Matthew Syed is an author and highly acclaimed speaker, he has written six bestselling books focusing on mindset and high performance, including children’s books. In his varied career, Matthew was England’s number one table tennis player for over a decade, and he has competed in the Olympics for Team GB twice. In this episode, Matthew shares his insight into education, parenthood and leadership.
They discuss why it’s so important to bring the growth mindset into education, to teach our children that it’s about how you can develop your skills and talents, not just celebrating the end goal. Matthew shares what he praises his children for and why we should be showing them examples of authentic success, with struggles and set-backs.
They also explore taking risks, creating a space for vulnerability in the workplace and how to find purpose in our lives.
00:00 Intro
2:45 What does High Performance mean to you?
4:20 Does Education Fail Us?
9:30 What Is The Growth Mindset?
16:00 How To Respond To Failure?
19:00 Working With David Beckham
24:45 Blackbox Thinking in Aviation vs Healthcare
30:00 Why You Need A Purpose
33:00 Ferguson’s Culture At Man United
38:00 Bletchley Park Crossword Competition
43:00 Why High Performance Teams Need Cognitive Diversity
50:00 The Business Challenges Of The Next Decade
54:00 Quick Fire Questions
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14 Comments
WOW. WOW. WOW Great pod chaps
Loved this episode! Lots of practical advice which me as a parent can relate to 👏
Great podcast. Must listen to other guests. Just one point. Was Matthew suggesting Ferguson rebuilt Man Utd after Munich? Think that was Matt Busby
As a Chaplain in schools, whose role also requires mentoring and finding out the underlying causes for behavioural or mental health decline, I chart lack of resilience and fear of failure as the top cause for issues. I am always looking for new avenues to reach young people before well-meaning adults undermine they're potential
Looking forward to this!
His book Rebel Ideas is a belter!
Prof Paul Dolan at the LSE is the person you're thinking about. He was born in Hackney and it's so refreshing to hear a fellow east ender share his wisdom.
Great listening as usual. Btw, you’ve called MS our number one tennis player in the email. Keep up the good work lads 👍
Great chat. Listening, I thought it was Harry Metcalfe
Love Matthew Syed!! I’ve read his book Rebel Ideas 3 times – excellent!! Great podcast episode!!
This for me, was one of the best episodes ever. Matthew has such an interesting insight into the whole growth mindset philosophy and the varied examples that he shared were excellent. Really enjoyable
What happened to the Flintoff, Savage and The Ping Pong guy podcast?
This channel is gold.
If you fail (first attempt in learning) you'll then set sail (second attempt in learning) so stay on your tail (i.e. keep going!) (third attempt in learning)… or something like that 😅 I just made that up.
Excellent channel. I watched the Seán Dsyche. Conversation first and it was wonderful, in terms of content, ambience, audio and video quality and the collaborative commitment to constructing meaning, to informing viewer's Learning, the relaxed pacing, which, for me, encouraged me to fold back he various comments and insights into my own life's experience and provide me opportunities to learn.
Sport and those in and around it have great influence on youth. In a '1 second ad' compressed, busy, social media, the long form, considered conversations, such as these, in their very accessible language and supportive dialogue and authentic invitation genuinely curious questions, should really be core material in personal development programs in secondary/college and I believe they would be gratifying for learners.
Keep it up guys!