LEADERSHIP and TEAMSHIP

00:00 – 03:00 | Introduction & Career OverviewHost Ben Fennell introduces the podcast and Kate Richardson-Walsh.Highlights Kate’s 375 caps for Great Britain hockey, 13 years as captain, and Rio 2016 Olympic gold.03:00 – 05:00 | Early Career & Team Development ChallengesKate discusses the turbulence of her first 10 years in the sport.Explains lack of full-time training due to funding and resulting inconsistency in performance.05:00 – 08:30 | Purpose, Vision & 'Gold Medal Standards'Insight into rebuilding after London 2012.Shift to using “Would a gold medallist do that?” as a daily behavioural check-in.Importance of turning abstract vision into actionable behaviours.08:30 – 12:00 | Strengths & Self-AwarenessTeam learned to recognise and value individual strengths through psychology work.Kate discusses her personal strength (consistency) and Helen Richardson-Walsh’s penalty goal at Rio.Power of knowing and using your strengths under pressure.12:00 – 15:20 | Good Day / Bad Day Exercise & TriggersImportance of knowing your personal signals of performance and self-awareness.Identifying emotional and behavioural cues that indicate decline or stress.Creating plans and asking for support when triggered.15:20 – 20:00 | Receiving Feedback WellKate’s story of receiving honest feedback from a junior teammate.Emotional reaction vs. self-control.Emphasises thoughtful, kind, and direct feedback as a gift.20:00 – 25:30 | Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (DIB)Overview of diversity within the GB hockey team and its limitations.Leveraging cognitive, personality and strength-based diversity to enhance resilience and creativity.Transition from inclusion as a concept to belonging as a performance driver.25:30 – 30:00 | Inductions, Culture & StorytellingTeam’s cultural onboarding and welcome ceremonies before Rio 2016.Use of storytelling to share values and welcome new members.Importance of helping new joiners quickly understand and contribute to team culture.30:00 – 36:30 | Identity, Microaggressions & RepresentationKate’s personal experiences with prejudice and stereotypes.Subtle discrimination: e.g., “couldn’t you have used a prettier picture?”Significance of representation and embracing identity confidently.36:30 – 39:20 | Safe Spaces & Learning Through DiscomfortImportance of creating non-judgmental spaces for DIB conversations.Avoiding blame and “cancel culture.”Acknowledging fear but choosing to grow through discomfort.39:20 – 45:00 | Closing Reflections: Leadership, Teamship & GrowthLeadership: “Honesty” – authenticity and holding self to same standards as others.Teamship: “Selflessness” – showing up daily even if not selected.••Growth: “Get comfortable with being uncomfortable” – personal and team development through challenge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.