E20 - Guests: General Sir Richard Barrons, Former Commander of UK Joint Forces Command

I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text MessageThis week's guest is General Sir Richard Barrons, the former Commander of Joint Forces Command (one of the 6 UK Chiefs of Staff) and now the Co-Chairman of Universal Defence & Security Solutions, alongside a portfolio of other private sector roles.Richard commanded at every level in the British Army and saw a huge amount of operational service in just about everything from the Cold War to Afghanistan.  He has a huge amount of leadership and historical knowledge, and some strongly held views about today's geopolitics and the prospects for the future.  A regular commentator on both TV and radio, Richard's views are thought provoking and sobering, and this is one episode you really don't want to miss.I really hope you enjoy listening to this fascinating interview - it really was great to be on the other side of the microphone for this one!  In this interview we cover the following subjects (starting time in brackets):Richard's career journey (00.02.22)Early motivations (00.07.25)Thoughts on career transition timing (00.11.40)Adjustments to leadership style (00.16.55)Role models (00.29.29)Leadership traits and values (00.35.03)Advice to a school age Richard! (00.43.24)What would Richard have done differently? (00.46.51)Most important achievement (00.58.15)Career low point (01.01.12)Work / life balance (01.07.14)Thoughts on current conflicts and geopolitics (01.11.33)Perspectives on the USA (01.22.02)Most memorable events (01.26.30)Most difficult question (01.28.17)Support the showThank you for listening!  If you value the content I produce, please consider supporting the show financially by becoming a member at https://www.patreon.com/leading4life/ or clicking the "Support the Show" link above.You will have the choice of becoming a Supporter, a Champion or a Patron of the show and any contribution you feel able to make will be hugely appreciated.You can find more about me here:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judsonbob/X: https://x.com/JudsonBobWebsite: https://leading4life.co.uk/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Leading4Life