Talking Performance

Our guest this week is White Ferns Captain Sophie Devine. Sophie is a dual international having represented New Zealand in both Hockey and Cricket and in the past 18 months has become one of the most destructive batters on the planet.Sophie talks about her battle with depression and how it impacted her on a daily basis. Having Sophie open up and talk about her struggles was incredibly brave and her willingness to share is fantastic as hopefully it may offer some help for people suffering or those supporting people who are suffering. 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/

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 touch on some of the concepts and ideas that we learnt from Mike. I was super impressed with his honesty and we touch on that and how values can be aspirational.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 BOP Steamers assistant coach Mike Rogers. I have had the pleasure of watching Mike coach up close and personal and in this episode you will see why I believe he is among the best coaches I have ever seen.Mike goes deep in to some of his "Favourite Failures" and why the last 18 months have been really tough. He also has a great quote or philosophy which is "Care before Ego"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/

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 it happened, DG didn't show up and Jay had to do it on his own. Tune in if you want to hear a session where Jay is out of his comfort zone but with the support of a great live listeners gets through the night.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 Dave Dillon. Dave is the Head Coach for Japanese Team Kobelco Steelers and talks about his experiences in teaching and coaching.Dave is incredibly humble and this is shown over the lockdown period when he helped coach one of the local club teams to win their first title in decades. His humility stands out in this chat and you will understand why he is having huge success as a coach.If you enjoy the podcast please share it with your friends.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 touch on some of the concepts and ideas (and get a little off track!) that Clark Laidlaw inspired us to reflect on,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 NZ All Black 7's Coach Clark Laidlaw. Clark played 7's for Scotland and has coached both 7's and 15's professionally in NZ and brings a wealth of knowledge to the podcast.Clark talks about the importance of care and connection and how he uses this to help shape their environment.If you enjoy the podcast please share it with your friends.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

We had a technical glitch at the start of the session which caused a bit of chaos and allowed us to reflect on that in conjunction with the session from Tony PhilpEach 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 touch on some of the concepts and ideas that Tony Philp shared with us from his position as High Performance Manager of All Blacks 7sIf 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/

Tony Philp, "Philpy" is a former Super Rugby Player and is now the High Performance manager for the All Blacks Sevens program at NZ RugbyTony speaks about culture, singing and some of the links between business and sport and how our values influence how we operate.In this chat we look in to what makes high performing teams tick, how can we get the best out of people and how singing can help us perform.If you enjoyed this chat please share it with your friendsSend 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 touch on some of the thoughts and ideas that Ellen van der Knaap shared with us around her journey, finding her identity and being okay with not being okay.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/