Rory Lawson - Former International Rugby Captain talks leadership, communication and working between sporting & commercial environments

I caught up with former International Rugby Captain turned High Performance Coach and Sports Broadcaster Rory Lawson for this great chat about communication and leadership within the sporting and corporate environments. 

Rory grew up in a sporting family with his Grandfather being the late great ‘Voice of Rugby’ Bill McLaren, his father playing international rugby for Scotland and his older brother also representing Scotland in Rugby Sevens. 

After being forced into retirement early, Rory has followed in his Papa’s footsteps and has worked in media and broadcasting covering rugby for Sky, BT Sport and ITV. 

But he is quick to mention, that despite many people thinking this is his ‘full-time job’, this is just one aspect of Rory’s busy life away from playing rugby. 

Rory now specialises in leaderships development and coaching with a speciality of working within the sports and corporate environments. 

In this episode, we discuss:

Influence from his familyImportance of reflective practices Creating an environment to speak up Sharing data through stories Warmth and Edge Self-awareness Speaking with candour Key fundamentals to communication

In this episode Rory tells some great stories of his time as a professional rugby player and gives great insight from his lived experiences. 

If Rory isn’t working in the commentary gantry at a rugby match, he’s working on stage in the hospitality lounges and tents hosting hundreds of people and interviewing former and current players. 

He’s become a well known and established keynote speaker and also works as an Executive Consultant for Ceannas who specialise in unlocking leadership excellence. 

This was a fascinating episode to record and I’d like to say a big thank you to Rory who took his time out of a busy Six Nations schedule to share his insights with us. 

Find Rory on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rory-lawson-01b05717/

Ceannas - https://www.ceannas.com/

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