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LEADING HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAMS

Written by GlassLadder Author | Jun 7, 2026 12:01:27 AM

My latest podcast guest is an absolute powerhouse — and someone close to my own heart as a hockey player.

Katrina Powell is a dual Olympic gold medallist, former Hockeyroos captain, and former Head Coach of the Australian women's hockey team. As a player she represented Australia across three Olympic Games - winning gold at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 - and racked up 252 international appearances and 141 goals. She transitioned into coaching in 2007 and took on the Head Coach role in 2021, leading the Hockeyroos for 4.5 years through Tokyo and Paris, delivering a World Cup bronze and a Commonwealth Games silver along the way. In this conversation we go deep on leadership under pressure, rebuilding culture from the inside out, and what it really takes to perform - and lead - at the elite level. Whatever field you're in, this one will hit.