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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

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34:59

E112 - Personal Stories: Assistant Chief of Defence...

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2025/09/21

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/liwjPI9bdF8 One of my most enduring and vivid memories of my time in uniform was our participation in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The military were only ever expected to be in the background of this nationally important event, but the well publicised challenges faced by G4S over their ability to provide adequate ...

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E111 - Guests: Captain Jeff Nielsen, former USAF...

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2025/09/14

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/UMB3ac2V2iE Jeff Nielsen has a fascinating aviation career history. A former United States Air Force C141 transport pilot, then an instructor pilot on the T37 trainer, Jeff subsequently had a 35 year career in Delta Airlines, rising to become one of their most senior captains. Alongside his flying career, Jeff also started podcasti...

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E110 - Themes: Authenticity & Leadership Traits

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2025/09/07

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/dSrc0y8GXZQ I've been intending to talk about leadership traits and authentic leadership in particular for some while now, but my work at Deloitte University this week provided a perfect catalyst for this episode. Authenticity in the workplace was a significant topic of discussion and I consequently thought it would be a perfect su...

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57:59

E109 - Guests: Mark Cheshire, Former CEO of Lloyds UK...

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2025/08/31

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: Mark Cheshire is a fantastic man with an amazing career track record behind him. Starting with a 30 year career in Lloyds Banking Group that saw him rise to be the CEO of the Lloyds UK Private Bank, in more recent times he has built a highly successful portfolio career with a particular emphasis on board advisory work and executive coaching. He h...

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E108 - Guests: Hetti Barkworth-Nanton, CEO of...

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2025/08/24

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/Nx1yfjz0POU Hetti Barkworth-Nanton is a remarkable individual. She is the CEO of Ploughshare, Chair of Refuge UK, Co-Founder and Patron of The Joanna Simpson Foundation, but those are just the formal positions she holds. Listening to her story, it is clear that, in the margins of her mainstream roles, Hetti is supporting a ra...

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E107 - Guests: Air Marshal Greg Bagwell CB CBE & Air...

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2025/08/17

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/7vYdDL4e1k0 Greg Bagwell and Sean Bell have been colleagues and friends of mine for many years now. Both are former fast-jet pilots but we all went down different aircraft paths at the end of flying training. Whilst I went to the Jaguar, Greg went to the Tornado, and Sean went to the Harrier, via an instructional tour on the ...

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E106 - Personal Stories: Assistant Chief of Defence...

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2025/08/10

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/BsCKsGCDXOg At the conclusion of my tour at the Chief of Defence Staff's Liaison Officer in The Pentagon, I was fortunate enough to be promoted once again, this time to be an Air Vice-Marshal, which was to be my final rank in the Royal Air Force. I returned to the UK Ministry of Defence, into the role of Assistant Chief of Defence Staff ...

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E105 - Guests: Tom Tugendhat MP, Former UK Minister...

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2025/08/03

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/FnN6o5eSScI Having known him for almost 20 years, I was delighted that Tom Tugendhat agreed to join me as a guest on Leading 4 Life "Stories". Tom is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Tonbridge, a constituency in the South East of the UK. Although he is now a back bench MP on the opposition benches, for a period in th...

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E104 - Guests: Tabi Haller-Jorden, President & CEO of...

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2025/07/27

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/U7exNBCMO5M I have worked with Tabi Haller-Jorden a number of times whilst facilitating at Deloitte University, and I realised a while ago that she would be an outstanding guest to have on Leading 4 Life "Stories". Tabi has an amazing career background with a wide range of senior and very entrepreneurial roles. Her leadership...

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E103 - Themes: Altruism, Politeness, & Good Behaviour

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2025/07/20

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/X6pWwKLn24s I won't attempt to disguise that this is something of a stream of consciousness and a personal rant, but I do think that poor behaviour, lack of common courtesy and selfishness is becoming an increasing problem in our society. As leaders, I don't think this is something we should just tolerate and / or ignore; we have a respo...

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E102 - Guests: Jonathan Bowman Perks, Host of The...

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2025/07/13

I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message Jonathan Bowman-Perks was my guest way back on Episode 24 of Leading 4 Life "Stories" but, given we work in very similar fields and interview a lot of great leaders, we both felt that it would be great to do another episode where we discuss a range of big themes that are affecting leaders in all walks of life at the moment. Over the course of this conversation, we discuss: Intergenerational workingHybrid workingThe speed of growth...

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E101 - Personal Stories: The Pentagon!

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2025/07/06

I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message In the run up to January 2011, I had fought hard to avoid going to the USA as the Chief of Defence Staff's Liaison Officer to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs based in The Pentagon in Washington DC. I hadn't fought because I didn't fancy the job; the role was a high profile one and clearly looked as though it would be rewarding and fun. The issue was that it was only just over 2 years since I had returned from Afghani...

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E100 - Guests: Paul Beaver, Author, Historian and...

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2025/06/29

I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message I am delighted that for my 100th episode of Leading 4 Life "Stories" I am joined by my old friend Paul Beaver. Paul is a prolific author (his 80th book is about to be published!), an extremely knowledgeable historian and a seasoned broadcaster. He has a passion for the military, and has been on the ground in some serious conflict zones both as an Army reservist and as a journalist so, unsurprisingly, we chat a good de...

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E99 - Themes: Geopolitics & Resilience!

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2025/06/22

I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message Way back in September 2023 (Episode 8), I published a thematic episode on personal resilience and self-care. The world feels very different since that episode was published and so I thought it was time that I put out some more thoughts on resilience, but this time I thought it more appropriate to focus on national and societal resilience, especially given the increasingly challenging geopolitical situation the world is curr...

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E98 - Personal Stories: Back to the MOD!

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2025/06/15

I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message With my epic tour in command of Kandahar Airfield behind me, my next posting took me back to the Ministry of Defence in London to be the Head of Targeting and Information Operations. In many respects this was an amazing job and a great tour, albeit that much of it cannot be discussed on this podcast because the majority of the actual work was highly classified. However, it wasn't the work environment that defined this...

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E97 - Guests: Francis Tutor, long standing defence...

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2025/06/08

I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message We live in exceptionally turbulent and risky geopolitical times and, in a slight break from my normal guest episodes, this week I am delighted to feature Francis Tusa. Francis is a long standing friend and we have also crossed paths professionally many times during my time in uniform. Francis has spent all his career as a defence analyst and is a very frequent contributor to both broadcast and print media on defence i...

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E96 - Personal Stories: 10 Years as a Civilian!!

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2025/06/01

I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message I recorded this on 31 May 2025, a day which also marks the 10th anniversary of my final day in the Royal Air Force. Leaving after nearly 35 years was a huge moment in my life and so I took the opportunity to reflect back, not only on my departure from the RAF but also on some other major inflection points in my life. All too often I have not handled these significant life moments as well as I would like to have done, ...

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E95 - Themes: Transition!

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2025/05/25

I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message Career transition is something that happens to almost everyone, sometimes multiple times through their working life. In my case, I faced a major transition out of the RAF after almost 35 years, and into Deloitte where I encountered a world full of brand new and very demanding challenges. In this episode I offer a range of tips and advice drawn heavily from my own experience. I have had many conversations with people ov...

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35:15

E94 - Personal Stories: Afghanistan - Part 6 - Key...

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2025/05/18

I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message In this final part of my Afghanistan stories, I highlight a range of the key leadership takeaways that really resonated with me at the conclusion of this hugely challenging tour. Although I was only there for 9 months, I packed in so much and had so many diverse experiences, it felt considerably longer in the context of my overall RAF career. The scale and scope of the role was like no other leadership challenge that I ...

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E93 - Guests: Amy Lane, Artistic Director of...

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2025/05/11

I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text Message My guest this week is Amy Lane, the Artistic Director of Copenhagen Opera Festival and a Freelance Opera & Musical Theatre Director. Amy and I met by pure chance whilst sat next to each other on a flight from Copenhagen to London. We had a fantastic conversation and I knew immediately that she would be a perfect guest for the podcast. We talk extensively about opera and the great work that Amy is doing to make the ...

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