Unlock Your Leadership, with Dr Gary Crotaz, PhD

36 Performance at the Limit: Ken Pasternak on High-Speed Leadership and Trust Under Pressure

Episode Summary

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership, Dr Gary Crotaz sits down with Ken Pasternak — leadership advisor, executive coach, and co-author of Performance at the Limit: Business Lessons from Formula 1 Motor Racing. Ken brings insights from the world of elite motorsport into the world of leadership — revealing how the principles that drive championship-winning teams also drive high-performing organisations. He and Gary explore how clarity, collaboration, and trust under pressure separate good teams from great ones — and what leaders can learn from the way Formula 1 teams execute, adapt, and perform at the limit. They discuss how leaders can build cultures of precision and learning, how to balance speed with control, and why psychological safety is as crucial in the boardroom as it is in the pit lane. It’s a fast-paced, insight-rich conversation about leadership in motion — and how to perform at your best when every decision counts. Originally recorded for The Unlock Moment podcast.

Episode Notes

In this episode of Unlock Your Leadership, Dr Gary Crotaz sits down with Ken Pasternak — leadership advisor, executive coach, and co-author of Performance at the Limit: Business Lessons from Formula 1 Motor Racing.

Ken brings insights from the world of elite motorsport into the world of leadership — revealing how the principles that drive championship-winning teams also drive high-performing organisations. He and Gary explore how clarity, collaboration, and trust under pressure separate good teams from great ones — and what leaders can learn from the way Formula 1 teams execute, adapt, and perform at the limit.

They discuss how leaders can build cultures of precision and learning, how to balance speed with control, and why psychological safety is as crucial in the boardroom as it is in the pit lane.

It’s a fast-paced, insight-rich conversation about leadership in motion — and how to perform at your best when every decision counts.

Originally recorded for The Unlock Moment podcast.