🎙️In this episode of the Supporting Champions Podcast, Steve Ingham welcomes Kate Hays, a leading sports psychologist and author of How to Win: Lessons in Success from the Frontline of Performance Psychology.

Kate shares her expertise on high performance psychology, exploring the essential building blocks of team success, the significance of team identity and purpose, and how pressure training prepares individuals for high-stakes situations. She also discusses psychological safety, behavioural codes, and a strength-based approach to thriving in elite environments.

📖 Get Kate's new book here:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Win-performance-psychology-potential/dp/0008698287

Key Themes:

✅ Applying performance psychology beyond sport

✅ Balancing challenge and support in high-performance settings

✅ Why defining success goes beyond just winning

✅ The role of preparation, autonomy, and resilience in elite environments

✅ Ten principles for thriving in high-performance cultures

Chapters:

00:00 – Introduction and Book Overview

03:05 – The Purpose of Writing the Book

05:48 – Building Blocks of Team Performance

09:00 – Understanding Team Identity and Purpose

12:00 – The Importance of Method and Goals

15:03 – Behavioural Codes and Team Dynamics

17:50 – The Role of Pressure Training

21:09 – Defining Success Beyond Winning

23:57 – The Balance of Challenge and Support

26:45 – The Importance of Autonomy in Performance

29:58 – The Pressure of Performance

35:23 – Understanding High Performance

39:32 – Principles of Thriving

41:17 – Creating Thriving Environments

46:11 – Ten Principles for Thriving

49:12 – Psychological Safety and Learning

01:01:06 – Final Thoughts on High Performance

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