Emma Hatton star of the West End talks about her career, Emma has starred in some of the biggest musicals and lead roles, Scaramouche in We will Rock You, Elphaba in Wicked, Eva Peron in Evita and recently Grizabella in Cats. We discuss Emma’s origins as an athlete, the pull of performing on stage, the art form that Emma performs and how she does that, the persistence and knock backs, sustaining performance from a physical and mental perspective. I got in touch with Emma because I had an inkling that this world is extremely demanding and that Emma would be able to articulate that and I have to admit I found this interview utterly fascinating as Emma gave such rich insights into how she performs.

Show notes:
10:00 Emma’s origins as a long jumper, following her passion to study sport
17:08 Not sure what next, take a year out to do something interesting and fun – London School of Musical Theatre
18:17 The cost on personal relationships for Emma when aspiring for success in her career
22:12 Honouring Emma’s previous marriage by being extra determined to succeed
29:02 Early successes from Emma’s raw talent, feeling the music, learning to sing by listening to people
36:09 The determinants of musical theatre and the importance of connecting with the music
38:01 Pacing and sustaining performance to offset the cost of 8 shows each week
44:00 The responsibility of the roles balanced by the context of a paramedic sister
49:51 Portraying the characters appropriately
59:30 Acclimatising to the pressure of performing on the West End
1:04:30 Importance of social support
1:09:10 Preparation and focusing on what you can control
1:12:13 Coping with rejection
1:20:13 Pressure of the big notes and the external pressure of holding a role
1:23:50 Pressure to perform when you’re not physically or mentally 100%
1:33:00 Getting into the right mindset for performing and the benefit of having a sporting background, doing what it takes to get the performance out
1:42:20 Emma now supporting and championing others to learn from her insights

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043: Emma Hatton, West End star on sustaining performance

Neil Chugani was a coxswain and a good one too. He coxed the Oxford crew to success in the boat race in 1991, he was World Champion in the coxed pairs in 2001, where I met Neil for the first time as Matthew Pinsent and James Cracknell went for the double, double, both the coxed pairs followed by coxless pairs world championship finals in the space of two hours – a story I feature in my book How to Support a Champion. Neil shares the insight behind successfully leading, coaching, supporting a crew from within a boat and offers some perceptive advice about the dynamics that he had to manage in a unique role where he is in it, he is involved but not pulling on an oar.

Neil has also held a number of prominent leadership positions, at BBC, Sky Broadcasting, a board member of UK Sport, interim CEO of British Rowing, Steward at Henley Royal Regatta and currently Chief Financial officer for Google in Europe Middle East and Africa. So what Neil hasn’t experienced about leadership in sports and business is probably not worth knowing about. What you will hear and what particularly stood out from this interview though is the level of thought, intentionality and consideration that Neil demonstrated in his views and actions, I wonder if this has developed through the roles he has held and the experiences he has had, or whether the wisdom he carries is the reason he has led at the very top. 

Show notes
The physical requirements of a coxswain, personal characteristics and waterman ship

How do you learn to be a cox?

Cox heart rates, decision making and keeping a cool calm head

The Double-Double 2001 -managing Matthew Pinsent & James Cracknell and balancing the events

Neil’s two careers, one in rowing and the second in finance     ….. and technology

Sporting applications into business for Neil are clarity of thought and, clarity of purpose and review of performance relative to intent 

The myriad of individual objectives in business makes it difficult to create alignment between people in business which differs from a sporting world 

Leadership roles in business and decision making

Decision making at the board level, understanding the perspectives of others, diversity

Management of decision making, balancing opportunities versus risk: focussing on the climate rather than the weather

Henley Royal Regatta – changes reflecting the nature of the sport today, live streaming etc

Self-belief: belief in your own potential

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044: Neil Chugani on leading as a coxswain, in sport governance and at Google

Steve Ingham, performance scientists, leader and author, explores the science, art, purpose and origins of high-performance. Steve interviews and discusses these concepts with the people who have been there and done it, whether it's achieving at the highest level, been the driving force in making remarkable performance happen or those who have explored and researched aspects of human performance in real-depth.

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