Walking on the Moon - Leading in Extremis with Caroline Clark

About this episode

Caroline Clark discusses how space exploration informs leadership and teamwork in high-pressure environments.

What can space exploration teach us about leadership, teamwork, and trust? Highly Relational Season 4 - Episode 4 Walking on the Moon - Leading in Extremis with  Caroline Clark In this episode, host  Robert Digings  speaks with  Caroline Clark  - leadership and performance coach, former senior leader in construction and tech, and now an  analogue astronaut . Drawing on her unique experience training in a simulated lunar habitat, Caroline shares what life in extreme environments can reveal about how teams operate under pressure here on Earth. Together, Robert and Caroline explore: 🚀 What it means to be an  analogue astronaut  and how space psychology informs team performance 💫 Why  dynamic leadership  - the right person leading at the right moment - creates resilience and agility 🧭 How to build trust strong enough for leadership to move fluidly around a team 😅 Why “if there’s no humour, there’s no trust” - and how laughter signals high levels of belonging 💬 The power of wellbeing checks, vulnerability, and caring for each other under pressure 🌍 How lessons from the International Space Station can shape leadership and culture…

People in this episode

Host: Robert Digings

Guest: Caroline Clark

Topics covered

• leadership
• teamwork
• trust
• space exploration
• high-stakes environments
• performance coaching

Keywords

• leadership
• team performance
• trust
• analogue astronaut
• dynamic leadership
• wellbeing checks
• humour
• vulnerability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: International Space Station

Places: lunar habitat, Earth

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