The Duratus Mind - Alex Waller

Chief Inspector Ed Anrude has spent nearly 20 years at the tip of the spear with regard to UK policing and access to police leaders with his experience is rare.  Ed had the unique experience of being the on-the-ground commander during the abhorrent Westminster Bridge attack in 2017 which killed 5 people and injured over 50 more.   

Ed talks with Gaz about all things leadership, role models, taking opportunities, how to deal with difficulty as a leader and what to do when it seems everything is going wrong - enjoy!

Kevin Gaskell has led the iconic brands, Porsche, Lamborghini and BMW.  After driving the turnaround at Porsche and leading 5 years of record growth at BMW, he was recognised as one of the UK’s top 40 leaders. He left BMW to set up his first technology business which grew to be an international success. 

He has built, or transformed, 15 companies and his teams have created over 5 billion dollars of shareholder value.  One of his companies was recognised as the best private equity investment of the year. 

With his son he has walked to the North and South Poles, climbed some of the world’s highest mountains and broke world records rowing the Atlantic Ocean to raise money for numerous charities.   He has played international cricket .....and now relaxes by playing in a rock band. 

His books "Inspired Leadership" and "Catching Giants" can be viewed here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Inspired-Leadership-Achieve-Extraordinary-Business/dp/1119383021/ref=sr_1_1?crid=A7K4X8PVDTZ0&keywords=inspired+leadership+kevin+gaskell&qid=1670514670&s=audible&sprefix=inspired+leadership+kevin+gaskell%2Caudible%2C49&sr=1-1

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Catching-Giants-World-beating-business-lessons/dp/1912300524/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?crid=1KOIN01XUN2E5&keywords=chasing+giants+kevin+gaskell&qid=1670514842&sprefix=chasing+giants+kevin+gaskell%2Caps%2C51&sr=8-1-fkmr1 

Lieutenant Colonel Langley Sharp MBE is the former head of the Centre for Army Leadership (CAL) at Sandhurst and responsible for championing leadership excellence across the British Army.  

Having himself graduated from Sandhurst two decades ago, his career in the Parachute Regiment, which included operational command at every rank, saw him deployed to Northern Ireland, Macedonia, Afghanistan and Iraq.

Among his many varied roles, he led a counter-insurgency Task Force operation, commanded a Parachute Regiment Battalion and delivered the Ministry of Defence’s training programme for the London 2012 Olympics venue security, for which he was awarded an MBE.

He is the author of the British Army’s official account of leadership, The Habit of Excellence, distilling over three centuries of the Army’s experience in the art, science and practice of leadership.

He is the founder and director of the consultancy firm, Frontier Leadership.
https://frontierleadership.co.uk

Find his book link here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Habit-Excellence-British-Leadership-Works/dp/0241992184/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=2Y8N0U32HIX66&keywords=habit+of+excellence+paperback&qid=1669662169&sprefix=habit+of+ex%2Caps%2C146&sr=8-1

Hi all, 

I've had a lot of questions recently as to whether there is any more podcasts coming out.  Well, yes there are and i've used this episode to explain whats happening.  In short, it's coming back in the coming days! 

In a twist to 'normal jogging' at The Duratus Mind Podcast, Gaz was interviewed by Ben Ryan for Ben's podcast.  But due to Ben's new role at Brentford FC he won't be able to release podcasts for the foreseable future.  But Ben has shared the audio with Gaz and we hope that you enjoy Gaz being on the other side of the microphone and very much in the hot seat! 

Gaz is a former Special forces Sergeant Major who now coaches senior executives to feel more authentic and be more resilient themselves.  Gaz has a deep interest in psychology and alwasy viewed his career through that lens so he has some fairly unique insights that have developed some hard won wisdom.  

Enjoy! 

In this episode Gaz talks to Ben Ryan.  Ben is a former English rugby union coach who is best known for coaching the Fiji sevens team to a gold medal in sevens rugby at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He is currently Director of Elite Performance at association football club Brentford.

Gaz and Ben talk all things leadership, psychological safety, the value of experiences, trust, how to work with toxic people, being prepared to fail and how to adapt using feedback amongst lots of others - enjoy! 

In this episode Gaz talks to Mike Bates who is a former Royal Marine, former counter terrorism covert operations leader, 2nd Dan BJJ Professor and is in training to row the Atlantic solo in Dec 2022.  Mike opens up regarding his formative years, the leadership opportunities he grabbed when they presented themselves to him, what principles he took away from the Royal Marines and how they helped him through his 16 years in his confidential MOD department career that followed.  

Mike now owns and runs Roundhay Leeds Gracie Barra BJJ gym which is the fastest growing in Europe.  A full contact sport and gym which he started in lockdown.  In his spare time he is training for the Talisker Atlantc ocean row event in Dec 2022 where he is hoping to raise over £100,000 for Leeds Children hospital.  

Gaz and Mike talk all things leadership, principles, goals, resilience...and life!

The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things mindset and motivation.  Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance and leadership consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some are so driven, and what it really takes to achieve success in any sector.

In this episode Gaz talks to Dr Martin I. Jones who is an expert on human performance.  His deep understanding of sleep, resilience and burnout can help us all.

Martin has more than 20 years of experience supporting athletes, coaches, performance directors, businesses, and military personnel. Martin currently works in the defence sector researching the methods to maximise human performance through sleep, resilience, and training. Martin supports several human performance initiatives in the UK and is well connected with international human performance research and practitioners.

The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things mindset and motivation.  Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance and leadership consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some are so driven, and what it really takes to achieve success in any sector.

In this episode Gaz speaks with James A King.  James is a performance expert and author of the brilliant book - Accelerating Excellence.  In Accelerating Excellence, James revolutionises the way you perceive excellence, potential and talent, crushing some of the most entrenched assumptions along the way.
 
James draws on his fifteen years of experience as a trusted advisor to some of the worlds most elite and exclusive organisations combined with cutting edge scientific research to reveal the foundational principles that are proven to drive elite performance.
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You will emerge inspired about the possibility that exists before you, enriched with purpose, structure and direction along with a biological and psychological edge over the competition.

The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things mindset and motivation.  Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some are so driven, and what it really takes to achieve success in any sector.

Today Gaz talks to Simon from The Natural Edge.  Simon and Gaz served together on a number of deployments and have a lot of common thinking - but have never kicked some of these issues around before.  

The Natural Edge was formed in 2017 but the journey for them started several years earlier when Simon Jeffries and John Sykes-Popham met during their military service.

Both started out as Royal Marine Commandos before moving into the world of UK Special Forces with John serving as a Special Forces Communicator (SFC), and Simon as a member of the SBS.

TNE combines elite military experience with cutting edge neuroscience and psychology to help individuals remove limitations, and forge peak performance.

Follow Simon on all social media platforms @thenaturaledge or their website www.thenaturaledge.com