Episodes

How do you take talent from good to great to world-class? It’s a question we posed across a broad cross section of elite coaches, teachers and instructors in this fascinating session from the 2015 Leaders Performance Summit in New York. On stage that afternoon were: -Dr Dehra Harris, Medical Director & Asst. Professor Psychiatry at Washington University in St. Louis -Lt Col Jeff Orr, F-16 Pilot Instructor at the US Air Force -Risa Steinberg, Faculty and Associate Director of Dance at The Juil...

How do you take talent from good to great to world-class? It’s a question we posed across a broad cross section of elite coaches, teachers and instructors in this fascinating session from the 2015 Leaders Performance Summit in New York. On stage that afternoon were: -Dr Dehra Harris, Medical Director & Asst. Professor Psychiatry at Washington University in St. Louis -Lt Col Jeff Orr, F-16 Pilot Instructor at the US Air Force -Risa Steinberg, Faculty and Associate Director of Dance at The Juil...

How do you take talent from good to great to world-class? It’s a question we posed across a broad cross section of elite coaches, teachers and instructors in this fascinating session from the 2015 Leaders Performance Summit in New York. On stage that afternoon were: -Dr Dehra Harris, Medical Director & Asst. Professor Psychiatry at Washington University in St. Louis -Lt Col Jeff Orr, F-16 Pilot Instructor at the US Air Force -Risa Steinberg, Faculty and Associate Director of Dance at The Juil...

What are the priorities for a first-time General Manager in the NFL? That was the question on everyone's lips when Les Snead, GM of the LA Rams, took to the stage alongside Tom Telesco, his counterpart at the San Diego Chargers at the Leaders Performance Summit in LA in 2016. Moderator Steve Gera kicked things off by posing a question about the biggest surprises for two scouts taking the front office reins and Telesco sums up his first NFL Draft as a 'seat of his pants' experience. Also on the a...

What are the priorities for a first-time General Manager in the NFL? That was the question on everyone's lips when Les Snead, GM of the LA Rams, took to the stage alongside Tom Telesco, his counterpart at the San Diego Chargers at the Leaders Performance Summit in LA in 2016. Moderator Steve Gera kicked things off by posing a question about the biggest surprises for two scouts taking the front office reins and Telesco sums up his first NFL Draft as a 'seat of his pants' experience. Also on the a...

What are the priorities for a first-time General Manager in the NFL? That was the question on everyone's lips when Les Snead, GM of the LA Rams, took to the stage alongside Tom Telesco, his counterpart at the San Diego Chargers at the Leaders Performance Summit in LA in 2016. Moderator Steve Gera kicked things off by posing a question about the biggest surprises for two scouts taking the front office reins and Telesco sums up his first NFL Draft as a 'seat of his pants' experience. Also on the a...

Today we’re cranking open the Leaders vault to bring you this colourful session from the Leaders Sport Performance Summit in London in 2014. Sitting in the hot seats that day were world-renowned chef Raymond Blanc and his friend, the influential restauranteur, Diego Masciaga. Moderator Chris Parker is spot on when he draws the parallels between the world of elite sport and the duo’s need for consistent excellence day after day. On the menu were the question of respect when building a high perfor...

Today we’re cranking open the Leaders vault to bring you this colourful session from the Leaders Sport Performance Summit in London in 2014. Sitting in the hot seats that day were world-renowned chef Raymond Blanc and his friend, the influential restauranteur, Diego Masciaga. Moderator Chris Parker is spot on when he draws the parallels between the world of elite sport and the duo’s need for consistent excellence day after day. On the menu were the question of respect when building a high perfor...

Today we’re cranking open the Leaders vault to bring you this colourful session from the Leaders Sport Performance Summit in London in 2014. Sitting in the hot seats that day were world-renowned chef Raymond Blanc and his friend, the influential restauranteur, Diego Masciaga. Moderator Chris Parker is spot on when he draws the parallels between the world of elite sport and the duo’s need for consistent excellence day after day. On the menu were the question of respect when building a high perfor...

For the latest edition of the Leaders Performance podcast we delve into the archives to bring you this session from the 2013 Leaders Performance Summit in New York. We welcomed New York Giants Owner and President John Mara and General Manager Jerry Reese onstage to discuss the creation of a winning culture that led to Super Bowl success in 2007 and 2011. This warmly received session, moderated by Rick Horrow, is ripe for revisiting, particularly as the team continues to bed-in new Head Coach Ben...

For the latest edition of the Leaders Performance podcast we delve into the archives to bring you this session from the 2013 Leaders Performance Summit in New York. We welcomed New York Giants Owner and President John Mara and General Manager Jerry Reese onstage to discuss the creation of a winning culture that led to Super Bowl success in 2007 and 2011. This warmly received session, moderated by Rick Horrow, is ripe for revisiting, particularly as the team continues to bed-in new Head Coach Ben...

For the latest edition of the Leaders Performance podcast we delve into the archives to bring you this session from the 2013 Leaders Performance Summit in New York. We welcomed New York Giants Owner and President John Mara and General Manager Jerry Reese onstage to discuss the creation of a winning culture that led to Super Bowl success in 2007 and 2011. This warmly received session, moderated by Rick Horrow, is ripe for revisiting, particularly as the team continues to bed-in new Head Coach Ben...

The Leaders Performance Podcast lands with a payload of insight from the recent Leaders Sports Performance Summit in LA on 11th March. Elite performance practitioners share their tips, reveal their blueprints, and detail the ingredients that have served them best in creating a recipe for success. In this edition: - Andy Walshe, Head of High Performance at Red Bull, talks America's Cup Sailing, exploding vehicles, and the future of Red Bull's eSports programme - Sam Walker, Wall Street Journal ve...

The Leaders Performance Podcast lands with a payload of insight from the recent Leaders Sports Performance Summit in LA on 11th March. Elite performance practitioners share their tips, reveal their blueprints, and detail the ingredients that have served them best in creating a recipe for success. In this edition: - Andy Walshe, Head of High Performance at Red Bull, talks America's Cup Sailing, exploding vehicles, and the future of Red Bull's eSports programme - Sam Walker, Wall Street Journal ve...

The Leaders Performance Podcast lands with a payload of insight from the recent Leaders Sports Performance Summit in LA on 11th March. Elite performance practitioners share their tips, reveal their blueprints, and detail the ingredients that have served them best in creating a recipe for success. In this edition: - Andy Walshe, Head of High Performance at Red Bull, talks America's Cup Sailing, exploding vehicles, and the future of Red Bull's eSports programme - Sam Walker, Wall Street Journal ve...

Alastair Campbell is a journalist, author, strategist, communications expert and sports fan. One of if not THE architect of New Labour, Campbell is best known for his work as director of communications and strategy and Downing Street Press Secretary for former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. Needless to say, politics feature quite prominently in our conversation but the prime focus was on his book, published in 2015, Winners and how they succeed, which plots how sportsmen and managers excel, how e...

Alastair Campbell is a journalist, author, strategist, communications expert and sports fan. One of if not THE architect of New Labour, Campbell is best known for his work as director of communications and strategy and Downing Street Press Secretary for former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. Needless to say, politics feature quite prominently in our conversation but the prime focus was on his book, published in 2015, Winners and how they succeed, which plots how sportsmen and managers excel, how e...

Alastair Campbell is a journalist, author, strategist, communications expert and sports fan. One of if not THE architect of New Labour, Campbell is best known for his work as director of communications and strategy and Downing Street Press Secretary for former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. Needless to say, politics feature quite prominently in our conversation but the prime focus was on his book, published in 2015, Winners and how they succeed, which plots how sportsmen and managers excel, how e...

The Leaders Performance Podcast lands with a goldmine of insight from the recent Leaders Sport Performance Summit in London on 8th and 9th November. Elite performance practitioners share their tips, reveal their blueprints, and detail the ingredients that have served them best in creating a recipe for success. In this edition: - Prof Dehra Harris, Medical Director of the Standardized Patient Program at Washington University, talks feedback: getting it, giving it and how to do it best. - Simon...

The Leaders Performance Podcast lands with a goldmine of insight from the recent Leaders Sport Performance Summit in London on 8th and 9th November. Elite performance practitioners share their tips, reveal their blueprints, and detail the ingredients that have served them best in creating a recipe for success. In this edition: - Prof Dehra Harris, Medical Director of the Standardized Patient Program at Washington University, talks feedback: getting it, giving it and how to do it best. - Simon...

The Leaders Performance Podcast lands with a goldmine of insight from the recent Leaders Sport Performance Summit in London on 8th and 9th November. Elite performance practitioners share their tips, reveal their blueprints, and detail the ingredients that have served them best in creating a recipe for success. In this edition: - Prof Dehra Harris, Medical Director of the Standardized Patient Program at Washington University, talks feedback: getting it, giving it and how to do it best. - Simon...

Our brains use stories to understand our lives and overcome problems, and to get past these problems, we have to change the story. For an athlete who has experienced a setback, there is an opportunity to take hold and tell a new story of resilience and come back and be the hero. In this session from the Leaders Sport Performance Summit in LA earlier in 2016, Meg LeFauve, co-writer of Pixar's acclaimed Inside Out movie, talks to Washington University's Dehra Harris about what makes a compelling ...

Our brains use stories to understand our lives and overcome problems, and to get past these problems, we have to change the story. For an athlete who has experienced a setback, there is an opportunity to take hold and tell a new story of resilience and come back and be the hero. In this session from the Leaders Sport Performance Summit in LA earlier in 2016, Meg LeFauve, co-writer of Pixar's acclaimed Inside Out movie, talks to Washington University's Dehra Harris about what makes a compelling ...

Our brains use stories to understand our lives and overcome problems, and to get past these problems, we have to change the story. For an athlete who has experienced a setback, there is an opportunity to take hold and tell a new story of resilience and come back and be the hero. In this session from the Leaders Sport Performance Summit in LA earlier in 2016, Meg LeFauve, co-writer of Pixar's acclaimed Inside Out movie, talks to Washington University's Dehra Harris about what makes a compelling ...