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McLaren Racing

In today's competitive landscape, achieving high performance is no longer enough. The true challenge lies in sustaining excellence, especially under pressure. This comprehensive course, created by three senior executives at McLaren Racing, equips you with the tools and strategies to not only drive your team to new heights but also build a culture of sustained high performance.

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In today's competitive landscape, achieving high performance is no longer enough. The true challenge lies in sustaining excellence, especially under pressure. This comprehensive course, created by three senior executives at McLaren Racing, equips you with the tools and strategies to not only drive your team to new heights but also build a culture of sustained high performance.

Meet your instructors:

  • Daniel Gallo, Chief People & Sustainability Officer, McLaren Racing

  • Ian James, Managing Director McLaren Electric Racing & Team Principal NEOM McLaren Formula E & Extreme E Teams, McLaren Racing

  • Piers Thynne, Chief Operating Officer, McLaren F1

Inspired by lessons from motorsport, these leaders will share how key skills and practices translate to the business world to take you and your team beyond the finish line:

  • Master pressure-proof decision-making: Learn how to make clear, informed choices when the stakes are high.

  • Unlock the power of marginal gains: Discover how small, focused optimisations can have a significant impact on your team's overall performance.

  • Prioritise well-being, maximise results: Explore McLaren Racing's approach to employee well-being and gain practical tools to foster a healthy and thriving team environment.

  • Embrace diversity, ignite innovation: Learn how to cultivate a psychologically safe space where a variety of perspectives fuel creativity and drive success.

This is your chance to analyse real-world business scenarios through the lens of McLaren Racing's high-performance culture, allowing you to adapt and apply the course learnings to your specific team and organisational challenges.

By the end of this course, you'll be equipped with a leadership toolkit that empowers you to navigate high-pressure situations with confidence, implement continuous improvement strategies, and build a culture that prioritises both well-being and performance.

Join us and unlock the full potential of your team. Let's accelerate excellence, together.

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Learning objectives

  • How to navigate high-pressure situations with confidence
  • Create and foster a psychologically safe space to fuel innovation
  • Leverage the concept of marginal gains to identify and implement small, strategic optimisations
  • Apply pressure-proof decision-making frameworks to make clear and informed choices in high-stakes situations
  • Develop strategies to prioritise employee well-being within your organisation, to foster a healthy and thriving team environment
  • Develop leadership skills to create a positive and productive team dynamic

Syllabus

Introduction
Decision Making Under Pressure
Making Winning Decisions in High-Pressure Environments
Building Trust and Empowering Your Team
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Strategies for Cross-Departmental Collaboration
Creating a Culture of Open Communication
How McLaren Racing Learns from Every Lap
Understanding High-Pressure Environments and Effective Collaboration
Marginal Gains
Unlocking Performance Through Marginal Gains
Pursuing Marginal Gains at McLaren Racing
Fostering a Culture of Continuous Improvement
Prioritising Wellbeing for Peak Performance
Measuring the Impact of Marginal Gains
Leveraging Marginal Gains and Continuous Improvement
Health and Wellbeing
Navigating Wellness in the Fast Lane
A Holistic Approach to Health and Wellbeing
Cultivating a People-First Culture
Implementing & Evaluating Wellness Initiatives
Wellness and People-First Culture
Diversity of Thought and Representation
Building Momentum with Diversity
Driving Diversity: The Key Ingredients for Success
McLaren Racing's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity, Inclusion, and Equitable Representation

Good to know

Know what's good
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Teaches how to lead teams under pressure, which is standard in management at many companies
Designed to equip learners to boost team performance as well as their own
Taught by executives who are recognized in the motorsport industry
Examines teamwork, leadership, and high performance, which are useful at many levels
Based on real-world scenarios, which may help learners understand more clearly
Students will work through material from a multidisciplinary approach

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Participate in online forums or discussion groups
Connect with peers and exchange knowledge
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  • Participate in discussions
  • Share your insights
Review statistics and data analysis concepts
These are important skills in motorsports analytics
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  • Review textbooks and lecture notes
  • Complete practice problems
Follow online tutorials on data visualization techniques
Enhance your ability to communicate insights effectively
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  • Find online tutorials
  • Complete the tutorials
  • Practice creating visualizations
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  • Read the case study
  • Identify the key problem
  • Develop a solution
  • Present the solution
Create a presentation on a high-performance team
Develop a deep understanding of team dynamics and performance
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  • Research high-performance teams
  • Identify key characteristics
  • Develop a presentation
Participate in a hackathon or data science competition
Challenge yourself and apply your skills in a competitive setting
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  • Find a hackathon or competition
  • Form a team
  • Develop a solution
  • Present your solution
Contribute to an open-source data science project
Gain hands-on experience and contribute to the community
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  • Find an open-source project
  • Identify an area to contribute
  • Make your contributions
Mentor a junior team member or student
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  • Find someone to mentor
  • Meet regularly
  • Provide guidance and support

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