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Performance in Practice

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Our Performance in Practice sessions are half-day workshops that explore the latest innovation and practical skills needed as performance environments evolve, through partner and performance expert stimulus, breakout discussions and practical skills development. 

In the session, we’ll be working with our partners Epic Risk Management to shine a light on their knowledge on the theme of dealing with harmful distractions within organisations. 

Networking Drinks in Partnership with Kairos

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We’ll finish the day with some drinks, where you’ll have the opportunity to connect and re-connect with peers and friends over a couple of drinks. 

Welcome & Action Planning

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We’ll set the scene for the day and set ourselves a plan and some aims to ensure we get the most out of the hours ahead.   

Session 1: Insights from a Winning Environment

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• How do Manchester City FC sustain a successful environment?
• What does their winning environment consist of?
• What are the behaviours that are non-negotiable within their winning culture?

This session will be followed by a break.

Training Observation

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• We’ll take the opportunity to watch a world class team in action, as we head to observe the Maple Leafs in practice
• We’ll reflect on the theme of the day, and watch out for any winning behaviours we can see during the session
• What types of players has the organisation recruited? What is the strategy? What does the body language of the senior players tell us?

Session 2: Building Towards Success

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• What have the organisation’s leadership done to set the foundations for success?
• What has Kyle learnt since he’s stepped into this leadership role, in relation to building towards success?
• Who are the type of players, and staff, that they want in the building as they look to be successful?

Interactive Roundtables: How do We Recruit and Retain a World Class Team?

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This is an opportunity to discuss the previous session with your peers. We’ll once again provide you with some advice and structure around the theme of hiring and building a world class team.   

Session 3: Designing the Environment & Innovating at Pace

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• Where do you start out when designing a winning environment?
• What do the most successful organisations do to innovate?
• To sustain success, you need to keep innovating – how do you do that well, and at pace?

Case Study Q&A: The People & Culture

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We’ll hear from a couple of case studies from outside of sport to see how they approach people development and culture creation.

Session 4: Skills Development – Debriefing

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The aim of these skills sessions is to inject some energy into the day by exploring and practicing some new leadership skills in an interactive format. We’ll focus on skills and actions we can implement to ensure we are empowering our athletes and staff to lead.

• Understanding the four key components of effective empowerment 
• Reflection on your own approach to leadership, and what we need to work on to get the best out of others when leading 
• How do you engage people behind an effective goal? 

Reflections & Implementation

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We’ll leave some time at the end of the day to reflect on the learnings of the day, and think about how they can be implemented back into our organisations. We’ll also ensure you have the opportunity to catch up with your peers in the room before you leave.