The High Performance Podcast High Performance

Kevin Sinfield returns to the podcast, after two years, to discuss how his career, mindset and approach to life has changed since Jake and Damian last sat down with him.
Kevin is a rugby coach, currently the defense coach for the England Rugby Union national team. In his career as a player, spanning almost three decades with Leeds Rhinos, Kevin played 521 games for the club, finishing with 3,968 points. As a coach, he was a key part of the World Cup management team that took England back to the World Cup Final in 2017.
In this episode, Kevin shares how Rob Burrow’s diagnosis has changed his life, including finding fulfilment, community and providing hope to others. He discusses his most important lessons as a coach and why it is so crucial to focus on empathy. Jake and Damian catch up on everything they’ve missed in the last two years, including how he gets through the most difficult days, the importance of family and overcoming micro-annoyances.
Kevin’s book The Extra Mile: My Autobiography is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Extra-Mile-My-Autobiography/dp/152990305X
Donate to the Rob Burrow Centre for MND Appeal: https://www.leedshospitalscharity.org.uk/Appeal/mnd-centre-appeal

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Jake and Damian reflect on their key-takeaways from the guests that joined the podcast in May. They take a look at each episode from the previous month, curating the key lessons from each guest.
They analyse Lord Billimoria’s 10 P’s for business, how Gary Barlow creates the best concert experience and how he deals with failure. They delve deep into building partnerships with Premier League CEO of the Year, Paul Barber and Kieran Trippier on why team spirit is so important.
Listen to the episodes here:
Lord Billimoria: https://pod.fo/e/178a56
Gary Barlow: https://pod.fo/e/17fc0b
Paul Barber: https://pod.fo/e/17de80
Kieran Trippier: https://pod.fo/e/17a67f


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"In todays episode, Jake and Damian discuss the question: What does it mean to be a high performing culture? They take a deep dive into the idea of aspiration, ambition and action. What does this mean? How do we achieve it?

Jake and Damian use real life examples, such as Pep Guardiola at Man City Football Club, to explore how key figures have built high performing cultures. Damian explains how we can create behaviours that align with your messaging and how to follow through with the culture that you strive for.

Podcasts mentioned in this episode:
James Timpson on The High Performance Podcast - https://pod.fo/e/c4dbd

Books mentioned in this episode:
Marshall Goldsmith - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Triggers-Creating-Behavior-Lasts-Becoming-Person/dp/0804141231
Daniel Coyle - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Culture-Code-Secrets-Highly-Successful/dp/1847941265
Edgar H. Schein - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Organizational-Leadership-Jossey-Bass-Business-Management/dp/1119212049 "

Gary Barlow is one of Britain’s most successful songwriters and record producers. As part of pop group Take That, he has won eight BRIT Awards and sold over 45 million records with almost four decades in the music industry.
Gary shares with Jake and Damian the exciting but tumultuous initial years with Take That, the relationships with his band members and how he dealt with world-wide success. He details his attempt to ‘break America’ and how this experience changed his life. Jake, Damian and Gary delve into the most emotional moments of his career, and why it is so important to embrace failure.

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Jason Daniel is founder and CEO of clothing brand LSKD (Loose Kid). LSKD grew from his pursuit of a sporting career in Motocross, whilst he built core business and work ethic skills as a carpenter. In this episode, he shares how his wife falling pregnant empowered him to pursue LSKD 100% and encouraged him to find his ‘why’.
He reflects on the power of vulnerability and naivety when starting any new venture. Damian, Jake and Jason discuss how to find and inspire passion and drive, and why you should embrace failing forward.

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"It was announced last week that Jake would be stepping back from BT Sports after a decade of presenting the Premier and Champions League. He wanted to use this opportunity to talk about change. Change can be scary and come along with a lot of challenges. But, it can also be exciting. Jake and Damian discuss how you can embrace change, utilise it as a way to explore your potential and improve your life.

They explore how to fight decision paralysis and how they use the fear and doubt of change in a positive way. They also hint at an exciting upcoming guest. "