Extraordinary Leadership PODCAST

Dagmara Asbreuk

The Extraordinary Leadership Podcast is a leading global voice for senior and executive leaders, who want to be successful and grow themselves and their organizations to the next level. The podcast brings insightful content from leaders who are change makers in the field of leadership, those who transformed organizations and teams to the next level of success, and who live an uncompromised life they desire. This podcast uncovers the key components of extraordinary leadership, provides paths and ideas on how to become a great leader in our era and highlight the journey about. Moreover, it provides a new perspective on overcoming challenges leaders face – including those they struggle with inside themselves.

  1. Episode 64: The Shocking Truth About Employee Training and Generational Productivity with Dr. Neil Katz and Dagmara Asbreuk | Extraordinary Leadership

    2D AGO

    Episode 64: The Shocking Truth About Employee Training and Generational Productivity with Dr. Neil Katz and Dagmara Asbreuk | Extraordinary Leadership

    Organizations spend money on training that only benefits about 22% of employees. Learn why, and how to fix it. In this episode of the Extraordinary Leadership Podcast, host Dagmara Asbreuk speaks with Dr. Neil Katz, who has spent over 30 years leading teams and developing the "CARS" model to help leaders understand employees more holistically and make smarter developmental decisions. They dive into the critical topic of employee productivity, which drives organizational performance. Dr. Katz shares surprising research findings, including: Why organizations spending money on training only benefit about 22% of their employees. How different generations prefer different work locations: Millennials prefer hybrid, Gen Z prefers home, and Gen X/Baby Boomers prefer the office. The discovery that Gen Z, despite preferring to be at home, was less productive than both Gen X and Millennials. Dr. Katz explains that the CARS model is a data-driven, low-cost, and high-impact tool that helps organizations identify the "why" behind employees not meeting productivity expectations. The conversation also covers the importance of understanding employee needs (like achievement, affiliation, and power) and adapting leadership styles to maximize individual performance. Tune in to discover how leaders can shift their focus from expecting employees to adapt to them to understanding how to bring the best out of their staff.

    42 min
  2. Episode 63: The Real Art of Developing Leaders

    FEB 5

    Episode 63: The Real Art of Developing Leaders

    If you don’t build leaders, your business—and your career—will eventually stall. I’ve lived this firsthand. For years, I was the trusted expert. The one with the answers. The one advising the top and shaping strategy. From the outside, it looked like success. Partially—it was. But underneath was an attachment to the identity of the expert who leads a team, not the leader who builds leaders. And that came at a cost: slower execution, limited delegation, and leadership potential left untapped.   This is a common leadership trap. And it’s why capable, well-intended leaders unknowingly create friction, disengagement—and risk losing their highest-potential talent. It’s not an HR initiative.And it’s not solved by another leadership program. The real question isn’t: “Do we have the right people?”It’s:  “Who must I become to unleash the potential of the people I lead?”   In this episode of the Extraordinary Leadership Podcast, The True Art of Developing Leaders, I unpack what it actually takes to develop leaders—beyond programs, frameworks, or HR initiatives. Drawing from my corporate leadership experience and my work with CEOs and executive founders, I reveal the 6 essential elements required to truly develop leaders and build a sustainable talent pipeline. In this episode, you’ll explore: The number one shift you must embrace as a leader How to identify real leadership potential beyond performance metrics Strategic delegation that builds ownership—not dependency Coaching as a core leadership capability (not advice or mentoring) Why psychological safety and state mastery determine whether people grow or shrink Why leadership development ecosystems matter more than frameworks This episode is an invitation to reflect, recalibrate, and evolve —so you can lead from the next level and multiply leadership capacity across your organization.  Dagmara    About Dagmara Asbreuk: A certified Executive Transformational Partner and keynote speaker, and Founder of Extraordinary Leadership. She brings 15+ years of global experience in Fortune 500 organizations and 10 years in human and leadership transformation firsthand. Recognized as one of Dubai’s Top 15 Coaches, she is known for activating higher potential in senior executives and leadership teams through a unique blend of neuroscience and quantum consciousness.   👇 CONNECT WITH DAGMARA:  💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dagmara-asbreuk/  📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dagmaraasb/  🌐 Website: https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/   If you want to elevate your leadership, lead with inner authority, magnetic presence & inner wisdom to build legacy impact & future ready organization, here are 3 ways:   👉Book a non binding, strategic leadership diagnostic—designed to reveal where leadership capacity is being constrained and what it will take to unlock it. https://calendly.com/dagmaraasbreuk/30-min-consultation  👉Book Dagmara to speak at your Leadership event, conference, summit, podcast:  https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/speaking  👉Book Dagmara for your Leadership Team Offsite:  https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/ORGANIZATION

    23 min
  3. Episode 62: Leadership Moves that shape Culture Fueling Success

    JAN 22

    Episode 62: Leadership Moves that shape Culture Fueling Success

    Culture isn’t a slogan.  It’s fuel for business performance and success.   And here’s the real challenge:  Many leaders try to “build culture” through policies, perks, or programs — while culture is actually shaped in the moments that matter most: how you lead, how you listen, and what you tolerate.   That’s why, in the latest episode of the Extraordinary Leadership Podcast, I sit down with Emma Davies, Founder of Evolve People Network and Evolve Hub, and a People & Culture leader with 20+ years of experience across the UAE and KSA.  Together, we unpack what truly creates a thriving culture that drives performance — especially in a region where speed, ambition, and constant change are the baseline.  This conversation goes beyond the surface.   We explore leadership moves that shift culture from a “nice idea” into real-world results, including:  -Why presence beats policy  -What real accessibility looks like (and why “open door” can be performative)  -How to spot culture in seconds — and why surveys don’t always tell the truth  -Why pay rise don’t automatically improve culture — and what actually does  -The HR–leader partnership dynamic that makes or breaks companies …and more.   If you lead people, build teams, or shape culture — this episode will recalibrate how you think about performance, trust, and what it means to lead the future. 🎧 Listen now.   Guest: Emma Davies Founder, Evolve People Network & Evolve Hub   About Dagmara Asbreuk: A certified Executive Transformational Partner and keynote speaker, and Founder of Extraordinary Leadership. She brings 15+ years of global experience in Fortune 500 organizations and 10 years in human and leadership transformation firsthand. Recognized as one of Dubai’s Top 15 Coaches, she is known for activating higher potential in senior executives and leadership teams through a unique blend of neuroscience and quantum consciousness.   👇 CONNECT WITH DAGMARA: 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dagmaraasbreuk/ 🔗 www.theextraordinaryleadership.com

    47 min
  4. Episode 61: An extraordinary Year is Engineered: 8 principles legacy Leaders Apply

    JAN 8

    Episode 61: An extraordinary Year is Engineered: 8 principles legacy Leaders Apply

    Welcome to the first episode of the Extraordinary Leadership Podcast in 2026. A new year is not just a calendar shift. It’s an energetic declaration. In this opening episode, Dagmara Asbreuk shares the 8 principles legacy leaders live by—a next-level leadership playbook drawn from years of guiding senior executives, founders, and transformational leaders across the globe. These are not productivity tips. They are identity-based rules of success. You’ll explore: Why declaring certainty (not hoping) sets elite leaders apart How to shape a vision beyond limitation—for business and life What it truly means to elevate who you are being Why state mastery is the real competitive advantage How legacy leaders make fast, aligned, intuitive decisions How to operate beyond mind limitations Why consistency compounds impact And the power of choosing the right accelerator ecosystem Dagmara also shares a special invitation at the end of the episode: A 4-week Leadership Intensive launching January 15th, designed to help you embody these principles and set 2026 up as your most impactful year yet. If you’re ready to lead with presence, certainty, intuition, and legacy— this episode is your starting point. 🎧 Listen now. ✨ Step into the year as the leader you are here to be.   About Dagmara Asbreuk: A certified Executive Transformational Partner and keynote speaker, and Founder of Extraordinary Leadership. She brings 15+ years of global experience in Fortune 500 organizations, and 10 years in human and leadership transformation firsthand. Recognized as one of Dubai’s Top 15 Coach and is known for activating higher potential in senior executives and leadership teams, with a unique blend of transformational leadership, ICF PCC, neuroscience and quantum consciousness to help leaders unlock exponential organizational and business growth and be the leaders shaping the future, setting new standards, leading with more ease and from authentic place. 👇 CONNECT WITH DAGMARA : 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dagmaraasbreuk/ 🔗www.theextraordinaryleadership.com 💬 Enjoyed the episode? Like, comment & subscribe to stay updated on future conversations around the new paradigm of leadership and business success. ________________________________________ #executivecoaching , #leadership #personalgrowth #transformationalleadership #selfdiscovery #reinvention #careertransition transition

    30 min
  5. Episode 60- Why CEOs hit a ceiling - and how to rise to legacy

    12/25/2025

    Episode 60- Why CEOs hit a ceiling - and how to rise to legacy

    Who have you become this year as a leader? And who are you being invited to become next? As the year closes, many leaders find themselves successful on paper — yet exhausted, stuck, or quietly questioning what no longer works. This is not failure. It is an invitation. In this powerful year-end episode, Dagmara Asbreuk shares a decade of lived experience and deep observation from guiding CEOs, executives, and founders through conscious leadership evolution. You’ll discover why stagnation, confusion, or pressure often signal growth — not breakdown — and how leadership evolution is inseparable from human evolution. Dagmara walks you through the three inevitable stages of conscious leadership evolution: From conditioned autopilot to authentic self From expert and driver to catalyst of growth From leader of people to orchestrator of systems and energy This episode is a mirror, a transmission, and a call to rise — into deeper identity alignment, embodied presence, and legacy-level leadership. If you feel something shifting within you… If what once worked no longer does… If you sense there is more — with greater ease, clarity, and impact… This conversation will meet you exactly where you are. Because you never rise to your vision. You rise to who you are being. And when you rise — everything else follows. About Dagmara Asbreuk: A certified Executive Transformational Partner and keynote speaker, and Founder of Extraordinary Leadership. She brings 15+ years of global experience in Fortune 500 organizations, and 10 years in human and leadership transformation firsthand. Recognized as one of Dubai’s Top 15 Coach and is known for activating higher potential in senior executives and leadership teams, with a unique blend of transformational leadership, ICF PCC, neuroscience and quantum consciousness to help leaders unlock exponential organizational and business growth and be the leaders shaping the future, setting new standards, leading with more ease and from authentic place. 👇 CONNECT WITH DAGMARA : 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dagmaraasbreuk/ 🔗www.theextraordinaryleadership.com 💬 Enjoyed the episode? Like, comment & subscribe to stay updated on future conversations around the new paradigm of leadership and business success. ________________________________________ #executivecoaching , #leadership #personalgrowth #transformationalleadership #selfdiscovery #reinvention #careertransition transition

    31 min
  6. Episode 59- The Future-Proof CEO: Lead From Whole-Human Intelligence,  not just logical mind

    12/11/2025

    Episode 59- The Future-Proof CEO: Lead From Whole-Human Intelligence, not just logical mind

    What if the very place you’ve been leading from — your logical, analytical, problem-solving mind — is the very thing limiting your growth? What if the next level of strategy, clarity, boldness, and impact doesn’t come from more thinking… but from accessing the wider human intelligence system you were born with? In this paradigm-shifting episode, Dagmara Asbreuk unpacks why leading solely from the mind keeps CEOs, executives, and visionary founders trapped in linear growth, repeated patterns, overthinking, and paralysis — and how to break through into a new operating model for leadership. Dagmara reveals: The hidden limitations of the intellectual mind and why it can only create the future from the past. How your heart and gut function as powerful intelligence centers that expand perception, sharpen decision-making, and strengthen leadership presence. Why mind coherence, physiological safety, and regulated states are the gateway to clarity, creativity, intuition, and influence. How to access the visionary, quantum, nonlinear mind required for exponential growth, bold moves, and future-shaping leadership. Practical ways to shift from mind-led to whole-human-intelligence-led leadership — starting today. You’ll also hear Dagmara’s personal shift from a highly analytical leader to an identity-expanded, whole-system leader — and the profound impact it created in her business, her clients, and her own clarity and ease. This episode is an invitation into a new standard of leadership — one where you lead from intelligence beyond logic, tap into possibilities that already exist in the quantum, and shape the future from the future, not the past. If you’re ready to unlock exponential growth, deepen emotional mastery, elevate your impact, and step into your Legacy Leader™ identity with more ease, coherence, and power — this episode is your entry point.   Book Your Legacy Calibration Call HERE & explore working with Dagmara:   https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/legacy-leader About Dagmara Asbreuk A certified Executive Transformational Partner and keynote speaker, and Founder of Extraordinary Leadership. She brings 15+ years of global experience in Fortune 500 organizations, and 10 years in human and leadership transformation firsthand. Recognized as one of Dubai’s Top 15 Coach and is known for activating higher potential in senior executives and leadership teams, with a unique blend of transformational leadership, ICF PCC, neuroscience and quantum consciousness to help leaders unlock exponential organizational and business growth and be the leaders shaping the future, setting new standards, leading with more ease and from authentic place. 👇 CONNECT WITH DAGMARA : 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dagmaraasbreuk/ 🔗www.theextraordinaryleadership.com

    29 min
  7. The key (unconscious) mistake in navigating Reinvention & Executive Transition

    11/27/2025

    The key (unconscious) mistake in navigating Reinvention & Executive Transition

    Many leaders today find themselves in a phase of reinvention or career transition—and this will only become more common in the years ahead. If you’re an executive who is sensing a shift, desiring a new chapter, or navigating unexpected change, this episode was created for you. In this powerful conversation, Dagmara Asbreuk—Executive & Transformational Coach, Speaker, and Founder of the Extraordinary Leadership Movement—shares a transformational lens that helps leaders navigate transitions with more ease, trust, confidence, clarity, and momentum. Whether you are: ✨ Feeling called toward a bigger impact, a more influential role, or a more meaningful chapter… ✨ Intentionally choosing to leave a misaligned environment and design your next role with purpose… ✨ Or unexpectedly finding yourself without a role and unsure of what’s next… —this episode will guide you to see this moment not as a disruption, but as an inevitable turning point that holds the opportunity to rise into your next level. Dagmara introduces her signature Attune–Activate–Align™ process, a powerful three-phase inner transformation that helps leaders reconnect with themselves, elevate their identity, upgrade their internal architecture, and create the momentum needed to shape their next chapter intentionally. You’ll learn: 🔹 Why every reinvention moment is meant for you—and how it can become your greatest breakthrough 🔹 The crucial inner work that must happen before updating your CV or talking to recruiters 🔹 Why your inner architecture (identity, beliefs, consciousness, and state) determines 95% of your outcomes 🔹 How to avoid repeating old patterns and enter your next chapter from a higher frequency 🔹 The quantum perspective that accelerates clarity, confidence, and aligned decision-making 🔹 How to elevate your energy, identity, and strategy so you attract the opportunities you truly desire 🔹 Why your external reality always mirrors your internal world—and how to shift it This episode is an invitation to rise into the next-level version of yourself—the leader you are meant to be in this new chapter. If you are in reinvention or transition and desire clarity, alignment, and momentum—whether to land your next executive role faster or build your business successfully—Dagmara shares how this transformational process can support you. Because legacy leadership begins within. And your next chapter is calling. About the host: Dagmara Asbreuk is a Leadership Transformation Catalyst, Trusted partner to visionary CEOs, Executives, Founders ready to unlock the next level of impact, success and purpose I Founder of Extraordinary Leadership Movement™ I Executive, Quantum Leadership Coach I Keynote Speaker I Podcast Host With over 15 years in corporate leadership roles across global Fortune 500 companies, she deeply understands the pressure, complexity, and emotional toll leaders face behind high achievement. After years of driving change, leading teams, and juggling performance with personal demands, Dagmara realized that true leadership success requires inner alignment. Her own transformational journey—marked by deep self-discovery and inner work—led her to shift from corporate executive to purpose-driven entrepreneur. Today, she empowers executives, CEO's and founders, to lead with bold authenticity, energy, and presence. Through her Embodied Extraordinary Leadership™ method—integrating identity work, neuroscience solutions, and energy mastery—Dagmara empower leaders to transform from within, and lead impactfully their teams, changes and business from an aligned and empowered place. With Extraordinary Leadership, she’s paving the way for a new era of leadership: bold, authentic, visionary—rooted in inner alignment, energy, and deep connection. In recent years, she’s had the privilege of working with leaders and teams across industries, cultures, and company sizes, including Maersk, Chanel, IKEA, Microsoft, and Denso. 👇 CONNECT WITH DAGMARA ASBREUK: 🌍 https://www.extraordinaryleadership.co 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dagmaraasbreuk/ 💬 Enjoyed the episode? Like, comment & subscribe to stay updated on future conversations around bold, conscious, and extraordinary leadership. ________________________________________ #careertransition , #leadership #intentionality #personalgrowth #transformationalleadership #executivecoaching #selfdiscovery #reinvention #momentum

    18 min
  8. Episode 57- The 5 EQ Drivers to Master in Leadership and with Teams with Chris Salem

    11/13/2025

    Episode 57- The 5 EQ Drivers to Master in Leadership and with Teams with Chris Salem

    In this episode of the Extraordinary Leadership Podcast, host Dagmara Asbreuk sits down with Christopher Salem—workplace strategist, bestselling author, keynote speaker, and host of Sustainable Success—to unpack the real engine behind high-performing teams: emotional intelligence (EQ). Chris shares the personal turning point that shaped his mission. Until 31, he lived from anger, anxiety, and addiction—patterns rooted in childhood and a deep need for validation. His father’s passing sparked a profound realization: we repeat emotional patterns until we take responsibility to change them. From there, Chris committed to what Dagmara calls inner mastery—recovery, Eastern meditation, and disciplined self-work—discovering the name for what transformed his life and leadership: EQ. Today, Chris helps organizations align EQ with business growth—because EQ isn’t “soft”; it’s strategic infrastructure bridging human connection and measurable performance. Together, we break down his framework, “The Five Things You Can Control,” a repeatable model any leader can use to build psychological safety, ownership, and sustainable high performance:   In this episode we unpack each of the 5: 1. Communication (Assumptions → Assertiveness): stop guessing, start clarifying. 2. Behavior: align actions with words to build trust. 3. Attitude: shift from “it’s happening to me” to “it’s happening for me.” 4. Emotions: pause and respond, don’t react. 5. Action: prioritize what moves the needle; delegate the rest.   Listen if you’re a CEO, executive, founder, or senior leader ready to elevate your presence, communication, and impact.   Take a moment after the episode to reflect: Which of the five drivers you need to elevate? What one shift will you implement this week? Extraordinary Leadership starts the moment you are aware what to shift & intercept the autopilot. --------------------------------------- About Christopher Salem: Chris Salem is a leading expert in Emotional Intelligence for leadership, communication, sales acceleration, and talent development. He helps organizations build psychologically safe, high-performing cultures that drive engagement and results. A certified workplace strategist, bestselling author, and keynote speaker, Chris also hosts Sustainable Success and Business Influencers, empowering leaders to align EQ with business growth.   Connect with Chris: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophersalem/    About Dagmara Asbreuk: Dagmara Asbreuk is the Founder & CEO of Extraordinary Leadership™, and a transformational partner to CEOs, executives, and founders pioneering a new paradigm of leadership—aligned from within. After more than 15 years in senior leadership roles across global Fortune 500 companies, Dagmara experienced her own profound transformation and now dedicates her work to helping leaders unlock limitless potential, embody magnetic presence, and lead organizations toward exponential growth—with less effort, more ease, and deeper fulfillment. Connect with Dagmara: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dagmara-asbreuk/

    49 min

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The Extraordinary Leadership Podcast is a leading global voice for senior and executive leaders, who want to be successful and grow themselves and their organizations to the next level. The podcast brings insightful content from leaders who are change makers in the field of leadership, those who transformed organizations and teams to the next level of success, and who live an uncompromised life they desire. This podcast uncovers the key components of extraordinary leadership, provides paths and ideas on how to become a great leader in our era and highlight the journey about. Moreover, it provides a new perspective on overcoming challenges leaders face – including those they struggle with inside themselves.