Recruiting 8 Year Olds?

"As a panelist for The Football Association’s Level 4 in Talent Management, Strategy and Leadership final assessments, I have spent two…

The Art and Science of Head Coach Recruitment – by 21st Club

"Hiring managers in football should be one of the easiest recruitment tasks in the world. Whereas organisations in finance or law rarely…

The Importance of Trusting Your Intuition and Understanding Results

"Working on a head coach appointment over the past few weeks I have watched the subtle dance between the objective and subjective in a way…

Understanding Vulnerability and Imposter Syndrome

"Having found similar learnings in the most different of places, arriving on the south coast this week brought another uniformity home.…

Sharing The Performance Window

"It would be easy to think the end of the Premier League season signaled a moment of rest and reflection. But while both may be true for…

Constant Behaviour No Matter The Setting

"We've spent the last few weeks at Premier League Football and Premiership Rugby training grounds. But no matter how high or low tech the…

The Benefits of Being Part of a Smart and Diverse Group

Spending time thinking about how we interact with different people to affect a particular outcome is always time well spent - particularly…

Sharing Valuable Content from 21st Club

"I enjoyed reading another excellent article from our partners, the 21st Club this weekend, 'A Wheeler Dealer You Can Trust', highlighting…

Has This Area Been Overlooked in Head Coach Recruitment Process?

For any senior leadership role that we work on, whether it is on the performance or business side of the organisation, the briefing process…

What Athletes Need from Performance Coaches: Guest Blog

Matt Smith has played for rugby union club Leicester Tigers for more than a decade, and he recently completed some work experience with…