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A podcast about the questions.

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Latest · What makes a high-performance culture? · Q3 · 1 Nov 2026

What makes a sport culture toxic?

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Series

Each series takes one big question and breaks it into smaller ones. Every smaller question gets its own episode.

Culture & leadership

What makes a high-performance culture?

This seven-part series draws on The Psychology of High-Performance Sports Organizations: Culture, Safety, and Leadership, by Marie Claire Bourque and Madeline Antony (Routledge). It asks what makes a high-performance culture, one of the book's seven questions at a time.

3 of 7 episodes · Q4 coming

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  1. Question 1: What are we actually dealing with?

    Episode What is the landscape of professional sport?

    Episode 1 · 18 Oct 2026

  2. Question 2: Is it safe to speak up?

    Episode Is it safe to speak up in professional sport?

    Episode 2 · 25 Oct 2026

  3. Question 3: What makes a sport culture toxic?

    Episode 3 · 1 Nov 2026

  4. Question 4: How do we decide when it matters?

    Episode coming
  5. Question 5: Are we listening—and using what we hear?

    Episode coming
  6. Question 6: How do we stay grounded when everyone is screaming?

    Episode coming
  7. Question 7: Will this survive us?

    Episode coming

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