Episodes

Kevin Abrams says the New York Giants are even more agile and adaptable as an organisation than he realised. The Giants Assistant General Manager spoke to At Home With Leaders co-hosts Matthew Stone and Steve Gera of his pride in the staff during the pandemic. "We're very good at change and it's good to know that we can do it and it's good to remind everyone that we can do this on the regular." Also on the conversational agenda were: - The NFL's return to play, with bubbles not an option [8:...

Kevin Abrams says the New York Giants are even more agile and adaptable as an organisation than he realised. The Giants Assistant General Manager spoke to At Home With Leaders co-hosts Matthew Stone and Steve Gera of his pride in the staff during the pandemic. "We're very good at change and it's good to know that we can do it and it's good to remind everyone that we can do this on the regular." Also on the conversational agenda were: - The NFL's return to play, with bubbles not an option [8:...

Kevin Abrams says the New York Giants are even more agile and adaptable as an organisation than he realised. The Giants Assistant General Manager spoke to At Home With Leaders co-hosts Matthew Stone and Steve Gera of his pride in the staff during the pandemic. "We're very good at change and it's good to know that we can do it and it's good to remind everyone that we can do this on the regular." Also on the conversational agenda were: - The NFL's return to play, with bubbles not an option [8:...

"I hear people bemoan the fact that we've all gone soft," says Mark Warburton, the Manager of Queens Park Rangers. "No we haven't." Warburton is tackling the pressing question of managing Generation Z athletes and quickly comes to their defence. "We've just adapted as a society and it's the dinosaurs who don't change who will be left behind." Gen Z was just one of the topics in a broad discussion as the QPR Manager sat down with Leaders Founder and CEO Jimmy Worrall on the eve of Rangers' pre...

"I hear people bemoan the fact that we've all gone soft," says Mark Warburton, the Manager of Queens Park Rangers. "No we haven't." Warburton is tackling the pressing question of managing Generation Z athletes and quickly comes to their defence. "We've just adapted as a society and it's the dinosaurs who don't change who will be left behind." Gen Z was just one of the topics in a broad discussion as the QPR Manager sat down with Leaders Founder and CEO Jimmy Worrall on the eve of Rangers' pre...

"I hear people bemoan the fact that we've all gone soft," says Mark Warburton, the Manager of Queens Park Rangers. "No we haven't." Warburton is tackling the pressing question of managing Generation Z athletes and quickly comes to their defence. "We've just adapted as a society and it's the dinosaurs who don't change who will be left behind." Gen Z was just one of the topics in a broad discussion as the QPR Manager sat down with Leaders Founder and CEO Jimmy Worrall on the eve of Rangers' pre...

"While I don't want to be a miser and not enjoy the success we've had, but success can also be a wolf in sheep's clothing," says John Thorrington. Los Angeles FC's Executive Vice President of Soccer Operations and General Manager is speaking to At Home With Leaders just days after his team's exit from the MLS is Back Tournament quarter-finals. The three-year-old franchise has made progress on Thorrington's watch but he is not about to rest on his laurels, particularly with the team still hopin...

"While I don't want to be a miser and not enjoy the success we've had, but success can also be a wolf in sheep's clothing," says John Thorrington. Los Angeles FC's Executive Vice President of Soccer Operations and General Manager is speaking to At Home With Leaders just days after his team's exit from the MLS is Back Tournament quarter-finals. The three-year-old franchise has made progress on Thorrington's watch but he is not about to rest on his laurels, particularly with the team still hopin...

"While I don't want to be a miser and not enjoy the success we've had, but success can also be a wolf in sheep's clothing," says John Thorrington. Los Angeles FC's Executive Vice President of Soccer Operations and General Manager is speaking to At Home With Leaders just days after his team's exit from the MLS is Back Tournament quarter-finals. The three-year-old franchise has made progress on Thorrington's watch but he is not about to rest on his laurels, particularly with the team still hopin...

Ben Cherington, the GM of the Pittsburgh Pirates, is keen to stress the sense of urgency felt by all Major League Baseball teams ahead of the truncated 2020 season. The reasons are manifold: instead of 162 regular season games there will be just 60, which gives greater weight to every result; the trade deadline has been pushed back four weeks until August 31; and 16 teams will make the playoffs compared to the traditional ten, which is more than 50% as Cherington points out. "That definitely c...

Ben Cherington, the GM of the Pittsburgh Pirates, is keen to stress the sense of urgency felt by all Major League Baseball teams ahead of the truncated 2020 season. The reasons are manifold: instead of 162 regular season games there will be just 60, which gives greater weight to every result; the trade deadline has been pushed back four weeks until August 31; and 16 teams will make the playoffs compared to the traditional ten, which is more than 50% as Cherington points out. "That definitely c...

Ben Cherington, the GM of the Pittsburgh Pirates, is keen to stress the sense of urgency felt by all Major League Baseball teams ahead of the truncated 2020 season. The reasons are manifold: instead of 162 regular season games there will be just 60, which gives greater weight to every result; the trade deadline has been pushed back four weeks until August 31; and 16 teams will make the playoffs compared to the traditional ten, which is more than 50% as Cherington points out. "That definitely c...

Damien Comolli has just been appointed as President of French Ligue 2 side Toulouse. The Frenchman quickly acknowledged the challenges presented both by the pandemic and the club's recent relegation from Ligue 1, but his focus is more on the opportunities at hand as he leads the rebuilding project under Toulouse's new owners RedBird Capital Partners. Comolli's excitement is palpable throughout his appearance on At Home With Leaders, which is brought to you today by our sponsors Football Manage...

Damien Comolli has just been appointed as President of French Ligue 2 side Toulouse. The Frenchman quickly acknowledged the challenges presented both by the pandemic and the club's recent relegation from Ligue 1, but his focus is more on the opportunities at hand as he leads the rebuilding project under Toulouse's new owners RedBird Capital Partners. Comolli's excitement is palpable throughout his appearance on At Home With Leaders, which is brought to you today by our sponsors Football Manage...

Damien Comolli has just been appointed as President of French Ligue 2 side Toulouse. The Frenchman quickly acknowledged the challenges presented both by the pandemic and the club's recent relegation from Ligue 1, but his focus is more on the opportunities at hand as he leads the rebuilding project under Toulouse's new owners RedBird Capital Partners. Comolli's excitement is palpable throughout his appearance on At Home With Leaders, which is brought to you today by our sponsors Football Manage...

“Winning is not a good thing to think of as a goal,” says former England cricket captain Sir Andrew Strauss. “Look,” he clarifies, “you have to win - in high performance sport you can’t go too long without winning and remain in position. Winning has to be a focus - but it’s got to be part of something bigger.” Strauss, who chairs the ECB cricket committee, is speaking of the moment that his England team, in 2011, reached No1 in the ICC Test team world rankings and the accompanying sense of ant...

“Winning is not a good thing to think of as a goal,” says former England cricket captain Sir Andrew Strauss. “Look,” he clarifies, “you have to win - in high performance sport you can’t go too long without winning and remain in position. Winning has to be a focus - but it’s got to be part of something bigger.” Strauss, who chairs the ECB cricket committee, is speaking of the moment that his England team, in 2011, reached No1 in the ICC Test team world rankings and the accompanying sense of ant...

“Winning is not a good thing to think of as a goal,” says former England cricket captain Sir Andrew Strauss. “Look,” he clarifies, “you have to win - in high performance sport you can’t go too long without winning and remain in position. Winning has to be a focus - but it’s got to be part of something bigger.” Strauss, who chairs the ECB cricket committee, is speaking of the moment that his England team, in 2011, reached No1 in the ICC Test team world rankings and the accompanying sense of ant...

In September last year, Chris Powell joined Gareth Southgate's coaching staff at the England men's national football team. Powell's appointment was part of the Football Association's Elite Coach Placement Programme, which sought to place black, Asian and other minority ethnic coaches at various stages of the national player pathway. It is a position he discusses at length in this episode of At Home With Leaders, which is brought to you today by our sponsors Football Manager, the global hit foo...

In September last year, Chris Powell joined Gareth Southgate's coaching staff at the England men's national football team. Powell's appointment was part of the Football Association's Elite Coach Placement Programme, which sought to place black, Asian and other minority ethnic coaches at various stages of the national player pathway. It is a position he discusses at length in this episode of At Home With Leaders, which is brought to you today by our sponsors Football Manager, the global hit foo...

In September last year, Chris Powell joined Gareth Southgate's coaching staff at the England men's national football team. Powell's appointment was part of the Football Association's Elite Coach Placement Programme, which sought to place black, Asian and other minority ethnic coaches at various stages of the national player pathway. It is a position he discusses at length in this episode of At Home With Leaders, which is brought to you today by our sponsors Football Manager, the global hit foo...

“‘Right, here’s our opportunity: ten years’ innovation in ten weeks’.” That was the challenge Scott Lloyd, the Chief Executive of the Lawn Tennis Association [LTA], set to Simon Timson, the LTA’s Performance Director, at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. “We’ve been looking more inwardly than outwardly,” Timson tells At Home With Leaders. “What are all the things we can do to give all our players a competitive advantage?” It’s a question he answers at considerable length with co-hosts Ma...

“‘Right, here’s our opportunity: ten years’ innovation in ten weeks’.” That was the challenge Scott Lloyd, the Chief Executive of the Lawn Tennis Association [LTA], set to Simon Timson, the LTA’s Performance Director, at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. “We’ve been looking more inwardly than outwardly,” Timson tells At Home With Leaders. “What are all the things we can do to give all our players a competitive advantage?” It’s a question he answers at considerable length with co-hosts Ma...

“‘Right, here’s our opportunity: ten years’ innovation in ten weeks’.” That was the challenge Scott Lloyd, the Chief Executive of the Lawn Tennis Association [LTA], set to Simon Timson, the LTA’s Performance Director, at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. “We’ve been looking more inwardly than outwardly,” Timson tells At Home With Leaders. “What are all the things we can do to give all our players a competitive advantage?” It’s a question he answers at considerable length with co-hosts Ma...