Speaker at TEDxLondonBusinessSchool 2018

Cath Bishop

"From the Athens Olympics to the warzone of Basra, Lessons for Building Resilience from High Pressure Environments"

Cath is an experienced leadership speaker, consultant and researcher and draws on her unique combination of experiences as an Olympic rower and former senior diplomat. In her rowing career, Cath competed at three Olympic Games – Atlanta, Sydney and Athens – with highlights including winning the World Championships in 2003 and an Olympic silver medal in 2004. As a diplomat specialising in conflict stabilisation, Cath was posted to Sarajevo, Bosnia and Basra, Iraq, as well as working in Whitehall, leading on the UK civilian contribution to stabilising conflicts around the world.

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From the Athens Olympics to the warzone of Basra, Lessons for Building Resilience from High Pressure Environments

I experienced 2 high pressure high stakes environments as an Olympic rower, competing at 3 Olympic Games, and as a diplomat working in some high-pressure situations, most notably as a diplomat working in Basra during the time of the conflict 10 years ago, in an environment with daily incoming mortars and rockets. My experience, backed up by the research across all these fields (military, sport, grief, trauma), focuses on 3 areas that sit at the heart of resilience:

1. Psychological flexibility
2. Self-awareness under pressure
3. Genuine, collaborative relationships

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