Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front

Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front

Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front, hosted by Simon Kardynal, is a leadership-themed podcast for emerging leaders across all professions to help navigate those intricate moments while leading from the front. In this podcast, you will hear from guests who have been in your shoes, had the triumphs, and made the mistakes. Each episode offers advice, inspiration, and practical tools to help you lead 'from the trenches'. Throughout the series, Simon uses his personal and professional experiences and connections gained through 26 plus years in the Canadian Armed Forces as a Senior Non-Commissioned Member, a Master of Arts in Leadership, and his experience within a private sector company, to have frank and honest conversations with leaders from diverse backgrounds and professions where we talk about the challenges faced as leaders and followers in a dynamic and ever-evolving world.

Episodes

November 29, 2023 49 mins

I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People.

 

It’s been a long time, but I’m so excited to have a conversation with Necole Belanger, Retired Command Chief Warrant Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Necole’s book, Pride Amid Prejudice, where Necole offers her story. 

This is a story abo...

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Every leader chooses the type of leader they want to be. It’s a decision that will set our leadership journeys on a path of personal and professional discovery. The thing about this path is that it’s one we are constantly changing the direction of the pat...

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Creating a culture where everyone is free to express themselves in a safe and respectful space is at the heart of every leader’s top priority.

 

But how do we create ...

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We can only lead as fast as we can understand ourselves and our environment.  

But how can we understand ourselves?  How can measure our performan...

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Most leaders want to make a difference. The motivation for this is as varied as the number of styles of leadership.

 

One constant among all leaders is the desire for purp...

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Toxic Leadership. It’s a disease that destroys teams with a ruthless efficiency, often happening before anyone even realizes the damage has been done.


So how do we avoid tox...

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Our leadership journey is ours alone, but the path isn’t a straight line. In fact, your leadership journey will have high and low points. Your journey will have you questioning your abilities and pushing your self-confidence, and you know what? B...

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Emotional intelligence is a popular topic, and that’s because leaders are beginning to understand that we can make leadership decisions without knowing how we will emotionally react to our personal and professional decisions, thereby impacting ourselves, ...

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Transitions are natural. No matter where we are, no matter what we are doing, there will always be some kind of transition.

 

The challenge with being the leader is that you are expected to lead your team through these transitional moments, providing a guid...

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It’s the LIGHTNING ROUND!!!!

Every guest is asked five fun and insightful leadership-related questions, offering an insight into themselves and how they perceive leadership today and into the future.

Imposter syndrome, perseverance, the self-imposed push to rush, perseverance, and resilience.... these are just a few of the many challenges we face while we are trying to work through organizational goals, all the wh...

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Have you ever had a feeling of being absolutely certain of someone’s emotions, or maybe had a sense of what your team was thinking or feeling?

This is your intuition, and it’s a powerful tool to have in your leadership tool box.

And so, in this episode, you’ll hear from Seth Santoro, an Intuitive Leadership expert, Psychic Medium, Bestseller Coach, and an Intuitive Healer, who will help us discover how to use our ...

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Have you ever questioned yourself, wondering if you should be the leader?  Have you ever wondered if you even wanted to be the leader?

Often, these questions get brushed aside in our minds, pushed out of the way in the busyness of life.
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This podcast has often spoken about our leadership journey and the importance of authentically following our true path.

And while the information has ...

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Happy leaders equate to happy teams.

We’ve all been part of amazing teams, the ones that we dream about being part of, often reminiscing about the “go...

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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People.

 

Have you ever had a feeling of being absolutely certain of someone’s emotions, or maybe had a sense of what your team was thinking or feeling?

This is your intuition, and it’s a powerful tool to have in your leadership toolbox.

And so, i...

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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People.

 

Trench Leadership is heading to YouTube!! Never fear, the usual links are available, we’re adding YouTube to provide more options to find the show! Click the link below to head to our new YouTube Channel. Don’t forget to subscribe to Trench Leadership on ...

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It’s the LIGHTNING ROUND!!!!

Every guest is asked five fun and insightful leadership-related questions, offering an insight into themselves and how they perceive leadership today and into the future.


Critical thinking is a skill that comes easier to some people more than others.  The good news is that critical thinking skills can be taught.  And this is great news because a robust critical thinking capacity is essentia...

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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People.

Don’t forget to subscribe to Trench Leadership on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.

Partnerships are how we thrive, professionally and personally, allowing for deeper levels of trust and confidence in each other. And at the top ...

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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People.


How often have you met a new hire and asked yourself, “Who hired this person, and why?”

Well, I have news for you, as the leader, this will be you. You will hire people that won’t work out, and your team will question how and why yo...

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I’d like to begin this episode by acknowledging the land that I am learning and living on is the traditional unceded, un-surrendered territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeg People.


Critical thinking is a skill that comes easier to some people more than others.  The good news is that critical thinking skills can be taught.  And this is great news because a robust critical thinking capacity is essential for leaders.


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