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Jon Norfolk is head of coaching at one of Great Britain’s most successful Olympic programmes, British Cycling. Jon is another of our guests that has experienced competing and coaching in different cultures and environments. Having worked previously with the Australian Track Cycling Team and been head coach of the hugely successful GB Paralympic cycling programme, he was also both an International cyclist in his own right and also cycled as a tandem partner including setting a world record in the kilo at the 2008 Paralympic World Cup.  We chatted about coaching the athlete In front of you and not the programme, individualisation and performance planning, the importance of having plenty of tools available to you as a coach as well as how he measures and monitors performance. He’s really easy to chat to and a very humble guy and I start with asking what excites him. Show Notes:  British Cycling - https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/ Australian Track Cycling Team - https://www.auscycling.org.au/ Jason Queally - https://www.teamgb.com/athlete/jason-queally/69LWPBVXJblHRlPC4Y5b8F Chris Hoy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Hoy Craig MacLean - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_MacLean Rio Paralympics - https://www.paralympic.org/rio-2016 Marginal Gains - https://jamesclear.com/marginal-gains More About Jon Norfolk: Twitter - https://twitter.com/robbieelliott3?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbie-elliott-6971383b/ Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Elliott Listen & Subscribe to The Ben Ryan Podcast: Ben’s Website - http://benryan.co.uk/bio/ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3iUL1eLA7HFKt5gxO7Uf4j?si=oN9YN6uFRSSGbO6kR01ONQ Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/3shGDnO TuneIn - http://tun.in/pkdsm Ben On Social: Follow me on Instagram - https://bit.ly/2Z5QSit Follow me on Twitter - https://bit.ly/3ph5W7o Follow me on LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3ah8Ftv Read about me - https://amzn.to/2NLu0Ck

Scott Drawer is the current Director of Sport at Millfield School, one of the UK’s leading independent school’s. Before that he was Head of Research and Innovation at UK Sport and also held positions as Athletic Performance Manager at the Rugby Football Union and worked in the Sky Performance Hub in Cycling.  I first met Scott in his role at UK Sport almost 15 years ago as I asked him to help me tap into the amazing work being done across the UK sport innovation and research network to help the England sevens programme I was running at the time . His varied experiences made this a wide-ranging an incredibly interesting conversation covering innovation, technology, leadership, teaching, coaching, learning environments and a whole lot more. Show Notes:  Millfield School - https://www.millfieldschool.com/ UK Sport - https://www.uksport.gov.uk/ RFU - https://www.englandrugby.com/home Giro d’Italia - https://www.giroditalia.it/en/ Grand Tour - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Tour_(cycling) Secret Squrrel Club - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/22525004 English Institue of Sport - https://eis2win.co.uk/ McClaren and BAE Systems - https://www.f1technical.net/news/2022 Sir David Brailsford - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Brailsford Chris Boardman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Boardman England Rugby Sevens - https://www.englandrugby.com/england/sevens-men#index Sir Clive Woodward - https://www.clivewoodward.com/ Ineos Grenadiers Cycling - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ineos_Grenadiers  Marginal Gains - https://jamesclear.com/marginal-gains Professor Dave Snowden - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Snowden Robin Dunbar - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Dunbar Dunbar’s Number - https://bbc.in/3wRTjW4 Professor Steve Peters - https://chimpmanagement.com/professor-steve-peters/ Paul Kirschner and Carl Hendrick book ‘How Learning Happens' - https://amzn.to/3GBoEAO General Stanley McChrystal book ’Team of Teams’ - https://amzn.to/3lZcmcf Alex Pentland book ’Social Physics’ - https://amzn.to/3PUQiNu Robin Dunbar book ‘Evolution’ - https://amzn.to/3m1dWKx Bayern Munich Mirage - https://bit.ly/3z9ybgN LA Lakers Dynasty - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winning_Time:_The_Rise_of_the_Lakers_Dynasty The Last Dance - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Dance_(miniseries) Cheer Series - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheer_(TV_series) Last Chance U - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Chance_U Henry Ford - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford More About Scott Drawer: Twitter - https://twitter.com/robbieelliott3?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbie-elliott-6971383b/ Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Elliott Millfield School - https://www.millfieldschool.com/senior-13-16/about-us/leadership-team Listen & Subscribe to The Ben Ryan Podcast: Ben’s Website - http://benryan.co.uk/bio/ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3iUL1eLA7HFKt5gxO7Uf4j?si=oN9YN6uFRSSGbO6kR01ONQ Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/3shGDnO TuneIn - http://tun.in/pkdsm Ben On Social: Follow me on Instagram - https://bit.ly/2Z5QSit Follow me on Twitter - https://bit.ly/3ph5W7o Follow me on LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3ah8Ftv Read about me - https://amzn.to/2NLu0Ck

This week its part 2 of my chat with former footballer Robbie Elliott. Robbie spent two decades as a professional footballer, playing over 140 times for Newcastle United and over 250 appearances in total. Last week we chatted about his own playing career and some of the iconic managers he worked under including Ossie Ardilles, Kevin Keegan, Kenny Dalgleish, Sam Allardyce and Sir Bobby Robson.  This week we focus on his career post playing from his role at Newcastle in the sports science department to moving to the US to join the Nike research lab and the other performance work he’s been involved since his retirement. It’s a fascinating and insightful journey. Show Notes:  Mark Hulse - https://www.nufcblog.com/2009/06/27/coaches-hulse-and-elliott-leave-newcastle-for-liverpool/ Nike Portland Headquarters - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pqsUfK2N1o Nike European Headquarters - https://jobs.nike.com/ehq Nike’s Innovation Kitchen - https://www.freshnessmag.com/2016/09/20/wired-magazine-nike-innovation-kitchen/ England Rugby Sevens - https://www.englandrugby.com/england/sevens-men#index Seb Coe - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Coe LeBron James - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeBron_James Tiger Woods - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_Woods LA Sports Teams - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_in_Los_Angeles Red Bull Facility - https://www.si.com/edge/2015/05/08/sweat-mecca-red-bull-high-performance-center Malcolm Gladwell Books - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Malcolm-Gladwell/e/B000APOE98?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_2&qid=1653303486&sr=8-2 The Checklist Manifesto Book by Atul Gawande - https://amzn.to/3G7Jk3m  Maradona Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuErPYsoaR4 Living With The Lions Documentary - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Living-Lions-Sir-Ian-McGeechan/dp/B0733RMVQ7 One Night In Turin Documentary - https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Night-Turin-Gary-Oldman/dp/B07N126MYG ESPN 30 For 30 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_for_30 More About Robbie Elliott: Twitter - https://twitter.com/robbieelliott3?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbie-elliott-6971383b/ Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Elliott Listen & Subscribe to The Ben Ryan Podcast: Ben’s Website - http://benryan.co.uk/bio/ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3iUL1eLA7HFKt5gxO7Uf4j?si=oN9YN6uFRSSGbO6kR01ONQ Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/3shGDnO TuneIn - http://tun.in/pkdsm Ben On Social: Follow me on Instagram - https://bit.ly/2Z5QSit Follow me on Twitter - https://bit.ly/3ph5W7o Follow me on LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3ah8Ftv Read about me - https://amzn.to/2NLu0Ck

After last weeks chat with Darius Charles, we stay on the football theme with another ex Professional footballer, Robbie Elliott. Robbie had almost two decades as a professional footballer, playing over 140 times for his beloved Newcastle United and over 250 appearances in total, which also included spells at Sunderland, Leeds, Hartlepool and an eventful four years at Bolton Wanderers.  Over his career, he’ worked under some iconic managers including Ossie Ardiles, Kevin Keegan, Kenny Dalglish, Sam Allardyce and Sir Bobby Robson and we chat about all of those managers and the twists and turns Robbie had across his career and his learning from that.  I met Robbie first when he was working for the Nike research lab and he’s forged a career in sports technology, innovation and performance since his retirement. All of that we will chat about in part two next week, but as we sat outside the bustling Westfield shopping centre in West London, we started with Robbie’s time in the Newcastle academy and how that compares to the modern-day set-up. Show Notes:  Southampton Football Club - https://www.southamptonfc.com/ Alan Shearer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Shearer Gateshead Stadium - https://www.gogateshead.com/article/5829/Gateshead-International-Stadium Newcastle Football Club - https://www.nufc.co.uk/ Ossie Ardiles - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osvaldo_Ardiles YTS - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_Training_Scheme Alan Thompson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Thompson_(footballer,_born_1973) Lee Clark - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Clark_(footballer) Steve Watson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Watson Jim Smith - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Smith_(footballer,_born_1940) Middlesborough Football Club - https://www.mfc.co.uk/ Bobby Saxton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Saxton Roy Aitken - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Aitken John Burridge - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Burridge ACL Injury - https://mayocl.in/3MuoxcM Lilleshall - https://www.lilleshallnsc.co.uk/nsc/  Kevin Keegan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Keegan Newcastle promotion against Grimsby - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNk_W6CFJKw Rob Lee - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Lee John Beresford - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Beresford_(footballer) Les Ferdinand - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Ferdinand David Ginola - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ginola Brian Kilcline - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Kilcline Kevin Sheedy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Sheedy_(Irish_footballer) David Kelly - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kelly_(association_footballer) Steve Howey - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Howey_(footballer) Faustino Asprilla - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faustino_Asprilla Barry Venison - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Venison Peter Beardsley - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Beardsley David Batty - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Batty Zone Of Optional Function - https://bit.ly/3Nk3YzD Kenny Dalglish - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Dalglish Alex Ferguson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Ferguson PLC - https://bit.ly/3wuJKMU Bolton Wanderers Football Club - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolton_Wanderers_F.C. Steve Black - https://bit.ly/38woNJm Earl Barrett - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Barrett Michael Appleton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Appleton Colin Todd - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Todd Sam Allardyce - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Allardyce Charlie Brown - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Brown MLS - https://www.mlssoccer.com/ Arsene Wenger - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ars%C3%A8ne_Wenger Sir Bobby Robson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Robson Freddie Shepherd - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Shepherd Northumbria University - https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/ Bike for Bobby - https://bit.ly/3wlhNYZ= More About Robbie Elliott: Tw

This week I’m delighted to bring you a chat with someone who grabs life by both hands, former footballer Darius Charles. Darius retired from professional footballer just a matter of weeks ago after playing professionally for sixteen years for the likes of Wycombe Wanderers, Brentford and most recently, AFC Wimbledon. We talk about how he feels about that and also the journey football has taken him on personally. His mum had him when she was sixteen years old and Darius has had plenty of obstacles over his life that he has managed to overcome and use as the energy he brings to everyone he meets.  We had this conversation in a recording studio close to where Darius spent a large part of his childhood, in Hanwell, West London. Darius is currently being followed by a documentary crew and our conversation in the studio will be part of a programme called ’Sidelines’, which will be out later in the year. I got to know Darius about a year ago and since then I’ve always enjoyed and looked forward to every conversation we have ever had. As he says himself, he’s a very fiery character and I think by the end of this conversation you will see how he is using that desire in a positive way, a passion that will change lives.  We talk about role models, creating opportunities and being self-sufficient, the fear of your career always being one manager’s decision away from ending as well as dealing with being loaned out and Injured. But we start with that difficult decision to hang up his boots. Show Notes:  Brentford Football Club - https://www.brentfordfc.com/ Helen Keller - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Keller Scott Fitzgerald - https://bit.ly/3ysK4y0 Thurrock Football Club - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thurrock_F.C. Nathan Broome - https://bit.ly/3wlzQgg Gareth Ainsworth - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Ainsworth Graham Westley - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Westley Social Identity Theory - https://www.britannica.com/topic/social-identity-theory Paulo Coelho book ’The Alchemist’ - https://amzn.to/3vYJcj1 Don Miguel Ruiz book ’The Four Agreements’ - https://amzn.to/3yu8KXe The Last Dance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQk2hJs2ToA Michael Jordan - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jordan Bill Cartwright - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cartwright Chicago Bulls - https://www.nba.com/bulls/ Steve Kerr - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Kerr Phil Jackson’s book ‘Eleven Rings’ - https://amzn.to/3yrOFk4 Jay Shetty’s Podcast - https://apple.co/3yrOQMg Jake Humphrey's High Performance Podcast - https://apple.co/3whdZ9Y Steven Bartlett’s Podcast - https://apple.co/3l0BdMh Erwin Valencia’s Podcast Episode - https://apple.co/38gxqaI Maya Angelou - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Angelou Kendrick Lamar - https://www.kendricklamar.com/ More About Darius Charles: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/everybody_lovesd/?hl=en Twitter - https://twitter.com/dariuscharles00 LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3L0qKeq Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_Charles Listen & Subscribe to The Ben Ryan Podcast: Ben’s Website - http://benryan.co.uk/bio/ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3iUL1eLA7HFKt5gxO7Uf4j?si=oN9YN6uFRSSGbO6kR01ONQ Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/3shGDnO TuneIn - http://tun.in/pkdsm Ben On Social: Follow me on Instagram - https://bit.ly/2Z5QSit Follow me on Twitter - https://bit.ly/3ph5W7o Follow me on LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3ah8Ftv Read about me - https://amzn.to/2NLu0Ck

This is the second part of the conversation I had with Leinster Rugby senior coach, Stuart Lancaster who has held senior leadership positions at many levels of the game including being the former England Rugby head coach. In part one we chatted about the foundations of culture, putting teams together and knowing your own personal strengths and weaknesses.  In this episode we jump around a bit again and touch on subjects like managing time and energy, continual learning and the art of teaching, but to kick things of I asked him what traits best describe him as a coach. Show Notes:  Kevin Bowring - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Bowring  Brian Ashton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Ashton_(rugby_union) Bill Beswick - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Beswick Rod MacQueen’s Autobiography - https://amzn.to/3vsMElQ Australian RWC Team - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_national_rugby_union_team Newbury Rugby - https://www.newburyrugby.co.uk/teams/42243 Joe Marchant - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Marchant_(rugby_union) Sarah Milne Rowe book 'SHED - https://amzn.to/3OHYQXw Warren Gatland - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Gatland Owen Eastwood - ‘Belonging’ - https://amzn.to/3k796dO Owen Eastwood Podcast Episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216?i=1000529539010 Leaders In Sport - https://leadersinsport.com/ South African Cricket Team - https://bit.ly/3s0HECS Sophie Goldschmidt - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_Goldschmidt Michael Ala’Alatoa - https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/player?PlayGuid=MA209308 Scott Robertson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Robertson_(rugby_union) Doug Lemov - https://my.chartered.college/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1.-Cold-Calling.pdf Doug Lemoff book ‘A Coaches Guide To Teaching’ - https://amzn.to/38zBUZU Leeds Carneigie - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeds_Carnegie John Wooden - 'Wooden On Leadership’ - https://amzn.to/3vHutHZ Ric Charlesworth - 'World’s Best’ - https://amzn.to/3K76tDm Bill Walsh - ’The Score Takes Care Of Itself’ - https://amzn.to/3vDNcV2 Jim Collins book ‘Good To Great’ - https://amzn.to/3kqvGOK Kevin Murray’s books - https://amzn.to/3krJjNw John C. Maxwell - ‘Everyone Communicates, Few Connect’ - https://amzn.to/3vKkm5a Jon Gordon - ’The Power Of Positive Leadership’ - https://amzn.to/3rOswZ0 Dave Hadfield - https://coachscompanion.com/dave-hadfield/ Stuart’s Book Recommendations:  Alistair Brownlee - ‘Relentless’ - https://amzn.to/3Lfhp3c Kevin Murray - 'Charismatic Leadership’ - https://amzn.to/3vDNSK4 James M. Kouzes & Barry Z. Posner - ‘Learning Leadership’ - https://amzn.to/3Mqokqv Patrick Lencioni ’The Five Dysfunctions Of A Team’ - https://amzn.to/3EM4wek More About Stuart Lancaster: Leinster Website Profile - https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/staff/stuart-lancaster/ Website - https://www.stuartlancaster.com/leadership Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Lancaster_(rugby_union)  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-lancaster-20a549143/?originalSubdomain=uk Listen & Subscribe to The Ben Ryan Podcast: Ben’s Website - http://benryan.co.uk/bio/ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3iUL1eLA7HFKt5gxO7Uf4j?si=oN9YN6uFRSSGbO6kR01ONQ Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/3shGDnO TuneIn - http://tun.in/pkdsm Ben On Social: Follow me on Instagram - https://bit.ly/2Z5QSit Follow me on Twitter - https://bit.ly/3ph5W7o Follow me on LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3ah8Ftv Read about me - https://amzn.to/2NLu0Ck

Todays show is the first part of another brilliant conversation, this time with rugby coach Stuart Lancaster. Stuart is currently coaching Leinster Rugby and he’s held leadership, management and coaching positions at many levels of the game including being the former England Rugby head coach. I’ve also worked with Stuart during my time at England Rugby and have coached against him during his time at Leeds and we discuss that time in both our lives later in this show. He’s a wealth of knowledge around a whole host of topics and over the two shows we delve into leadership, joining new organisations, transitioning from one role to another, creating and maintaining cultures as well as a tonne and of references to books and resources that has helped Stuart continue his learning journey and we started with Stuart explaining where he sees culture sitting in the construction area of a high performance environment. Show Notes:  Jim Collins Book ‘Good To Great’ - https://amzn.to/38myPfx Leinster Rugby - https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/ Leo Cullen - https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/staff/leo-cullen/ Performance Clock - https://wgcoaching.com/the-performance-clock-the-most-important-concept-in-high-performance-sport/ Kettlethorpe High School - https://kettlethorpehigh.co.uk/ Andy Farrell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Farrell Graham Rowntree - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Rowntree Social Identity Theory - https://www.simplypsychology.org/social-identity-theory.html Daryl Powell - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daryl_Powell Simon Middleton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Middleton England Saxons - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_A_national_rugby_union_team Guy Easterby - https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/staff/guy-easterby/ Robin McBride - https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/staff/john-fogarty/ Stuart Hooper - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Hooper Paul Sackey - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Sackey Russell Earnshaw - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Earnshaw Wayne Bennett - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Bennett_(rugby_league) Alastair Clarkson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alastair_Clarkson Francois Pienaar - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francois_Pienaar England Cricket - https://www.ecb.co.uk/ Queensland Reds - https://reds.rugby/ Counties Manukau - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counties_Manukau_Rugby_Football_Union Steve Jobs - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs Matthew Syed Book 'Rebel Ideas’ - https://amzn.to/3kaByvo David Brailsford - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Brailsford British Cycling - https://www.britishcycling.org.uk/ Team Sky - https://www.ineosgrenadiers.com/article/team-sky-to-become-team-ineos Martin Glenn - https://www.thefa.com/news/2018/dec/13/martin-glenn-statement-131218 Gareth Southgate - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gareth_Southgate Other Book’s That Stuart Recommends: Bill Walsh - ’The Score Takes Care Of Itself’ - https://amzn.to/3vDNcV2 John Wooden - 'Wooden On Leadership’ - https://amzn.to/3vHutHZ Ric Charlesworth - 'World’s Best’ - https://amzn.to/3K76tDm John C. Maxwell - ‘Everyone Communicates, Few Connect’ - https://amzn.to/3vKkm5a Alistair Brownlee - ‘Relentless’ - https://amzn.to/3Lfhp3c Jon Gordon - ’The Power Of Positive Leadership’ - https://amzn.to/3rOswZ0 Kevin Murray - 'Charismatic Leadership’ - https://amzn.to/3vDNSK4 Owen Eastwood - ‘Belonging’ - https://amzn.to/3k796dO James M. Kouzes & Barry Z. Posner - ‘Learning Leadership’ - https://amzn.to/3Mqokqv Patrick Lencioni ’The Five Dysfunctions Of A Team’ - https://amzn.to/3EM4wek More About Stuart Lancaster: Leinster Website Profile - https://www.leinsterrugby.ie/staff/stuart-lancaster/ Website - https://www.stuartlancaster.com/leadership Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Lancaster_(rugby_union)  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-lancaster-20a549143/?originalSubdomain=uk Listen

Thanks to the following for their great questions which formed the basis of this week’s Ask Me Anything show. On Twitter - Brad Allen, Simon Young, Bruce, Luke O’Mahony, Jack, Chris, Nimi, Tuma On Instagram - Richard Mortimer, Emma, Sala Through LinkedIn - Hannah Behan, Andrew M, Rod Bannister, Lucas O’Ceallachan, Mark Leppard, Neil Thomas, Chris Latterell, Martin Prior,  Via email - Ben, Shelley Show Notes: Loughborough University - https://www.lboro.ac.uk/ Plato - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato Social Identity Theory - https://www.simplypsychology.org/social-identity-theory.html Megan Reitz & John Higgins 'Speak Up’ book - https://amzn.to/3rzFnOY Firth of Forth Bridge - https://www.theforthbridges.org/ Andy Milburn Podcast Episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216?i=1000552662688 Erwin Valencia Podcast Episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216?i=1000512347709 Alex Soojung-Kim Pang ‘Rest' book - https://amzn.to/3rz6Y2A Sara Milne Rowe ‘The Shed Method’ book - https://amzn.to/3JY2CZ9 John Sutherland Podcast Episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216?i=1000556378780 Richard Powers ’The Overstory’ book - https://amzn.to/37wlfGv Ben McIntyre’s 'Rouge Heroes' book - https://amzn.to/3OqXct2 Brett Davison England Sevens Physio - https://twitter.com/PhysioBrett?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Orlando Von Eindiesel - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_von_Einsiedel White Helmets Documentary - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_Helmets_(film) Virunga Documentary - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virunga_(film) Convergence Documentary - https://bit.ly/37oZBUM Dan Norton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Norton Cardinal Wiseman School - https://www.wiseman.ealing.sch.uk/ Dr Austin Swain Podcast Episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216?i=1000514175556 Captain Class Book - https://amzn.to/3L0E8jg Osea Kolinisau Poscast Episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216?i=1000530222674 Greg Barden Podcast Episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216?i=1000517987445 Cork Constitution Rugby Club - http://www.corkcon.ie/ Ray Dalio ‘Principles' book - https://amzn.to/3MitFQE Bridgewater Investment Company - https://www.bridgewater.com/ HSBC Sevens World Series - https://www.world.rugby/sevens-series/?lang=en Waisale Serevi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waisale_Serevi Fiji Sevens Olympic Team - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji_national_rugby_sevens_team Larkhill Barracks - https://apply.army.mod.uk/what-we-offer/army-reserve-centres/south-west/salisbury-larkhill Frank Bainimarama - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Bainimarama Sevens Heaven - https://amzn.to/3Miax54 Tom Fordyce Podcast Episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216?i=1000510319664 Joe De Sena Podcast Episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216?i=1000531667090 Jim Loehr Podcast Episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216?i=1000554943608 Jim Loehr 'Leading With Character' book - https://amzn.to/3v6dL6h Jim Loehr 'The Power Of Story' book - https://amzn.to/3Oq1EIu Listen & Subscribe to The Ben Ryan Podcast: Ben’s Website - http://benryan.co.uk/bio/ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3iUL1eLA7HFKt5gxO7Uf4j?si=oN9YN6uFRSSGbO6kR01ONQ Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/3shGDnO TuneIn - http://tun.in/pkdsm Social: Follow me on Instagram - https://bit.ly/2Z5QSit Follow me on Twitter - https://bit.ly/3ph5W7o Follow me on LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3ah8Ftv Read about me - https://amzn.to/2NLu0Ck

It's part two of my conversation with former Met Police Superintendent, John Sutherland. From sieges that shut down London, to the time he got things very wrong when communicating to his team and his own personal battle with his mental health, this is another cracking episode, and we pick up from where we left off, talking about Leadership and perhaps it’s most important trait. Show Notes: Jurgen Klopp - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klopp Chief Superintendent - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_superintendent The Siege Of London - https://bit.ly/37CKDtH Tottenham Court Road - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tottenham_Court_Road Stephen Fry on mental health - https://bit.ly/3LZX1Df Ruby Wax on mental health - https://bit.ly/3vcaOQj The Body Keeps The Score book - https://amzn.to/3Egcwo1 Mahatmu Gandhi Quote - https://bit.ly/3xjQnDN Hugh Jackman on Tim Ferris - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-tim-ferriss-show/id863897795?i=1000480367239 Shawshank Redemption - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hB3S9bIaco Mark Kermode’s Book on the Shawshank Redemption - https://amzn.to/3jnk6U9 Bruce Cockburn - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Cockburn Martin Luther King - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr. These Three Remain Quote - https://bit.ly/3xjR3cj More About John Sutherland: Website - https://policecommander.wordpress.com/about/ Media Agency - https://greeneheaton.co.uk/clients/john-sutherland/ Twitter - @policecommander ‘Blue’ book on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3r2qSCY ‘Crossing The Line’ book on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3r5ceL7 ’The Siege’ book - https://policecommander.wordpress.com/the-siege/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibl3M4dTF2U LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-sutherland-61994992/?originalSubdomain=uk Listen & Subscribe to The Ben Ryan Podcast: Ben’s Website - http://benryan.co.uk/bio/ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3iUL1eLA7HFKt5gxO7Uf4j?si=oN9YN6uFRSSGbO6kR01ONQ Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/3shGDnO TuneIn - http://tun.in/pkdsm Social: Follow me on Instagram - https://bit.ly/2Z5QSit Follow me on Twitter - https://bit.ly/3ph5W7o Follow me on LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3ah8Ftv Read about me - https://amzn.to/2NLu0Ck

John Sutherland joined the Met Police in 1992 after receiving the baton of honour, presented to the outstanding student during an officer’s basic training. He quickly rose through the ranks and as it says on the back cover of his first book 'Blue', experienced all that is extraordinary about a life in blue: saving lives, finding the lost, comforting the broken and helping taking the dangerous people off the streets. With the highs came the lows and in 2013 John suffered a major nervous breakdown and we talk about and how he’s managed to wrestle control back, later in the podcast. A third book and his first in the fiction category 'The Siege' is on its way, straddling his second book 'Crossing The Line' and before getting into subjects like hostage negotiation, the art of listening and the reason for becoming a policeman in the first place, we spoke about why he started writing and the routines around that. Show Notes: Jose Mourinho - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Mourinho Jurgen Klopp - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klopp ‘Blue’ book -  https://amzn.to/3r2qSCY ‘Crossing The Line’ book - https://amzn.to/3r5ceL7 ’The Siege’ book - https://policecommander.wordpress.com/the-siege/ Ben’s book - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1474608272/ Tom Fordyce - https://twitter.com/tomfordyce?lang=en Jim Kwik's book ‘Limitless’ - https://amzn.to/37neYN6 Damascus Road - https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/road+to+Damascus Hammersmith Broadway -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammersmith_Broadway Lancashire Police - https://www.lancashire.police.uk/ Ben’s Olympic Gold Medal - https://www.sportsjoe.ie/rugby/ben-ryan-fiji-olympic-sevens-rugby-187712 The Shawshank Redemption Film - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmzuHjWmXOc Andy Millburn Podcast Episode - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216?i=1000552662688 Boston Consultancy Group - https://www.bcg.com/en-gb/ Dog Day Afternoon Film - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3STmwLDDBcI Phil Williams Head of Scotland Yard Hostage Unit - https://www.linkedin.com/in/philip-williams-30242363/?originalSubdomain=uk Chinese Symbol For Listening - https://rwwleadership.wordpress.com/2014/01/19/the-chinese-symbol-for-listening/    More About John Sutherland: Website - https://policecommander.wordpress.com/about/ Media Agency - https://greeneheaton.co.uk/clients/john-sutherland/ Twitter - @policecommander ‘Blue’ book on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3r2qSCY ‘Crossing The Line’ book on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3r5ceL7 ’The Siege’ book - https://policecommander.wordpress.com/the-siege/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibl3M4dTF2U LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-sutherland-61994992/?originalSubdomain=uk Listen & Subscribe to The Ben Ryan Podcast: Ben’s Website - http://benryan.co.uk/bio/ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3iUL1eLA7HFKt5gxO7Uf4j?si=oN9YN6uFRSSGbO6kR01ONQ Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/3shGDnO TuneIn - http://tun.in/pkdsm Social: Follow me on Instagram - https://bit.ly/2Z5QSit Follow me on Twitter - https://bit.ly/3ph5W7o Follow me on LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3ah8Ftv Read about me - https://amzn.to/2NLu0Ck

My guest this week questions the idea of what success is and how most people can look at sport and life in a very different way. Laurence Halsted is a double-Olympian, a fencer who achieved European medals as well helping to take the GB fencing programme from amateur to professional and qualify for an Olympics in the team event for the first time in the modern era. He’s a former performance director for the Danish Fencing Federation and now Director of Mentoring at The True Athlete Project as well as a performance consultant and coach. This podcast turns into a fascinating conversation that evolves around topics such as mentoring, dealing with failure and doubt, life balance and the power of positive relationships, but we start with the idea of self-compassion. Show Notes: Deloitte - https://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/explore/home.html Katie Warriner - https://www.theprimeclinic.co.uk/katie-warriner-psychologist Steve Peters - https://chimpmanagement.com/professor-steve-peters/ London 2012 - https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/london-2012 Rio 2016 - https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rio-2016 Team Denmark - https://www.dif.dk/ Percy Cerutty - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Cerutty Herb Elliott - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Elliott Fiji Sevens Rugby Team - https://www.fijirugby.com/teams/national-7s/fijii-7s/ Sigatoka Sand Dunes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigatoka_Sand_Dunes Chris Skelley Podcast Episode - https://benryan.co.uk/podcast/episode-25-chris-skelley/ Owen Eastwood Podcast Episode - https://benryan.co.uk/podcast/episode-14-owen-eastwood/ The Second Arrow Buddhist Parable - https://mindfulnessmeditation.net.au/arrow/ More About Laurence Halsted: Personal Website - https://www.laurencehalsted.com/ The True Athlete Project Website - https://www.thetrueathleteproject.org/ TeamGB Website - https://www.teamgb.com/athlete/laurence-halsted/41H6AKeLqla6fzkNgslUth Book on Amazon - https://amzn.to/3JNaJbT Twitter - https://twitter.com/laurencehalsted Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/laurence.halsted/photos LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3DlWgRF Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Halsted Listen & Subscribe to The Ben Ryan Podcast: Ben’s Website - http://benryan.co.uk/bio/ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3iUL1eLA7HFKt5gxO7Uf4j?si=oN9YN6uFRSSGbO6kR01ONQ Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/3shGDnO TuneIn - http://tun.in/pkdsm Social: Follow me on Instagram - https://bit.ly/2Z5QSit Follow me on Twitter - https://bit.ly/3ph5W7o Follow me on LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3ah8Ftv Read about me - https://amzn.to/2NLu0Ck

Dr. Jim Loehr is a world-renowned performance psychologist and cofounder of The Johnson & Johnson Human Performance Institute.  He has worked with hundred of world-class performers from the arenas of sport, business, medicine, law enforcement, military and much, much more.  Sport clients have included tennis players Jim Courier, Monica Seles and Andre Agassi, golfers Mark O’Meara and Justin Rose, boxer Ray Mancini, Ice hockey stars Eric Lindros and Mike Richter and Olympic gold medal speed skater Dan Jansen. He’s also the author of 17 books including 'The Only Way To Win’ and his most recent ‘Leading with Character: 10 Minutes a Day to a Brilliant Legacy’, which also comes with the companion Personal Credo Journal. He also co-authored the national bestseller The Power of Full Engagement. We bounced around a number of topics including how we listen to our inner voice, using stress to your advantage, the power of positivity, self-talk, healing, journaling and morning routines, but Jim started by giving me an overview of how he was proud to have helped so many coaches and athletes. More About Jim Loehr: Website - https://www.jim-loehr.com/ Books on website - https://www.jim-loehr.com/books Books on Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Jim-Loehr/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3AJim+Loehr Johnson & Johnson website profile - https://www.jnj.com/jjhws/jim-loehr LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-loehr/ Email - contact@jim-loehr.com Show Notes: Dan Jansen - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Jansen Dan Jansen Story on Episode 490 of the Tim Ferris Podcast - https://tim.blog/2020/12/28/jim-loehr-2/ Ray 'Boom Boom’ Mancini - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Mancini Neuroscience - https://bit.ly/3ImvXfa Epigenetics - https://bit.ly/3imRPfN Nick Bollittieri Tennis Academy - https://www.imgacademy.com/people/nick-bollettieri Andre Agassi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andre_Agassi Jim Courier - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Courier Monica Seles - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Seles David Wheaton - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wheaton Matador - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullfighter Erwin Valencia Podcast Episode - https://benryan.co.uk/podcast/episode-4-erwin-valencia/ Jay Shetty Podcast - https://jayshetty.me/podcast/ Jay Shetty Book - https://amzn.to/3Ipqap3 James Pennebaker - https://www.changecompanies.net/blog/james-pennebaker-expressive-writing/  Joe De Sena Podcast Episode - https://benryan.co.uk/podcast/episode-17-joe-de-sena/ Ryan Holiday - The Obstacle Is The Way Book - https://amzn.to/3ws1YQw Viktor Frankl - Man’s Search For Learning Book - https://amzn.to/3qrH8wP Andy Murray Resurfacing Documentary - https://amzn.to/37Fxa4q Matt Little Podcast Episode - https://benryan.co.uk/podcast/episode-5-matt-little/ Matt Little - Way of the Tortoise Book - https://amzn.to/350nRLw The White Helmets Documentary - https://www.netflix.com/search?q=The%20White%20Helmets&jbv=80101827 Orlando von Einsiedal - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_von_Einsiedel Virunga Documentary - https://www.netflix.com/search?q=Virunga&jbv=80009431 Mark Twain - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain Listen & Subscribe to The Ben Ryan Podcast: Ben’s Website - http://benryan.co.uk/bio/ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ben-ryan-podcast/id1553400216 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3iUL1eLA7HFKt5gxO7Uf4j?si=oN9YN6uFRSSGbO6kR01ONQ Amazon Music - https://amzn.to/3shGDnO TuneIn - http://tun.in/pkdsm Social: Follow me on Instagram - https://bit.ly/2Z5QSit Follow me on Twitter - https://bit.ly/3ph5W7o Follow me on LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3ah8Ftv Read about me - https://amzn.to/2NLu0Ck