Leaders Performance Podcast

“There’s a tension there that exists between knowing what you’re going to cover and responding to the humans that are in front of you,” said Iain Brunnschweiler, the Head of Technical Development at English Premier League club Southampton FC.

Larry Lauer, a Mental Skills Specialist with the United States Tennis Association [USTA], has seen where things have gone wrong in the past.“Maybe too much mental training in the past has been ‘here’s a few ideas – throw them up against the wall and se...

“I always say: everyone is always excited for someone else to change,” says Jeremy Bettle, with a wry smile. “It’s always difficult when you have to deliver that to the person who has to change.”The Performance Director at MLS champions New York City F...

"How do we make it more difficult for people to do what they've always done?"This question is posed by psychologist and former Leaders speaker Gareth Bloomfield in this edition of the Leaders Performance Podcast,

Chad Morrow, a command psychologist with the US Airforce, succinctly identifies the elephant in the room when it comes to multidisciplinary work.“When you hire people who are usually at the top of their game and they’ve then got to slow down to work to...

Leaders Performance Institute member Joelie Chisholm has achieved some of her best performances following heavy training sessions and puts it down to her emotional load being low.“My biggest impact on performance, and therefore recovery,

Louis Cayer is one of the most experienced and decorated high performance coaches and coach educators in international men's doubles tennis.For the latest edition of the Leaders Performance Podcast, Cayer joined Leaders Performance Institute Editor Joh...

"A few years ago, there was a bigger emphasis on numbers and trying to hit specific targets and outcomes, whereas now, especially with those younger athletes, we spend more time talking about trying to show specific behaviours."Dan McPartlan,

“I moved across from working in sport and soon realised that the same experiences and beliefs which had benefitted me in that environment may actually be to my detriment in this, so I’ve had to re-learn a lot of things and question a lot of my original...

"I love it when athletes ask these questions," says Johnny Parkes. "I want them informed, I want them to know exactly why we're doing what we're doing and how we're going to do it because then I get more quality information and feedback from them."Parkes, the Assistant Head of Strength & Conditioning for the Tennis Program at IMG Academy in Florida, is the latest guest on the Leaders Performance Podcast, which is brought to you by our Main Partners Keiser...