that you continue to watch or listen to the show.  Please do subscribe, follow, comment, and provide me some feedback.  The feedback is something that I find extremely useful, and subscribing or following really helps to boost the podcast across the algorithms that manage the various platforms.I am very grateful for your support across the year, and I look forward to giving you more great content in the year to come! Support the showThank you for listening! If you value the content I produce, please consider supporting the show financially by becoming a member at https://www.patreon.com/leading4life/ or clicking the "Support the Show" link above.You will have the choice of becoming a Supporter, a Champion or a Patron of the show and any contribution you feel able to make will be hugely appreciated.You can find more about me here:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judsonbob/X: https://x.com/JudsonBobWebsite: https://leading4life.co.uk/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Leading4Life

I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text MessageThis episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube channel here:https://youtu.be/gu9CR1eAvycEmma Henderson is now a highly successful motivational speaker and a published author, but this episode focuses mostly on her back story which is an amazing and very impressive one!Married to a Royal Air Force pilot soon after university, Emma also had the desire to fly, and a chance posting on exchange to New Zealand offered her the opportunity to realise her dream.  She returned from there with a full commercial pilot's licence and then went on to finalise her qualifications and subsequently joined Easyjet.  Rising to be one of far too few female captains in the airline industry as a whole, the effective shutdown of the airline industry during the Covid19 pandemic then caused a further direction change for this inspiring lady.  Seeing the plight of the National Health Service staff during the pandemic, Emma had the vision to found Project Wingman, a concept that then saw huge numbers of volunteer airline aircrew from across the industry set up and run "airline style lounges" to give the hard pressed hospital staff some respite.  The idea blossomed and at its peak there were 104 Project Wingman lounges running in the UK and America.  Subsequently Emma's outstanding work was rightly rewarded with the honour of an MBE. This was another incredibly enjoyable conversation with a really inspiring and fascinating guest; I really hope you enjoy it.  Please share widely, comment and send feedback if you do!You can find Emma here:Website: https://www.emma-henderson.com/LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-henderson-speakerInstagram: @emmahendersonspeakerFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/emmahendersonspeakerIf you wish to purchase Emma's book, you can do so directly from this link:https://www.emma-henderson.com/store/p/nv1ngu6mup4daujb7r8i0yc9csrwdwSupport the showThank you for listening! If you value the content I produce, please consider supporting the show financially by becoming a member at https://www.patreon.com/leading4life/ or clicking the "Support the Show" link above.You will have the choice of becoming a Supporter, a Champion or a Patron of the show and any contribution you feel able to make will be hugely appreciated.You can find more about me here:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judsonbob/X: https://x.com/JudsonBobWebsite: https://leading4life.co.uk/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Leading4Life

I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text MessageThis episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube channel here:https://youtu.be/gOpH-qjGW8cHaving a purpose in life is fundamental to your health, well being and personal happiness, and yet, when asked the question "why do you do what you do?", many people struggle to be able to actually articulate their reasons.  In recent weeks a number of people have asked me exactly that question and it led me to reflect on the importance of purpose to each and every one of us.  Purpose isn’t about job titles, promotions, or ticking the next box. It’s about knowing why you do what you do — especially when things get uncomfortable.  You can be busy, capable, successful and yet still feel unfulfilled and empty.  Living with purpose shows up in small, daily choices: how you respond under pressure; what you prioritise when no one is watching; and whether your actions match your values.Purpose isn’t something you find once. It’s something you choose — repeatedly. Ask yourself one simple question: Does the way I’m living today reflect who I want to be tomorrow?As we head towards the end of 2025, just take some time to pause and reflect on this critical issue.  I hope that my thoughts in this episode help you to put some structure to that thought process.  Please let me know what you think!Support the showThank you for listening! If you value the content I produce, please consider supporting the show financially by becoming a member at https://www.patreon.com/leading4life/ or clicking the "Support the Show" link above.You will have the choice of becoming a Supporter, a Champion or a Patron of the show and any contribution you feel able to make will be hugely appreciated.You can find more about me here:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judsonbob/X: https://x.com/JudsonBobWebsite: https://leading4life.co.uk/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Leading4Life

I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text MessageThis episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube channel here:https://youtu.be/TTlGEKnM2kQHaving just returned from a week long work trip to Saudi Arabia, it felt entirely appropriate to produce a short thematic episode on the importance of cultural understanding to leaders.Culture is often talked about in business discussions and training events but, in my view, rather too often the discussion is somewhat narrowly defined and focuses on the fairly obvious behavioural aspects of cultural difference.  Essentially the emphasis is often on what not to do to avoid offence etc, rather than taking a broader look at the aspects of leadership that culture affects more widely.This episode seeks to put out some broader ideas about why it is important to be culturally aware as a leader.  It briefly touches on trust, decision making, communication, motivation, conflict, reputation and operational effectiveness, and I hope the ideas will resonate with you as you watch.Support the showThank you for listening! If you value the content I produce, please consider supporting the show financially by becoming a member at https://www.patreon.com/leading4life/ or clicking the "Support the Show" link above.You will have the choice of becoming a Supporter, a Champion or a Patron of the show and any contribution you feel able to make will be hugely appreciated.You can find more about me here:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judsonbob/X: https://x.com/JudsonBobWebsite: https://leading4life.co.uk/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Leading4Life