In a very special episode of The WarriorU Podcast, hosts Trent Burnard and Bram Connolly share their views on the Afghan war and current events. Drawing on his extensive military experience – including two tours to Afghanistan in 2008 and 2010 – Bram details his memories of the country, its army and the Taliban. He reflects on the original mission of the western forces 20 years ago, and the mistakes made and goals kicked since the US and Australia entered the country. Zero topics were off...

This week on The WarriorU Podcast, Trent and Bram are joined by world-renowned Psychologist, Dr Barry Schwartz, to discuss the complex topic of choice – what it is and how to make better ones. Does free will really exist or are all of our choices determined by our genes and experiences? Does having more choice really make you happier? Are we losing our wisdom and sense of character in this chaotic modern world? And should we really choose to bring our authentic self to work? By the end of the...

This week on The WarriorU Podcast, Trent and Bram are joined by the Co-Director of Health and Policy at the University of Sydney’s Brain and Mind Centre, Professor Ian Hickie AM, to discuss the art of thinking clearly. Professor Hickie uses his lifelong dedication to the brain and mind to show you how to become a more impactful leader, solve the problems that matter, and enhance productivity and motivation within yourself and your team. By the end of the episode, you’ll not only understand...

This week on The WarriorU Leadership Podcast, Trent and Bram are joined by Clinical Psychologist, Dr Jaime Zuckerman, to discuss toxic managers in the workplace, and how to recognise toxic positivity and narcissistic characteristics in yourself and others. By the end of the episode, you’ll understand why faking it until you make it actually works, and how simple changes to the way you think and behave can help you to develop productivity in the people you lead.   See acast.com/privacy for...

This week on The WarriorU Podcast, Trent and Bram are joined by Mindset Coach and business owner, Glenn Azar, to discuss leadership, masculinity and becoming a better human. Unafraid of ruffling some feathers in the pursuit of building a better society and achieving ‘impact’, Glenn takes WarriorU listeners on a journey – from his difficult childhood and the care of his autistic son, to leading his Adventure Professionals business through COVID-19 and founding his Bro Camp projects designed to...

This week on The WarriorU Leadership Podcast Bram and Trent talk to integrative medical doctor Shefali Verma. Dr Verma discusses the short term effects of stress and its impact on performance as well as the longer term side effects of living in a continually stressed state. Trent asks the question of the season of Dr Verma - is stress and anxiety the same thing: the answer is fascinating.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The WarriorU Podcast, Trent and Bram are joined by leading Psychologist and Executive Coach, Mamta Saha, to talk about how Eastern wisdoms and Western psychology techniques, including mindfulness, can be used to create a well-rounded and resilient leader. By the end of the episode, you will be equipped with life-enhancing practices and tools that will enable you to unlock your greatest potential and create a greater sense of inner peace.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and...

This week on The WarriorU Leadership Podcast, Trent and Bram are joined by Executive Coach of 15 years, Greg Layton, to discuss his experience creating profitable and progressive businesses through transforming their leadership. By the end of the episode, you will be equipped with a range of leadership, resilience and performance frameworks designed to optimise your management mindset and behaviors, and have the tools and inspiration to take charge of your own career and professional...

This week on The WarriorU Podcast, Trent and Bram are joined by international negotiation expert, Lousin Mehrabi, to discuss the power of emotional intelligence in business, relationships and self-development. From defining empathy and compassion, to better identifying systematic issues in your personality, by the end of the episode you’ll have greater awareness of your ‘human skills’ and how they can be used to negotiate with others and yourself.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and...

This week on The WarriorU Podcast Bram and Trent have an in-depth discussion with Organisational Psychologist Gaj Ravichandra about Imposter Syndrome. Gaj starts by reframing it as Imposter Episodes; and armed with the statistic that 7 out of 10 people experience these episodes he describes the triggers that we feel and the strategies that we can use to combat the effects. This is a great episode if you want to understand more about the science behind why you have feelings of inadequacies at...

This week on The WarriorU Podcast Bram talks to Nadine Champion, a keynote speaker, author, and skilled martial artist. Through her work as a high-performance mindset Coach and her famous TedTalk “10 Seconds of Courage”, Nadine encourages people to ‘change their thinking’ in order to find success. Nadine has developed her knowledge of resilience, mindset and courage and she has learnt how to utilise the power of consistency to develop the strength to keep fighting, even when times get tough. ...

 On this week’s episode of the WarriorU podcast, Bram and Trent are joined by big-wave surfing legend, Mark Mathews. Using his turbulent career and excruciating 2016 injury as a springboard, Mark talks you through the life-changing moments and mindset overhauls that have allowed him to push through adversity. By the end of the episode, you will not only be inspired by Mark’s incredible story of courage and determination, but you’ll also understand how to create and bolster such resilience...

This week on The WarriorU Podcast, Bram and Trent are joined by extreme athlete, coach and motivational speaker, Marcus Smith. Drawing on his experiences completing some of the world’s toughest athletic challenges – including completing 30 marathons in 30 days just nine months after a catastrophic road accident – Marcus delves into his definition of resilience, and provides powerful advice for developing mental toughness. By the end of the episode, you will understand how your environment and...

David Alred MBE PhD This week on The WarriorU Podcast, Bram and Trent talk to Dave Alred MBE PhD. Dave is widely acknowledged as one of the best sporting coaches operating on the planet today. His accolades and achievements range from nurturing World Cup winner Jonny Wilkinson into rugby’s most feared kicker to supporting Luke Donald achieve the position of world number one golfer. He discusses “The Pressure Principle” and how to bench mark ourselves against ourselves. By the end of this...

What does good leadership look like? This week on The WarriorU Podcast, Bram has an in-depth conversation with Dr Mark Allan to try and determine the definition of leadership. Dr Mark Allan is an Organisational Psychologist, the Director of Melbourne based consultancy MLQplus and an advocate of the “Full Range of Leadership Model”, which focuses on the behaviours of leaders within various work environments. Mike outlines the 9 factors to good leadership and the 3 outcomes that leaders are...

This week on The WarriorU Podcast, Trent takes the lead and introduces us to the important concept of your "Leadership Narrative". By the end of this episode, you'll be equipped to develop a great elevator pitch that'll leave your team in no doubt as to your expectations and your values as a leader. Trent is joined by the South Australian Premier, The HON Steven Marshal MP, who shares his own narrative which is centred on humility, accountability and delivering outcomes.   See...

This week on the WarriorU Podcast Bram and Trent discuss Dunbar's Number. They explore the impact that our closest relationships have on our lives and how with some planning we can invest the right time on the right people for maximum personal growth. If you want meaningful change, more money, happiness and success then perhaps it's time to cut some people from your tribe. There's science to this. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The WarriorU Podcast Gaj Ravichandra joins the team to talk about ego in a leader and some areas for leaders to avoid. Gaj also announces Kompass Consultancy’s Career Kick Starter campaign. They are launching free scholarships to help veterans find meaningful work. Kompass Consultancy is giving away 4000 free programs valued at over $250 per person. So, If you’re in the ADF or your’e a veteran that’s left and looking for work, Gaj and Kompass Consultancy have stepped up to...

This week on the WarriorU Podcast Bram talks about the eleven Principles of Leadership as outlined in his book "The Commando Way."   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The WarriorU Trent and Bram continue to answer your questions around leadership this time with a distinctive military feel to the questions. They discuss how to develop leadership capabilities within the junior members of the team, challenges facing junior military leaders, whether military leadership could be used by politicians to govern better and more around working with and managing poor leaders above you. If you have any of your own questions around leadership, resilience...

This week on the WarriorU podcast Trent leads the conversation with Bram as they discuss a range of leadership questions posed to them from the WarriorU listeners and LinkedIn and Instagram followers of Hindsight Leadership. They discuss a diverse range of topics such as: can a leader be friends with their followers, how to get their team more self-disciplined, managing more experienced team members, how to “manage” your own manager. They also discuss leading over enthusiastic team members,...

This week on the WarriorU Podcast Trent and Bram discuss Margaret Thatcher's leadership.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on the WarriorU Podcast Bram shares his three rules for leadership in 2021. Things to STOP doing, START doing and KEEP doing. Actually there’s nine things in total, but let’s face it three sounds like it would be easier to absorb.  These things to stop doing, start doing and keep doing can be thought of as an easy blue print for much better leadership. It’s like a play book of excellence when it comes to being in charge.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week on The WarriorU Podcast Bram and Trent take a look at the leadership of Ronald Reagan. The 40th President of the United States, Reagan served from 1981 to 1989 and became a highly influential voice of modern conservatism. There was lots of great things to take away from his presidency not least of which was his use of charisma and charm to win a huge fan base across the country. The other interesting aspect of his leadership style was his ability to concede a position in order to...