Build a Structure: How Great Leaders Perform Under Pressure | Silvia Rizzo

Published on 17 August 2026 at 11:23

Podcast : Mind, Money and Medicine

About This Conversation

What allows some people to remain clear and effective when pressure rises?

In this conversation on Mind, Money and Medicine, we explore why high performance is not about eliminating pressure, but about building the internal structure that allows us to work effectively within it.

Drawing from my experience in elite sport and business, we discuss decision-making with incomplete information, how leaders can respond to mistakes without creating a second one, and why curiosity is often more useful than guilt when something goes wrong.

We also explore adaptability, credibility, and an important distinction: structure should never make us rigid. It should give us enough stability to adjust when reality changes.

Because we cannot prepare for every situation.

But we can prepare ourselves to respond to it.

Topics We Discuss

  • Building structure before pressure arrives
  • Decision-making with incomplete information
  • The first mistake versus the second mistake
  • Curiosity instead of guilt after an error
  • Maintaining credibility under pressure
  • Control versus adaptability
  • Lessons from elite sport for leadership and business

 

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