Dr. Andy Walshe is a globally recognized leader and expert in the field of elite human performance. For over 20 years the Australian native has been focused on the goal of “de-mystifying talent” by researching and training individuals and teams across a vast network of world-class programs in sport, culture, military and business settings. Andy is currently the Director of High Performance for Red Bull, where he works with hundreds of international athletes and cultural opinion leaders; and supervises a team of industry-leading scientists, engineers, physicians, and technologists to develop and implement elite performance models.

In episode four of "Experts Unleashed," Atlassian's Dom Price chats with Andy about elite human performance and how we can reawaken our ability to learn and grow. They discuss the human-machine paradox we find ourselves in today, and how creativity will be the ultimate skill we must all master if we hope to survive. Along the way, Andy shares some of his famous stories of how he created challenging environments to help people learn…wait until you hear about the bear!

They also discuss the "My User Manual" Play (https://www.atlassian.com/team-playbook/plays/my-user-manual) from Atlassian's Team Playbook. It's an exercise designed to help leaders share with their teams, and teammates to share with other teammates HOW they work. Think of it like this: when you buy a TV, it comes with a User Manual. But when you hire a human, there's no such helpful guidance. Andy takes us through his User Manual and how he finds his center by keeping perspective.

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In this episode:
Atlassian Team Playbook: https://www.atlassian.com/team-playbook/plays/my-user-manual
More about Andy Walshe: https://andywalshe.com/
Charity: https://thestationfoundation.org/

00:00 Introduction

01:42 Who is Andy Walshe?

04:26 Red Bull Stratos Project and human performance

07:13 What are the elements of Human Performance?

08:55 Andy’s User Manual and brings him back to center

11:01 The number one tool for resilience…one good friend

14:10 The human-machine paradox

18:23 How equipped are we to handle the paradox?

23:42 Tips for getting better at the Human Machine Paradox

27:45 Trust or don’t trust the machine

31:18 Reawaking the human

32:29 Let’s go to the wilderness!

36:00 Leaning to be a beginner

38:53 What to do if you’re in a challenging environment

43:15 What happened with the bear?

48:40 The opportunity of creativity

51:17 Pragmatic creativity

55:11 Navigating uncertainty

59:01 Station Foundation Charity