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A Question of Performance
by Tammy Parlour: Performance psychology podcaster
In A Question of Performance we talk with leaders in business, elite athletes/coaches, people who have overcome challenges and those at the top of their game, about what improves, limits and drives performance in sport, the workplace and life.
Episodes
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Ep56. Katie Sadleir – on culture change
Katie Sadleir's role as World Rugby's general manager for women's rugby puts her at the forefront of developing the game. I met with Ketie a few weeks before the coronavirus lockdown, because I was interested to hear what she had to say about culture change in sport. We talk about leadership,...
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Ep.55 Charlie Boss – on creating value
A few weeks into the lockdown I spoke with Charlie Boss. Charlie is Commercial Director for Disney's sports portfolio in Europe & Africa and runs the ESPN office in London. We talk about how value is created, the importance of immersing yourself in content to understand how a fan thinks, what…
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Ep 54. Fans on emotional connection, investment and love for their team
Through this podcast I've been exploring sport and all the sectors that surround it - looking at what success means to people in each area. For sport to perform as a product it's not just about what happens on the pitch, it's also about everything that surrounds it – and the fan experience is a…
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Ep 53. Lewis Wiltshire – on the power of digital
Over the past decade the advances in digital have transformed the sports industry and how we consume information. How will the industry evolve in the future? How can sports benefit more from digital? And what stops them from doing that? Today, I'm talking to Lewis Wiltshire, a consulting partner…
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Ep 52. Annie Vernon – on the psychology of elite athletes
I'm in Waterloo station today sitting down for coffee with Annie Vernon. Now retired from competition, Annie is an Olympic silver medallist and two-time World Champion rower. She's also just written a book called "Mind Games", which is all about the psychology of elite athletes. We talk about...
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Ep 51. Lisa Pearce – on leading change in sport
Today I travel to the Elite Performance Centre in Sheffield to talk with the CEO of GB Wheelchair Basketball – Lisa Pearce. I really like Lisa's ambition. When we talk about success, she says with such passion that they have the potential to be "the sport that changed the perception of para sport...
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Ep.50 Maggie Murphy – on talent, community and proving equality works
Today I've travelled south to meet Maggie Murphy – the new Women's General Manager at Lewes Football Club. Two years ago, Lewes FC became the first football club in the world to pay their women's team the same wages as their men's team. I wanted to find out more about what that means to how the...
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Ep 49. Jon Dutton – on delivering the biggest and best tournament
I'm in Manchester today meeting with the Chief Executive of Rugby League World Cup 2021 - Jon Dutton. The tournament has set itself some ambitious targets so I'm intrigued to find out how Jon will deliver on those. He has real energy, focus and drive that I find very appealing. I particularly...
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Ep 48. Andy Reed OBE – on sport policy
Andy was an MP for Loughborough for over a decade. Now running his own business, he has a wealth of experience in government relations and sports policy. Sport and politics isn't a subject I've touched on in this podcast series yet… so I thought Andy could help me begin to navigate that area. We...
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Ep 47. Paul Blanchard – delivering in a multi-sport environment
Today I'm delving into the multi-sports arena and have traveled to Holborn in London to meet with the Chief Exec of Commonwealth Games England, Paul Blanchard. The Commonwealth Games England is primarily responsible for delivering Team England to the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth…
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Ep 46. Paul Elliott CBE – adversity as the catalyst for success
I'm back at Wembley today to talk to with former professional footballer Paul Elliott CBE. Paul's playing career began at Charlton Athletic in 1979, and he went on to represent Luton Town and Aston Villa before becoming the first black English footballer to play in Italy when he joined Pisa in...
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Ep.45 Joanna Stimpson - on what it means to be a referee
Today I travelled to Wembley to speak to Joanna Stimpson The FA's women's refereeing Manager. Right now, we're in the middle of an exciting women's football world cup. But the Lionesses aren't the only one's on the pitch. In this interview we explore what it means to be a ref. How refereeing has...
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Ep 44. Tim Hollingsworth OBE - on leadership in the sports sector
Episode 44 is an interview with the CEO of Sport England, Tim Hollingsworth. Tim's worked at a senior level in a number of high-profile roles in sport – including seven years as Chief Executive at the British Paralympic Association, Secretary General for ParalympicsGB at the PyeongChang 2018, Rio...
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Ep 43. John Alder – Leaving a positive footprint
Episode 43 is an interview with English Institute of Sport's Head of Performance Pathways – John Alder. John is a people development practitioner whose life mission is to help individuals, teams and organisations flourish while promoting culture-driven leadership. We talk about leadership, the...
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Ep 42. Adam Sills – Keeping ahead of the game
Episode 42 is an interview Adam Sills. Adam is Head of Sport at The Telegraph, leading their coverage across all platforms and disciplines. Adam joined The Telegraph in 2010 as Sports Editor of the daily paper before his promotion to head up the department five years ago. He has overseen its...
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Ep 41. Nigel Walker – giving athletes the performance advantage
Episode 41 is an interview with English Institute of Sport National Director – Nigel Walker. We talk about the importance of an equitable system, thoughts on how funding will change and also how high performance is evolving. Nigel joined the EIS in September 2010 having previously been Head of...
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Ep 40. Joanna Adams - on making the business deliver
Episode 40 is an interview with the CEO of England Netball – Joanna Adams. With more than 20+ years of experience working with brands, rights holders and the media, Joanna is one of the most highly regarded and innovative Chief Executives in British sport. We talk about what she is doing to...
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Ep 39. Alex Willis - combining innovation and tradition
Episode 39 in an interview with the Head of Communications, Content & Digital at the All England Lawn Tennis Club – Alex Willis. We talk about how innovation and tradition work together, creating change within a championship cycle, the challenges of being an annual event, and the importance of...
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Ep 38. Kat Copeland MBE - after Olympic gold
Episode 38 in an interview with Olympic Rowing Gold Medalist Kat Copeland MBE. "I used to think success was an Olympic Gold Medal" We talk about loving her sport, coping with self-doubt, what made it possible for her to achieve Gold and also the unexpected effect that had on her. Katherine was…
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Ep 37. Sophia Jowett - influencing the future of sport
Episode 37 in an interview with professor of sport and exercise psychology at Loughborough University, Sophia Jowett. Sophia also worked as a consultant for the Greek Olympic team in Athens 2004. Over the past twenty years she has been a leader in her field, helping us to understand the…
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Ep 36. Katy Daley-Mclean - "You can't rush experience"
Episode 36 in an interview with one of the UK's most high profile Sportswomen, rugby star Katy Daley-Mclean MBE. We talk about the effect of winning a world cup, the transition to full-time rugby, changing attitudes towards her as a female athlete and what she thinks about the long term future of...
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Ep 35. John Steel – On leadership in high performance environments
Episode 35 is an interview with John Steele, currently Executive Director of Sport at Loughborough University. Through the years, John has had some powerful sporting positions including CEO of organisations like the RFU and UK Sport. He's been an army officer, an athlete, a coach, and as well as...
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Ep34. Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson DBE - From athlete to political influencer
Episode 34 is an interview with one of the most recognisable names in Paralympic sport and disability rights, Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson DBE. We talk about how she measures her own performance, the importance of developing a hinterland as an athlete and also get an insight into her current life...
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Ep 33. Lauren Briggs - From elite player to masters athlete
Episode 33 is an interview with over 35's masters squash world champion Lauren Briggs. We talk about her time as an elite player, and how transitioning to the master's circuit gave her hope that her career as a squash player could continue. It's an honest and thoughtful interview about struggles,...
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Ep 32. Baroness Sue Campbell – changing the world through sport
Episode 32 is an interview about the extraordinary power of sport with – Baroness Sue Campbell. It's an interview about culture and purpose, how you bring people together and how you create a cadre of individuals who believe in something bigger than themselves. It's a conversation which reminds…
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Ep 31. Emma Mitchell – Managing the off pitch distractions
Episode 31 is an interview with Performance Lifestyle Advisor to GB Hockey - Emma Mitchell. Emma is also a former international rugby player and 1994 World Cup winner. We talk about the issues and challenges of her role, what it was like on the inside when England women won gold, and how she...
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Ep 30. Laura Weston – Pushing the envelope in sports marketing
Episode 30 is an interview with the Managing Director of iris Culture, Laura Weston. As MD of a leading sport and entertainment agency she talks about how you can bring a brand to life with sport, the excitement of breaking conventions and why working on the Launch of FA Women's Super League…
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Ep 29. Helen Richardson-Walsh MBE - Journey to Gold
Episode 29 is an interview with Helen Richardson-Walsh MBE. Over the course of her 17-year international Hockey career she amassed 19 medals including an Olympic bronze at London 2012, the European Championship title in 2015, World Cup bronze and Commonwealth silver, before finally reaching the...
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Ep 28. Ali Donnelly - "You work your life around your passion"
In episode 28 we talk with founder and editor of Scrumqueens.com Ali Donnelly. Ali is also a monthly contributor to Rugby World Magazine and regularly speaks across media outlets about the game. The website was given a special award by the Rugby Writers Association for its contribution to the...
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Ep 27. Gavin Makel - the man behind the rise of Man City Women
In episode 27 we talk with the Head of Women's Football at Manchester City, Gavin Makel. Manchester City are trailblazers for the women's game with successes both on and off the pitch. They have also recently launched a new club wide campaign focused on promoting women's football. We discuss the...
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Ep26. Tamsin Greenway - the playmaker on and off the court
In episode 26 we talk with a netball superstar, Tamsin Greenway. As a former England international, a former England coach, a Sky Sports pundit and now Director of Wasps Netball, she has a unique insight into the whole sporting system. We discuss the challenges and rewards of being an England...
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Ep 25. Kate Dale - behind the scenes of a national campaign
In episode 25 we talk with Kate Dale who is campaign lead for one of the highest performing behaviour change campaigns in the UK – This Girl Can. We discuss her personal love of the stories and drama of sport, find out what it was like right before the campaign launched, and discover the…
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Ep 24. Ebony Rainford-Brent on developing within and beyond cricket
In episode 24 we talk with cricket legend and World Cup (2009) winner Ebony Rainford-Brent. We discuss how she's navigated the ups and downs of her career and how she's constantly seeking out new opportunities to grow and develop within and beyond cricket. Ebony is a former English cricketer, who...
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Ep 23. Kelly Simmons MBE on the responsibilities and opportunities of leadership in sport
In episode 23 we talk with Director of Participation and Development at the FA, Kelly Simmons MBE. We discuss the scope of her role, what's changed over the 20 years she's been working in football and how the injustices of not being able to play as a young girl is still a driver today. "This...
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Ep 22. Nathan Homer - sport as a vehicle to realising brand ambitions
In episode 22, we talk 'sports marketing' with Nathan Homer. It's a fascinating conversation about how sports marketing is evolving and how rights holders can work with brands to enable both parties to achieve their ambitions. Nathan Homer is currently Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer at...
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Ep 21. Rest, recovery and summer holidays
In episode 21 we take a moment to reflect on what Olympians, World Champions, and Leaders in sport think their best performance enhancers actually are. "It's in those spaces where most of our physical and psychological growth occurs" At the end of each of these podcast episodes I've asked my…
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Ep 20. Reshmin Chowdhury - sports broadcaster on the challenges and rewards of a media career
Can you have it all? In episode 20 we chat to BBC and BT Sport Broadcaster Reshmin Chowdhury. We discuss the captivating nature of sport, how as a mother of two she juggles multiple responsibilities and how one always has to be at the top of your game on live sport. Reshmin Chowdhury is a...
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Ep 19. Katie Richards - performance scientist on enabling children to develop as elite athletes
How can we support children to develop into elite athletes? In episode 19 we chat to Performance and Coaching Scientist, Katie Richards. We discuss the explosion in success of British Gymnastics, the issues facing young elite performers and how a supportive coaching framework can enable talented...
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Ep 18. Sharon Fuller - BBC Sport editor on behavioural and cultural change
How do you inspire a nation? In episode 18 we chat to Sharon Fuller – the editor of BBC Sports new live events service. We discuss behavioural change campaigns, how audiences are consuming sport across broadcast, digital & interactive content and how she measures success. Sharon Fuller is an…
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Ep 17. Anna Kessel MBE - journalist and campaigner on the power of sport
In episode 17 we talk with Anna Kessel about the role of sport within society, what makes a high performing story, and what motivates her campaigning drive. We also hear her thoughts about how journalism has changed over the past 15 years. Anna Kessel is a sports journalist, acclaimed author and...
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Ep 16. Annamarie Phelps CBE - from athlete to sporting leader
In episode 16 we talk with Annamarie Phelps about what it's like to lead a sport, the importance of elite role models, and how British Rowing has evolved into an Olympic powerhouse sport. We also hear about how she navigated the highs and lows of her own international rowing career. Annamarie...
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Ep 15. Kelly Smith MBE - football legend on commitment, retirement and love of the game
In episode 15 we talk with Kelly Smith about her football career, how the sport has changed over the past twenty years and her views on success. We also talk about what it's like being in the public eye and how it feels to embark on a new career as a coach. Kelly Smith, arguably England's…
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Ep 14. Cath Bishop- world champion rower on how culture impacts performance
In episode 14 we talk with three-time Olympian and former world champion rower, Cath Bishop about how culture impacts performance. We discuss competition, how she was chosen as the 'last resort' for her University crew, the psychological challenges of coming second and her pride in becoming world...
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Ep 13. Sue Ansitiss - Sports PR professional on business culture
In episode 13, Sue Anstiss talks about the journey from founding her company in the back bedroom at age 26 to running an award winning sports PR agency almost 25 years ago. Sue Anstiss is the founder and MD of Promote PR, a multi-award winning agency specialising in the field of sport and fitness...
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Ep 12. Jeanette Kwakye - from Olympic sprinter to career in the media
In episode 12 we talk with Jeanette Kwakye about her sprinting career, the stress of injury and what it was like stepping out into an Olympic final. We also talk about her transition to life in the media and what it's like being on the other side of sport. Jeanette Kwakye was a three-time British...
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Ep 11. Sally Munday - CEO on Rio Gold and why hockey matters
In episode 11, I talk with Sally Munday about her role as Chief Exec of a National Governing Body. We find out what it was like behind the scenes at the Rio Olympics when GB Women won team gold. We also discuss her approach to leading the sport, how she builds an environment that enables success...
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Ep 10. Andy Barrow - triple paralympian on leadership and inspiration
In episode 10, Andy Barrow talks about living in the bubble of elite sport, his time as GB Wheelchair Rugby captain and his current role inspiring other people. Andy Barrow is a triple Paralympian and three-time European gold medalist. He was a professional Wheelchair Rugby player for Great…
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Ep 9. Jo Bostock - leadership consultant on questioning performance
In episode 9, Jo Bostock discusses the need to question how others are judging performance and talks about how she gives leaders the space and the provocation to think through who they are and what matters to them most. Jo Bostock is the founder of Pause Consultancy, a leadership development...
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Ep 8. Ian Byers - sports management agent on enabling talent
In episode eight, Ian Byers talks about the motivations, challenges and successes of setting up a sports management company with Paralympic champion Hannah Cockroft MBE. Ian is Managing Director of 17 Management, a sports management agency whose clients include Paralympic gold medallist Hannah...
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Ep 7. Claire Bennett - on life after elite sport
In episode 7, Claire Bennett talks about athlete transition. We explore life as an international athlete, the emotions associated with retirement and how she works with other elite athletes to shape their life after sport. Until August 2012, Claire was a member of the Great Britain women's foil...
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In A Question of Performance we talk with leaders in business, elite athletes/coaches, people who have overcome challenges and those at the top of their game, about what improves, limits and drives performance in sport, the workplace and life.
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Tammy Parlour: Performance psychology podcaster
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