In this episode our host Stephen Brown is joined by international speaker and best-selling author, Professor Damian Hughes.

Damian is an author of eight best-selling business books, including Liquid Thinking, Liquid Leadership, How to Change Absolutely Anything, How to Think Like Sir Alex Ferguson, The Five STEPS to a Winning Mindset and The Barcelona Way: Unlocking the DNA of a Winning Culture.

He was appointed as a Professor of Organisational Psychology and Change for Manchester Metropolitan University in September 2010 and is the co-host of The High Performance Podcast, an acclaimed series of interviews with elite performers from business, sport and the arts, exploring the psychology behind sustained high performance.

During our discussion Damian shares how non-negotiable behaviours lie at the heart of high performance, the impact of cultural architects when sustaining change and what Ant Middleton has taught him about personal resilience.

We gain some brilliant insights from Damian’s own recent interviews from the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Sir Chris Hoy and England Rugby League coach Shaun Wane, as well as exploring what impact the global pandemic may have on high performance.

This is a great episode to round off our first season, so if you enjoy this and our other discussions please support our podcast by subscribing and rating our show on apple podcasts or your favourite podcast provider.

Be sure to check out the third season of Damian’s own High Performance podcast where you can hear discussions with the likes of Steven Gerrard, Lily Cole and Sir Clive Woodward.