Luke Donald, Paul McGinley, and Sam Torrance, three former and current European Ryder Cup captains, discuss leadership, team culture, and what makes a winning team. They share their experiences as captains, the challenges they faced, and the strategies they employed. They also discuss the selection process and tough decisions involved in choosing players for the Ryder Cup, and emphasize the importance of communication, trust, and empathy in leadership.

In September Jake and Damian chatted to a number of sports guests, but the conversations were far from sport centred. Each guest offered great learnings from their lives, including creating culture, what makes a great leader and how to be more present everyday.They reflect on the conversation they had with Ryder Cup legends Luke Donald, Sam Torrance and Paul McGinley about their leadership styles and why Paul and Sam didn’t pick Luke to be in their team in 2014. Jake and Damian discuss Will Still’s open and authentic leadership style. Jake and Damian had an honest and emotional conversation with Steve Hansen, the previous All Blacks' coach, on the hidden cost of high performance. Another vulnerable discussion was had with Paralympian David Smith MBE, who is currently dealing with the effects of a rare and invasive tumour. With David they consider the true importance of life. The conversations that took place this month were reminders to take a pause and try to stay present. Listen to the episodes mentioned: Will Still: https://pod.fo/e/1ea4ea Steve Hansen: https://pod.fo/e/1ecdda David Smith MBE: https://pod.fo/e/1ef288 Ryder Cup Roundtable: https://pod.fo/e/1f190f Download The High Performance App by clicking the link below and using the code: HPAPP

What a series it’s been! 23 episodes, millions of downloads, a new members club, our first live episode and a book announcement! 💥💥As customary now, Jake and Damian reflect on the key takeaways from the incredible guests from Series Five including Christian Horner, Grace Beverley, Gareth Southgate, Chris Bosh, Tim Peake, Hector Bellerin, Julian Hearn, Chris Voss, Ben Francis, Mary Portas, Ian Thorpe, Sir Ian McGeechan, Grant Hanley, Hal Robson-Kanu, Kate Richardson-Walsh, Mel Marshall, Adam Peaty, Ric Lewis, Jason Kenny, Paul McGinley, Jo Konta and Jenson Button. This series wrap up we’re basing around the five stages of successful change: Dream, Leap, Fight, Climb, Arrive. Jake and Damian talk through these stages and both pick out their favourite clips and tell you why. Thank you for all your comments and reviews this series, you all make the High Performance Podcast what it is by sharing, commenting and reviewing. And huge thank you to Lotus Cars our sponsor for their continued support. We couldn’t do it without you!Thank you also to Whoop who partnered with us for the Euros Specials and all the other sponsors on the podcast. Love the pod? You’ll LOVE our first book! Pre-order copies here: http://smarturl.it/hv0sdzCheck out a brand new newsletter for our members club THE HIGH PERFORMANCE CIRCLE! On the Circle this month:* Exclusive Podcast with Chrissie Wellington - 4 x Ironman World Champion and Global Lead for Health & Wellbeing for parkrun.* Keynote with former England Rugby Sevens captain Ollie Phillips* High Performance Boosts with British Wheelchair Tennis Champion and Paralympic medal winner Jordanne Whiley MBE, Olympic Gold medal winning rower Ben Hunt-Davis and adventurer Levison Wood.Go to www.thehighperformancepodcast.com to sign up for FREE!