5 Minutes with Leaders: Sir Dave Brailsford, Team Sky

Recognised as a sports performance pioneer, Brailsford has worked in cycling management for over 20 years, and has enjoyed a number of highlights. In 2008, in his role as Performance Director at British Cycling, he led the British Olympic cycling team to an unprecedented eight gold medals at the Beijing Games. He replicated this feat in 2012, leading Team GB to another eight gold medals at the London Olympics.

In this short interview, recorded backstage at Leaders Week London, 2017, Brailsford discusses:

- The origin of the marginal gains mantra;
- The challenge of maintaining and renewing professional motivation;
- And the evolution of his leadership during his tenure at Team Sky, and how he's tried to reframe recent challenges to the benefit of the team.

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