Podcast Episodes

Warren Kennaugh: Your Team Is Not A Democracy, And That’s Okay

Pressure doesn’t invent behavior; it reveals it. That’s the heartbeat of our conversation with behavioral strategist Warren Kenor, who brings three decades of coaching across elite rugby, cricket, go…

Published on 18 hours ago

Yes, We Ran A Christmas Beep Test And Loved It

Want a team that shows up, leans in, and stays connected when it matters most? Start with one small tradition. Ben shares a simple holiday story—a family beep test before Christmas lunch—and turns it…

Published on 4 days, 2 hours ago

Chris Lendrum: Leading the leaders, running the NZRU

What truly turns a collection of talented individuals into a team that outperforms its parts? Chris Lendrum, GM of Professional Rugby and Performance at New Zealand Rugby, reframes culture with a str…

Published on 1 week ago

Reflections: Small Players Tackle, Big Players Run

One sentence can tell the truth about a team: small players want to tackle and big players want to run. We took that line apart and found the blueprint for a culture that turns comfort zones into com…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

Reflections: From D Team to the Working with the Worlds Best

A team list can teach you more than a scoreboard. Ben opens up about growing up in New Zealand rugby culture, missing A teams year after year, and how that sting forged a durable kind of resilience t…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Augustine Pulu: How Coaches Can Create Monsters!

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Mike Catt: No Dumb Questions. Building Brave Team Cultures

A golden Sydney evening sets the scene, but the real heat in this conversation is Mike Catt’s blueprint for durable, high-performing teams. We go far beyond tactics to unpack why love for the game, g…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

The Tony Brown Effect. How he has got the Springboks to a new level.

A 70-point demolition tells one story. The way South Africa kept shape with cards, shuffled roles without panic, and attacked with conviction tells the real one: culture, clarity, and coaching aligne…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Phil Dowson: How A Director Of Rugby Shapes Behavior, Balance, And Belief

If culture is just words on a wall, it won’t survive a 30‑game season. We sat down with Northampton Saints Director of Rugby Phil Dowson to unpack how a top Premiership club actually lives its values…

Published on 4 weeks ago

A reflective look at the philosophies of Eddie Jones.

Coaches love big ideas until pressure hits and the ideas melt. Today we share our drafted chapter on Eddie Jones and pull out the hard, usable lessons that survive heat: culture as behavior, observat…

Published on 1 month ago