Do the Right Thing in the Right Moment — Steven Pearce AFSM

by Allan Sicard | Sep 3, 2026 | The Courage To Lead Podcast

I have been trying to get Steven Pearce onto The Courage to Lead Interview Series since Episode 1. He finally agreed — on one condition. He would be Episode 100. And having now had this conversation, I can’t think of a more appropriate guest to mark the...

You Cannot Do It Alone: What Brett Simpson Learned About Leadership When Everything Was on the Line

by Allan Sicard | Aug 19, 2026 | The Courage To Lead Podcast

Preparation before the crisis. Trust during it. Honesty after it. Episode 99 with Brett Simpson with The Courage to Lead may be one of the clearest demonstrations yet of what leadership looks like when theory becomes reality. There are leadership conversations where...

High Performance and Care: Rebecca Pinkstone on Leading Through the Housing Crisis

by Allan Sicard | Jul 26, 2026 | The Courage To Lead Podcast

Rebecca Pinkstone began her career as a youth worker in Western Sydney. Today, Rebecca Pinkstone is the Chief Executive Officer of Homes New South Wales, leading an organisation of approximately 3,500 people during one of the most significant housing and homelessness...

A Life Well Lived – Lessons from Bob Herring

by Allan Sicard | Jul 8, 2026 | The Courage To Lead Podcast

A Life Well Lived – Lessons from Bob Herring Some people lead without ever calling themselves leaders When most people think about leadership, they picture CEOs, politicians, sporting champions or military commanders. Yet some of the most influential leaders never...

LANA BOLAND : Stop Apologising for Being You

by Allan Sicard | Jun 26, 2026 | The Courage To Lead Podcast

LANA BOLAND : Author of Aftershot – From Silence in Policing to Unstoppable Beyond PTSD Sometimes the strongest leaders are the ones who never wanted to become leaders.  When I first invited Lana Boland author of Aftershot, onto The Courage to Lead, I expected...

A Life Well Lived: What Peter Cook – My Father-in-Law Taught Me About Courage

by Allan Sicard | Jun 24, 2026 | The Courage To Lead Podcast

Peter Cook – a life well lived: Over the last four years I have interviewed nearly one hundred leaders on The Courage to Lead Interview Series. CEOs. Police Commissioners. Military commanders. Olympians. Authors. Community leaders. People who have led thousands...