1 week before the launch of the optimising human performance podcast, Martin introduces the first episode due in May 2024. To find out more about the podcast and the hosts, <a href="go.wavellroom.com/ophpwr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">go.wavellroom.com/ophpwr</a> Thanks for listening to Optimising Human Performance.This podcast is for people who can’t afford to fail. Each episode gives you practical, evidence‑based tools you can apply in the real world.For more about the podcast, speaking, coaching, and mentoring, visit:<a href="https://www.ophp.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.ophp.co.uk</a>Connect with us:LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/ophp/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/ophp/</a>Instagram: @ophumanperformanceIf you found this episode useful, please share it with one colleague, subscribe, and leave a review – it helps us reach more people who operate in high‑stakes environments. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

1 week before the launch of the optimising human performance podcast, Martin introduces the first episode due in May 2024. To find out more about the podcast and the hosts, go.wavellroom.com/ophpwr Thanks for listening to Optimising Human Performance. This podcast is for people who can’t afford to fail. Each episode gives you practical, evidence‑based tools you can apply in the real world. For more about the podcast, speaking, coaching, and mentoring, visit: www.ophp.co.uk Connect with us: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ophp/ Instagram: @ophumanperformance If you found this episode useful, please share it with one colleague, subscribe, and leave a review – it helps us reach more people who operate in high‑stakes environments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 week before the launch of the optimising human performance podcast, Martin introduces the first episode due in May 2024. To find out more about the podcast and the hosts, <a href="go.wavellroom.com/ophpwr" rel="noopener noreferrer">go.wavellroom.com/ophpwr</a> Thanks for listening to Optimising Human Performance.This podcast is for people who can’t afford to fail. Each episode gives you practical, evidence‑based tools you can apply in the real world.For more about the podcast, speaking, coaching, and mentoring, visit:<a href="https://www.ophp.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.ophp.co.uk</a>Connect with us:LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/ophp/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/company/ophp/</a>Instagram: @ophumanperformanceIf you found this episode useful, please share it with one colleague, subscribe, and leave a review – it helps us reach more people who operate in high‑stakes environments. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Optimising Human Performance is the podcast for people who can’t afford to fail. If you work in the military, defence and security, emergency services, first response, elite sport, or any other high‑pressure environment, this show gives you practical, evidence‑based tools to perform at your best when it matters most.Hosted by Dr Martin I. Jones and Jonpaul Nevin, the podcast brings together world‑leading experts, cutting‑edge science, and hard‑won field experience.<ul><li>Martin is a sport psychologist with over 20 years of research and applied experience. He holds advanced degrees from Loughborough University and the University of Oxford, has authored more than 50 peer‑reviewed publications, and previously served as Principal Advisor for Human Performance and Human Augmentation at the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). He has also represented the UK on NATO’s Human Factors and Medicine panel.</li><li>Jonpaul is a former British Army soldier with 15 years of service in the Royal Engineers and the Royal Army Physical Training Corps and is an associate professor at Buckinghamshire New University.</li></ul>Together, Martin and Jonpaul explore how to optimise physical, psychological, and cognitive performance in contexts where the stakes are high, the margins are thin, and the cost of failure can be severe.In each episode, you’ll hear from guests such as leading scientists, military and emergency services professionals, elite coaches, clinicians, and operators who have performed in extremis. Conversations blend rigorous research with real‑world application, making complex science accessible and directly applicable.Topics include:<ul><li>Sleep, circadian rhythms, and fatigue management for shift workers and night operations</li><li>Mental toughness, resilience, and emotional control under pressure</li><li>Decision‑making in high‑stress, uncertain, and time‑critical situations</li><li>Recovery from brain injury, trauma, and long‑term exposure to stress</li><li>Training, preparation, and debriefing practices used by elite military units and sports teams</li><li>Sustaining performance and wellbeing across long careers in high‑risk, high‑responsibility roles</li></ul>Across the series, you’ll learn:<ul><li>How to design sleep and recovery routines that work in the real world</li><li>How to recognise and manage the cognitive and emotional effects of stress, fear, and fatigue</li><li>How to build habits and systems that protect performance</li><li>How to translate laboratory findings and academic research into simple, repeatable practices you can use on duty, on operations, or in competition</li><li>How to communicate, lead, and support others when they are operating at – or beyond – their limits</li></ul>The focus is always on what you can actually do: checklists, frameworks, mental models, and small, practical changes that make a meaningful difference in demanding environments. Episodes are designed so that you can take at least one actionable idea back to your unit, team, watch, squad, clinic, or organisation.Whether you are a commander, paramedic, firefighter, police officer, intelligence analyst, surgeon, coach, or performance specialist, Optimising Human Performance will help you:<ul><li>Understand the science behind human performance in high‑stakes situations</li><li>Apply that science to your own context</li><li>Improve your ability to think clearly, act decisively, and recover effectively</li></ul>If your work involves protecting others, making critical decisions, or operating when the pressure is on, this podcast is for you.Subscribe to Optimising Human Performance to hear from the people who study, train, and live high performance in the most challenging conditions, and to learn how you can do the same. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Optimising Human Performance is the podcast for people who can’t afford to fail. If you work in the military, defence and security, emergency services, first response, elite sport, or any other high‑pressure environment, this show gives you practical, evidence‑based tools to perform at your best when it matters most. Hosted by Dr Martin I. Jones and Jonpaul Nevin, the podcast brings together world‑leading experts, cutting‑edge science, and hard‑won field experience.Martin is a sport psychologist with over 20 years of research and applied experience. He holds advanced degrees from Loughborough University and the University of Oxford, has authored more than 50 peer‑reviewed publications, and previously served as Principal Advisor for Human Performance and Human Augmentation at the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). He has also represented the UK on NATO’s Human Factors and Medicine panel.Jonpaul is a former British Army soldier with 15 years of service in the Royal Engineers and the Royal Army Physical Training Corps and is an associate professor at Buckinghamshire New University.Together, Martin and Jonpaul explore how to optimise physical, psychological, and cognitive performance in contexts where the stakes are high, the margins are thin, and the cost of failure can be severe. In each episode, you’ll hear from guests such as leading scientists, military and emergency services professionals, elite coaches, clinicians, and operators who have performed in extremis. Conversations blend rigorous research with real‑world application, making complex science accessible and directly applicable. Topics include:Sleep, circadian rhythms, and fatigue management for shift workers and night operationsMental toughness, resilience, and emotional control under pressureDecision‑making in high‑stress, uncertain, and time‑critical situationsRecovery from brain injury, trauma, and long‑term exposure to stressTraining, preparation, and debriefing practices used by elite military units and sports teamsSustaining performance and wellbeing across long careers in high‑risk, high‑responsibility rolesAcross the series, you’ll learn:How to design sleep and recovery routines that work in the real worldHow to recognise and manage the cognitive and emotional effects of stress, fear, and fatigueHow to build habits and systems that protect performanceHow to translate laboratory findings and academic research into simple, repeatable practices you can use on duty, on operations, or in competitionHow to communicate, lead, and support others when they are operating at – or beyond – their limitsThe focus is always on what you can actually do: checklists, frameworks, mental models, and small, practical changes that make a meaningful difference in demanding environments. Episodes are designed so that you can take at least one actionable idea back to your unit, team, watch, squad, clinic, or organisation. Whether you are a commander, paramedic, firefighter, police officer, intelligence analyst, surgeon, coach, or performance specialist, Optimising Human Performance will help you:Understand the science behind human performance in high‑stakes situationsApply that science to your own contextImprove your ability to think clearly, act decisively, and recover effectivelyIf your work involves protecting others, making critical decisions, or operating when the pressure is on, this podcast is for you. Subscribe to Optimising Human Performance to hear from the people who study, train, and live high performance in the most challenging conditions, and to learn how you can do the same. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Optimising Human Performance is the podcast for people who can’t afford to fail. If you work in the military, defence and security, emergency services, first response, elite sport, or any other high‑pressure environment, this show gives you practical, evidence‑based tools to perform at your best when it matters most.Hosted by Dr Martin I. Jones and Jonpaul Nevin, the podcast brings together world‑leading experts, cutting‑edge science, and hard‑won field experience.<ul><li>Martin is a sport psychologist with over 20 years of research and applied experience. He holds advanced degrees from Loughborough University and the University of Oxford, has authored more than 50 peer‑reviewed publications, and previously served as Principal Advisor for Human Performance and Human Augmentation at the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). He has also represented the UK on NATO’s Human Factors and Medicine panel.</li><li>Jonpaul is a former British Army soldier with 15 years of service in the Royal Engineers and the Royal Army Physical Training Corps and is an associate professor at Buckinghamshire New University.</li></ul>Together, Martin and Jonpaul explore how to optimise physical, psychological, and cognitive performance in contexts where the stakes are high, the margins are thin, and the cost of failure can be severe.In each episode, you’ll hear from guests such as leading scientists, military and emergency services professionals, elite coaches, clinicians, and operators who have performed in extremis. Conversations blend rigorous research with real‑world application, making complex science accessible and directly applicable.Topics include:<ul><li>Sleep, circadian rhythms, and fatigue management for shift workers and night operations</li><li>Mental toughness, resilience, and emotional control under pressure</li><li>Decision‑making in high‑stress, uncertain, and time‑critical situations</li><li>Recovery from brain injury, trauma, and long‑term exposure to stress</li><li>Training, preparation, and debriefing practices used by elite military units and sports teams</li><li>Sustaining performance and wellbeing across long careers in high‑risk, high‑responsibility roles</li></ul>Across the series, you’ll learn:<ul><li>How to design sleep and recovery routines that work in the real world</li><li>How to recognise and manage the cognitive and emotional effects of stress, fear, and fatigue</li><li>How to build habits and systems that protect performance</li><li>How to translate laboratory findings and academic research into simple, repeatable practices you can use on duty, on operations, or in competition</li><li>How to communicate, lead, and support others when they are operating at – or beyond – their limits</li></ul>The focus is always on what you can actually do: checklists, frameworks, mental models, and small, practical changes that make a meaningful difference in demanding environments. Episodes are designed so that you can take at least one actionable idea back to your unit, team, watch, squad, clinic, or organisation.Whether you are a commander, paramedic, firefighter, police officer, intelligence analyst, surgeon, coach, or performance specialist, Optimising Human Performance will help you:<ul><li>Understand the science behind human performance in high‑stakes situations</li><li>Apply that science to your own context</li><li>Improve your ability to think clearly, act decisively, and recover effectively</li></ul>If your work involves protecting others, making critical decisions, or operating when the pressure is on, this podcast is for you.Subscribe to Optimising Human Performance to hear from the people who study, train, and live high performance in the most challenging conditions, and to learn how you can do the same. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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