Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front
Are you tired of surface-level leadership podcast that offer quick platitudes but lack the substance and depth to solve the bigger challenges?
If so, welcome to Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front, where we offer battle-tested strategies that are used in the front lines of leadership RIGHT NOW.
Hosted by Simon Kardynal, a 29-year Canadian Armed Forces veteran and Chief Warrant Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force, this internationally acclaimed podcast delivers the raw, real-world insights leaders need to thrive on the leadership battlefield.
With over 140 episodes, Trench Leadership bridges the gap between leadership development theory and the reality of employing tactics 'in the field'. Simon brings his Master of Arts in Leadership and decades of military experience to deep-dive conversations with global experts across leadership, well-being, and professional development.
Our guests don't just share success stories; they pull back the curtain on their surprising wins, their most epic mistakes, and the agonizing moments of self-doubt they had to overcome to keep going.
Every episode of Trench Leadership empowers leaders with strategic, actionable, battle-tested 'Trench Tools', that enrich your leadership toolkits to strengthen yourself, your team, and your organization.
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Whether you are a seasoned executive or an emerging manager, Trench Leadership provides the insights you need to stay in the fight and come out ahead.
Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front
E98 - What is YOUR Speed of Advance featuring Marty Groover
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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.
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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 performance?
In this episode, you’ll hear from Marty Groover, author, Chief Technology Officer, and partner for C5MI, who will help us learn how to understand our own speed of advance. Marty will offer insight and advice, providing us with real-world strategies to ensure we are being as productive and efficient as possible, in turn, helping our teams be the very best they can be.
Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front is humbled to have been named #8 in the Top 20 for Best Canadian Leadership-themed podcasts for 2022.
Marty’s Episode Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martygroover/
Email: mgroover@c5mi.com
Email: groovermm@speedofadvance.com
Speed of Advance Amazon Book Link: https://www.amazon.com/Speed-Advance-Convergence-Technology-Industrial/dp/1544525702
Speed of Advance web-site: https://speedofadvance.com
C5MI Web-site: https://www.c5mi.com
Marty’s Recommended Podcast/Book List:
Podcast: MFCEO hosted by Andy Frisella
Books:
1. Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink
2. Scaling Up by Verne Harnish
Trench Leadership: A Podcast From the Front is humbled to have been named #5 in the Top 20 for Best Canadian Leadership-themed podcasts for 2025.
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