Train Your Brain Like an Elite Athlete: The Science of Sustainable Leadership Performance with Lara Milward #181
In the episode, Nick Day is joined on The HR L&D Podcast by Lara Milward, neuroleadership coach, speaker, and founder, with over a decade of experience helping leaders and teams build mental stamina, emotional regulation, and high performance without burning out.
Title: 🌟Train Your Brain Like an Elite Athlete: The Science of Sustainable Leadership Performance with Lara Milward #181 🌟
Host: 🎙️ Nick Day, CEO of specialist HR Recruitment Agency, JGA Recruitment Group
Guest: 👤 Lara Milward
Episode Overview:
🔊 In this insightful episode of The HR L&D Podcast, host Nick Day is joined by Lara Milward, neuroleadership coach, speaker, and founder, with over a decade of experience helping leaders and teams build mental stamina, emotional regulation, and high performance without burning out. Blending neuroscience, physiology, psychology, and real world leadership experience, Lara brings a rare and refreshing perspective to what it truly means to lead at your best.
Key Topics Discussed in this Episode:
- Leaders who train their brains with the same discipline elite athletes train their bodies are the ones who perform sustainably and avoid burnout.
- The most powerful shift a leader can make is learning to lead themselves first before trying to lead anyone else.
- Understanding how your brain responds to threat and reward is the foundation of better thinking, stronger collaboration, and peak performance.
- Emotional regulation is not a soft skill but a critical leadership capability that determines how effectively you influence and inspire those around you.
- Rest and recovery are not a reward for hard work but a non-negotiable part of any high performance leadership strategy.
Useful Links From This Episode:
- 👤 Lara Milward’s LinkedIn Profile
- 👤 Host Nick Day LinkedIn Profile
- 📢 JGA HR Recruitment
- 🎧 Check out our sister podcast, The Payroll Podcast
HR LEADERS – I CALL YOU ALL TO ACTION! 📢
If you have any HR or L&D that require the support of a specialist HR recruitment agency, please contact JGA Recruitment Group! We can also support executive coaching and consulting services supporting HR leaders towards transformative leadership and sustainable growth. Contact Nick at nick@jgarecruitment.com or call at 01727800377.
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