S1E10: Processes, Courage and Comfort in Vulnerability with Dan Howells

Dan is a high-performance coach, with a career spanning over 15 years of work in elite sport, both in the UK and the USA including the UK Sports Institute, England rugby 7’s and the Houston Astro’s MLB team to name a few. Dan lectures at Brighton University and is also the founder of Collaborate sports where he is passionate about creating real-world learning opportunities for developing coaches and practitioners to enhance their impact and success within performance sport organisations.   What You'll Learn: In this episode, Dan shares his experience, some of his main challenges, how he has maintained a successful career whilst having a balanced life outside of work, why he founded collaborate sports and the skillsets he offers to practitioners and finally what he sees needs to change in sport to facilitate the full potential of practitioners.   Talking Points: Learning from mistakes Self-preservation and developing comfort in being vulnerable Self-awareness and leadership The issue with blindly moving through the ranks Agile solutions in the moment Being brave enough to challenge the status quo   If you enjoy this episode please leave a review on iTunes or Spotify platforms, and by doing this you will actively help in spreading this content to the practitioners that need it.   Resources: Practitioner Project 20/20 The Coach Toolbox Men Behind Sport: www.menbehindsport.com   Connect with Dan: Collaborate sports Dan’s X Dan’s Instagram Dan’s LinkedIn