EPISODE 1 - 10 LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM15 YEARS IN CORPORATE
Welcome to the very first episode of the Extraordinary Leadership Podcast.
Before founding Extraordinary Leadership, Dagmara spent 15 years navigating corporate leadership across Swedish, French, and Japanese organizational cultures — leading global projects, building teams, and facing real setbacks along the way, including being bullied and ultimately let go after returning from maternity leave.
In this episode, she shares the story behind that journey, the pivotal moment that led her to her first coaching program, and the bold decision in 2021 to leave corporate entirely, build her own business, and move her family from Munich to Dubai.
From that journey, she distills 10 lessons that shaped who she became as a leader:
Take ownership for your growth
Every challenge is a gift and an opportunity
Follow your heart, passion, and intuition
Create your vision Learn to manage your mind and emotions
Manage your state of being and energy
Empower and coach your people
Be intentional in developing your team
Bring appreciation, curiosity, and empathy into your leadership
Be the change you want to see
This episode is an invitation to reflect on your own journey — where you are today, which of these lessons is calling you to lean in, and what becomes possible when you take full ownership of your growth as a leader.
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About the Podcast Host
- Dagmara Asbreuk, Founder & CEO of Extraordinary Leadership
- ICF Executive Coach, Leadership Team Coach, Keynote Speaker
- Awarded one of the top 15 coaches in Dubai
- Bringing almost 2 decades of experience, including over 15 years in leading in global corporations, Fortune 500 included, and navigating intercultural dynamics having worked in 4 countries,
- Based on her own transformative leadership journey and passion for unleashing human potential, in 2021 she started Extraordinary Leadership, moving to Dubai, to fully dedicate herself to empowering leaders and their organizations to be more successful and impactful by fostering growth, collaboration, empowerment and thrive personally as leaders.
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