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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.

  1. 5d ago

    Episode 75: The Leaders Who Leave a Legacy Never Stop Growing & Becoming Their Next-Level Self

    What if one of the greatest risks for an experienced leader is relying too much on what they already know? In a world being reshaped by AI, uncertainty and constant change, yesterday’s experience alone cannot prepare us for tomorrow’s challenges. Extraordinary leaders never stop growing & becoming. In this episode of the Extraordinary Leadership Podcast, Dagmara sits down with Ahmed Al Mahmood, a strategic advisor and certified excellence assessor with nearly two decades of experience across strategy, performance transformation and government excellence in the UAE. Ahmed shares the philosophy that has shaped his own leadership journey — from pursuing new skills long before his title required them, to seeking mentors, embracing change, confronting setbacks and continuously questioning what he still needs to learn. Together, Dagmara and Ahmed explore: • Why leading yourself always precedes leading others• Why what made you successful in the past can limit your next level• How curiosity helps close the gap between what you know and what you don’t yet know• Why good planning multiplies your choices, not your certainty• What separates leaders with followers from leaders with a title• Why setbacks can reveal what you need to develop next• Why no one succeeds alone — and why senior leaders need advisors• How AI is reshaping the skills leaders need next• Why humility and continuous improvement are essential to extraordinary leadership• The legacy question: what does it mean for your leadership to live on through the generations you influence? One of Ahmed’s most powerful reminders is: “Every day is a new chessboard.” The pieces have moved. The environment has changed. And the thinking that created yesterday’s success may not create tomorrow’s. Perhaps one of the greatest advantages a leader can cultivate today is not knowing more than everyone else. It is the ability to keep growing & becoming. 🎙️ Listen to the full conversation and ask yourself: Where is your next level asking you to grow? About Ahmed Al Mahmood Ahmed Al Mahmood – Strategic Advisor & Excellence Assessor Ahmed Al Mahmood is a strategic advisor and institutional excellence expert at the Sharjah Finance Department, Government of Sharjah, with nearly two decades of experience across strategy, performance transformation, governance, and quality excellence in the UAE. He has led strategic initiatives for organisations including the Sharjah Department of Economic Development, Sharjah Advisory Council, and Rubu' Qarn Foundation, and serves on committees focused on future-oriented government practices. He is also a certified assessor for several UAE excellence awards, including the Dubai Quality Award and Sharjah Excellence Award. 🔗 Ready to elevate your leadership from the inside out? Join the 8-week Transformational Program — next cohort starts 25th June. https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/THE-ELEVATED-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 leadership transformation. 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/ 👉 Book a non binding, leadership clarity call: https://calendly.com/dagmaraasbreuk/30-min-consultation 👉 Book Dagmara for your Leadership event, conference, summit Keynote Speaking: https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/speaking 👉 Book Dagmara for your leadership Team Offsite: Leadership Team: https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/ORGANIZATION 🔗 Ready to elevate your leadership from the inside out? Join the 8-week Transformational Program — next cohort starts 25th June. https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/THE-ELEVATED-LEADER ✨ If this episode resonates, please subscribe to the Extraordinary Leadership Podcast — it helps us reach more leaders who are ready to lead differently. 🔁 Share this episode with at least one leader who would benefit from these insights. 💬 And let me know in the comments: What is your biggest takeaway from today's episode? Chapters 00:00 – What Makes Extraordinary Leadership? 03:00 – How Ahmed Began His Leadership Journey 05:58 – The Skills Every Leader Must Master 08:22 – Vision, Curiosity & the Power of Mentorship 12:40 – From Leadership to Strategic Thinking 18:31 – Turning Setbacks Into Leadership Lessons 27:11 – Why Leaders Must Adapt Every Day 33:55 – The Power of Servant Leadership 39:01 – Strategic Planning for Uncertainty 45:38 – The Foundations of Excellence 50:00 – AI, Advisors & the Future of Leadership 58:24 – Leadership, Legacy & Continuous Learning #LeadershipIdentity #LeadershipDevelopment #ExecutiveLeadership #TransformationalLeadership #ConsciousLeadership #LeadershipCoaching #SelfLeadership #DagmaraAsbreuk

    Episode 75: The Leaders Who Leave a Legacy Never Stop Growing & Becoming Their Next-Level Self

  2. Aug 20

    Episode 74: YOUR IDENTITY SHAPES YOUR LEADERSHIP IMPACT & BUSINESS RRESULTS

    What if the next level of your leadership, business and life doesn't require you to do more — but to become more of who you truly are? In this solo episode, Dagmara Asbreuk explores one of the foundational principles of Extraordinary Leadership™: your identity creates your reality. Many ambitious CEOs and executives know they are capable of more. They have a bigger vision for their leadership, their impact, their business and their life. Yet despite more strategy, more knowledge and more effort, a gap can remain between what they know is possible and what they are actually experiencing. Why?Because we often try to create our future while continuing to lead from an identity shaped by our past. Dagmara explores how unconscious beliefs, narratives and protective patterns influence the way we lead, make decisions, build relationships, pursue success and respond to uncertainty — often without us realizing it. Drawing on her own journey from corporate leadership into entrepreneurship and transformational leadership work, she shares why some of her greatest shifts didn't come from another strategy, but from changing the identity from which she was operating. In this episode, you'll discover: • Why your current identity may be creating the gap between where you are and where you want to be• The difference between your conditioned self and the fullest, truest version of you• Why more achievement doesn't necessarily create greater confidence, trust or fulfilment• How identity shapes leadership, relationships, business results and your ability to navigate uncertainty• The three shifts that begin identity expansion: awareness, belief and commitment• Why becoming the leader capable of creating your vision starts from within Your identity isn't fixed.And the real question isn't whether the next version of you is possible.It's when you're ready to choose it. Because the next level of your leadership ultimately requires the next level of you. 🔗 Ready to elevate your leadership from the inside out? Join the 8-week Transformational Program https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/elevated-leader-cohort-3 About Dagmara Asbreuk:Dagmara Asbreuk is the Founder of Extraordinary Leadership™ and a Transformational Executive Leadership Partner. With 15+ years of Fortune 500 leadership experience and 10 years guiding CEOs and senior executives through transformation, she helps ambitious leaders evolve from within to elevate their leadership, influence, organisational impact and business results — without burning out. Her work integrates leadership and identity transformation with neuroscience, Positive Intelligence®, state mastery and deeper inner work. She has worked with leaders from global organisations including Maersk, IKEA, Chanel, Roche and Denso, as well as founders and business owners. . 👇 CONNECT WITH DAGMARA: 💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dagmara-asbreuk/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dagmaraasb/ 🌐 Website: https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/ 👉 Book a non binding, leadership clarity call: https://calendly.com/dagmaraasbreuk/30-min-consultation 👉 Book Dagmara for your Leadership event, conference, summit Keynote Speaking: https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/speaking 👉 Book Dagmara for your leadership Team Offsite: Leadership Team: https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/ORGANIZATION 🔗 Ready to elevate your leadership from the inside out? Join the 8-week Transformational Program — next cohort starts 25th June. https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/THE-ELEVATED-LEADER ✨ If this episode resonates, please subscribe to the Extraordinary Leadership Podcast — it helps us reach more leaders who are ready to lead differently. 🔁 Share this episode with at least one leader who would benefit from these insights. 💬 And let me know in the comments: What is your biggest takeaway from today's episode? Chapters 00:00 - Introduction: Your Identity Creates Your Reality 01:12 - The Inner Drive Behind Extraordinary Leadership 02:35 - Your Next-Level Self Already Exists Within You 04:54 - Embodying the Future You Want to Create 06:12 - Belief, Setbacks & Becoming Your Highest Potential 07:16 - What Shapes Your Leadership Identity 08:31 - The Identity Gap Between Vision and Reality 09:28 - Your Current Self vs. Your Highest Potential 09:58 - My Corporate Leadership Journey: From Overdelivering to Transformation 11:30 - The Coaching Shift That Changed How I Led 13:17 - Identity Patterns in Entrepreneurship 14:33 - How Identity Transformation Changes Your Reality 15:15 - The Key to Leadership Growth Without Burnout 15:52 - The Three Reasons You're Not Yet Leading at Your Full Potential 18:13 - Is Your Identity Holding You Back? 18:40 - The Three Shifts: Acknowledge, Believe, Commit 19:22 - Shift 1: Acknowledge Your Reality 19:59 - Shift 2: Believe in the Version of You You Can Become 20:39 - Shift 3: Commit to Your Transformation 21:46 - How Identity Transformation Unlocks New Possibilities 22:18 - Extraordinary Leadership: From Identity to Impact 23:34 - Your Identity Is Not Fixed 24:09 - Closing: True Leadership Is About Becoming More 24:46 - Final Thoughts & Invitation #LeadershipIdentity #LeadershipDevelopment #ExecutiveLeadership #TransformationalLeadership #ConsciousLeadership #LeadershipCoaching #SelfLeadership #DagmaraAsbreuk

    Episode 74: YOUR IDENTITY SHAPES YOUR LEADERSHIP IMPACT & BUSINESS RRESULTS

  3. Jul 30

    Episode 73: AI Will Be 1,000,000x Smarter by 2032. Is Your Leadership Ready?

    In 350 years of technological disruption, steam, electricity, the internet, mobile, the number of times a government or industry has successfully stopped a technology from disrupting society is zero. So the question isn't "should AI happen." It's: are you the leader who adapts, or the one who gets left explaining why you didn't? I sat down with Brett King, ranked the #7 futurist in the world, advisor to the Obama administration and EU ministers, and dubbed the "King of Disruption" by the banking press, for a conversation that goes far beyond AI trends into what it actually takes to lead in an exponential era.   What we cover: • Why "should AI exist" is the wrong question, and what leaders should be asking instead • The real numbers behind AI's growth curve, and why 2032 will look nothing like 2026 • What entry-level job losses this year are already signaling about the next 5 years • How SCB Thailand's CEO handled the "will AI take my job" conversation with his team, a script for every leader • Why consciousness, not IQ, is the real leadership differentiator, and the subconscious pattern behind 95% of the behavior AI can't replace   "The economics won't matter, what you'll be asked isn't 'what do you do,' it's what you find meaningful."   About Guest Brett King is a globally recognized futurist, bestselling author, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker focused on artificial intelligence, fintech, banking, and the future of business. Ranked among the world's leading futurists and fintech influencers, he has delivered more than 1,000 presentations across 80 countries and advised governments, regulators, central banks, and major global brands. Brett is the founder of Moven, a pioneering mobile banking platform, and co-founder of LumaBrush AI, an AI healthcare venture. He hosts the globally ranked podcasts Breaking Banks and The Futurists, reaching millions of listeners in more than 180 countries. His books include Bank 4.0, Augmented, The Rise of Technosocialism, and Branch Tomorrow. His work has been cited by President Xi Jinping, and he has advised the Obama Administration on fintech policy. Known for making complex ideas accessible, Brett helps leaders understand how emerging technologies will reshape industries, organizations, and society over the coming decade and beyond.   🔗 Ready to elevate your leadership from the inside out? Join the 8-week Transformational Program — next cohort starts 25th June. https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/THE-ELEVATED-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 leadership transformation. 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/ 👉 Book a non binding, leadership clarity call: https://calendly.com/dagmaraasbreuk/30-min-consultation 👉 Book Dagmara for your Leadership event, conference, summit Keynote Speaking: https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/speaking 👉 Book Dagmara for your leadership Team Offsite: Leadership Team: https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/ORGANIZATION   ✨ If this episode resonates, please subscribe to the Extraordinary Leadership Podcast - it helps us reach more leaders who are ready to lead differently. 🔁 Share this episode with at least one leader who would benefit from these insights. 💬 And let me know in the comments: What is your biggest takeaway from today's episode? If this conversation shifted how you think about leading your team through what's coming, share it with a leader in your circle who's still asking "should we" instead of "how do we.   00:00 - Introduction: The host introduces guest Brett King 05:00 - Historical Patterns: King discusses historical tech disruptions over the past 350 years, emphasizing that resistance from governments or industries has never successfully halted technological advancement. 09:44 - Energy Demands of AI 11:15 - AI Scaling Laws 14:43 - The Future Purpose Economy 22:08 - Timelines for Global Milestones 26:36 - Consciousness and Self-Governance 36:41 - Workforce Displacement & Leadership 42:52 - Closing Remarks

    Episode 73: AI Will Be 1,000,000x Smarter by 2032. Is Your Leadership Ready?

  4. Jul 9

    Episode 72: The Threshold Moment Every CEO and executive Faces - And How to Embrace it

    Every ambitious leader reaches a moment where growth feels blocked and almost no one realizes what's actually happening. In this episode, Dagmara reveals the hidden pattern that shows up at every threshold of expansion and why the most talented, experienced leaders are often the ones most likely to miss it. Whether you're leading organizational transformation, scaling your business, or navigating a career reinvention, this episode will change how you interpret the moments of struggle and restlessness that precede your next level. You'll discover: • The two very different ways expansion announces itself, through pain and through pull and why both are invitations, not problems to fix • Why the first instinct (change the strategy, push harder, wait for the right time) is almost always the wrong move • The "wobble moment" that causes even decisive leaders to sabotage their growth right at the threshold and how to recognize it in real time • A powerful perspective shift to move through discomfort and access the decision-making of your next-level self • Why the invitation to grow never disappears, it just gets louder If you've ever felt stuck despite doing everything right, or felt a quiet pull toward something more that you've been talking yourself out of, this episode is for you.   🔗 Ready to cross the bridge to your next level? Let’s explore the most aligned way: https://calendly.com/dagmaraasbreuk/30-min-consultation?month=2026-06   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 leadership transformation. 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/   👉 Book a non binding, leadership clarity call: https://calendly.com/dagmaraasbreuk/30-min-consultation 👉 Book Dagmara for your Leadership event, conference, summit Keynote Speaking: https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/speaking 👉 Book Dagmara for your leadership Team Offsite: Leadership Team: https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/ORGANIZATION   🔗 Ready to elevate your leadership from the inside out? Join the 8-week Transformational Program — next cohort starts 25th June. https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/THE-ELEVATED-LEADER   ✨ If this episode resonates, please subscribe to the Extraordinary Leadership Podcast — it helps us reach more leaders who are ready to lead differently. 🔁 Share this episode with at least one leader who would benefit from these insights. 💬 And let me know in the comments: What is your biggest takeaway from today's episode?   00:00 - 01:38: Introduction to a pattern that blocks expansion for leaders and organizations. 01:39 - 02:37: Navigating the threshold of expansion, whether leading organizational change, a business, or a career transition. 02:38 - 04:10: Two ways leaders are invited to growth: through "pain" (struggle, resistance, or slipped performance) or a "pull" (curiosity or a sense of emptiness despite success). 05:07 - 06:10: The importance of internal recalibration and how an "inner baseline" can create a ceiling for business performance. 06:11 - 07:31: The recurring nature of growth invitations; if ignored, they often return with greater intensity. 08:04 - 10:48: Making the decision to expand and how being ready often causes the right mentors or teachers to appear. 10:49 - 13:34: Recognizing the "wobble" or hesitation that occurs at the final moment of commitment due to the mind's desire to protect the familiar. 13:35 - 15:47: Shifting from the current self's perspective to the "next level" self's perspective to overcome internal resistance. 15:48 - 17:54: Practical steps to access a desired state of being, including grounding oneself and making decisions from a place of realized vision. 17:55 - 19:17: Closing thoughts on embracing expansion from a conscious, intentional place.

  5. Jun 18

    Episode 71: Master building meaningful relationships in business

    What if the relationships you're not nurturing are the exact doors that strategy alone can never open? In this episode, Dagmara sits down with Gautam Ganglani, author of Breaking Bread, CEO of Right Selection for Thought Leadership, and a master of building meaningful relationships to explore the one skill most leaders underestimate as they climb higher: the ability to connect with real intention. In this episode you'll discover: • Why meaningful relationships are the engine behind leadership impact, influence, and success • What "breaking bread" actually means and how it goes far beyond dinner • The three pieces of advice Gautam received at age 13 that shaped everything he built • Simple, intentional actions that take minutes but create lasting emotional connection • How to nurture relationships in a virtual world without losing the human element • Why loneliness increases as leaders rise and what to do about it • The role of self-mastery and inner work in becoming a leader people truly connect with • How Gautam turned a 5-minute corridor conversation into a CEO's personal email and phone number   Through real stories: • A 6-week LinkedIn nurturing strategy that led to a 2-year coaching contract • A CEO who felt he already knew Gautam before they ever met in person • A spontaneous hallway encounter that became a masterclass in breaking bread in real time This is the conversation that reminds every senior leader: the doors strategy cannot open, relationships can.   About the Guest: Gautam Ganglani is a Strategic Connector, Author, Speaker, and Community Builder with over 30 years of experience helping leaders and organizations build meaningful relationships that drive growth and success. He is the Founder & CEO of Right Selection, author of Breaking Bread, and dedicated to creating high-trust connections through meaningful conversations.   🔗 Ready to elevate your leadership from the inside out? Join the 8-week Transformational Program — next cohort starts 25th June. https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/THE-ELEVATED-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 leadership transformation. 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/   👉 Book a non binding, leadership clarity call: https://calendly.com/dagmaraasbreuk/30-min-consultation 👉 Book Dagmara for your Leadership event, conference, summit Keynote Speaking: https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/speaking 👉 Book Dagmara for your leadership Team Offsite: Leadership Team: https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/ORGANIZATION   ✨ If this episode resonates, please subscribe to the Extraordinary Leadership Podcast, it helps us reach more leaders who are ready to lead differently. 🔁 Share this episode with at least one leader who would benefit from these insights. 💬 And let me know in the comments: What is your biggest takeaway from today's episode?   00:00 Introduction : The one skill most leaders underestimate 01:54 Gautam Ganglani introduces himself 02:20 Gautam's story: being bullied at 13 and the three pieces of wisdom that changed everything 08:08 What makes a relationship meaningful and how most people get it wrong 09:05 Breaking bread vs. routine connection: birthday messages, emails, networking 12:44 Why most networking events produce nothing and what to do instead 13:02 Intentionality, emotional intelligence, and presence as relationship tools 14:32 Real story: how 6 weeks of LinkedIn comments led to a 2-year coaching contract 20:18 Breaking bread in a virtual world and why cameras are non-negotiable 22:01 Loneliness at the top and the human need to belong 22:56 The biggest challenge leaders face in building real connection today 25:35 The balance between AI, speed, and human connection 26:07 How inner work and self-mastery directly impact your ability to connect 27:26 Why every leader needs a coach and why Gautam has several 30:08 Subconscious communication and what really creates connection 31:26 Gautam's final advice: intentionality, abundance mindset, and the emotional bank account 33:30 The 5-minute corridor story, earning a CEO's personal contact in real time 35:46 Closing reflections and Dagmara's challenge to listeners

    Episode 71: Master building meaningful relationships in business

  6. May 28

    Episode 70: Elevate your Inner Baseline to unlock extraordinary leadership & business success

    There's an invisible operating system running underneath every decision you make, every team you lead, and every result your business creates.    Dagmara calls it your inner baseline — and most leaders never know it exists, even while it's quietly shaping the ceiling on their leadership impact and business performance.   In this episode, Dagmara breaks down the three elements that make up your inner baseline   — your identity (the subconscious self-image you operate from),   - your state (the emotional and energetic baseline you default to),  - and the subconscious patterns shaping your perception and decisions — and shows, through four real client stories, exactly how it plays out.  A C-level executive facing organizational resistance to transformational change — and the self-judgment wiring underneath it   A newly appointed CEO whose hyper-rational baseline left his people feeling unseen and disengaged  A VP whose team wouldn't take ownership — until he saw how his own control and pleasing patterns were taking up all the space  A founder hitting a revenue ceiling, driven by hidden perfectionism and unworthiness beliefs  You'll also hear the real costs of leading from an unelevated baseline — in performance, in your people, in your own energy, and in the version of yourself that never gets to emerge — and why affirmations, mindset work, and skill-based leadership development alone aren't enough to shift it.  If you've been working harder, trying new strategies, and still hitting the same wall, this episode will help you see why the answer was never about doing more — it's about elevating the baseline you're leading from. 🔗 Ready to elevate your inner baseline ?  Join the 8 week Transformational Program - next cohort starts 11th June.New strategy. Better processes. More effort. Leadership programs. And still something isn't moving the way it should.   https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/THE-ELEVATED-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 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, leadership clarity call: https://calendly.com/dagmaraasbreuk/30-min-consultation 👉Book Dagmara for your Leadership event, conference, summit Keynote Speaking: https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/speaking 👉Book Dagmara for your leadership Team Offsite: Leadership Team: https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/ORGANIZATION ✨ If this episode resonates, please subscribe to the Extraordinary Leadership Podcast—it helps us reach more leaders who are ready to lead differently. 🔁 Share this episode with at least one leader who would benefit from these insights. 💬 And let me know in the comments: What is your biggest takeaway from today’s episode?   00:00 - 01:25: Introduction to the "inner baseline" and its role as a leader's invisible operating system. 01:26 - 05:12: Defining the three elements of the inner baseline: identity, emotional state, and subconscious patterns. 05:13 - 15:55: Four case studies demonstrating how elevating this baseline resolves issues like organizational resistance and poor team performance. 15:56 - 20:22: The hidden costs of an unelevated baseline, including lost revenue, team disengagement, and personal exhaustion. 20:23 - 22:13: Why traditional mindset work is insufficient and the need for a structured process of understanding, elevating, and embodying a new baseline. 22:14 - 23:47: Overview of the "Elevate Leader" program and an invitation for a one-on-one consultation.

    Episode 70: Elevate your Inner Baseline to unlock extraordinary leadership & business success

  7. May 7

    Episode 69: The CEO's Secret Weapon: Breathwork for Calm, Clarity & Longevity

    In a world of constant noise, uncertainty, and stress, one of the most powerful tools for leaders is one you already carry with you, your breath. In this episode of the Extraordinary Leadership Podcast, host Dagmara Asbreuk sits down with breathwork expert and certified Wim Hof and IMD instructor Florine Baudois to explore why breathwork is no longer a wellness trend but a leadership essential. Florine Slingerland-Baudoin is a Dutch wellness entrepreneur based in Dubai. With a background in Health Care Management and a specialization in vitality and lifestyle, she began her career as a sustainable employability consultant before moving to Dubai and eventually leaving corporate life at 35 to pursue her passion full-time. She now runs her own wellness practice offering breathwork (including certified Wim Hof Method instruction), NLP and life coaching, corporate wellness workshops, and yoga. Her credentials include multiple accredited coaching certifications, 200-hour yoga teacher training, and all three levels of the Wim Hof Method Academy, culminating in certified instructor status. She's high energy, people focused, and deeply committed to helping others live healthier, happier lives. One breath at a time. In this episode, you'll discover: → Why most people are unknowingly living in a chronic stress state (and a simple 1-minute test to find out where you are) → The difference between breathing and breathwork and why both matter → How breathwork boosts your immune system, expands lung capacity, and is directly linked to longevity → The key breathwork techniques for regulation, activation, and even subconscious reprogramming → How to use breathwork in everyday moments in traffic, before a big meeting, or to help your kids focus → Why one experience isn't enough — and the real key to making calm your new baseline Whether you're navigating business uncertainty, leading a team through change, or simply looking to find more composure in your daily life, this conversation will give you the awareness and the tools to start right now, for free.   🎧 Connect with Florine: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/flowoflife_uae/ | IMD Breathwork UAE   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. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-zabaneh 👇 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, leadership clarity call: https://calendly.com/dagmaraasbreuk/30-min-consultation 👉Book Dagmara for your Leadership event, conference, summit Keynote Speaking: https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/speaking 👉Book Dagmara for your leadership Team Offsite: Leadership Team: https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/ORGANIZATION ✨   If this episode resonates, please subscribe to the Extraordinary Leadership Podcast—it helps us reach more leaders who are ready to lead differently. 🔁 Share this episode with at least one leader who would benefit from these insights. 💬 And let me know in the comments: What is your biggest takeaway from today’s episode?   00:00 - 02:09: Introduction to the importance of state mastery and the guest expert's background in conscious living. 02:10 - 05:55: The guest describes her career transition and her first transformative experience with an ice bath. 05:56 - 08:08: Discussion on the power of breathwork in managing modern stress and recognizing unconscious breathing habits. 08:09 - 11:23: Explanation of how different breathing rates (e.g., 15-20 vs. 7-9 breaths per minute) regulate the nervous system. 11:24 - 15:31: Overview of various techniques, such as Heart Coherence, used for goals ranging from energizing to calming. 15:32 - 19:44: Categorization of breathwork into regulation, activation, and subconscious release. 19:45 - 22:26: Practical tips for daily integration and critical safety warnings for specific populations, such as pregnant women. 22:27 - 27:30: Examination of the physiological effects of the Wim Hof method, including blood alkalinity and lung capacity. 27:31 - 32:00: Addressing challenges in maintaining consistency and using breathwork to establish a new, calm operational baseline. 32:01 - 38:10: Final thoughts on applying breathwork in corporate settings and an invitation to begin small, daily practices

    Episode 69: The CEO's Secret Weapon: Breathwork for Calm, Clarity & Longevity

  8. Apr 16

    Episode 68: From Armor to Authentic Power: The Power of Inner Work in Leadership

    The armor that protected you once is now the ceiling of your leadership and business. The most capable & ambitious leaders I work with share one pattern: somewhere between childhood and the C-suite, they built protection mechanisms so effective - they forgot they were wearing them. For most high-performing leaders, it sounded like: → "I need to be exceptional to be worthy." → "I need to control the environment to stay safe." → "I need to make everyone happy, or things fall apart." They worked. They got you here. But they're running your leadership on autopilot. And at the level you're operating at now - the stakes are too high for autopilot. And it creates additional pressure. What's on the other side is a different dimension of leadership. More clarity. More awareness. More aliveness. Less pressure. This is part of the work I do with leaders at this level. And it's not what spoken at the boardroom, or included in most leadership programs. In this episode, Dagmara Asbreuk — Transformational Executive Partner and Founder of Extraordinary Leadership ,  sits down with Nancy Zabaneh, senior Compassionate Inquiry® practitioner and transformational educator bringing 3 decades of experience, to explore what rarely makes it into boardroom conversations. Both bring depth and experience to the topic from their work. By the end of this episode you will: 1 What the coping mechanisms are that every leader has operating below the surface — and where they actually come from. 2 The specific armor patterns showing up in leadership, even at the highest level. 3 Understand what trauma actually is and why every high-achieving leader has a version of it quietly running their leadership on autopilot 4 What "leading from authentic power" actually looks like — beyond the buzzword. 5 Practical starting points for leaders who are ready to do the inner work — not just talk about it.   #Authentic #Leadership #TraumaInformedInnerWork #SomaticPractices #ExecutiveDevelopment #CompassionateInquiry #ConsciousLeadership #HighPerformance   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 for your Leadership event, conference, summit Keynote Speaking: https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/speaking 👉Book Dagmara for your leadership Team Offsite: Leadership Team: https://www.theextraordinaryleadership.com/ORGANIZATION   ✨ If this episode resonates, please subscribe to the Extraordinary Leadership Podcast—it helps us reach more leaders who are ready to lead differently.   🔁 Share this episode with at least one leader who would benefit from these insights.   💬 And let me know in the comments: What is your biggest takeaway from today’s episode?   00:00 Nancy's origin story from burnout and broken marriage to three decades of transformation work 10:30 What trauma actually is and why it has nothing to do with dramatic events 18:00 The armors leaders wear people-pleasing, perfectionism, control, and the proving loop 27:00 How family-of-origin patterns run your boardroom without your awareness 36:00 Why mindfulness isn't enough embodiment, somatic work, and what actually rewires the pattern

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