A return interview with Dr Pippa Grange, a performance (“regenerative”) psychologist who has worked with the England men’s football team and who has earned the admiration of Brene Brown. I’m always excited to hear from the likes of Pippa, elite practioners who have earned the respect of the most respected high performers in the world….
Can there ever be psychological safety in the Premier League? A couple of years ago, I was surrounded with so many happy Spurs fans that I bought into the euphoric buzz they were giving off. Ange Postecoglou had brought the smile back to Tottenham supporters. I chatted to Charlie Eccleshare from The Athletic about the…
Sign up for the newsletter What Ange Postecoglou changed at Spurs in his first 100 days: ‘The mood has been transformed’ Charlie writes about the oratory of Ange Postecoglou Post Script from the present: look I know with the benefit of hindsight this all went wrong but I still think there are important lessons about…
Health warning: sport is sometimes a flawed metaphor when it comes to work, it is often very male and half of every audience isn’t interested in the stories that come from it. Personally I have no especial interest or understanding of rugby, but I was captivated with this as a study of culture – if this one…
Recorded at GOOD DAY AT WORK hosted by Robertson Cooper. During the last World Cup, as we gradually started believing in the prospects of a team whose members had surprised us with their humour, work-rate and calm demeanour there was a wonderful newspaper article that garnered lots of attention about the secrets of their transformation….
How did Jurgen Klopp build a culture that has caught the attention of everyone in sport? Including interviews with Klopp, Liverpool players and leading management psychologists we discover the 4 secrets of Klopp’s culture at Liverpool (data, a simple plan, inclusivity, psychological safety). Full script of the episode Over the course of the last 3…
In 2007 as Barcelona were looking to replace their manager they were faced with a difficult challenge. They decided if they were to move on with a strong sense of sustainable success they needed to think about the culture they wanted to build. They drew up a list of criteria for how they wanted to…