048: High Performance with Professor Damian Hughes

In this episode, Dan & Tim sit down with recently retired NRL and International Rugby League player Chris Lawrence. 
Chris played over 250 first grade games despite suffering two sever injuries. As well as dislocating his hip, last year he broke every bone in his face. 
You can see the photo we mention in the interview here. 
Chris retired at the end of the 2020 season and is the Director of One Wellbeing.
Connect with Chris on Instagram and Twitter. 
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In this episode, Dan sits down with Therese Joyce, a Wellbeing Strategist with Fisher Leadership Consultancy Group. 
Therese has over two decades experience in international management and leading change. She has worked with a diverse range of corporate, education and not-for-profit clients to help deliver creative, evidence-based practical solutions to increase employee engagement and ensure exceptional performance. With a firm commitment to pragmatic real-world application of the science of positive psychology, her expertise lies in driving employee engagement and creating new initiatives for leadership development as well as building a high-performing culture amongst leadership teams and organisations.
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Connect with Therese at www.breathingspace.global
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In this episode, Tim Perkins sits down with 2019 Test Cricketer of the Year Pat Cummins to talk about resilience, integrity and leadership. Even if you're not a sports fan, you'll get something from this... 
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In this episode, Dan chats with Jonathan Raymond, the author of Good Authority - How to Become the Leader Your Team is Waiting For.
He shares some of the reason he sees for leaders not being as good as they might be when it comes to holding teams to account, and discusses some simple yet effective strategies to enhance how you can get team members to really "own" their work.
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In this episode, Dan chats with the Cronulla Sharks halfback Chad Townsend. 
As well as being a footballer, Chad also hosts The Talk of the Town Podcast. 
During this chat Chad & Dan discuss issues of high performing teams as well as mindset and motivation. 
They mention Perform Under Pressure by Ceri Evans as well as the work Dan has been doing with NRL footballer Shaun Johnson. 
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In this episode Dan sits down with Anna Meares to discuss the importance of psychological preparation and having worthy rivals in elite sport. 
Anna is the only Australian to win individual medals at four consecutive Olympic Games and is regarded as the best female track cyclist of all time and what Anna shares in this episode is transferable into any domain. 
Anna's new book is call Now and you can get a copy here. 
You can connect with Anna on Twitter and Instagram
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In this episode Dan chats with the author of Legacy, James Kerr.
In November 2013, James Kerr published Legacy: What the All Blacks Can Teach us About the Business of Life which delves into the mentality of the most successful sporting team of all time and finds universal lessons one can learn from them in business, and indeed, in life. 
You see the Haka here. 
You can find a copy of Legacy here.
You can connect with James in LinkedIN here.
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In this episode, 4 x Olympian, Leisel Jones drops by to chat with Dan about what it takes to compete at the highest level. Along with Ian Thorpe, Leisel is Australia's most decorated Olympian with nine medals to her name. 
Leisel talks about the challenges that elite athletes face with the never-ending scrutiny and expectations placed upon them. 
She also discusses her own challenges with Mental Health. 
Body Lengths by Leisel Jones.
Crisis lines by country. 
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