Leading 4 Life "Stories"
I am Bob Judson and I spent over 34 years in the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom as a fast-jet pilot and then eventually as a senior leader, retiring from the military in 2015 as an Air Vice-Marshal (2* General). I subsequently transitioned to the corporate world as a consultant at Deloitte, but in 2019 I stepped away from all that and co-founded Leading 4 Life.
I am passionate about helping to develop the leadership skills of individuals and teams and that is what this podcast is all about. You will hear from me, and from a wide range of special guests, many of whom have had incredible leadership journeys and risen to the most senior level of their governments, militaries and corporations. The focus won't only be on success; there is also much to be learned from the failures along the way!
Thank you for listening!
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judsonbob/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JudsonBob
Website: https://leading4life.co.uk/
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 111
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
E30 - Personal Stories: Operations Over Iraq!
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During both my first command tour as a flight commander on Number 54 (Fighter) Squadron (covered in Episode 27), and subsequently during …
E29 - Guests: Steven Moore, Former US Congressional Chief of Staff and President of the Ukraine Freedom Project
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This week, Leading 4 Life Stories goes international and my guest is Steven Moore, a former US Congressional Chief of Staff, and now Pres…
E28 - Guests: Chief Constable Jo Shiner, Chief Constable of Sussex Police
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My guest this week is Chief Constable Jo Shiner, the ninth Chief Constable of Sussex Police and the first female officer to hold the role…
E27 - Personal Stories: Command!
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Having returned to the RAF after my exchange tour with the German Air Force, this personal stories episode reflects on some of the aspect…
E26 - Themes: Teamwork - Trust, Empowerment & Delegation!
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In this thematic episode I tackle a set of topics that crop up a lot when I do leadership development training with groups and individual…
E25 - Guests: Steve Brown, Futurist, AI Expert, Entrepreneur and Author
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This week is a little different to normal as I combine a thematic issue with a guest interview and discuss the whole topic of Artificial …
E24 - Guests: Jonathan Bowman-Perks, Podcast Host and Executive Coach
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This week's guest is Jonathan Bowman-Perks, a fellow podcast host and coach with a long and extremely successful track record in both. J…
E23 - Personal Stories: Life with the Luftwaffe
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With this first episode of Season 2 of the podcast, I return to the personal stories and give an account of my time on an exchange postin…
E22 - Review of 2023
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Given that I strongly suspect you will have better things to do than listen to me on New Year's Eve when this podcast becomes available, …
E21 - Themes: Gratitude & Keeping In Touch
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As this episode goes live on Christmas Eve 2023, I thought I would keep it very short and to the point.
I have had a good deal of time to …
E20 - Guests: General Sir Richard Barrons, Former Commander of UK Joint Forces Command
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This week's guest is General Sir Richard Barrons, the former Commander of Joint Forces Command (one of the 6 UK Chiefs of Staff) and now …
E19 - Themes: Work / Life Balance
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This might just be the most important episode of this podcast I have released to date because it tackles the vitally important topic of "…
E18 - Personal Stories: Reconnaissance
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At the conclusion of a short first operational flying tour at RAF Brüggen in Germany, this episode discusses my move to RAF Laarbruch, an…
E17 - Guests: Komeil Alibai, Founder & CEO of MYKA Holdings
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My guest this week is Komeil Alibai, founder and CEO of MYKA Holdings, a private equity and venture capital business focusing on clients …
E16 - Guests: Howard Wheeldon, Commentator, Broadcaster and Analyst
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My guest this week is Howard Wheeldon, who is best known as a political / defence commentator and analyst in recent years, but who had a …
E15 - Guests: Baroness Dido Harding, Former Executive Chair of NHS Test & Trace, & Chief Executive of Talk Talk Telecom Group
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My guest this week is Baroness Dido Harding, who is probably best known for her role as the Executive Chair of NHS Test & Trace during th…
E14 - Themes: Attention to Detail
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I am conscious that in last week's episode I covered a lot of ground and didn't always provide a lot of detail. As such, in this episode…
E13 - Personal Stories: The Front Line
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With this episode I continue the personal story of my flying career and discuss the completion of my training on the Jaguar Operational C…
E12 - Guests: Lord Mark Sedwill, Former Cabinet Secretary, Head of the UK Civil Service & National Security Advisor
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My guest this week is Lord Mark Sedwill, former Cabinet Secretary, Head of the UK Civil Service and National Security Advisor.
Mark had an…
E11 - Guests: Rear Admiral James Morse, President & CEO of the Rabdan Academy, United Arab Emirates
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My guest for this episode is Rear Admiral James Morse RN(Retd), the President and CEO of the Rabdan Academy in the United Arab Emirates.
J…