You are crawling on your belt buckle towards a cleverly engineered terrorist weapon, are you ready for some extreme decision making under pressure? Chris Hunter shares his incredible experience of working in counter terrorist bomb disposal.
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Major Chris Hunter QGM – Counter-Terrorist Bomb Disposal Specialist & Author
Success, failure or injury, no single event should define you. Every experience in the journey towards your personal gold medal can be learnt from. In the videos below, our experts discuss what they have taken away from their challenges in the world of sport.
Featuring:
James Cracknell OBE – Double Olympic Rowing Gold Medallist & Adventurer
Will Greenwood MBE – Former Rugby Player, World Cup Winner & Entrepreneur
Paul Grayson – Former Rugby Fly Half, Broadcaster & Performance Coach
Matthew Syed – Journalist, Author & Former International Table Tennis Champion
Marc Woods – Paralympic Multiple Gold Medal Winning Swimmer, Broadcaster & Author
Great performance relies as much on preparing your mindset as it does developing skill. Having control of your emotions and behaviour under pressure will ensure you can perform well consistently. Our experts share some useful insights into nurturing the mind.
Featuring:
Dr. Frank Dick OBE – Performance Specialist, Coach & International Motivational Speaker
Matthew Syed – Author & Former International Table Tennis Champion
Alisa Burke – Executive Wellness Expert
Richard Brimblecombe – Classically Trained Actor, Facilitator & Personal Coach
Major Chris Hunter QGM – Counter-Terrorist Bomb Disposal Specialist
Psychology for elite performance in business is hardly a new idea. But very few people explore the opportunities to leverage the physiology behind the psychology. Our experts explain what is really going on in our minds and bodies while we work, and how we can help ourselves function better.
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Dr. Tara Swart – Neurologist, Leadership Coach & Medical Doctor
Prof. Elaine Fox – Director of the Oxford Centre for Emotions & Affective Neuroscience
Studies on elite performance have revealed simple ways you can step back from your personal insecurity and doubts. A bad mood or a loss of confidence need not hold you back. Below our experts share strategies to help you improve your mental performance.
Featuring:
Pete Lindsay – Former Head of Psychology at the English Institute of Sport
Dr. Tara Swart – Neurologist, Leadership Coach & Medical Doctor
Professor Elaine Fox – Director of the Oxford Centre for Emotions & Affective Neuroscience
Every organisation likes to brag about dynamic culture. But all too often the reality is a culture dictated by fear, stress and ego. Now the latest science suggests these negative factors can be physically contagious, and are blocking meaningful change.
Featuring:
Matthew Syed – Broadcaster, Author & Former International Table Tennis Champion
Dr. Tara Swart – Neurologist, Leadership Coach & Medical Doctor
Prof. Elaine Fox – Director of the Oxford Centre for Emotions & Affective Neuroscience
If we believe the movies, psychopath = evil killer. However, in these videos Dr. Kevin Dutton explains that psychopathic traits are not always sinister. Kevin uses his own father, a fearless trader, as positive example of a psychopath we can learn from.
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Dr. Kevin Dutton – Research Psychologist at Oxford University
Having the right mindset can make an enormous difference when navigating a rapidly changing world. Your brain, like a muscle, can be trained and strengthened. Understanding how your mind works, looking after it, and knowing when you need to adapt your thinking will help you face competition, seize opportunity, and cope with pressure just as elite performers do.
Featuring:
Matthew Syed – Journalist, Author & Former International Table Tennis Champion
Dr. Tara Swart – Neurologist, Leadership Coach & Medical Doctor
Dr. Kevin Dutton – Research Psychologist at Oxford University
Dr. Phil Hopley – Consultant Psychiatrist
Professor Elaine Fox – Director of the Oxford Centre for Emotions & Affective Neuroscience
As a digital Christmas gift to you, here are our Top 10 favourites – a mixture of thoughts from sportspeople, celebrities, fascinating specialists and even a futurist. Enjoy!
Dr Phil Hopley on why proportionality is the key to reducing pressure
Graeme Codrington on living with constant change
Sir Clive Woodward on Windows and Mirrors
Will Greenwood on marginal gains in sport and business
Frank Dick on life as a three lane highway
James Cracknell on why you shouldn’t let anyone set limits for you
Jason Bradbury on how the pace of changing technology is accelerating
Michel Roux Jr on success and adversity at Le Gavroche
Sahar Hashemi on how large organisations can lose touch with their customers
Mark Gallagher on engaged teams giving a competitive edge
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