The WarriorU Podcast

In a very special episode of The WarriorU Podcast, hosts Trent Burnard and Bram Connolly share their views on the Afghan war and current events. Drawing on his extensive military experience – including two tours to Afghanistan in 2008 and 2010 – Bram details his memories of the country, its army and the Taliban. He reflects on the original mission of the western forces 20 years ago, and the mistakes made and goals kicked since the US and Australia entered the country. Zero topics were off limits in this Instagram Live turned WarriorU Podcast – from veteran mental health concerns to the experiences of young Afghan women and girls under Taliban rule. But most of all, it's an episode about positivity and hope – and one you won't want to miss. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The WarriorU Podcast, Trent and Bram are joined by world-renowned Psychologist, Dr Barry Schwartz, to discuss the complex topic of choice – what it is and how to make better ones. Does free will really exist or are all of our choices determined by our genes and experiences? Does having more choice really make you happier? Are we losing our wisdom and sense of character in this chaotic modern world? And should we really choose to bring our authentic self to work? By the end of the episode, you'll have the answers (or at least, the beginnings of answers) to all of these questions and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The WarriorU Podcast, Trent and Bram are joined by the Co-Director of Health and Policy at the University of Sydney's Brain and Mind Centre, Professor Ian Hickie AM, to discuss the art of thinking clearly. Professor Hickie uses his lifelong dedication to the brain and mind to show you how to become a more impactful leader, solve the problems that matter, and enhance productivity and motivation within yourself and your team. By the end of the episode, you'll not only understand how to create an informed and effective strategy in times of crisis, you'll also know how to communicate those decisions to your team in a way that gains respect and support. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The WarriorU Leadership Podcast, Trent and Bram are joined by Clinical Psychologist, Dr Jaime Zuckerman, to discuss toxic managers in the workplace, and how to recognise toxic positivity and narcissistic characteristics in yourself and others. By the end of the episode, you'll understand why faking it until you make it actually works, and how simple changes to the way you think and behave can help you to develop productivity in the people you lead. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The WarriorU Podcast, Trent and Bram are joined by Mindset Coach and business owner, Glenn Azar, to discuss leadership, masculinity and becoming a better human. Unafraid of ruffling some feathers in the pursuit of building a better society and achieving ‘impact', Glenn takes WarriorU listeners on a journey – from his difficult childhood and the care of his autistic son, to leading his Adventure Professionals business through COVID-19 and founding his Bro Camp projects designed to help young boys become better men. By the end of the episode, you will not only be inspired by Glenn's entrepreneurial and altruistic outlook and positivity in the face of adversity, you will also understand how to critically self-asses your own life, mindset and skills for the good of yourself, family and team. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The WarriorU Leadership Podcast Bram and Trent talk to integrative medical doctor Shefali Verma. Dr Verma discusses the short term effects of stress and its impact on performance as well as the longer term side effects of living in a continually stressed state. Trent asks the question of the season of Dr Verma - is stress and anxiety the same thing: the answer is fascinating. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The WarriorU Podcast, Trent and Bram are joined by leading Psychologist and Executive Coach, Mamta Saha, to talk about how Eastern wisdoms and Western psychology techniques, including mindfulness, can be used to create a well-rounded and resilient leader. By the end of the episode, you will be equipped with life-enhancing practices and tools that will enable you to unlock your greatest potential and create a greater sense of inner peace. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The WarriorU Leadership Podcast, Trent and Bram are joined by Executive Coach of 15 years, Greg Layton, to discuss his experience creating profitable and progressive businesses through transforming their leadership. By the end of the episode, you will be equipped with a range of leadership, resilience and performance frameworks designed to optimise your management mindset and behaviors, and have the tools and inspiration to take charge of your own career and professional development. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The WarriorU Podcast, Trent and Bram are joined by international negotiation expert, Lousin Mehrabi, to discuss the power of emotional intelligence in business, relationships and self-development. From defining empathy and compassion, to better identifying systematic issues in your personality, by the end of the episode you'll have greater awareness of your ‘human skills' and how they can be used to negotiate with others and yourself. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The WarriorU Podcast Bram and Trent have an in-depth discussion with Organisational Psychologist Gaj Ravichandra about Imposter Syndrome. Gaj starts by reframing it as Imposter Episodes; and armed with the statistic that 7 out of 10 people experience these episodes he describes the triggers that we feel and the strategies that we can use to combat the effects. This is a great episode if you want to understand more about the science behind why you have feelings of inadequacies at times and the correlation between imposter episodes and anxiety. Gaj is an amazing resource, he is a Leadership Coach, a Career Path Strategist, an Organisational Psychologist and the Co-founder and Managing Partner at Kompass Consultancy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The WarriorU Podcast Bram talks to Nadine Champion, a keynote speaker, author, and skilled martial artist. Through her work as a high-performance mindset Coach and her famous TedTalk “10 Seconds of Courage”, Nadine encourages people to ‘change their thinking' in order to find success. Nadine has developed her knowledge of resilience, mindset and courage and she has learnt how to utilise the power of consistency to develop the strength to keep fighting, even when times get tough. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's episode of the WarriorU podcast, Bram and Trent are joined by big-wave surfing legend, Mark Mathews. Using his turbulent career and excruciating 2016 injury as a springboard, Mark talks you through the life-changing moments and mindset overhauls that have allowed him to push through adversity. By the end of the episode, you will not only be inspired by Mark's incredible story of courage and determination, but you'll also understand how to create and bolster such resilience yourself. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The WarriorU Podcast, Bram and Trent are joined by extreme athlete, coach and motivational speaker, Marcus Smith. Drawing on his experiences completing some of the world's toughest athletic challenges – including completing 30 marathons in 30 days just nine months after a catastrophic road accident – Marcus delves into his definition of resilience, and provides powerful advice for developing mental toughness. By the end of the episode, you will understand how your environment and subconscious dictate your ability to persevere. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

David Alred MBE PhDThis week on The WarriorU Podcast, Bram and Trent talk to Dave Alred MBE PhD. Dave is widely acknowledged as one of the best sporting coaches operating on the planet today. His accolades and achievements range from nurturing World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson into rugby's most feared kicker to supporting Luke Donald achieve the position of world number one golfer. He discusses “The Pressure Principle” and how to bench mark ourselves against ourselves. By the end of this episode you will have a better idea of how performance and resilience work together. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What does good leadership look like?This week on The WarriorU Podcast, Bram has an in-depth conversation with Dr Mark Allan to try and determine the definition of leadership.Dr Mark Allan is an Organisational Psychologist, the Director of Melbourne based consultancy MLQplus and an advocate of the “Full Range of Leadership Model”, which focuses on the behaviours of leaders within various work environments. By the end of the episode, you'll be able to identify nine essential leadership behaviours that will allow you to create more effective, productive and satisfied people. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The WarriorU Podcast, Trent takes the lead and introduces us to the important concept of your "Leadership Narrative". By the end of this episode, you'll be equipped to develop a great elevator pitch that'll leave your team in no doubt as to your expectations and your values as a leader. Trent is joined by the South Australian Premier, The HON Steven Marshal MP, who shares his own narrative which is centred on humility, accountability and delivering outcomes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast Bram and Trent discuss Dunbar's Number. They explore the impact that our closest relationships have on our lives and how with some planning we can invest the right time on the right people for maximum personal growth. If you want meaningful change, more money, happiness and success then perhaps it's time to cut some people from your tribe. There's science to this. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The WarriorU Podcast Gaj Ravichandra joins the team to talk about ego in a leader and some areas for leaders to avoid.Gaj also announces Kompass Consultancy's Career Kick Starter campaign. They are launching free scholarships to help veterans find meaningful work. Kompass Consultancy is giving away 4000 free programs valued at over $250 per person. So, If you're in the ADF or your'e a veteran that's left and looking for work, Gaj and Kompass Consultancy have stepped up to assist you for free….E: gaj@kompassconsultancy.comW: www.kompassconsultancy.comListen to the podcast released just now to hear more from Gaj and sign up for the free scholarship - there's 4000 available. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast Bram talks about the eleven Principles of Leadership as outlined in his book "The Commando Way." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The WarriorU Trent and Bram continue to answer your questions around leadership this time with a distinctive military feel to the questions. They discuss how to develop leadership capabilities within the junior members of the team, challenges facing junior military leaders, whether military leadership could be used by politicians to govern better and more around working with and managing poor leaders above you. If you have any of your own questions around leadership, resilience or human optimisation drop them in the comments below and Bram and Trent will get to them when they next cover off on listener questions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU podcast Trent leads the conversation with Bram as they discuss a range of leadership questions posed to them from the WarriorU listeners and LinkedIn and Instagram followers of Hindsight Leadership. They discuss a diverse range of topics such as: can a leader be friends with their followers, how to get their team more self-disciplined, managing more experienced team members, how to “manage” your own manager. They also discuss leading over enthusiastic team members, the case for assertiveness in leadership and a fascinating and in-depth discussion on the difference between mental toughness, grit and resilience. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast Trent and Bram discuss Margaret Thatcher's leadership. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast Bram shares his three rules for leadership in 2021. Things to STOP doing, START doing and KEEP doing. Actually there's nine things in total, but let's face it three sounds like it would be easier to absorb. These things to stop doing, start doing and keep doing can be thought of as an easy blue print for much better leadership. It's like a play book of excellence when it comes to being in charge. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The WarriorU Podcast Bram and Trent take a look at the leadership of Ronald Reagan. The 40th President of the United States, Reagan served from 1981 to 1989 and became a highly influential voice of modern conservatism. There was lots of great things to take away from his presidency not least of which was his use of charisma and charm to win a huge fan base across the country. The other interesting aspect of his leadership style was his ability to concede a position in order to achieve his goals in the future. As Trent says, "sometimes you have to compromise to advance your goals." Reagan surely averted World War 3 and for this reason he will go down in history as one of the most important leaders ever. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The WarriorU Podcast Bram and Trent look back over 2020 - the year that was and discuss their observations and insights after assisting a number of high profile clients develop their current and emerging leaders in the operating environment of a pandemic.They discuss key observations from the conduct of their Hindsight Leadership and Resilience courses. Business agility, both the client's and Hindsight's ability to “pivot” in order to function more effectively in the developing Covid-19 situation. The importance of outcome over output and the realisation that leaders needed to be more committed in order to lead their teams remotely. The also go into detail about getting the balance of communication right, as well as the importance of empathy and understanding what's in your team's “invisible backpack”. Bram and Trent finish by discussing their observations around the importance of leading through personal and organisational values. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bram Connolly and Trent Burnard continue their Leadership Analysis Series. During this series Bram and Trent forensically analyse leadership styles throughout history and attribute them with a score for different facets of leadership. By doing this, they hope to find knowledge, skills and attributes that modern leaders may, or may not want to emulate.This week on the WarriorU Podcast, they analyse American President Jimmy Carter. Born on the 1st October 1924 in Plains, Georgia, Jimmy began life as a peanut farmer before his progressive politics lead him to becoming the Governor of Georgia from 1971-1975 and President of the USA from 1977-1981. His Presidential vision for America was to foster world peace and promote human rights abroad whilst achieving economic, political and social harmony and equality domestically in the midst of economic and social disruption. Leadership AnalysisInspiration and Motivation - Score: 3/10- Carter used his image as a humble, honest, everyman to connect to the vast majority of Americans - He refused to ‘play ball' with the more underhand tactics of Congress and was seen as a leader of principle and integrity - However he failed to inspire and motivate people to support his vision for America - Towards the end of his Presidency he was seen as increasingly out-of-touch and his gentle touch to politics was seen more as a weakness than source of strength Providing Purpose and Direction – 3/10- Sought to internationally foster peace and promote human rights whilst domestically repairing the economic and political divide - Was initially successful internationally with the Camp David Accords, Panama Treaties and SALT treaties, the Departments of Education and Energy and mending the political divide - However, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and Iranian Hostage Crisis in 1979 and Carter's lacklustre response saw him perceived as weak and turned people against his soft touch vision - Domestically, Carter failed to revive the economy, inflation and interest rates along with fuel shortages and rationing and failed to mend the growing social and political divide - These failures turned people towards the more conservative and strong-willed Reagan and saw Americans abandon their support for Carters vision for America Effectiveness of Leadership Style – 3/10- Carter utilised leading by example, delegation and collaborative styles of leadership throughout his Presidency - His collaborative style initially saw success internationally, however allowed the Soviets and Iranians to take advantage of this to advance their interests- Collaboration with Congress failed due to Carter refusing to ‘play ball', and as such Congress blocked Carters progressive initiatives - Used delegation to make presidential power more of a force for guidance rather than command, however this saw him unable to cohesively and effectively lead America - His leading by example style did initially create a connection between him and the people, yet it also saw people perceive Carter as shifting blame onto the public and being too weak to lead... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast, Bram Connolly and Trent Burnard continue their Leadership Analysis Series. During this series Bram and Trent will be forensically analysing leadership styles throughout history and attributing them with a score for different facets of leadership. By doing this, they hope to find knowledge, skills and attributes that modern leaders may, or may not want to emulate.This week on the WarriorU Podcast, they dissect Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Due to his status as the last Shah, or King, of Iran, he is often known simply as, The Shah. He was born on the 26th of October 1919 in Tehran. His rule started in 1941 until his overthrow in the Iranian Revolution on the 11th of February 1979. Throughout his reign, aimed to achieve two broad goals – consolidate his personal power and Westernize Iran.Leadership AnalysisInspiration and Motivation - Score: 4/10The Shah used his image of being a young, confident, wealthy and progressive to gain public support for his visions and bring political stability and reform to Iran.Used vibrant celebrations of Iranian culture and history to inspire the people, while also being seen as a Westernised leader.Had a personality of being timid, indecisive and hesitant was both a strength and a weakness.Established the SAVAK, secret police, and had the Army be loyal to him personally in order to use coercion to force people to follow his vision.Was able to nationalise the oil fields, creating a new economic flow of wealth into the country.Providing Purpose and Direction - Score: 5/10The Shah aimed, throughout his reign, to achieve two broad aims – consolidate his personal power and Westernize Iran.In 1946 he sent the army to defeat separatist leaders in Persian Azerbaijan, leading to public popularity of the Shah increasing.An assassination attempt on the Shah in 1949 was blamed on the Communist Party of Iran (Tudeh) and the Shah used this an opportunity to ban the party, who he saw as a political threat to his power.Effectiveness of Leadership Style - Score: 4/10The Shah was an authoritarian autocrat, and had a dictator's approach to leadership.Introduced social reform which gave women the rights to vote, decreased the role of Islam in Iranian culture and promoted Western culture and customs.Although being in power for a long time, his dictatorship wasn't enough to sustain his rule and he wasn't comfortable with responsibility nor the accountability that comes with being dictator.Enduring Legacy - Score: 4/10The downfall of the Shah and ushering in of the Islamic Republic saw all of the Shah's reforms reversed and conservative Islamic social laws introduced – many of which still continue today.The Shah's legacy is highly contestable – some hold him and his leadership's accomplishments in high regard and still follow these ideals now, however the Iranian state has effectively criminalised any adoration of the Shah and his ideas, and many also see him as a weak and ineffectual leader, and his lasting impact in Iran is heavily suppressed.How it ended for them - Score: 0/10The Shah's indecisive leadership and increasing unpopularity amongst all social classes of Iran saw him flee Iran in the face of a popular and increasingly violent revolution aimed at overthrowing him and all of his Western initiatives.He died in 1980, from cancer, in Egypt.Overall Leadership Summary - Score: 18/ 50The Shah's ability to pursue his goals of consolidating power, modernising and westernizing Iran was able to occur through the inspiration and motivation he was able to utilise through his centralization of power, coercion through SAVAK/Army, and pandering to social groups in order to pursue his vision for Iran, which was achieved successfully for much of... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast, Bram Connolly and Trent Burnard continue their Leadership Analysis Series. During this series Bram and Trent will be forensically analysing leadership styles throughout history and attributing them with a score for different facets of leadership. By doing this, they hope to find knowledge, skills and attributes that modern leaders may, or may not want to emulate. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was born in 1881 to a Turkish family in Salonica in the Ottoman Empire, now Thessaloniki in Greece. His father was a military officer, and he sent Mustafa to. secular school and later on Mustafa joined the Salonica Military School in 1893. In 1899 he joined the Ottoman military academy, graduating in 1905.Ataturk died in 1938 at the age of 57 of liver failure. His life ended as Turkey's founding president and its greatest leader of the 20th century. His legacy will be remembered in how he crafted the political and social fabric of modern Turkey. Despite some political opposition to his leadership and his ideology, internationally and domestically he is regarded as a highly effective and visionary leader that demonstrated strong personal courage and deep empathy for his people and was able to successfully implement his vision for a modern Turkey – seeing him regarded as one of the 20th century's most revered and effective leaders Leadership Analysis:Inspiration and Motivation - Score: 10 / 10Providing Purpose and Direction - Score: 9 / 10Effectiveness of Leadership Style - Score: 10 / 10Enduring Legacy - Score: 8 / 10How it ended for them - Score: 10 / 10Overall Leadership Summary - Score: 47 / 50www.warrioru.com.auwww.hindsightleadership.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast, Bram Connolly and Trent Burnard continue their Leadership Analysis Series. During this series Bram and Trent will be forensically analysing leadership styles throughout history and attributing them with a score for different facets of leadership. By doing this, they hope to find knowledge, skills and attributes that modern leaders may, or may not want to emulate.This week on the WarriorU Podcast, Bram and Trent are going to delve deep into the leadership style ofGeneral Sir John Monash as a leader. Monash was born in Melbourne Australia in 1865. He was a German Jew who spoke German as his native language. As an academic, through the 1890s and early 1900s, he worked as a Civil Engineer whilst also being active in the local militia. He became an Australian military commander of the First World War and is recognised by the allies as our most innovative, empathetic, meticulous and successful General, not only from Australia but from the War.Leadership AnalysisInspiration and Motivation - Score: 10/10Determination to serve his country despite contemporary prejudices about Jews and Germans.Demonstrated empathy for his own troops and improved cohesiveness when he commanded.Employed the combined arms concept of warfare.Provided inspiration and pioneered many advancements and tactics and was the reason for the deepening of the ANZAC culture.Providing Purpose and Direction - Score: 7/10His main goal was to secure victory whilst minimising casualties and improving the lives and morale of soldiers.Willing to propose new ideas that were effective with solid tactical planning and strategical effect.Used his engineering knowledge to improve the brigade's position to withstand the winter.Changed his methods from the battle at Gallipoli showing he was adaptable.The battle of Hamel represented a change in warfare that was then rolled out across the rest of the front.Effectiveness of Leadership Style - Score: 10/10Adaptive leader and participative with his troops and, was collaborative with allied generals.Independently came up with innovative ideas and was able to get others to buy into that vision.Insisted on his own methods, even in the face of pressure and prejudice.Personal Courage and adoption of innovative ideas.Enduring Legacy - Score: 9/10Hailed as one of Australia's finest and most successful, recognisable figures.First Australian to fully command Australian Forces.Trailblazed modern military tactics and strengthened the cohesive culture of leadership.Founding member of the Rotary Club and was one of the principal organisers of the annual observance of ANZAC day.How it ended for them - Score: 10/10Recognised by the allies as our most innovative, empathetic, meticulous and successful General, not only from Australia but from the War.Paved the way for a more equal footing in the commonwealth, and set us up for success in the next world war.Appointed as a Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael Knight Grand Cross under the order of St Michael, and received numerous other foreign honours.300,000 Australians attended his state funeral in 1931.Overall Leadership Summary - Score: 46/ 50Monash's attitude, determination and independent minded leadership provided inspiration and direction. One of the key aspects to Monash as a leader, it was the collaborative leadership style as well as being participative with his men, and the ability for him to adapt and change to the circumstances.Understanding the cultural nuances of young Australia men in Gallipoli, was the reason that so many of them returned home. He created the esprit de corps and was one of the principal... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast, Bram Connolly and Trent Burnard continue their Leadership Analysis Series. During this series Bram and Trent will be forensically analysing leadership styles throughout history and attributing them with a score for different facets of leadership. By doing this, they hope to find knowledge, skills and attributes that modern leaders may, or may not want to emulate.This week they dissect Sir Winston Churchill as a leader. Churchill was born in 1874 and was a direct descendant from the Dukes of Marlborough.He started his career as a journalist and military man. He joined parliament in the 1900s and was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, when he led the country to victory in the Second World War. He was a leader who could bring disparate groups of people under one banner and make them carry out a mission and vision for the nation.We start off our conversation with a snippet from Churchill's ‘Blood, Toil, Sweat and Tears' speech.Leadership AnalysisInspiration and Motivation - Score: 10/10Able to resonate and empathize with all levels of society, making his leadership appeal.Effectively used speeches to articulate this vision to all social levels of the British publicMarginally opportunistic and narcissistic.Providing Purpose and Direction - Score: 8/10 Despite failing health, he was flexible and was seen to learn from his mistakes.Achieved many of his missions and visions for German defeat.Willing to go against his party in order to pursue his own vision and values for the good of the people. Although leadership was continually challenged Churchill remained vigilant.Effectiveness of Leadership Style - Score: 8 /10Leadership style changed over time.Ability to make a decision and stand behind his choices.Cooperation and collaboration often failed as Churchill openly rejected advice.Enduring Legacy - Score: 9/10Voted the greatest Britain in all of history.Perceived as an inspiring leader with integrity and determination who led the nation through the darkest hour to defeat Hitler.How it ended for them - Score: 10/10After a long political career, Churchill was able to achieve his goals.Received a state funeral upon his death in 1965.Overall Leadership Summary - Score: 45/ 50Sir Winston Churchill was in touch with the common person who saw him be a figure of inspiration for his determination, commitment, patriotism and integrity, especially during the war. His inspiriting motivation led him to higher political positions. Effectively pursued his mission of protecting Britain and providing for the nations people and was flexible in doing so. His leadership style ranged from independent to collaborative, to more of a delegator towards the end of his political leadership.Churchill achieved remarkable visions that he was able to sell to the people, such as defeating Germany, when people couldn't see any hope. He faced his strongest challenges from a leadership style, during unpopular times and missions. His enduring legacy as the greatest Britain in all of history, and one of the inspiring and effective world leaders. Tweetable Quotes:“Imagine what this world would look like without Sir Winston Churchill.” – Lieutenant Colonel Trent Burnard Resources Mentioned:Listen to the full ‘Blood, Toil, Sweat and Tears'... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast, Bram Connolly and Trent Burnard start their Leadership Analysis Series. During this series Bram and Trent will be forensically analysing leadership styles throughout history and attributing them with a score for different facets of leadership. By doing this, they hope to find knowledge, skills and attributes that modern leaders may, or may not want to emulate.This week they dissect Adolf Hitler as a leader. Adolf Hitler was born 1889 in Austria. He became the Führer of Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945. As the leader of Germany's Nazi Party, he was one of the most powerful and notorious dictators of the 20th century.We start off our conversation with a snippet from Hitler's speech promoting the Enabling Act. The Enabling Act allowed the Reich government to issue laws without the consent of Germany's parliament, laying the foundation for the complete Nazification of German society. The law was passed on March 23, 1933, and published the following day.Leadership Analysis Inspiration and Motivation - Score: 10/10Highly effective public speaker.Achieved political leadership.Implementing a vision.Most of the population aligned with his values.Providing Purpose and Direction - Score: 10/10Radicalisation.Restructured the economy for resources.Effective mechanisms for providing direction.Positive cycle for Hitlers leadership.No challenge for his leadership.Used fear and relied on indoctrination and coercion.Effectiveness of Leadership Style - Score: 7/10Führerprinzip effectively negated any challenge to his leadership.Dictatorial style of leadership created challenges to his effect.Enduring Legacy - Score: 0/10No continuation of ideas as Nazism was destroyed in World War IINo enduring legacy.How it ended for them - Score: 0/10Was killed, or committed suicide in 1945.Responsible for the complete destruction of country.Overall Leadership Summary - Score: 28/ 50Hitler's ability to inspire, and his political ascension though motivational speaking and opportunism, which led him to implement his political connection, creating his idealised German state through mobilising. All sectors of society obeyed his rule and also pursued his envisioned Germany. Tweetable Quotes:“Hitler's leadership led to the complete destruction of his country – that's how it ended” Trent Burnard Resources Mentioned:WarriorU Podcast Hindsight Leadership and ResilienceCredits:Podcast Produced by Pretty Podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on Season two of the WarriorU Podcast, Bram and Trent answer more leadership questions. The lads discuss the perception of leadership within a team, unpacking your leadership narrative and share some examples of good leadership that they have witness throughout their careers.Trent and Bram, with their years of experience leading in the army, bring perspective and experience to this conversation as they answer your leadership questions.Episode Highlights:How do you lead people who do not want to listen?Leadership is a journey – it takes time and effort to grow.What is more important, trust or Respect?Once trust has been breached it requires communication to fix, whereas respect can be earnt.How do you deal with someone (or a group of people) who is perceived to be a higher rank than you i.e. age and years served?Dealing with Imposter SyndromePerception of leadership.How do you deal with inconsistent performance and laziness from your team?Laziness is lack of motivation.As a leader, you need to give your team a vision for influence, purpose and motivation.How would you handle new people coming into your agency, who are overly confident (have a know it all attitude) when you are not the leader?Forming and Norming.Giving new members a suitable task to onboard.How would you describe a leadership narrative?Source code DNA and leadership DNA.The importance of self-reflectionHow do you keep going as a leader, when you yourself feel there is no hope?To be a truly good leader you need to know what it means to follow.Toughest decision made when you were downrange in Afghanistan, from a leadership perspective?Bram shares a mission story from the field.What's the best example of leadership you have seen from an officer?An officer paying for the damage he caused.Moral courage.Should you ‘fake it till you make it'?Words become worlds. Your thoughts become things. 3 Key Points: Perception of leadership within a team. Discovering your leadership narrative.Faking it till you make it. Tweetable Quotes:“Words become worlds. Thoughts are crystalised through conversation and writing” – Bram Connolly“Rarely are you elevated into a position you have done before. Embrace the chance to learn.” - Lieutenant Colonel Trent Bernard“No great learnings come from being comfortable.” - Lieutenant Colonel Trent Bernard Resources Mentioned:WarriorU Podcast Hindsight Leadership and Resilience Credits:Podcast Produced by Pretty Podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast, Bram and Trent answer your key questions around leadership. In this episode, they discuss topics such as leading those who do not want to listen, approaching narcissism in leadership, and the relationship between vulnerability and resilience. Bram and Trent dive deep into understanding what it takes to be a good leader, in any environment. With their years of experience leading in the army, they bring their perspective and experience to the conversation and provide valuable insights, so you too can become a better leader for your team. Questions from Part One:How do you lead people who do not want to listen?Mastering the art of influence.Finding common ground.Are we, culturally as Australians, bad at leading?Perhaps, but perhaps we have higher standards when it comes to communication.Is resilience more than putting one foot in front of the other a bunch of times?Yes - that's just gritResilience is about bouncing back after a challenge and then growing from that experience.When a new team member arrives and buys a gift for the leader, how do you deal with it?Leadership is about place and context.Be aware of how you are being perceived.What is the relationship between vulnerability and resilience?Emotional Intelligence.What is the best way to deal with narcissistic leaders who prefer sycophancy on their team?Values-based leadership.Would you (Trent) rather be in a business that treats its team as a family or as a high performing team?The benefits of a high performing teamThe difficulties of operating as a family. 3 Key Points:Leading those who do not want to be led.Establishing Resilience in a team.High performing team vs family business environment. Tweetable Quotes:“Leadership drives culture which drives performance”“Resilience does not always equate with a recovery to its initial state, often times resilience systems have no baseline to return to.” Resources Mentioned:WarriorU Podcast Hindsight Leadership and Resilience Credits:Podcast Produced by Pretty Podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast, Bram and Trent continues their discussion around leadership in the Army, training, structures and situations.In this episode, the pair dive deeper into the topic of leadership, and specifically leading a platoon out in the field. They discuss critical factors to ensuring successful leadership such as effective training, a clear leadership structure and key mottos such as ‘What doesn't get checked doesn't get done' and ‘Make things simple, not simpler'. Episode Highlights:Training the platoon and understanding the ‘why' and ‘how'.Structuring and developing training programme that is measurable.How it builds towards your ‘why?'Demonstrating measurable progress for your platoon.Platoon infrastructure and the welfare buddy system.Leading a platoon out in the field.“What doesn't get checked doesn't get done.”“Make things simple, not simpler.”Ineffectiveness and effectiveness are infectious – energy transfersThe dangers of siloing information.Demonstrating leadership is the most effective form of communication. 3 Key Points:1. Structuring and developing training programs that are measurable. 2. “What doesn't get checked doesn't get done.”3. Demonstrating leadership is the most effective form of communication. Tweetable Quotes:“Building confidence as a leader is crucial.” – Lieutenant Colonel Trent Burnard“It doesn't matter what field you're in humans are humans, and what doesn't get checked doesn't get done.” - Lieutenant Colonel Trent Burnard“Leadership is about energy transfer.” - Lieutenant Colonel Trent Burnard“Demonstrate what you are talking about from a leadership perspective.” – Lieutenant Colonel Trent Burnard Resources Mentioned:WarriorU Podcast Credits:Podcast Produced by Pretty Podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast, Bram and Trent continue their talk on leadership in the Army, training, structures and situations. In this episode, the pair focus on the values that leadership in the Army should instil, the competency of soldiers themselves, understanding who you are as a leader and the relationships between leaders within the Army's structure.Episode Highlights:Platoon Commander relationships.Developing relationships within a platoon.Expectations and opportunities.Cultural gaps.‘Personal branding' and how you are perceived.The leadership narrative, self-reflection and your ‘why'.Technical competency, doctrine and systems.The main weapon at your disposal is your platoon.Mission flexibility.3 Key Points:Commander relationships and expectation.Understand who you are as a leader, your values, personal brand and whyDoctrine and weapons, that being your platoon.Tweetable Quotes:“Personal brand is how you are perceived, are you seen as mature, serious about your work and how to you convey yourself to your platoon.” – Lieutenant Colonel Trent Burnard“Your leadership narrative is critical as it allows people to understand how you will most often react” – Lieutenant Colonel Trent Burnard“With a level of self-reflection, you should be able to tell someone the type of leader you are.” - Lieutenant Colonel Trent BurnardResources Mentioned:WarriorU Podcast Credits:Podcast Produced by Pretty Podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast, we'll discuss a range of topics relating to platoon leadership, including leading as a brand-new platoon commander, relationships with Senior NCO's and their wider impact within a platoon as a leader. Episode Highlights: Leading as a brand-new platoon commander.The wider impacts of such leadership within a platoon.Platoon Sergeant and senior NCO's.The role of Platoon Sergeant and Senior NCO's.The difference between operational and life experience.High speed and low speed of Senior NCO's.The rules of the Platoon Sergeant's leadership and listening to advice.Soldiers themselves are an eclectic mix of fitness levels, standards, professionalism, personalities and enthusiasm.The role is a relationship job and needs to understand this.Development management and high-performance culture. 3 Key Points:The role of a senior NCO.It is a relationship job and knowing your soldiers is essential.The importance of counselling skills. Tweetable Quotes:“As the commander, your job is to assess the information before you, and that includes the advice of your senior NCOs” – Lieutenant Colonel Trent Burnard“Being a Platoon Commander is a relationships job” - Lieutenant Colonel Trent Burnard“Counselling is so important and it needs to be done correctly.” - Lieutenant Colonel Trent Burnard Resources Mentioned:WarriorU Podcast Credits:Podcast Produced by Pretty Podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast, Bram talks to Patryjcia Slawuta, Social Psychologist and founder of SelfHackathon.Patryjcia defines herself as a ‘mind-hacker', rather than a psychologist, and completed her PHD in shame. She is an expert when it comes to re-wiring the human brain. That being, our ability to control, connect with and change our thoughts.During this episode we discuss identity and the impact our habits play on how we see ourselves, and how others see us. We unlock our ‘inner-code' and learn how to ‘hack ourselves' by understanding and shifting our attention. And finally, Patryjcia gives us her tips on how we can control our very own nervous system.Episode Highlights:Patryjcia's her research has been based around the dark side of the human nature – shame, guilt, humiliation, torcher, terrorism and greed.Are humans born bad, or is it nature or nature?Patryjcia explains it as a spectrum of human experience and compares us to an inchworm.Habits are the most underappreciated tools of human identity.Veterans have a connotation of someone who has ‘finished', and re-framing our thoughts to fit out identity.Words create worlds, and the brain organises things based on the language we give it.Patryjcia defines herself as a ‘mind-hacker' rather than a psychologist, so she can define her own identity.At a Facebook talk, Patryjcia presented the topic of code in the human mind, being Math vs Magic. Math is the algorithms that predict our lives as 90% of our past responses overlap. Magic is the quality of the human spirit – those who have the capacity to move beyond their past.Habits and change come when we cross persistence with passion and patience.The brain's biggest fear is the unknown, but nothing exciting or great comes from a space of known.Can poker (game theory) help a leader make decisions, under pressure, while not knowing all the information?We have the ability to ‘hack ourselves' when we understand our code – that being survival.If you want the good things (in life) you have to step into the unknown and step out of the boundaries of society's labels of identity.Attention is our most scarce resource – but when you turn the attention on yourself you can inspect your own code.Neurons that fire together wire together. Wherever you focus your attention will become your habit and your identity.Negativity Bias is when we focus and learn from something negative.Mental toughness - how do you frame your thinking vs resilience - how stable is your heart.The ‘If, Then' theory - injecting self-directed evolution.Is benevolent manipulation lying?Human attention heals – Patryjcia refers to this as ‘inter-be' and see's it as the most powerful gift we can give another human.Religious radicalisation encapsulates our human desire for need, network and narrative.Hope, as opposed to optimism, requires real work.We, as homosapien's, are one of the only beings that have the capacity to control our nervous system – all through our breath! 3 Key Points:Our identity is not defined by others, but by our habits.We have the ability to ‘hack ourselves' when we understand our code – that being survival.Take ownership of your attention – who you give it too and what you focus it on. Tweetable Quotes:“Habits are the most underappreciated tools of human identity.” – Patryjcia Slawuta“Words create worlds. The brain organises things based on the language we give it.” – Patryjcia Slawuta“Hope, as opposed to optimism, requires real work.” - Patryjcia Slawuta“There is so much noise out there - take ownership of your attention.” - Patryjcia... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast Bram talks to Commando, Dean Parkinson. Dean joined the Army as a 17-year-old back in the late 1980's. He started his career in the 3rd Battalion where he found his passion in parachuting. His career was cut short in 1991 when he was seriously injured in an aircraft crash which killed two people and left nine others seriously injured. After the accident Dean struggled with depression and set about recovering and building himself a new life outside the Army, but the whole time he felt himself drawn back to the establishment. In 2007 Dean re-enlisted and attempted the Commando Selection and Training Course. Not even two years later he would be a forward scout in the green belt of Afghanistan in a patrol lead by none other than Corporal Cameron Baird VC. It's safe to say that Dean had unfinished business with the Army, and the Army had unfinished business with Dean who would be involved in some of the most historical moments of the 2nd Commando Regiment. Strap yourself in for this one as it's so good! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

During this episode of The WarriorU podcast, host Bram Connolly speaks with Mark Wales, former Special Operations Officer and associate at McKinsey & Company, and his wife Samantha Gash, professional endurance athlete, social entrepreneur and motivational speaker. They discuss leading teams remotely, Mark's time in Special Operations, how to lead in uncertainty, and techniques for self-support and health. They also talk about strategic vulnerability. Episode Highlights:Mark talks about why products for his business are manufactured in the United States instead of Australia.Sam talks about some of the large runs/expeditions and extreme races she has done recently.Sam talks about how she is interested in helping children access quality education and how she supports this cause through her running.Is it the issues getting you through the run or is running itself the drive?Samantha believes that connection to our cause brings out our potential.Motivation or consistency, which one is more important to be successful?Sam and Mark talk about their reasons for going on Survivor.What are your thoughts on leading teams remotely, especially recently?Are you surprised how little some companies invest in leadership?Samantha also sees an issue with the lack of skill-set diversity within leadership teams.Mark found that, in war, there was a deep level of human connection in the teams.Mark talks about some mental health techniques he learned after leaving the military.Mark talks about the damage that constant stress can have on your entire body.With your business, do you do more planning together or away from each other?Is a high performing culture the result of the leaders or is there some other factor?Samantha talks about mistakes she has made in her expeditions.Samantha and Mark talk about their experience with Eco-Challenge.Before Covid-19, many businesses had never considered what it would look like if all work had to be done remotely.Do you still both train every day?Samantha talks about how she feels different now that she has had a child, but still just as strong if not stronger.What do you both have coming up for the rest of 2020?Mark is working on prototypes for new products for his business that he hopes to have ready in the next year.3 Key Points:Trust is a key element of leading a remote team.Showing a more vulnerable side of yourself can help bring out the best in other people.People are stronger in a team than they are individually.Tweetable Quotes:“I think we need to find what we're going to be wired and connected to in order to bring that potential out in us.” -Samantha Gash“Humans who are leaders are emotional by default. That's probably the primary sense of being. Our emotions drive us.” -Samantha Gash“You get the right team together and individually you surpass what your own limits are.” -Samantha GashResources Mentioned:WarriorU PodcastHindsight LeadershipMark: Instagram LinkedInSamantha: Instagram Facebook Twitter

David Marshall – Why Leadership Matters.This week on the WarriorU Podcast Bram talks to David Marshall the CEO of Defence Bank.David grew up on a farming property in New Zealand. He studied at Lincoln College (Canterbury University), London Business School and the Wharton Business School.He commenced his role as the Chief Executive Officer of Defence Bank in February 2018 after spending more than 30 years in the financial services sector in New Zealand and Australia. He has worked for such institutions as Suncorp, Westpac and the Commonwealth Bank. David's leadership journey was forged some years prior to this current appointment. In his career he has had to navigate significant customer-driven transformations across the financial services industry. These changes were as a result of the events of September 11 and the Global Financial Crisis, and these experiences were deeply profound for David and shaped his own leadership style.Bram and David delve into these experiences and his thoughts on leadership in the financial sector. In particular, David describes how conversation skills are the most vital tool for a leader. He outlines how a leader must always be consistent and as a leader how moderating your own temperament is crucial if you are to be effective.Episode Highlights:What changes have you seen in the financial system over the past 30 years?David sees people increasing their sense of community.David explains the importance of basing your decisions on facts when in a leadership position.When do you reach out to people who are joining Defence to help them with investing?David believes that there is still a large need for personal interaction within banking.David is not interested in getting into an “arms race” with big banks.If you could reach out to our listeners who are Defence or ex-Defence about your point of difference, what would you say?Does Defence Bank still support local communities or sporting clubs?What have you learned about leadership in your long career in the financial sector?Leadership requires courage, consistency, and confidence.People need to be absolutely clear about what their role is and what is expected.How has the emergence or equality played into your leadership journey?As a CEO, how do you have conversations about unconscious biases with your leaders so the culture is one of acceptance?Even though you don't like to use the word “resilience,” how do you measure if someone is resilient or not?David believes that, more often than not, lack of resilience is related to things that happen outside of work.David speaks about the importance of seeing both the details and the big picture as a leader.Take the view that you are always ready to learn something from who you work for and who works for you.David explains the “articulate minority syndrome.”David believes that banks will start hiring more people with proven experience.Bram mentions how the ideals of leadership are often the same across sectors.Great leaders ask questions and aren't scared to admit they don't know something.3 Key Points:Despite the increases in technology with banking, people still need human interaction.Leadership requires conversations, human interactions, and managing ambiguity.Operate on the basis that you're never surprised by anything.Tweetable Quotes:“You have to have conversations with people. Some of those conversations require courage and some of those conversations don't require as much courage.” -David Marshall“Eight or nine times out of ten, it's not as bad as it seems.” -David Marshall“Being gifted is a curse, more often than not.” -David Marshall“In leadership, you can't take anything for granted and you can't assume anything or be surprised by anything.” -David... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast Bram reads the first chapter of his upcoming leadership book, The Commando Way. The Foreword is written by legendary Aussie Rules coach Paul Roos with follow on comments from Major General Mike Hindmarsh and General Stanley McChrystal and with praise from previously serving officers and soldiers alike. This chapter is all about giving yourself no other option and describes those first weeks of the Army as they play out at Kapooka: The home of the soldier. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast Bram Connolly talks to comedian, radio host, media consultant and all around not a bad bloke Merrick Watts. There wouldn't be too many Australians out there who haven't heard of Merrick. He was under constant radio contract for over twenty years, prolific on TV comedy shows, frequented comedy festivals all over Australia and was selfless in visiting Australian troops in the Middle East. When not the hardest worker in any room, Merrick is a wine connoisseur, a military history buff and makes an amazing potato gnocchi, as well as being a great dad and a husband.This episode is the greatest and best podcast episode – TRIBUTE.Merrick unlocks two decades of radio industry experience to help refine Bram's podcast and add value to the audience. They discuss the modern parameters for entertainment that has changed the way people can reach their tribes.There's something in this episode for everyone; from, fast movers providing an enemy with a show of force down Afghan Valleys, the legitimate social media lessons being shown by Brown Cardigan, being owned on the mats by a previous American College wrestling champion, as being choked out by Paul Cale in the Sergeants Mess of 2nd Commando Regiment.This one is so good.www.podcast.warrioru.com.auhttp://www.browncardigan.comhttps://grapesofmirth.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast Bram Connolly talks to Australian criminal and human rights lawyer, retired British Army officer, author, professional speaker and hostage survivor Rabia Siddique.In 2005 Rabia was sent on a mission to Basra in order to negotiate the release of two British Special Forces Soldiers. Not long after her arrival, the compound was stormed by an angry mob who had been mobilised by Iranian backed insurgents. Another military officer and a further group of four SAS soldiers were subsequently detained in the chaos. 8 hours later they would all be freed by British forces, but not before Rabia had been subjected to the most harrowing treatment at the hands of the local police.This would seem to be the life test that would define Rabia; however, the true test would come almost 18 months later when Rabia, who had exhausted all other options to have her role in the rescue of the soldiers acknowledged, took her case for discrimination against the UK Ministry of Defence to the highest court in the UK – which she won.Rabia shares her story of resilience and in particular the lessons that she learnt from being held hostage that could then be applied for when the real fight would begin. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode of the WarriorU Podcast is around humility. Bram Connolly outlines how humility helps a leader to create safe environments for diversity of thought. www.podcast.warrioru.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast Bram Connolly talks to LTCOL Dave Grossman about his best selling books and the research behind them. "On Killing and On Combat" provide combat forces and first responders with a window into the psychology of combat, stress and the bodies natural responses. The pair discuss how soldiers are trained to kill and how some of this training has spilled over into the general population. They discuss strategies to help mitigate the stress impacts of violence on soldiers and first responders and they discuss the effects of technology on children; in particular how they're bullied through social media platforms.Remember; as always - "you're your most important mission."www.podcast.warrioru.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Bram Connolly talks to actor, ironman triathlete and all-round good bloke Daniel Macpherson. Fresh from starring as Sergeant Samuel Wyatt in the acclaimed international HBO/SKY action series Strike Back, Dan describes the stress of living far away from home, out of a suitcase, and fully immersed in demanding roles months at a time. If you've ever served in the Defence Force this would not sound that unfamiliar to you. In fact, the similarities don't stop there; Dan gives us an understanding of how actors become exhausted in their trade.Dan describes how triathlon was a source of strength and grounding. When all the other events in his life would be uncertain, he had the weekly grind of run, swim or bike training to fall back on. Then, in the middle of the marathon of the Roth Ironman, he had the realisation that he had to finally choose between giving himself completely to the sport he loves or to the career he wanted. We then get an amazing insight from one of Australia's most highly regarded leading actors. “Nail everything that's in your control, because by controlling the controllable and managing the variables you have the best chance of success.”With this as the backdrop, we discuss intelligence, hard work and commitment and the relationship between these and the distinct benefits of rounding out all three. We talk about leadership in the world of television and the arts and Dan shares the discovery that an actor's expectations of themselves and others can often suppress the magic of creativity. I think you'll agree with me that this one is so good.Image - thanks to Cinemax/SkyIntro Music - thanks to Sam James @imsamjameswww.podcast.warrioru.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast I talk to Australian actor Joel Jackson. The underlying theme of the podcast is “Growth vs Success” in what is a very public industry. If ever there is a podcast that embodies David Epstein's theory that “generalists” thrive in a “specialist's” world, then this is it. Joel is known for his roles; Peter Allen in Peter Allen; Not the Boy Next Door and Charles Bean in Deadline Gallipoli. Joel and I discuss his upbringing in North Western Australia, including how he dealt with bullying in that remote location, and how he realised how culturally limited his understanding was when he finally arrived in Sydney to attend NIDA.In 2014 Joel won the role of Charles Bean in Foxtel's Deadline Gallipoli alongside Sam Worthington. In 2015 the show aired to rave reviews from the critics and public alike, recognised with 8 AACTA nominations in 2015, including Best Actor for Joel's role as Charles Bean. Also at the beginning of 2015 Joel filmed Channel 7's miniseries biopic of the famed entertainer, Peter Allen in Peter Allen; Not the Boy Next Door playing the title role. The show was recognised as one of the best TV dramas of the year garnering 10 AACTA nominations in total, including Best Actor for Joel's depiction of Peter Allen. My favourite part of the podcast (other than me singing to Joel) was his tips for how to be resilient in the face of no! Joel is grounded, gifted and authentic. This one is so good! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast Bram talks with Geoffrey Woo, the CEO and Joint Founder of Health Via Modern Nutrition (HVMN).This is Geoff's second time on the WarriorU podcast, you may remember that he was a guest way back on episode 32. He approaches nutrition from his computer science background and he's another guy who's super- power is positivity.During the podcast they talk all about ketosis and the application of ketone ester drinks, they discuss Ben Greenfield and his N=1 experiments, they play around with the idea that Vegans and Carnivores might actually all be on to something… and they of course tackle some thoughts around the Corona Virus.As always, the podcast is being sponsored by Aussie Strength and Ironside Coffee as well as the gold folks at The Work Health and Safety Experts https://www.aussiestrength.com.auhttps://ironsidecoffeeco.com.au www.WHSExperts.comThis one is so good! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast, Bram talks to Stephanie Christopher, the CEO of the Executive Connection (TEC). Listen to their podcast and check out TEC Podcast for more great business and leadership content.Special Forces Veteran, Bram Connolly, demonstrates the three fundamental pillars for every leader (Preparation, Communication and Positivity) through his unique art of story telling drawing from real life experiences over his 20 year career in the Australian Defence Force, 15 years' of which were spent in the Australian Special Forces! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU podcast Bram talks to Ben Logan. Ben is the founder of Logan Lore, a modern experiential leadership company based out of New Zealand. Their mission is to forge more capable humans through their one of a kind Performance & Survival Courses. Providing groups & individuals with the mindsets, skills & knowledge to thrive in a modern world.Bram and Ben discuss resilience and mental toughness, starting with the question “have we lost the ability to be truly human?”. Ben explains cold water immersion and what it does to the body and the mind and he explains their unique methodology to creating experienced based adventures that strengthen bonds between participants.This one is so good. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast, Bram talks to Beau Robinson. Beau's rugby career highlight was representing Australia as a Wallaby, but it was the roller coaster of the years prior that makes for the real story. Beau has faced more adversity and personal trauma than most people, losing his little brother to a really tragic accident in the UK at a time where Beau was still trying to understand his own place in the world of elite sport. This event was the trigger for Beau to reflect and exercise emotional control and develop introspection to come out the other end of it all on top, as a person and an athlete.During the podcast Beau and Bram talk about the importance of honesty and accountability as a leader. They discuss Ewen McKenzie who had a profound impact on Beau as a young man. They talk about secret training when no one is watching, no fail missions, setting yourself up for the future at the very start of your journey and the difficulties that comes with cross cultural communication. Beau is now a business coach and podcast host himself. This one is so good! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.