Baseball to Boardroom: Achieving peak performance Ft. Lauren Johnson

About this episode

Performance psychologist Lauren Johnson discusses how mental frameworks from elite sports can enhance performance in business leaders and teams.

In this episode of Max Value, performance psychologist Lauren Johnson reveals how the same mental frameworks that produce elite athletes can transform founders, executives, and teams operating under pressure. Drawing from her work with Major League Baseball and high-performing organizations, Johnson breaks down how “mental reps” train the brain to handle stress, make better decisions, and execute consistently when the stakes are highest. The conversation bridges sports science, leadership dev...

People in this episode

Host: Ben Towne

Guest: Lauren Johnson

Topics covered

• performance psychology
• mental frameworks
• elite athletes
• leadership
• stress management
• decision making

Keywords

• performance psychology
• mental reps
• stress
• decision making
• leadership
• elite athletes

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Organizations: Major League Baseball, Max Value

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