Sally Henderson with Cath Bishop on coming ninth at the Olympics when she expected to peak and the complete rethink of success that changed how she leads

Cath Bishop is a world champion and Olympic silver medallist rower, former diplomat who specialised in conflict negotiations, and author of The Long Win.

In this episode of The How of High Performance, she talks about what happened when she came ninth at her second Olympics, a result she experienced as the most public failure imaginable, and how the 18 months of questioning that followed completely reshaped her understanding of success, identity and what it really means to perform under pressure.

Cath draws on all three chapters of her career to explore why trust in high stakes negotiations only moves forward through relationship not logic, and what she's learned about helping leaders see the real culture in their organisations rather than the one written on the wall.

About the Show

The How of High Performance is a podcast hosted by Sally Henderson, High Stakes Leadership Mentor, Author, TEDx and Keynote Speaker with 26 years of experience mentoring senior leaders.

Why you lead gets all the attention, but it's HOW you lead that makes the real difference, especially when the stakes are high and the pressure is permanent.

Every episode, Sally talks with a leader who has been tested in leadership and in life, with guests spanning C-suite business, Olympic sport, academia and the military, and asks them to share what they learned about their HOW under pressure.

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