Colonel Caroline Woodbridge-Lewin, MBE | Leadership skills and building resilience

Today we are talking about leadership skills and building resilience with Colonel Caroline Woodbridge-Lewin, MBE of the British Army. Caroline was commissioned into the Royal Signals in 1995 and has held various Regimental appointments serving in the United Kingdom, USA, Cyprus, Germany, Bosnia and Iraq. As a staff officer, she has worked within the Special Forces Directorate as a Capability & Acquisition officer, she was Chief of Staff of the Defence Academy and recently assumed the role of Head of the Information Warfare Group. Amongst all of this she has attained a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree whilst serving, was the co-Chair of the Army Service Women’s Network and is currently Chair of Hut Eighteen, a Defence led Information Warfare Network. Outside of work she enjoys playing and coaching hockey, cycling, skiing and walking in the hills with her two daughters and Springer Spaniel, Harley.There are so many pearls of wisdom in this episode. A few personal highlights for me are Caroline’s thoughts around building resilience – and not being overly critical of ourselves, the need to lead management activity and being very intentional about where she positions herself as a leader… and why.Links Mentioned:Find out more about Caroline’s work: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-woodbridge-lewin-mbe-5aa73048/ Find out more about Ben’s work: https://linktr.ee/BMLeadershipBook: Who's In Your Personal Boardroom: https://amzn.to/2UfPCtM   The Colorado Retreat with Carola Becker and Dr Vikki Barnes Join nutritionist Carola Becker and psychologist Dr Vikki Barnes for the ski trip of a lifetime in Keystone, Colorado. Because they are experts in health and wellbeing, this trip will be the kickstart to your healthy year – relax, have fun and learn how you can make wellbeing a part of your daily life! Vikki will teach you the benefits of positive psychology and mindset whilst Carola will share how food and nutrients increase your performance for clearer thinking and better decision making. A massage therapist will be on hand to help you relax after a long day of skiing. Together, the team will help you to embrace wellbeing and take it home with you after an amazing holiday.  Are you ready for the time of your life?  You can find all the details here: https://www.carolabecker.com/award-winning-retreats/luxury-ski-retreat-in-colorado-20-30-jan-2022 For an exclusive 15% discount use the code RETREAT15BM when you book your space!Mentioned in this episode:If you enjoyed this episode:If you have enjoyed this episode, I recommend episode 44 with Lieutenant General (Retired) Ben Hodges where he talks about operating in a VUCA world. You can find the episode here: https://www.ben-morton.com/episode44/