Talking Performance

This weeks guest is  Darren Holder.Darren works in Australia & internationally, to support coaching practice and performance, developing bespoke programs for individuals, teams and organisations (including structures and frameworks) to facilitate learning and continuous improvement, particularly with elite coaches. He has worked alongside some of the worlds best coaches and has a beautiful way of delivering the information Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

This week I am joined by Australian Mark Mathews (markmathews.com)Through his career as a professional ‘Big Wave’ surfer and Red Bull Athlete, he has become obsessed with the relationship between personal growth, high performance and fulfilmentHe has a documentary about him called the other side of fear which is a great watch, ….. man I got nervous sitting on my couch watching the big waves on the documentary let alone paddling out in them.I must admit I found it fascinating when Mark described golf as the sport that messes with your head… I still cant comprehend how you can compare a short putt to a 50 foot wave.I hope you enjoy this chat and as always please share it if you like it and even subscribe to the podcast. Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

Guest Bill Bestic, Former NZ SAS soldier, anaesthetist, and commercial helicopter pilot, discusses the impact of effective leadership in 1% environments and the challenges of teaching individuals with diverse learning styles. The importance of prioritizing tasks over individual preferences and the role of humor in crisis situations are also explored. The chapter emphasizes the significance of intentional capacity, situational awareness, and structured learning. Additionally, stress management, effective communication, and non-technical skills in various industries are discussed.

This week I have something a little different, I am joined by Bill Bestic and this session will be broken in to part 1 and part 2 as he was kind enough to spend a fair amount of time with meI have always had a fascination with the SAS and that is how I stumbled across Bill was searching for podcasts with SAS soldiers. I was immediately captivated by Bills humility and his ability to reflect on what he had learnt, take a look at himself first and then evolve his skillsWhat I also found fascinating was once Bill finished in the SAS he trained to become a doctor and then an anaesthetist which he now does at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney , oh and also he become a commercial helicopter pilot over the last couple of years too!I was intrigued to dig into the different leadership styles and environments between general population and the military and if there is stuff we could learn from either environment. Bill is a fantastic learner and thinker, there is so much to learn from this episode I trust you will enjoy it and part 2 will come out next week.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

This week I am joined by world cup winning netball coach Dame Noeline Taurua In the 2018 Commonwealth games NZ lost to Jamaica in the bronze medal match, their worst ever result in a Commonwealth gamesAfter the games Noeline Taurua was appointed as head coach and fast forward 11 months and the Silver Ferms had beaten tournament favourites Australia 52-51 in the final to be crowned world championsIn this chat you can see why Noeline is so successful, her attention to detail is high and the standards she sets for herself and those around her are even higher, but she does this with all the love and support required to get the best out of people.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

This weeks guest is Dr Oliver Runswick who is a lecturer in performance psychology at Kings College in London and a skill acquisition consultant at Runswickperformance.comOli has a real passion for skill learning and has some awesome insight into how we adapt and learn skill, particularly in cricket.He dives in to the importance of the context of the game and prior information when it comes to decision making. I hope you enjoy the yarn and it would be great if you could share it with your mates and even leave us a review.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

This weeks guest is Trevor Ragan from The Learner Lab which is one of my favourite places to hang out as it has so much great content.When I reached out to Trevor I thought it was ambitious as I'm sure he is a busy man, to my surprise he replied within minutes saying he would love to come on. His curiosity and enthusiasm for this topic of learning shines brightly through out the podcast and he offers so many wonderful insights and strategies to help us all break down the barriers of learning new skills. I hope you enjoy the yarn and it would be great if you could share it with your mates and even leave us a review.Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

This week my guest is former Olympian and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Anna Simcic who is now an athlete life advisor for HPSNZIt was really interesting to hear Anna’s journey from being an athlete to being someone on the other side of the fence and supporting our current athletes. I loved her insight in to the balance of how we can support athletes who want to train hard while also maintaining their well being As always if you enjoy the show I would love for you to share it with your mates and join our facebook community under Talking performance. Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

This is the first episode of season 4 and I think you will agree it is a pretty epic way to get 2022 underway.  Unfortunately I didn't quite nail the sound, so it is not my best work, which is a shame and I apologise for that. I am joined by performance psychologist Jonah Oliver, who works with a number of professional athletes, surgeons, entrepreneurs and business leaders and after this chat I think you will know why.Jonah does a fantastic job of making the complex word of performance psychology easy to digest in a relaxed manner which makes you (or at least has made me) review our relationship with pressure. I hope you enjoy this chat and as always if you have a minute it would be great if you could leave us a review wherever you listen to your podcasts. Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/

This is a mash up of four guests where we speak about youth sport, coach development and how to make those experience fun and engaging so that youth want to come back. If you want to listen to the full episodes they can be found here:Kyle McLean  Episode 67Stuart Armstrong Episode 70Andy Rogers Episode 73John O'Sullivan Episode 81I will be back with new episodes in the coming weeks. As always I love the feedback and if you have the time it would be cool if you could give us a rating wherever you listen to your podcasts. Send us a textSupport the showhttps://talkingperformancepod.com/