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!
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Website: https://leading4life.co.uk/
Episodes
91 episodes
E90 - Personal Stories: Reflections
This episode is best viewed on video (link below). It was filmed in an outside environment using an Apple iPhone 16 Pro and Apple AirPods Pro. As a result the audio quality is a rather variable as the camera shots change. Apol...
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Episode 16
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11:25
E89 - Guests: Onyinye Udokporo, Founder of Enrich Learning and Author of "Dyslexia & Me"
My guest this week is Onyinye Udokporo, a 26 year old entrepreneur who has already achieved more than many do across their lifetime. A genuine force of nature, Onyinye started her first business, Enrich Learning, when she was just 12 year...
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Episode 15
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1:23:28
E88 - Personal Stories: Afghanistan - Part 4 - Visits, Visits & More Visits!
One of the dominant features of my time in Afghanistan was the volume of senior visits to Kandahar Airfield. This was mostly positive aspect in that in provided a great opportunity for senior visitors to see at first hand the outst...
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Episode 14
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24:56
E87 - Guests: Russell Wardrop, CEO & Co-Founder of KWC Global
My guest this week is the incredibly charismatic and engaging Russell Wardrop. Russell is the Co-Founder and CEO of the training and development company KWC Global, formally known as Kissing with Confidence, which celebrates its 25th anni...
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Episode 13
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2:06:24
E86 - Themes: Flexibility!
Some events in my life this week caused me to have to be pretty flexible as I prepared to get this week's episode released, and so I thought that a thematic episode, focused on "flexibility" would be a logical output from those events.Fl...
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Episode 12
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19:59
E85 - Personal Stories: Afghanistan - Part 3 - Out on Patrol!
One of the most interesting aspects of my tour in Afghanistan was the opportunity to get outside the base perimeter and patrol with the Royal Air Force Regiment. This wasn't just gratuitous on my part. I believe passionately ...
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Episode 11
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38:13
E84 - Guests: Howard Burton, former RAF pilot and British Airways Senior Training Captain
My guest this week is my friend and former RAF colleague, Howard Burton. Howard and I served together on the Jaguar Force way back in the 1980s and then our paths diverged significantly. After a very successful career as an o...
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Episode 10
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2:00:20
E83 - Personal Stories: Afghanistan - Part 2 - Herding the Cats!
I continue the account of my time as Commander Kandahar Airfield in this week's episode, and I focus on the challenge that I faced with cohering a wide range of national contingents of vastly different sizes and with often very different agenda...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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31:47
E82 - Themes: Is Your Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
As you will hear when you listen to this episode, a couple of recent events have led me to dive into the topic of optimism versus pessimism this week. My intent is to get you to do a bit of self-reflection and consider whether you are a g...
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Episode 8
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26:44
E81 - Personal Stories: Afghanistan - Part 1 - Setting the Scene
Having thought I was leaving the operational world behind me when I handed over my command of RAF Coningsby, only a little more than a year later, in January 2008 I found myself getting on an aircraft to head to Afghanistan as the incoming Comm...
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Episode 7
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31:23
E80 - Guests: Rory Underwood, England Rugby's record try scorer, former RAF pilot, founder and CEO of Wingman
Another week and another great guest on the show. Rory Underwood is probably best known for his amazing skill on the rugby pitch. He represented England for 12 years, and still holds the try scoring record for an England player with...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:59:52
E79 - Guests: Robert (Cujo) Teschner, former USAF F15 / F22 pilot, Founder & CEO of the VMax Group
Recording my guest for this week was one of the most fun conversations I have had in a long time. Robert (Cujo) Teschner is a former US Air Force F15 and F22 fighter pilot, who now runs the VMax Group of leadership trainers in the US. &nb...
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Episode 5
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1:21:46
E78 - Personal Stories: Back to the Classroom!
It's always very hard giving up a great job and moving on from RAF Coningsby was no exception. The blow was softened a bit by the fact that I went from there to the Higher Command & Staff Course and subsequently to the Royal College o...
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Episode 4
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30:48
E77 - Personal Stories: Commanding Officer, Royal Air Force Coningsby - Part 8 - The Final Chapter
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Episode 3
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28:24
E76 - Guests: John Peters, former RAF pilot, Gulf War Prisoner of War, Founder and Owner of Monkey Business
WARNING: This episode contains graphic descriptions of torture and interrogation as well as frequent bad language.My guest this week is John Peters. John flew Tornado GR1 aircraft as an RAF pilot and was shot down and captu...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:32:33
E75 - Guests: Douglas Rattray, Managing Director, Fugitives' Drift Lodge & Guest House, South Africa
We kick off Season 3 of the show with a fascinating guest who has an amazing family story and who lives in a fabulous part of the world. Oh, and he has a lot of great perspectives on leadership too!!Doug Rattray is the Managing Director...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:12:28
E74 - Themes: Review of 2024
I'm sure you have much better things to do over the holiday period than listen to lengthy podcasts from me! Consequently, this is a short but hopefully sweet review of Leading 4 Life "Stories" across 2024. I provide some per...
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Season 2
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Episode 52
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15:11
E73 - Personal Stories: Commanding Officer, Royal Air Force Coningsby - Part 7 - The Typhoon Display
For this, my final personal stories episode of 2024, I thought I would continue the series of tales from my time as Station Commander of RAF Coningsby and cover the development of and the challenges we faced with the Typhoon Display.Wit...
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Season 2
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Episode 51
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35:52
E72 - Guests: Flight Lieutenant Colin Bell DFC, WW2 Mosquito Pilot
Over the time I've been hosting this podcast, I've been very privileged to have a wide range of wonderful guests; however, this week's guest is an extremely special one even by those high standards.Flight Lieutenant Colin Bell DFC, is a...
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Episode 50
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1:33:23
E71 - Personal Stories: Commanding Officer, Royal Air Force Coningsby - Part 6 - HM The Queen's Birthday Flypast
One of the most memorable events of my entire RAF career was having the privilege of leading the flypast to mark Her Majesty The Late Queen Elizabeth II's 80th Birthday in 2006.We flew a 49 aircraft flypast, the largest for many years, ...
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Episode 49
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33:24
E70 - Themes: The Power of Debriefing
It's been some while since I did a thematic episode so I thought this would be a good topic to introduce, and to hopefully stimulate some thought and maybe even some discussion. Debriefing is the topic and the reason I titled this...
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Season 2
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Episode 48
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23:36
E69 - Guests: Professor Richard Sullivan, Professor of Cancer and Global Health at King's College London & Guy's Comprehensive Cancer Centre
My guest this week is Professor Richard Sullivan, the Professor of Cancer and Global Health at King's College London (KCL) & Guy's Comprehensive Cancer Centre. Richard has been a doctor since the early 1990s during which time he has i...
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Episode 47
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1:43:35
E68 - Personal Stories: Commanding Officer, Royal Air Force Coningsby - Part 5 - Flying the Typhoon!
In this instalment of my personal stories, I continue to recount my time in command of Royal Air Force Coningsby and, this time, I focus on flying the Typhoon. This was an incredibly special time in my career as being charged with...
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Episode 46
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34:16
E67 - Guests: Vice Admiral Paul Bennett CB OBE RN (Rtd), National President of the Royal British Legion
Given that this episode will be first published on Remembrance Sunday 2024, my guest this week could not be more appropriate. Vice Admiral Paul Bennett had a stellar Royal Navy career, with multiple warship commands, culminating in a 3* ...
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Episode 45
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1:18:09
E66 - Guests: John Cordle, former US Naval Officer, Human Factors Engineer & Sleep Advocate
My guest this week is John Cordle, a former US Naval Captain who still works closely with the US Navy as a Human Factors Engineer and is based in the eastern United States.I met John through episode 43 of the podcast when I interviewed ...
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Episode 44
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1:23:32