Talking Performance

This week we are joined by Maia Westrupp who is currently coaching volleyball in Christchurch. Maia was a New Zealand Junior Representative in both Tennis and Volleyball, before being scouted from Whakatane to play AFL (Aussie Rules) in Melbourne. Upon returning from Melbourne he connected in with DG and started what has become a strong relationship. If you like the podcast please share it with your friends as we would love to grow our community.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

Each week after we have a guest on we have a reflection session where we go through some of the concepts that the guest spoke about.This week we reflect on our chat with Jason Shepard, Jason is a rugby coach in Bay of Plenty who is an avid learner and has some great insight in to coaching and how uses questions and a games based approach, If you enjoy this please share it with your friends and if you want to join in the live discussion join us on the Facebook TalkingPerformance group and tune in at 8pm (NZ Time) every Monday Night.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

Our guest this week is Jason Shepard. Jason is a grass roots rugby coach who is currently based in Tauranga NZ, working with Te Puke Sports Rugby Club. Jason has a huge desire to learn and grow and share that with those who he coaches. He is a big fan of the games based approach to coaching and is always looking for ways in which he can improve his trade.If you enjoy the podcast please share it with your friends and subscribe on whatever platform you useSend us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

This week we changed it up and did a "Book Club" session, looking in to some of the themes and concepts behind our favourite books and asked our listeners to contribute. It was a fun session and one now I have a few more books on my list to get through which is great. If you like the podcast please share it with your friends as we would love to grow our community.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

Each week after we have a guest on we have a reflection session where we go through some of the concepts that the guest spoke about.This week we reflect on our chat with Amy Collinson. Amy has worked with DG for over 10 years and is currently living in France and following her impossible dream. There was plenty to take away from the chat we had with Amy.If you enjoy this please share it with your friends and if you want to join in the live discussion join us on the Facebook TalkingPerformance group and tune in at 8pm (NZ Time) every Monday Night.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

This week we are joined by ex patriot kiwi Amy Collinson who is following her dream riding horses, currently residing in FranceAmy has worked with DG for over 10 years and delves in to some of her philosophies and talks about her "10 seconds of courage" which is a concept I love. Amy is a big part of our community and it was a real pleasure to have her on the show.If you like the podcast please share it with your friends as we would love to grow our community.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

Each week after we have a guest on we have a reflection session where we go through some of the concepts that the guest spoke about.This week we reflect on what All Blacks Coach Ian Foster shared with us around his philosophy since taking over the All Blacks. One thing that struck me about Ian was how he didn't need the limelight and saw himself as a cog in the wheel, surrounding himself with good people, If you enjoy this please share it with your friends and if you want to join in the live discussion join us on the Facebook TalkingPerformance group and tune in at 8pm (NZ Time) every Monday Night.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

This week we are fortunate to have All Blacks Head Coach Ian Foster join. Ian was an assistant coach with the All Blacks under Steve Hansen for 8 years before taking over the main job after the 2019 World Cup.Ian and DG go back a number of years and Ian actually gave DG his first crack with a role at the Chiefs which turned out to be a great learning experience for both of them.I did have a wee hiccup in this for which I apologise for, you will notice it when DG heckles me!!!If you like the podcast please share it with your friends as we would love to grow our community.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

Each week after we have a guest on we have a reflection session where we go through some of the concepts that the guest spoke about.This week we reflect on what Wallabies Coach Dave Rennie shared with us around building team culture, why it is important and how he has done it in very different environments Dave is a helluva coach and an amazing man and you can hear his love of connection and family come out in what he says.If you enjoy this please share it with your friends and if you want to join in the live discussion join us on the Facebook TalkingPerformance group and tune in at 8pm (NZ Time) every Monday Night.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

To kick season 2 off we are so happy to have Dave Rennie on the show. Dave has had huge success in his coaching career with NZ U20s and the Chiefs here in NZ as well as the Glasgow Warriors in the UK and is now the Head Coach of the Wallabies.DG worked with Dave at the Chiefs and saw first hand how Dave connects the team with each other and also the wider community. In this chat Dave discusses what he believes is important when creating successful teams and leaders, regardless of the sport. If you like the podcast please share it with your friends as we would love to grow our community.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/