What If Your Organisation Performed Like an Elite Team?
Elite athletes don't hope for good results. They build the systems, standards and mental frameworks that make high performance repeatable, regardless of pressure, complexity or change.
This programme brings that same rigour into your organisation. Using the agility, discipline, and performance driven execution standards of elite sport, I work with your people to embed the behaviours and culture that produce sustained business performance. In the world of AI, optimised human performance is a competitive advantage!
THE CHALLENGE
Reactive mode has become the default
Your organisation is always fighting fires instead of executing a clear plan. The urgency of the day constantly overtakes the priorities of the week.
Standards vary wildly across teams and individuals.
Some people operate with exceptional discipline and accountability. Others don't. And there's no shared framework to bring them together.
Culture is talked about but not felt.
There are values on the wall. But the day-to-day behaviour of your organisation doesn't reflect them. The gap between what's said and what's done is visible to everyone.
Performance peaks and troughs are accepted as normal.
Your organisation does well sometimes and struggles at others. There's no system in place to make high performance consistent.
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Mindset & Mental Resilience
Elite athletes are trained to perform when the pressure is highest, when the stakes are greatest and the margin for error is smallest. This pillar installs the mental frameworks, habits and self-awareness that allow people to perform at their best consistently, even under difficult conditions.
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Discipline & Execution Standards
Champions rely on standards, precise, non-negotiable ways of working that produce consistent results regardless of how they feel on a given day. This pillar defines and embeds the execution standards that transform capable individuals into high-performing teams.
3
Accountability & Team Performance
No elite athlete performs in isolation. This pillar builds the structures, behaviours and culture that allow teams to hold each other to the highest standard, and to perform together at a level none of them could reach alone.
4
Agility & Response to Change
Change is the one constant at work and in our personal lives. This pillar embeds the ‘adapting quickly under pressure mindset’, seeing the opportunity for feedback rather than failures. Builds the ability to embrace challenges as opportunities to learn and pivot, rather than seeing them as roadblocks.
THE SOLUTION
Four pillars of the
Athlete Mindset Framework.
The Athlete Mindset is a structured methodology built on four interconnected pillars, each one drawn directly from the practices that produce elite athletic performance, and each one applicable to any organisation that wants to perform at its best.
Who This Programme is Designed For.
If any of these roles sound like you, or like the people you're trying to develop, this programme is built with you in mind.
CEOs & Founders
You're building something ambitious and you need your organisation to perform at the level your vision demands.
Senior Leadership Teams
You're responsible for the performance of an entire organisation. You want your leaders operating from a shared framework.
L&D & HR Directors
You're looking for a performance programme that goes deeper than skills training. One that shifts mindset and installs new behaviours.
High-Growth Organisations
Your company is scaling fast and the culture is at risk of breaking under the pressure.
International Organisations
You operate across borders and need a performance framework that works across cultures, functions and geographies.
WHY YVETTE
Chaos into consensus,
12+ years of turning visions into tangible results
I am a world champion sprinter and the Founder of The Project Runner — turning elite sport into business performance.
I bring together two worlds: project leadership and delivery, underpinned by the Athlete Mindset. Drawing on my experience at the highest level of sport, I help teams and organisations build the resilience, agility, focus and high-performance behaviours needed to navigate complexity, overcome challenges and deliver results.
With over 12 years of leadership experience across project management and clinical operational strategy, I have worked across academia, pharma and biotech, including early-phase clinical development in oncology. I have led global, cross-functional teams, navigated complex stakeholder environments, and delivered against strategic R&D objectives and clinical trial milestones.
Alongside my work in project and clinical leadership, I am a business consultant, helping organisations translate the principles and behaviours of elite athletes into stronger leadership, more effective teams, and improved business performance.
I hold a PhD in Bone Metabolism and am a PRINCE2 Agile Project Management Practitioner.
I HAVE WORKED WITH
WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY
Yvette is an open and effective communicator, willing to ask questions and confront issues to achieve the required goals. She does this in concert with building and managing relationships, again with the focus on project delivery. I have enjoyed working with Yvette.
John Knight
Managing Director, JKONSULT Ltd
6/6
Yvette was able to successfully navigate in a very agile working environment, to keep the programmes moving forward, and delivering to a high standard. I would not hesitate to use her services again.
Robert James
Managing Director, Sixth Element Capital
5/6
Yvette is committed to provide high-quality results. Throughout the project Yvette worked with dedication, and consistently met and exceeded expectations. With her problem-solving attitude and professional communication skills, she can work effectively in a cross-functional environment.
Kurt Lenaerts
Supplier & Quality Risk Management Lead, Johnson & Johnson
4/6
Yvette is an exceptional individual whose high performance is complemented by her kind and collaborative spirit. She focuses on delivering outstanding results that align with the company’s goals, always aiming to make a meaningful impact.
Antonio Campos
Head of Life Sciences, Expleo
3/6
Yvette successfully coordinated and managed a complex network of partners, CROs and stakeholders to deliver a cost-efficient oncology preclinical program. This program was among the fastest candidate nomination to Phase I start achieved at the ICR.
Julian Blagg
VP Drug Discovery & Chair of Scientific Advisory Board, NeoPhore Ltd
2/6
Yvette is a highly collaborative and results-driven professional, always bringing a positive attitude to the workplace. She communicates effectively with both internal teams and external partners, fostering a culture of transparency and trust.
Veronica Rosa
Supervisor, Product Quality Vigilance, Johnson & Johnson
1/6