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Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
This week’s guest former Formula One driver Mark Webber. During his career Mark won nine Formula one Grands Prix, finishing third on three occasions, while driving for Red Bull racing. Mark has also won the FIA World Endurance Championship with Porsche.
In this interview I ask mark about how he’s making sense of his career now that he’s retired and hear all about a strange mix of feeling fortunate and experiencing the loss of his career. We discuss physically and mentally what he felt he was losing that meant he wasn’t able to compete. Mark shares how he with the help of his father was stretching to ever higher standards and he offers a fascinating insight into competing against the very best in Michael Schumacher. In a really powerful section Mark divulges what it was like to experience some of the most severe and spectacular (in the factual sense of the word) crashes. Perhaps what was just as fascinating was how Mark processed his thoughts and what struck me about this discussion was how effective Mark is at using frameworks to move to action, deliver the necessary behaviours, discipline and focus required to ascend, recover and improve. Much of this is self-taught, instinctive and so perhaps is a talent itself.
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Show notes
Mark discusses how covid-19 has affected him and Formula 1
Personality traits, competition scenarios and keeping perspective/composure
Retirement and career reflections
Levels of boredom
Mark does not want to get in a grand prix car again
Grand prix driving is a young mans’ game
It’s tough at the top, winning, tough conversation/messages and self-discipline to adapt
Mark’s youth, how did he rise to the top?
The subtlety of feedback
The paranoid perfection pressure
The crunch moment – not having a plan B
Moments when Mark new he was ‘good’
Winning in Europe
Michael Schumacher the desire, pressure, belief and risks
Adapting to scenarios, team mates and pressures
The crashes
Providing support to others
Hindsight is their foresight
Doing the basics brilliantly and focus on yourself
Links
Mark Webber on Twitter
https://twitter.com/AussieGrit
and Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/aussiegrit/
Supporting Champions on Twitter www.twitter.com/support_champs
Steve Ingham on Twitter www.twitter.com/ingham_steve
Supporting Champions on Linkedin, www.linkedin.com/company/supporting-champions
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/supportingchampions/
A reminder if you’re keen to pre-register for the next wave of Graduate Membership enrolments then you can do so at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/membership/
If you’re looking for some coaching support or some virtual team development help to support you to get to the next level in work, life or sport then take a look at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/coaching-mentoring/
or drop us a note at enquiries@supportingchampions.co.uk then you can sign up for a free consultation to explore which package is right for you.
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
I would put this week’s guest into a very select place in the world of endurance, one that has combined four often distinct factors, first quality academic research, second in a topic that contributes to elite performance, third creates a paradigm shift that challenges how most of us think about training, and fourthly has been successfully applied to the non-elites, the serious amateur athletes or training for the general population.
Professor Stephen Seiler’s has captured, described, cross-referenced and validated the unique training patterns of the world’s best athletes and has found a somewhat remarkable, counter-intuitive trend – that the training they do is polarised, that is that the best endurance athletes make their easy training easy and their hard training hard. This has become known as the polarised approach.
Stephen and his research group’s contribution to endurance sport took a bit of time to become recognised, now is widely accepted, considered and underpins the practice and thinking of coaches and athletes around the world.
We have a right old natter in this discussion, and in truth we could have spoken for hours more, we take a good couple of hours to explore, psycho-physiology, training, periodisation, philosophy and we both coin some new markers of over-training. We actually sort of drifted into a fascinating discussion right from the off, before we really started, which is representative of what you’ll hear, much less an interview but much more of a long-form conversation
Show notes
Talking shared book titles, Star Wars
Steve and Stephen discuss children and the role of parenting, ensuring you are mindful of their resilience and coaching them in their chosen field
Stephen discusses his daughter’s eating disorder and the areas he needs to be mindful of. Passing on the mantle of coaching, Stephen’s role will then have been fulfilled.
Gathering teams with different skills sets communicating effectively and putting the athlete in the centre
Stephen discusses the routine, the mundane aspects of high performance and planning for the extraordinary.
Self-doubt and elements of OCD within athletes regardless of achievement or performance level.
Providing positive support to athletes during competition
Getting bogged down in the details whilst forgetting the exceptional work completed over the long term
Interval training relax this is not rocket science!
Confidence versus certainty
Agile periodisation
The cheetah - moments of aggression
The adaptive advantage of the polarised approach
Signal versus stress
Staying under the stress radar
Getting the athlete and the coach on the same page
The relevance of subjective indicators
The hair in the yoghurt indicator!
Evolution and innovation of training
Resistance to change
I have been a gold medallist and I can be one again
Science meets arts and the development of new constructs for explanation
Links
Follow Stephen on twitter
https://twitter.com/StephenSeiler
Supporting Champions on Twitter www.twitter.com/support_champs
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Steve Ingham on Twitter www.twitter.com/ingham_steve
Supporting Champions on Linkedin, www.linkedin.com/company/supporting-champions
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/supportingchampions/
A reminder if you’re keen to pre-register for the next wave of Graduate Membership enrolments then you can do so at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/membership/
If you’re looking for some coaching support or some virtual team development help to support you to get to the next level in work, life or sport then take a look at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/coaching-mentoring/
or drop us a note at enquiries@supportingchampions.co.uk then you can sign up for a free consultation to explore which package is right for you.
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
In this week’s episode I speak to a true innovator, pioneer and superstar of human movement – Sebastien Foucan. Sebastien was one of the founding developers of the discipline of parkour and later Sebastien stretched his practice to develop free-running – creative, acrobatic, exploratory, jumping, vaulting, rolling, climbing and interacting with obstacles and environments.
Sebastien was also Bond baddy, delivering his art form on the big screen in a breath taking chase sequence with Daniel Craig at the start of Casino Royale! Sebastien has starred in Madonna video and toured with her.
In this interview we discuss Sebastien’s early athleticism, the origins of parkour, the split to free-running, the assessment of risk against knowledge of his own physical capabilities, the founding philosophies and links to Bruce Lee’s doctrines and the demands of getting it right on stage and screen. We also find out who was the harder taskmaster Madonna or Bond!
I’ve been in awe of Sebastien for many years and it was a compelling, deep yet fun conversation to have.
Show notes
Early origins of Sebastien's athletic ability
Creation of parkour and the split with free running
The philosophical nature of three running and the links with Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do
Evaluating risk and understanding of personal physical abilities when performing free running
Importance of practice
Feeling flow, in the zone, the importance of the environment
Delivering free running on the big screen in James Bond Casino Royale movie
The demands of touring with Madonna
Sustaining performance as Sebastien gets older
Mentoring others and being the Obi-Wan Kenobi of free running
Links
https://twitter.com/SebastienFoucan
https://www.foucan.com/
Supporting Champions on Twitter www.twitter.com/support_champs
Steve Ingham on Twitter www.twitter.com/ingham_steve
Supporting Champions on Linkedin, www.linkedin.com/company/supporting-champions
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/supportingchampions/
A reminder if you’re keen to pre-register for the next wave of Graduate Membership enrolments then you can do so at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/membership/
If you’re looking for some coaching support or some virtual team development help to support you to get to the next level in work, life or sport then take a look at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/coaching-mentoring/
or drop us a note at enquiries@supportingchampions.co.uk then you can sign up for a free consultation to explore which package is right for you.
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
Wednesday Jul 29, 2020
This week’s guest is Kit Holder, first soloist at the Birmingham Royal Ballet. Kit has spent his whole career dancing, he came from a family of dancers, he went to the Royal Ballet School and has performed at the highest level on stage and now is a choreographer for the Birmingham company.
There’s a number of interesting angles that I took from this interview, one that he is working to the direction of a new boss the world renowned Carlos Acosta – finding out how the style, manner and expectation change with the new direction. Kit also shares an interesting hurdle he had to overcome where a particular routine and section caused a real performance blocker for him and how he overcame this limiting inhibition. Fascinating still how this experience has propelled him to study more about the psychology of performance. Kit also shares his insights into choreography, nurturing others, directing, inspiring and co-creating works with other dancers.
We’ve always been super keen to learn from diverse fields. Sport is not the reference point for all things performance – that’s something I’ve learnt since we set Supporting Champions up and begun applying performance thinking to business, education and the performing arts. To that end we've featured, west end stars, military commanders, television presenters in our interviews and there is always something ratifying about the convergence of ideas from parallel fields. This episode does the same.
Show notes
Prior to lockdown Kit was performing with the Birmingham Royal Ballet in Swan Lake
How COVID-19 affected the rehearsals, performances, classes and training.
Kit observes his motivation during the first few weeks of lockdown
Balancing road cycling and ballet
The specifics of training for ballerinas and maintaining performance
The film, ‘Alone Together’
Challenging audiences with performance
Dancing for a digital audience
Kit’s experience of dancing as a child and following in his brothers’ footsteps
From the Royal Ballet School to the Royal Ballet Company
Kit set his sights on specifically wanting to work at The Royal Ballet School
The inherent desire to dance
Ballet dancers aesthetic
Physical performance and psychological skills
Choreography
Choreography of a jazz improvisation and the realisation of the bigger components that allow a ballet company to function
Kit’s learnings about choreography
The ability to admit you were wrong
What’s next for kit?
Links
https://twitter.com/KitHolder
Supporting Champions on Twitter www.twitter.com/support_champs
Steve Ingham on Twitter www.twitter.com/ingham_steve
Supporting Champions on Linkedin, www.linkedin.com/company/supporting-champions
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/supportingchampions/
A reminder if you’re keen to pre-register for the next wave of Graduate Membership enrolments then you can do so at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/membership/
If you’re looking for some coaching support or some virtual team development help to support you to get to the next level in work, life or sport then take a look at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/coaching-mentoring/
or drop us a note at enquiries@supportingchampions.co.uk then you can sign up for a free consultation to explore which package is right for you.
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
This week’s guest is Mel Marshall. As a swimmer Mel made five Olympic finals at two Olympic games’ and she is one of the most decorated swimmers for England at the Commonwealth Games. You’re likely to know Mel as much for her reputation as an elite swimmer as the coach of perhaps the most dominant swimmer on the planet at the moment – the imperious Adam Peaty.
Mel has coached Adam from his pre-teenage years taking him to the top of the Olympic podium in the 100m breaststroke at the Rio Olympics and having devastated the 100m breaststroke world record breaking it on five occasions.
Mel shares her tensions about what the COVID-19 crisis has taught her and how she needs to balance her energy and frustrations and when she’ll switch her focus. She shares her philosophies of coaching and how these evolved over the 12 years she’s been out of the pool and guiding others. And in a fascinating section Mel lets us in on the 4 facets of what makes Adam Peaty great, how he’s always had these and how it’s up to her to channel his voracious athletic and competitor talents.
Show notes
Adapting to COVID-19 personally and professionally creating working environments, winning each round but struggling with the lack of buzz personally
12 weeks out of water, what is lost in terms of physicality and psychology?
Innovating programmes
Building momentum for 2021, accepting and moving training forward confidently
Supporting confidence with short term goals
Mel is ‘on’ but she’s not ‘on on’!
Mel the coach and Mel the swimmer
Sticking to the process and making the coaching athlete centred
Mel’s reason for becoming a coach
Adam Peaty and his abilities physically and psychologically
Preparation minds and bodies
The difference between club level and elite level sport
Mel’s proudest achievement, her relationship with Adam
Coaching the shit out of emotions
Knowing athletes and what makes them tick
Mel’s favourite day as an athlete…it may surprise you!
Coaching into the unknown and the emotional toll it takes
Links
You can follow Mel on twitter at
https://twitter.com/massivemel
Supporting Champions on Twitter www.twitter.com/support_champs
Steve Ingham on Twitter www.twitter.com/ingham_steve
Supporting Champions on Linkedin, www.linkedin.com/company/supporting-champions
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/supportingchampions/
A reminder if you’re keen to pre-register for the next wave of Graduate Membership enrolments then you can do so at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/membership/
If you’re looking for some coaching support or some virtual team development help to support you to get to the next level in work, life or sport then take a look at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/coaching-mentoring/
or drop us a note at enquiries@supportingchampions.co.uk then you can sign up for a free consultation to explore which package is right for you.
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Dr Eva Carneiro is this week’s guest (I will give you Eva’s introduction in two parts).
Eva is a Sports Physician and was one of the first eight pioneering doctors recruited nationally to the UK Sports and Exercise Medicine Specialist Training Programme. She worked in the New South Wales Institute of Sport in Sydney and at the Olympic Medical Institute in London in the build up to the Beijing Olympics.
Eva worked at Chelsea Football Club from 2009-2015. During her four seasons as First Team doctor the team was successful in winning Champions league, Premier league, Europa league, FA Cup and League Cup titles. During her six and half years with the team she worked with a total of seven elite international football managers. She is the first woman to sit on a team bench pitch-side in Champions League, Premier League, and Europa League competitions and the only woman to become the First Female Assistant Medical Director in a Football Club in the UK. That’s the introduction to Eva’s medical and performance credentials.
Here are some details about an incident that erupted in 2015. On the first game of the 2015-16 premier league season, Chelsea played Swansea. During the game, Eden Hazard twice called for medical attention following an impact to his abdomen. The medical team were then then summoned on the pitch by the ref on two separate occasions …. Eva, along with club physio Jon Fearn came onto the pitch to attend following rules of the game. But the manager Jose Mourinho reacted to the situation, because he didn't feel the injury warranted attention. The reaction was pivotal to Eva's case, first there was a demotion from the first team. Footage emerged of Jose Mourinho used abusive phrases towards Eva, which he denied being sexist in motivation. The subsequent furore received extensive press coverage, both for the dismissal, the claim for abuse and the character and personal attention, scrutiny and sensationalism that Eva was exposed to. Eva's lawyers filed for constructive dismissal, but before she gave evidence the tribunal the case was settled on confidential terms. But importantly as part of the settlement, Chelsea issued a statement "We wish to place on record that in running onto the pitch Dr Carneiro was following both the rules of the game and fulfilling her responsibility to the players as a doctor, putting their safety first". This was important because that statement indicates the position that Eva upheld; upheld beyond the stage of the game or its results, the Hazard situation, beyond the clash with the manager and club, beyond football, beyond sport perhaps too - in not only serving her professional duties and duty of care, but in doing what is right and not capitulating to compromise.
Eva’s case received widespread media and public attention all sorts of accusations, pressures, intrusions into her personal and private life for, as I say, essentially doing her job, but perhaps the difference is that she also held her ground against all of those pressures.
If you’ve tuned in to the dirt being dealt around this case – you’re in the wrong place, that’s not what this podcast is about. However, if you want to hear from someone who has operated at the heart of one of the most successful football clubs in recent history, if you want to hear the piercing lessons from someone who has lived through unwarranted scrutiny and exposure but has held the utmost professionalism throughout and is now leading a campaign for higher standards of professionalism, ethics and governance – and ultimately is standing for doing what is right, you are in the right place. The fact that she has pioneered in a ‘male dominated environment’ makes her achievements, perspectives and voice all the more profound.
Show notes
The key responsibilities of a doctor in a football club – but feeling the pressures and being effective in an elite football environment
Eva’s dream as a 16 year old, buying an American College of Sports Medicine book about sports injuries on the beach
Taking in the atmosphere. The adrenaline infecting every molecule of the buildings. Memories of Chelsea playing Barcelona FC in the Champions league behind Fernando Torres and getting the nod from Lionel Messi
Being part of the team – adding to the culture, team motivation and dynamics
Being an optimistic realist
How to weigh risk and judgement for the players, performance and the club when medical issues arise. Going on the journey with the players
Football restarting. Systems not in place to respect medical governance and players.
Non-medically staff can have a lot of power. You don’t learn about what’s required in 3 weeks. Huge credit to the medical staff for the immense work that’s go in to ready players as best they can.
Without the audit and review – competition has restarted, with enhanced protocols, but sustaining these protocols and within the culture of football could face problems.
Footballers being the only people in the country going back to work without social distancing.
Eva trained in accident and emergency to develop skills and understanding around trauma cases.
It helped to be able to speak different languages to calm the players
Keeping your mind at the pitch side
Knowing your athlete is key
Trauma and loss of life is a part of a medic’s job, it’s sobering and grounds your reference point.
How did Eva cope through the ordeal?
It’s taken time to overcoming the emotions
We need to be clearer about the non-negotiables
We do need to understand that medical governance is about justice
Football lives in a bubble at times
A new generation of players and managers that can change the culture
Allowing players to feel safe and to be able to speak – leads to better performance
A new style of leadership must arise
Safeguarding of athlete’s medical treatment is central to Eva’s cause.
How do you feel about the decisions that you make in a week, month, a year, 5 years
I need to be able to live with myself
Links
Eva is on twitter at
https://twitter.com/evacarneiro
and her medical practice
http://www.thesportsmedicalgroup.com/
Supporting Champions on Twitter www.twitter.com/support_champs
Steve Ingham on Twitter www.twitter.com/ingham_steve
Supporting Champions on Linkedin, www.linkedin.com/company/supporting-champions
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/supportingchampions/
A reminder if you’re keen to pre-register for the next wave of Graduate Membership enrolments then you can do so at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/membership/
If you’re looking for some coaching support or some virtual team development help to support you to get to the next level in work, life or sport then take a look at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/coaching-mentoring/
or drop us a note at enquiries@supportingchampions.co.uk then you can sign up for a free consultation to explore which package is right for you.
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Nick Levett on talent development
Have you ever found yourself stood along side parents or coaches shouting and barking instructions to their child? Or have you ever found yourself bursting out with commands or subtly taking your child aside to say, “Just do this”. If we have done this or seen this or felt the urge to help but done so in a clumsy way – then we’ve been an influence (perhaps not positive) on a child’s interest in not only sport but on their willingness to try.
This week’s guest is Nick Levett, Head of Coaching at UK Coaching an expert in talent development. Nick has had a fascinating career coaching in schools in socially and economically deprived areas, working to develop the paths of young talent in the largest governing body in the UK – the Football Association and now a broader remit to develop coaching across the sporting landscape
Nick’s insights are edifying, that is they compel us to take a moment to reflect and learn how morally, ethically and intellectually how we support and develop others, not just aspiring young sports people, but the lessons apply to our wider influence to the people around us.
Show notes
Playing football at university (oh and studying for a degree)
Strategic planning of modules for the best outcome rather than subject interest
Working in a challenging school, Learning ‘how to communicate’
Working in the FA for 14 years
Child centred work drives Nick’s ethos
Student aspirations, how much do I know these kids as individuals?
The coaching tension between the traditional FA coaching methods and real life experience
Nick’s development of the national coaching programme
Rod Thorpe teaching games for understanding (TGFU)
How do you know that kid wasn’t about to work it out for themselves?
Taking inspiration from Iceland and project based learning
Doing things that are inherently enjoyable
What has been good during coaching amidst COVID-19 and what have learned that will be beneficial for the future?
Always start with the person
Academies and pathways should be teaching kids skills that are going to serve them for life
Manchester United think about the people first rand the values and rights of the child
What are the values of children when they play sport
What’s more important, winning trophies and medals or hardest is more important to me
Coaching horizons, what would Nik like to see explored over the next decade?
Links
Nick's blog http://riversofthinking.com/
Nick on Twitter https://twitter.com/nlevett
Supporting Champions on Twitter www.twitter.com/support_champs
Steve Ingham on Twitter www.twitter.com/ingham_steve
Supporting Champions on Linkedin, www.linkedin.com/company/supporting-champions
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/supportingchampions/
A reminder if you’re keen to pre-register for the next wave of Graduate Membership enrolments then you can do so at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/membership/
If you’re looking for some coaching support or some virtual team development help to support you to get to the next level in work, life or sport then take a look at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/coaching-mentoring/
or drop us a note at enquiries@supportingchampions.co.uk then you can sign up for a free consultation to explore which package is right for you.
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Wednesday Jun 03, 2020
Caspar Berry is a former professional poker player, having been the poker advisor on the James Bond movie Casino Royale. Caspar is now a speaker on risk, not only understanding this area from the principles of the game of poker, but it’s underpinned with an economics degree from Cambridge University.
In this discussion we talk about the parallels between poker and what we’re experiencing through this viral pandemic – and there definitely are some. We talk about how to get good at poker which unveils an array of applicable lessons in terms of probabilities, luck and taking opportunities when they are presented to you. Caspar has a knack of making some unfamiliar concepts feel really accessible – he’s a bright guy with whom I've loved chatting to over the years. And if a Las Vegas poker player and advisor on a Bond movie weren’t enough Caspar has one of the most fun biographies going – which I will leave him to explain.
Show notes
Poker and a global pandemic – it is good when people appreciate uncertainty in their lives
The importance of cash and savings
Caspar’s three important messages:
The future is uncertain and we are way poorer than we think we are
Everything is going to end eventually
Insulate yourself against the downside and open yourself up to the upside
Risk and decision making; short term versus long term allocation
Working as an actor in Byker Grove
Learning that poker and business are related, defined by decision making and resource allocation
Luck - your short term deviation from your long term expectation as a result of that which you cannot control
Olivia Colman & Sacha Baron Cohen – luck
Don’t play the man, play the cards
Casino Royale
How to play perfect poker
Uncertainty and predicting the future
The Ludic fallacy
Links
Caspar is on Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/casparberry/
You can visit Caspar’s website at http://www.casparberry.com/
Supporting Champions on Twitter www.twitter.com/support_champs
Steve Ingham on Twitter www.twitter.com/ingham_steve
Supporting Champions on Linkedin, www.linkedin.com/company/supporting-champions
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/supportingchampions/
A reminder if you’re keen to pre-register for the next wave of Graduate Membership enrolments then you can do so at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/membership/
If you’re looking for some coaching support or some virtual team development help to support you to get to the next level in work, life or sport then take a look at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/coaching-mentoring/
or drop us a note at enquiries@supportingchampions.co.uk then you can sign up for a free consultation to explore which package is right for you.
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Wednesday May 20, 2020
In this episode I spoke to Rob Pacey. Rob runs one of the most successful podcasts in Sport, the aptly named Pacey performance podcast, which focuses on strength and conditioning and training. He has curated close to 300 episodes since 2015 featuring some of the leading names in aspects of conditioning.
In this discussion I was curious to find out what inspired Rob to begin recording episodes, and how he took the plunge. What Rob didn’t have at the time was a reputation to lean upon, he just went for it, with an infectious spirit summed up in the phrase, “Well I could do that”, or at least I could try. That optimistic spirit shines through about wanting to network, create connections, learn from people and contributing. In a cluttered world of online content we can learn from Rob’s lessons of being consistent, showing up for people and ultimately creating something of value. While he didn’t have a reputation when he first started, he does now!
Show notes
Dreams of becoming a professional footballer
Realisations of having optimised his performance
The loss felt when ending the pursuit of becoming a professional
Importance of education as another outlet
Mini business charging for football training
Finding work as a ‘fitness guy’
Getting an opportunity because people trusted him
Transition to the commercial world working for Catapult
Benefitting from other podcasts and thinking, “I could do that!”
Leading me to the realisation that this would be a great networking opportunity
Becoming the podcast guy
The strongest guests are the ones who you can have a drink with and who can talk hard science
Developing buy-in is a critical theme
Creating a resource for people to add value
Getting the specifics out from guests, there’s a lot of assumed knowledge
What has Rob learned. Editing audio, social media material, but also anticipating and communicating what the audience want to hear – becoming in tune with the industry
Authenticity to who you are and aware of what you communicate on social media
Links
Rob on Twitter https://twitter.com/strengthofsci
The Pacey Performance Podcast can be found here https://www.strengthofscience.com/
Supporting Champions on Twitter www.twitter.com/support_champs
Steve Ingham on Twitter www.twitter.com/ingham_steve
Supporting Champions on Linkedin, www.linkedin.com/company/supporting-champions
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/supportingchampions/
A reminder if you’re keen to pre-register for the next wave of Graduate Membership enrolments then you can do so at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/membership/
If you’re looking for some coaching support or some virtual team development help to support you to get to the next level in work, life or sport then take a look at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/coaching-mentoring/
or drop us a note at enquiries@supportingchampions.co.uk then you can sign up for a free consultation to explore which package is right for you.
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Wednesday May 06, 2020
I’m excited to share, in this special episode, 7 key principles from my new book The First Hurdle on applying and interviewing for jobs in sports performance (and the sub-text here too is for those doing the interviewing too).
The First Hurdle is a guide to searching, applying and interviewing for jobs in sports performance and is now available to buy for kindle or other e-reader here https://supportingchampions.co.uk/downloads/
In this episode I share the motivations behind the book; a story about my first interview experience alongside the England Football team; and 7 key principles that people would be wise to follow (including one message, principle number 7, for the interviewers)
Be yourself! why and how you need to be true to yourself
Can you do the job? How to emphasise your employability by focusing on their needs.
De-clutter! Focus your attention on the areas that really matter. Would you put on all the clothes in your wardrobe to go out to a party?
Add structure to your answers. How ‘and’ ruins interview answers.
The importance of holistic view on communication, not just what we say but how we say it. We need to
It’s not about you! The importance of focusing your answers on how you can influence others and your ability to work in teams. The Superheroes and the mice!
(If you’re interviewing people) Don’t be an arse! By all means push people, but you have a responsibility to people, profession and an industry. You should develop your interviewing skills such that you’re able to inspire someone’s development, not humiliate them. Take your responsibility as an interviewer seriously and inspire people.
The First Hurdle book is now available to buy, both as an ebook and paperback;
https://www.amazon.co.uk/First-Hurdle-searching-interviewing-performance-ebook/dp/B087JTHB2M/
Here’s a look at the contents;
Runners and hurdlers: Introduction
One principle: You can’t be anybody else
Get out of your own head: What interviewers think about
Target practice: Finding the right job
Looking good on paper: CVs and cover letters
The warm-up: Interview preparation
First contact: The start of the interview
Xs and Ys: The question that differentiates
Clarity, clarity, clarity: Structuring your answers
Team: Can you work with other people?
Who are you?: The importance of self-awareness
Sprint finish: How to finish an interview
Eyeing the competition: Group interviews
Show me: Practical tests
Virtual reality: Video pitching and online interviews
Climbing the ladder: Interviews for managers and leaders
The feedback loop: Getting advice; win, lose or draw
A final word for interviewers and interviewees
Appendix 1: Unpaid internships
Appendix 2: An overview of career routes
About the author
More from Steve
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