THE LOWDOWN EPISODE #115 - ELITE PERFORMANCE PARTNERS w/ DAVID SLEMEN

Today I am joined by the Founding Partner of Elite Performance Partners; David Slemen. EPP help organisations and individuals within sport reach their potential. They have helped with the support and building of high performance teams at organisations such as The FA, Right to Dream, LTA and Leicester Tigers. For anyone interested in building the team behind the team this one is for you. Learn here as to how to unpick bias in the recruitment process, why experience can be overrated, how there is no "path" and how sustainable success ought to be at the forefront.Listen to find out more including;- Why football is sometimes slow to innovate?- How to balance long term planning and short term success?- The differences between the hiring process at Amazon and Lego?- What skillsets does the modern day technical director have?- The role of the "specialist generalist"?Timestamps;00:00 - 03:53 - Intro03:54 - 06:38 - Innovation06:39 - 12:46 - "Cultural Fit"12:47 - 22:10 - Unpicking Bias22:11 - 27:27 - Technical Director27:28 - 34:01 - Evolution34:02 - 36:06 - AdviceWebsite; https://eppglobal.com/TGG Article; https://trainingground.guru/articles/five-key-roles-for-high-performing-teams