Episodes

“High performers are in extraordinary situations but often they are ordinary people and that transition does certain things,” says forensic psychiatrist Ceri Evans. At the 2014 Leaders Sport Performance Summit in London, Evans, a former soccer player who has worked with the World Cup-winning New Zealand All Blacks and now works with English Premier League club Arsenal, was joined onstage by David Priestley, who already worked for Arsenal as Head of Psychology & Personal Development. The duo tal...

“High performers are in extraordinary situations but often they are ordinary people and that transition does certain things,” says forensic psychiatrist Ceri Evans. At the 2014 Leaders Sport Performance Summit in London, Evans, a former soccer player who has worked with the World Cup-winning New Zealand All Blacks and now works with English Premier League club Arsenal, was joined onstage by David Priestley, who already worked for Arsenal as Head of Psychology & Personal Development. The duo tal...

“High performers are in extraordinary situations but often they are ordinary people and that transition does certain things,” says forensic psychiatrist Ceri Evans. At the 2014 Leaders Sport Performance Summit in London, Evans, a former soccer player who has worked with the World Cup-winning New Zealand All Blacks and now works with English Premier League club Arsenal, was joined onstage by David Priestley, who already worked for Arsenal as Head of Psychology & Personal Development. The duo tal...

The Surrey County Cricket Club duo were the latest guests on the Leaders Performance Podcast. Gareth Batty is a veteran spin bowler with over 500 county appearances to his name who has also represented England on a number of occasions. Arun Harinath is a top-order batsman with over ten years’ experience playing at the top level. Both men are starting to think about their post-playing careers. Join us as we take a look at the plans of two athletes preparing for life after sport. Batty has enjoye...

The Surrey County Cricket Club duo were the latest guests on the Leaders Performance Podcast. Gareth Batty is a veteran spin bowler with over 500 county appearances to his name who has also represented England on a number of occasions. Arun Harinath is a top-order batsman with over ten years’ experience playing at the top level. Both men are starting to think about their post-playing careers. Join us as we take a look at the plans of two athletes preparing for life after sport. Batty has enjoye...

The Surrey County Cricket Club duo were the latest guests on the Leaders Performance Podcast. Gareth Batty is a veteran spin bowler with over 500 county appearances to his name who has also represented England on a number of occasions. Arun Harinath is a top-order batsman with over ten years’ experience playing at the top level. Both men are starting to think about their post-playing careers. Join us as we take a look at the plans of two athletes preparing for life after sport. Batty has enjoye...

Why second-in-command is sometimes best. The mere mention of consiglieri conjures up images of The Godfather but beyond Hollywood the roles of the assistants – the No2s – are essential to any leader and organisation. This formed the central tenet of Richard Hytner’s 2015 book Consiglieri: Leading From the Shadows, which he discussed onstage at the 2015 Leaders Sport Performance Summit in London. For the book, he interviewed a wealth of seconds-in-command across the worlds of sport, business and...

Why second-in-command is sometimes best. The mere mention of consiglieri conjures up images of The Godfather but beyond Hollywood the roles of the assistants – the No2s – are essential to any leader and organisation. This formed the central tenet of Richard Hytner’s 2015 book Consiglieri: Leading From the Shadows, which he discussed onstage at the 2015 Leaders Sport Performance Summit in London. For the book, he interviewed a wealth of seconds-in-command across the worlds of sport, business and...

Why second-in-command is sometimes best. The mere mention of consiglieri conjures up images of The Godfather but beyond Hollywood the roles of the assistants – the No2s – are essential to any leader and organisation. This formed the central tenet of Richard Hytner’s 2015 book Consiglieri: Leading From the Shadows, which he discussed onstage at the 2015 Leaders Sport Performance Summit in London. For the book, he interviewed a wealth of seconds-in-command across the worlds of sport, business and...

What does a Director of Player Personnel actually do in the NBA? Austin Ainge, who can point to that job title in his role at the Boston Celtics, is unsure. It differs from team to team but what Ainge knows for sure is that he is tasked with assembling the roster and keeping tabs on a database of hundreds of players across the globe. He is also one of the few performance staff working in elite sport who can say that their boss is their father, with the Celtics' General Manager being Danny Ainge....

What does a Director of Player Personnel actually do in the NBA? Austin Ainge, who can point to that job title in his role at the Boston Celtics, is unsure. It differs from team to team but what Ainge knows for sure is that he is tasked with assembling the roster and keeping tabs on a database of hundreds of players across the globe. He is also one of the few performance staff working in elite sport who can say that their boss is their father, with the Celtics' General Manager being Danny Ainge....

What does a Director of Player Personnel actually do in the NBA? Austin Ainge, who can point to that job title in his role at the Boston Celtics, is unsure. It differs from team to team but what Ainge knows for sure is that he is tasked with assembling the roster and keeping tabs on a database of hundreds of players across the globe. He is also one of the few performance staff working in elite sport who can say that their boss is their father, with the Celtics' General Manager being Danny Ainge....

What separates the best from the rest in sport? Neuroscience tells us that it is elite athletes’ anticipation and decision-making skills. Strength & conditioning, medicine, and nutrition may be staples of performance set-ups these days but the penny is beginning to drop when it comes to the importance of cognitive skills. For the latest edition of the Leaders Performance Podcast, we spoke to sports science and technology writer Amit Katwala, author of The Athletic Brain: How Neuroscience is Rev...

What separates the best from the rest in sport? Neuroscience tells us that it is elite athletes’ anticipation and decision-making skills. Strength & conditioning, medicine, and nutrition may be staples of performance set-ups these days but the penny is beginning to drop when it comes to the importance of cognitive skills. For the latest edition of the Leaders Performance Podcast, we spoke to sports science and technology writer Amit Katwala, author of The Athletic Brain: How Neuroscience is Rev...

What separates the best from the rest in sport? Neuroscience tells us that it is elite athletes’ anticipation and decision-making skills. Strength & conditioning, medicine, and nutrition may be staples of performance set-ups these days but the penny is beginning to drop when it comes to the importance of cognitive skills. For the latest edition of the Leaders Performance Podcast, we spoke to sports science and technology writer Amit Katwala, author of The Athletic Brain: How Neuroscience is Rev...

Where and how does Sir Dave Brailsford define the thin line between good and great? How do you overcome imposter syndrome? Why should you learn to cherish nerves? What have psychopaths got to do with elite sporting performance? All these questions and more are answered in the latest instalment of the Leaders Performance Podcast, which features a series of interviews recorded backstage at the Leaders Sport Performance Summit in London in early November. You'll hear from: - Sir Dave Brailsford:...

Where and how does Sir Dave Brailsford define the thin line between good and great? How do you overcome imposter syndrome? Why should you learn to cherish nerves? What have psychopaths got to do with elite sporting performance? All these questions and more are answered in the latest instalment of the Leaders Performance Podcast, which features a series of interviews recorded backstage at the Leaders Sport Performance Summit in London in early November. You'll hear from: - Sir Dave Brailsford:...

Where and how does Sir Dave Brailsford define the thin line between good and great? How do you overcome imposter syndrome? Why should you learn to cherish nerves? What have psychopaths got to do with elite sporting performance? All these questions and more are answered in the latest instalment of the Leaders Performance Podcast, which features a series of interviews recorded backstage at the Leaders Sport Performance Summit in London in early November. You'll hear from: - Sir Dave Brailsford:...

Join us as we take a step inside the Royal Ballet. So what can sport learn from these ‘artistic athletes’ and the way they train to perform? To get to the bottom of it we return to this session from the Leaders Performance Summit in London in 2014. Kevin O’Hare, Director of the Royal Ballet, takes to the stage alongside Greg Retter, the Clinical Director of Royal Ballet Healthcare. Jarle Aambø was moderating and began by delving into the Royal Ballet’s efforts to distinguish its artistic output...

Join us as we take a step inside the Royal Ballet. So what can sport learn from these ‘artistic athletes’ and the way they train to perform? To get to the bottom of it we return to this session from the Leaders Performance Summit in London in 2014. Kevin O’Hare, Director of the Royal Ballet, takes to the stage alongside Greg Retter, the Clinical Director of Royal Ballet Healthcare. Jarle Aambø was moderating and began by delving into the Royal Ballet’s efforts to distinguish its artistic output...

Join us as we take a step inside the Royal Ballet. So what can sport learn from these ‘artistic athletes’ and the way they train to perform? To get to the bottom of it we return to this session from the Leaders Performance Summit in London in 2014. Kevin O’Hare, Director of the Royal Ballet, takes to the stage alongside Greg Retter, the Clinical Director of Royal Ballet Healthcare. Jarle Aambø was moderating and began by delving into the Royal Ballet’s efforts to distinguish its artistic output...

What can sport learn from behavioural finance? The field challenges the traditional assumption that individuals are rational and always make the optimum decision when confronted with choices. In fact, behavioural economics tells us that people are irrational and are driven by their emotions, which serves to undermine their decision-making. As in sport, sound decision-making is essential in the world of economics and behavioural finance seeks to provide practical solutions. Our Lead Writer John ...

What can sport learn from behavioural finance? The field challenges the traditional assumption that individuals are rational and always make the optimum decision when confronted with choices. In fact, behavioural economics tells us that people are irrational and are driven by their emotions, which serves to undermine their decision-making. As in sport, sound decision-making is essential in the world of economics and behavioural finance seeks to provide practical solutions. Our Lead Writer John ...

What can sport learn from behavioural finance? The field challenges the traditional assumption that individuals are rational and always make the optimum decision when confronted with choices. In fact, behavioural economics tells us that people are irrational and are driven by their emotions, which serves to undermine their decision-making. As in sport, sound decision-making is essential in the world of economics and behavioural finance seeks to provide practical solutions. Our Lead Writer John ...