‘Connection’. A term often used by players and managers reflecting on a successful season. But, what exactly is meant by this? When it’s alive in an environment, the impacts are real and profound. See 51 - 55.

Not often do the worlds of professional sport and prison rehabilitation meet in the same room, but recently they did. Caelan Doris sat in on a Circle session with 18 lads on their rehabilitation journey.

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Performance Coach Ronan Conway believes that coaches can bring a fresh dimension to team gatherings and help teams tap into their inherent power by adding some facilitation principles and techniques to their skillset.

Former Cork hurler overcame his own issues and now helps others, including prisoners, through his life’s work as a performance coach

What do high-performing athletes talk about in meetings, trainings and dressing-rooms?

Getting an edge over competitors in elite sport has become increasingly difficult. Sports psychologists and performance coaches are aplenty, and the physical, tactical, and technical pillars are bustling spaces. Over the past few years, I've worked with high-performing teams in a domain that....

Ronan spoke with Brendan O'Connor about high performance in sports & workplace teams, as well as facilitating self-development programs within the prison community.

Nice conversation with RTE's Ryan Tubridy about my work with teams and the prison community. We also touch upon a passion project called Sodabreadbox.

I learnt a lot from running a 16 week personal development program with a group of men in the prison community. Regardless of your field, I hope you can find some nuggets to unlock potential in your circles. Part 1: 👨 Personalities / 🧙♂️ Mentors / ♡ Care / 🗣️ Inclusiveness

I have learned a lot from running a personal development program with a group of men in the prison community. Regardless of your field, I hope you can find some nuggets to unlock potential in your circle. Part 1: 👨‍👨‍👧‍👦 Personalities / 🧙‍♂️ Mentors / ♡ Care / 🗣️ Inclusiveness

Hello coaches/teachers/parents/groundskeepers, etc. Here is a clip from a talk I delivered at the 2022 GAA Coaching Conference. Based on my time working in schools and sports teams, I offered some pointers around creating healthy, engaging, high-performing climates for young people.

It was a privilege to speak at the GAA Annual Youth Coaching Conference in Mayo's Airdome. I shared some nuggets from what teenagers taught me over 8 years working at The Soar Foundation. I offered ideas on how to create conditions where teenagers feel hungry to engage, learn and grow.

How managers can build psychologically safe climates.

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‍Three years ago, stressed and in need of an adventure, I jumped on a flight to France (simpler times) to do a 10-day hike into the Alps. Experiences with fellow hikers reinforced for me the value of 'Checking In' with teammates. I hope this piece may be of use to some remote teams out there...