The Duratus Mind Podcast Garry Banford

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!