Supporting Champions

163: How to Win: A 4 part plan for success with Kate Hays


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🎙️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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