Nick J.
Director @Athletic Thinking
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Director @Athletic Thinking
An elite sport approach to enhancing the performance of people, business and schools.Athletic Thinking is a person-centric approach to business growth and development, using proven principles from elite sport to enhance the performance, engagement, motivation and well-being of people within every organisation that is focused on success.Our approach is about entrenching positive change throughout your organisation and is tailored to take account of the uniqueness of both your business environment and your people. The personal and professional development of individuals is key to improved team performance and overall success.We have worked with Premiership Rugby clubs, other sporting organisations and elite athletes, SMEs and large corporate clients, including a large wealth investment office, which means that we have considerable expertise from across a range of sectors.There are many synergies between professional sport and business, not least the intense pressure and demands faced by any high profile organisation, and our work to identify and address issues quickly and efficiently has brought both intrinsic and extrinsic benefits to our clients.Check us out at
ABOUT NICK J.
Nick has extensive experience as a High Performance Director, Consultant and Strategist in elite sport and the corporate sector and has worked in elite sport for nearly 25 years. His career so far has seen him work with some of the most well respected international coaches and athletes in rugby and his skills have led to him being a part of both Domestic and European winning sides on multiple occasions. Detail and small margins separate the best from the average and he has a proven track record in implementing such marginal gains. Nick takes pride in developing people for the benefit of organisations. This an area he is passionate about and has led to the success of the businesses he has been a part of, both in the sporting and corporate world. Nick creates player and coach/practitioner development pathways in sport and writes individual development plans for businesses to improve productivity in the workplace. The aim is to develop an organisation wide philosophy that promotes a highly engaged and valued work force making the business the ‘employer of choice.’ Nick is experienced in setting up academy programmes from scratch making sure all talent is captured and nurtured, creating player pathways, to ensure that home grown talent remains with the business providing significant financial benefits and improving culture. Nick has designed and project managed several facility developments, transforming environments and creating world class facilities. Nick’s experience has led him to sit on several advisory boards offering expertise as a High Performance Advisor including the RFU/PRL Professional Game Board and Gatorade Elite Sport advisory panel. His career has encompassed a variety of fields including rugby, cricket and football resulting in a wide rage of transferable skills across all sports and business. Nick is currently Managing Director at Coventry Rugby Club and Director at Athletic Thinking working with and mentoring both elite sport professionals and the business sector. See athleticthinking.com and njperformance.co.uk for further information.
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