Gold Medal
To win in high-pressure environments, teams must unlock collective resilience and a shared performance mindset. Through the metaphor of sport, Gold Medal prepares teams to deliver under pressure with the unity and endurance of elite athletes.
Driving high performance
Gold Medal is purpose-built for leadership teams that need to develop the cohesion, communication, and shared vision needed to achieve excellence — even when faced with unmatched competition.
Location:
Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center, San Diego, USAor INSEP, Paris, France.
Duration:
2.5–3 days
Format:
In-person or modular virtual formats
Primary Focus:
Performance mindset
Agility and resilience
Team efficacy
Coaching culture
Testimonials:
Learning takeaways
Set against the backdrop of world-class training environments, the experience uses the rituals of elite sport to help leaders navigate significant shifts and step into new complexities.
Build Agility and Resilience
Understand the power of recovery time and embrace concepts such as Deliberate Practice and the Antifragile Mindset to sustain performance.
Advance high performance
Build capability at all levels of the organization and leverage key performance drivers to move from ambition to measurable action.
Adopt a growth mindset
Redefine limiting beliefs and reorient the team in the midst of disruption to align on learning and ultimate success.
The experience in action
Gold Medal brings participants into direct dialogue with medal-winners, Olympic coaches, and sports psychologists who have operated at the peak of human capabilities.
Surfacing collective insight
WDHB facilitators guide the reflection process, connecting the training habits and rituals of professional athletes to your team's real-world leadership realities. You will examine how you hold group energy and dynamics to ensure your team moves from talk to high-impact action.
Is Gold Medal right for you?
Gold Medal is especially suited for teams with high ambitions who require clear vision and the endurance to sustain long-term transformation.
Participants typically include executive and senior leadership teams, as well as high-potential cohorts — from CEOs and vice presidents to directors and managers of managers.
Designing Gold Medal for you
Every Gold Medal Experience is shaped to the client’s context. Let’s explore your leadership challenge and discuss how Gold Medal can support your team.
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