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1. Ice baths and boardrooms

When Gary Neville talks about greatness, he doesn’t start with trophies — he starts with ice baths. Watching Cristiano Ronaldo chase perfection with oxygen chambers and recovery pools (yes, at home), Gary saw more than a footballer; he saw a blueprint. That relentless edge, the refusal to leave preparation to chance, stuck with him. Janet Truncale echoes the sentiment in the boardroom: over prepared is just prepared, especially when leading across sectors. With a sharp team and sharper instincts, she knows when to delegate and when to dive deep. Turns out, the pursuit of excellence isn’t glamorous — it’s methodical, obsessive, and occasionally involves freezing water…

2. Truth in the team

When Gary Neville asked what makes a great leader, Janet didn’t reach for a textbook — she reached for her team. In her view, leadership isn’t about having all the answers; it’s about assembling the people who do. Authenticity, transparency, and inspiration matter, but so does surrounding yourself with truth-tellers who aren’t afraid to challenge the boss. Janet’s superpower? Building high-performance teams that complement her strengths and call out her blind spots. Because in today’s climate, the best leaders aren’t solo acts — they’re ensemble casts with brutal honesty in the script.

3. Failure framed differently

In sport, as in business, defeat is inevitable. What matters is how leaders respond. In this episode, Gary shares how his football club treated every loss as a crisis — then used that discomfort to sharpen performance. We learn about the importance of accountability in the locker room and in leadership, and the value of saying “that one’s on me.” From unexpected resignations to missed targets, setbacks will come. But with resilience, trust and a culture of ownership, teams can bounce back stronger. As Gary puts it: recovery, not victory, is what defines enduring success.

4. The space between meetings

Big ideas rarely arrive between back-to-back meetings. In this episode, the conversation shifts to where ideas actually come from and who gets to bring them forward. Janet reflects on the need for white space in leadership: the clarity that emerges when you step outside the churn. For Gary, it’s a familiar rhythm. Ideas sharpened by vision, not volume. This is what it means to lead like a coach, to build strategy as a team sport, and to create the conditions where the best thinking has room to rise….

5. Strength in diversity

World-class teams aren’t made by accident. They’re built on trust, perspective, and a shared sense of purpose. In this final episode, Gary Neville and Janet Truncale explore what it takes to lead globally — where borders blur and collaboration is the edge. From the pitch to the boardroom, diverse teams perform best when they operate as one. It’s not just a matter of inclusion, but of impact: organizations that stay connected, across regions and ideas, are better positioned to navigate uncertainty.

If you do one thing:

Build together.

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