01 / SELECTED WRITINGIntelligenceDAVID CLANCY
Leaders Performance Institute
AI and the cost of injuries
How AI can help performance teams retain knowledge, coordinate decisions and learn from previous cases.
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Career Story
From understanding the individual to understanding the system
Sports Medicine
David began his career in physiotherapy and sports medicine, developing an understanding of the human side of performance, the soft skills that make the difference, and the environments that support it.
Elite Sport
Working within elite performance environments provided a close view of multidisciplinary teams, leadership, high expectations and the complexity of performing under pressure.
NBA, NFL and Premier League Football
Experience across leading sporting environments broadened David’s understanding of how different disciplines, cultures and operating models influence performance.
Business and Leadership
David continued his education in business and leadership, while delivering programmes that connected practical experience with organisational thinking, leadership and performance.
Organisational Performance
David’s work evolved beyond individual performance to helping people and teams work better together, perform at their best and thrive within the wider organisation.
LESSONS FROM EXPERIENCE
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Performance
Culture
Culture becomes visible in the behaviours people repeat, the conversations they have and the decisions they make.
Relationships
Strong relationships create the trust needed for challenge, learning and better collaboration.
Knowledge Capital
The right knowledge only creates value when it can move to the people who need it.
Team Synchrony and Flow
The best outcomes emerge when people feel connected and understood, with the shared awareness to work in sync.
How David Works
Listen first. Understand the people, systems and culture. Then work out what needs to change.
Curiosity
Ask better questions before jumping to answers.
Listening
Understand different perspectives and experiences.
Systems Thinking
Look at the relationships between people, teams, processes and decisions
Shared Learning
Create the conditions for insight to become collective understanding.
Experience and Credentials
Experience across
high-performance environments.
Selected roles
Sports Medicine and Physiotherapy
Elite Sport
Business and Leadership
Programme Delivery
Organisational Performance Advisor
Current
Selected organisations
Conversations and shared learning
Better conversations. Shared progress.
Selected articles
Perspectives on people, performance and the value of learning together.
01 / SELECTED WRITINGIntelligenceDAVID CLANCY
The Backroom Staff
Hiring and AI
A conversation with Anca van Assendelft on recruitment, department design and the people behind elite teams.
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01 / SELECTED WRITINGIntelligenceDAVID CLANCY
Leaders Performance Institute
The Bohemians sustainability model
What a fan-owned football club reveals about belonging, cultural identity and building lasting success.
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01 / SELECTED WRITINGIntelligenceDAVID CLANCY
Leaders Performance Institute
The power of purpose
How leaders can connect everyday work to meaning, shared values and a stronger sense of belonging.
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01 / SELECTED WRITINGIntelligenceDAVID CLANCY
Leaders Performance Institute
Team cohesion amid the chaos of sport
Exploring the relationships and shared understanding that help teams work together under pressure.
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Leaders Performance Institute
Fail to learn, prepare to fail
Why developing knowledge deserves the same attention and commitment as pursuing results.
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Leaders Performance Institute
From good to great with interdisciplinarity
Bringing different areas of expertise together to strengthen collaboration and team performance.
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NBPTA
A wiser way to work
Practical ways NBA physical therapists can use AI to organise information and support professional judgement.
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Podcasts and conversations
Conversations on careers, relationships and building teams that thrive.
David Clancy and Ciaran Dunne
Sleep Eat Perform Repeat
David and Ciaran explore the habits and ideas behind high performance with guests from sport, business, the arts and the military. A shared belief connects every conversation: we learn more when we share what we know.
Listen to this podcast“The podcast with its finger on the pulse. Listen with pencil and paper—the insights are priceless.”
James Kerr
Pacey Performance
Pacey Performance · Guest appearance
What recruitment specialists really look for
David joins Rob Pacey to discuss hiring in performance and medical teams, finding the right fit and communicating the value you bring.
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Pacey Performance
The Art of Coaching · Episode 397
Career pivots, passions and relationships
A conversation with Brett Bartholomew about changing direction, making room for different interests and building meaningful professional relationships.
Listen to the episode“A rising tide lifts all boats.”
John F. Kennedy
Beyond the Work
There is more to
David than the work.
Outside his advisory work, David is a father, husband, writer, podcaster and continuous learner. Curiosity extends beyond the organisations he works with. It shapes how he thinks, learns, asks questions and stays open to new perspectives.
