Seeking out a Canadian leadership style by diving into difficult moments and lessons learned.
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Bonus Episode!
First we hear about Orsy's leadership journey, then she plays "Ask the Filmmakers" on me.
No jargon in this one!
Link to Orsy's Short Film which she directed, Lead and Follow (2014), a fabulous story that says so much in so little:
http://www.yellowheartpictures.com/work (http://www.yellowheartpictures.com/work)
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4743678/ (https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4743678/)
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18 Jul 2023
Everybody Knows This Sergeant-Major
Capt (Retired) and former Brigade Sergeant-Major Rob Wishnicki takes us back through over 35 years of his career, looking back at some key moments and lessons.
Long list of jargon:
PPCLI - Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. One of Canada's Regular Force infantry Regiments.
Op Harmony - Operation Harmony was the Canadian peacekeeping mission to the former Yugoslavia.
LFWA - Land Force Western Area. The Army formation for all of the Canadian Provinces Manitoba and west.
1RCHA - 1st Regiment, Royal Canadian Horse Artillery. One of Canada's Regular Force Artillery Regiments. No, they don't have horses anymore.
"Number One" - The commander of the howitzer or gun detachment.
Ack IG - Assistant Instructor-in-Gunnery
RSM - Regimental Sergeant-Major. The most senior non-commissioned member in a regiment or unit.
BSM - Battery Sergeant-Major. The most senior non-commissioned member in an artillery battery or sub-unit.
Aiming Posts - before the days of advanced optics, two painted stakes would be placed equidistant from a howitzer sight and parallelism used to aim the gun.
RIP - Relief In Place.
Roto - Rotation
ANA - Afghan National Army
Chalk - Typically a group of soldiers on a single airplane.
CUB - Commander's Update Brief
CO - Commanding Officer (of a regiment or unit)
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4 Jul 2023
When The Old Boss Didn't Anticipate
I talk to a past civilian boss of mine, Trent Punnett, and look back at a big struggle he had "back in the day". We also touch on dealing with difficult team members.
This episode release acknowledges our closest ally to our south on their Independence Day, July 4th.
C-level: Meaning job titles at the top of a company with a "Chief" in it, like Chief Executive Officer, or Chief Financial Officer.
CSIS - Canadian Security and Intelligence Service (Canada's CIA/NSA)
Shane Parrish, Farnham Street website https://fs.blog (https://fs.blog/)
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20 Jun 2023
The Guy Who Has Done-It-All... With a Smile
Lieutenant-Colonel (Retired) Leon Jenson has done it all. He's been a young, basic Private just struggling to adapt to the military. He's been the most senior non-commissioned member of a unit. Then he went on to lead the entire unit as Commanding Officer before going on to go really big things in Ottawa. Let's see what we can learn from Leon!
Leon is also the official website and history keeper for the Vancouver Artillery Association and 15th Field Regimental Society. Their website here: https://www.vancouvergunners.ca/ (https://www.vancouvergunners.ca/)
You can read his full bio (twice!) as Commmanding Officer (https://www.vancouvergunners.ca/commanding-officers.html) and as Regimental Sergeant Major (https://www.vancouvergunners.ca/regimental-sergeants-major.html) (you really have to scroll down for that second one!)
This episode release celebrates Armed Forces Day, usually some Saturday in June...
Some jargon we use:
Recce: Reconnaisance or the people checking the route and the area for you
OP - Observation Post, a spot up on a hill where you are observing things.
#1 - The Gun Detachment Commander on a howitzer
BC - Battery Commander, in charge of 3-6 howitzers and 2-3 OPs
CO - Commanding Officer
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6 Jun 2023
The Ottawarians Lead Up and Down the Chain of Command
I talk to my long time friends and fellow Operational Planners, Alexander Gawel and Darryl Bannon.
We look back at careers being responsible for other human beings and some of the worst of those times.
This episode release is also timed in honour of those brave soldiers who conceived, planned, fought, and supported D-Day, 79 years ago, on June 6th, 1944. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings)
Some jargon we use:
Army Operational Planner - what civilians might call a Corporate Strategist.
Yellowknife location: https://goo.gl/maps/ftPQz5ZemEU7qD8v5?coh=178573&entry=tt (https://goo.gl/maps/ftPQz5ZemEU7qD8v5?coh=178573&entry=tt)
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23 May 2023
The Padre vs Post-Apartheid South Africa
Gabriel Snyman tells us an incredible story of community and personal leadership from South Africa. Sorry, I officially claimed the movie rights during our chat!
Warning: This episode contains descriptions of drug use, violence, and trauma.
This premiere episode is released in honour of Artillery Day, May 26th! https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/military-history/history-heritage/official-military-history-lineages/customs-traditions/appendix.html (https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/military-history/history-heritage/official-military-history-lineages/customs-traditions/appendix.html)
The setting for this story: Map of Delmas, South Africa (https://goo.gl/maps/iUhbEiXg4YC8FMPn9?coh=178573&entry=tt)
If you are interested in being a South Africa Police Reservist: https://www.gov.za/services/looking-employment/how-become-police-reservist (https://www.gov.za/services/looking-employment/how-become-police-reservist)
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1 May 2023
The Trailer
A new, story-based podcast about leadership is coming soon! The first episode will drop on May 23rd, 2023 and then every two weeks for all of June and July. Mark your calendars!
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