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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!
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I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message Before you do anything else, please hit the subscribe / follow button in your podcast platform to ensure you get immediate notification of future episodes, and to help boost this show within the algorithms. This episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/ORoyjo9XvhY Just occasionally something happens that provides an immediate opportunity for a podcast theme, and this week was one of...
I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message Before you do anything else, please hit the subscribe / follow button in your podcast platform to ensure you get immediate notification of future episodes, and to help boost this show within the algorithms. This episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/-oGctPL_m8w My time in the Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Operations) role in the UK Ministry of Defence was one of the most chal...
I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message Before you do anything else, please hit the subscribe / follow button in your podcast platform to ensure you get immediate notification of future episodes, and to help boost this show within the algorithms. This episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/IBF7bw_uTb0 If you are a leader with Millennials or Gen Zs working for you, or if you are yourself Millennial or Gen Z then this pod...
I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message This episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/jtn6mcItmDs I first talked about credibility as a leadership theme way back in Episode 2 of the podcast when, for obvious reasons, I was seeking to establish my own credibility with you the audience. At that stage I bundled it together with self awareness and imposter syndrome, but I mentioned at the time that I would return to all...
I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message This episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/QAauQiXyl0Y One of the most fascinating (and frequent) things I was privileged to do whilst I was the Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Operations) was to work in the UK Government's Crisis Centre, colloquially known as COBRA. COBRA is a place which few will ever have the chance to see, never mind work in so, in this episode, within the ...
I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message This episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/fbdkM56Wn6s Season 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...
I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message This episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/2FxAZyM0hHQ In 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 st...
I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message This episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/gu9CR1eAvyc Emma 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 offere...
I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message This episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/gOpH-qjGW8c Having 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 o...
I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message This episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/TTlGEKnM2kQ Having 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 narro...
I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message This episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/ipkhmzY_oFM Gary Deakin had a highly successful career in the British Army, rising to the rank of Major General, before embarking on what has now become a diverse and equally successful portfolio career outside the military. Along the way, Gary has had a series of ups and downs, including a very challenging time whilst he was the ...
I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message This episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/BLCPo2h6nCU It was a great privilege to host Martin Shaw for this week's episode of Leading 4 Life "Stories". Martin has had an incredible 60 year career in acting and, over that time, has featured in numerous, stage productions, television series, documentary programmes, and films. He is possibly best known for his televisio...
I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message This episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/qfN8fkZujZs My tour as Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Operations) was always incredibly busy but was also punctuated by some amazingly memorable events. The London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games, and working in the Government Emergency Rooms (COBRA) stand out as being particularly significant and I will cover them both sep...
I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message This episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/0l9PXJzJCRI This episode will be published on Remembrance Sunday (9 November 2025) in the UK and so I thought a short thematic piece on remembrance would be very appropriate. These are very much my personal thoughts and perspectives, but I hope that at least some of the content will resonate with you too. Wherever you are when you...
I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message This episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/TfiK-iBRp2k Jon Geldart is the Director General of the Institute of Directors, an organisation with a main focus on improving the quality of directors, and which represents business at the most senior levels of the UK government. Prior to his IoD role, Jon had a great career in marketing and professional services. He has tr...
I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message This episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/YUdCx-58zkQ Tammy Barlette has had an amazing career both in the USAF and subsequently with her work as a keynote speaker, mindset coach and trainer. Her flying background is incredibly diverse; she started out as a first assignment instructor pilot on the T37 before subsequently moving on to the A10 Thunderbolt (aka the Warthog). ...
I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message This episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/MIQoHdtZQUU Lord George Robertson is a man with a justifiably extremely impressive reputation. Formerly Secretary of State for Defence in the UK, and subsequently, Secretary General of NATO, George is the only man (so far at least) to have ever invoked NATO's Article 5, the collective security guarantee, in the aftermath of the att...
I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message This episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/qBZWcS8rmA8 Sally Orange is an extraordinary lady and, as you will discover in this episode, she has had to overcome a number of major challenges in her life. Those challenges continue as, at the time of recording, she is undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer. I have had the privilege of interviewing a lot of inspiring p...
I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message This episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/jy8hNj4vbEE I have had the privilege of knowing Lord Kim Darroch for a number of years and he has had a remarkable career in the UK Foreign Service. As he explains in this episode, he came into the diplomatic world via a very non-traditional route but he has gone on to have some of the biggest and most influential jobs and his life...
I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message This episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/_7UEm53Q68Y I first met Peter Sorgenfrei through LinkedIn and rapidly realised that we had a lot in common and would have a great conversation. So it proved to be, and this episode is packed with leadership thoughts and advice that I think you will find extremely interesting and hopefully very useful. Peter was a serial entreprene...
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