BE OBSESSED WITH PROGRESS EVEN DURING TOUGHEST TIMES

#MEDICALINNOVATION #OLYMPICSWIMMING #championmindset

This is an inspirational keynote presentation on October 6, 2025, at the Opening Ceremony of the 2025 Medical lnnovation Olympics from Chris Cook, double Olympian swimmer, double Commonwealth Games Champion, World Championship Bronze Medalist, motivational speaker at companies such as Microsoft and some of the largest health systems across the globe, and consultant to the U.K.'s government's National Health Service.Chris shares three specific personal stories that span Olympic level training, building the next generation of Olympic champions, and transformation of teamwork across a Healthcare system with psychological safety.

0:00 Timeline - Highlights

2:12 - Intro: 3 Key Messages - Evidence-based Confidence, Clarity, and Psychological Safety

3:28 - Biggest lesson on Confidence during the Toughest Season (2006)

4:57 - Measure what Matters: Heart Rate, Stroke Rate, Time, Perceived Exertion

5:35 - Challenge: Beat the Average from Previous Week

5:51 - Turning Point: Started to be obsessed with Progress

7:10 - Leadership Phase after Retirement

7:27 - Ambition Programme - Team Great Britain - less than 8% of first time Olympians medal, intense build-up, media attention of the Olympics

8:35 Pilot Project of First-time Olympians Created environment for potential stars to feel like Olympians, media mock-interviews, etc.

9:41 Ambition Programme Alumni & Results307 athletes have finished this program40% represent Team GB 11% of the athletes in the program win a medal

10:12- When we get clear we level up certainty

Ask it, answer it, and action it - the last one drives certainty

10:50 - Collaboration with the National Health Service in the UK

New programs: 1) Creating Psychological Safety to share, contribute, and debate; 2) Radical Candor. In less than 18 months, the pilot transformed one department, then started to spread

12:34 - Teamwork thrives on Psychological Safety

12:56 - Keynote SummaryConfidence is built from evidenceWhen we are unclear, things become uncertain - Challenge to the audience!True teamwork starts when we are safe to take risks