#34 - Andy Salmon - Pressure is a Relationship Between You and You

In this episode, I’m talking to Andy Salmon CMG and CBE who was a Royal Marine for 36 years.  A former Commandant General Head of service, his front-line work included the Falklands War, Sierra Leone, the Kurdish humanitarian crisis in Northern Iraq, the Civil War in Angola and lastly as Commanding General of Coalition Forces handing over Basra in 2009. Between 2011 & 2013 he built the crisis-management centre for NATO and was responsible for finding forces for their global operations including Afghanistan. Since retiring, he has founded Journey Through Conflict, a multi-media theatre company that creates performances to help alleviate suffering in people from myriad conflicts. He also takes elements of the performance into businesses to coach them in co-creating journeys to success. In our conversation, Andy reveals:  Why he used to carry around a crash helmet without having a motorbike, Why he believes in ‘Enforced Rest’ And what memorable tactic he used to make sure his troop was awake before a big attack.